QUESTION
What initiatives are in place to ensure job opportunities are available to individuals from diverse backgrounds?
0:52:38
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Jennifer Sun discusses the partnership with the Council for Airport Opportunity and the involvement of the Aviation Director to enhance community outreach and local hiring initiatives.
- The Port Authority is partnered with the Council for Airport Opportunity to support workforce outreach and placement.
- The EDC's Aviation Director, who joined the board last fall, aims to increase visibility and understanding of local hiring initiatives.
- Efforts are focused on learning more about and supporting stronger community outreach through the airport board.
- The Council for Airport Opportunity is positioned to provide detailed information on specific local hiring initiatives.
Mercedes Narcisse
0:52:38
It's the importance for MWA to get their fair share of contracts.
0:52:44
It's very, very important.
0:52:46
And the job opportunity as well.
0:52:48
What measure are being taken to ensure that job opportunities are accessible to residents of diverse backgrounds.
0:52:57
I mean, diverse background in communities across the city.
0:53:00
Can you provide details on any targeted hiring initiatives on that ensuring that we have equitable access to employment opportunities.
0:53:11
Those two questions before I come back to the next one.
0:53:13
Yeah.
Jennifer Sun
0:53:15
So the port authority in its partnership with the council for airport opportunity, which is one of the nonprofit organizations that is charged with supporting workforce outreach and placements.
0:53:28
I think would be in a better position to talk more in detail about the specific local hiring initiatives that they're undertaking.
0:53:36
I will note that our AV Asian director who started last June, attended he is now on the board of the council for airport opportunity and joined the first board meeting last fall.
0:53:50
I highlight that because I view that as an opportunity, you know, with the Aviation Director's participation on board now of having increased visibility to their activities, to have a better understanding of what they're doing, and where EDC and the Port Authority with the elected officials can support stronger outreach in the community.
0:54:48
That is actually one of the areas that we wanna learn more about through the airport board.
Mercedes Narcisse
0:54:52
Oh, sorry.
0:54:52
I have to repeat my question.
0:54:53
I did not put my I put it off.