The Workforce Lab
The Workforce Lab helps align workforce systems and bridge the gap between industry and workforce practitioners. By using predictive analytics, research, and data we work to improve workforce development strategies such as pre and registered apprenticeships.
About the Founder/ Principal Consultant
Manny Lamarre, Founder and Principal of The Workforce Lab, is an experienced senior public sector executive with over 15 years of experience designing and scaling registered apprenticeships and innovative workforce development initiatives across the nonprofit, local, state, and federal sectors. Manny has overseen registered apprenticeships at the highest levels of state and federal levels for a state apprenticeship agency and the office of apprenticeship expanding programs across industries and occupations. Manny led the U.S. delegation at the International Labor Conference in Geneva, where his recommendations on apprenticeship strategies were adopted by nearly 120 countries.
Public Consulting Group
Apprenticeship Management Solutions (AMS) is a full-service, hands-on consulting firm that will run, manage, and operate your apprenticeship program for you. AMS works with all types of organizations, no matter the size or industry. We offer tailored program design, program management, and registration support, as well as program compliance, and tracking and reporting of apprentices.
Apprenticeship Management Solutions | Apprenticeship Management Consulting | AMS
Apprenticeship Carolina
Apprenticeship Carolina™, a division of the SC Technical College System, works to develop youth and adult registered apprenticeship programs and certified pre-apprenticeship programs across the state. Our apprenticeship consultants and coordinators are a no-cost resource for employers to help build, maintain and maximize the use of registered youth, adult and pre-apprenticeship programs. Apprenticeship Carolina is committed to creating and strengthening career pathways that enrich and enhance South Carolina’s existing and future workforce.
JobForward
JobForward continues 25+ years of service to partners in Registered Apprenticeships to solve pressing workforce development challenges. This includes a focus on high quality technical assistance, funding strategies, pipeline development, regional partnerships, and career pathways.
Delivery Associates
Delivery Associates is a social impact consultancy specializing in transforming the public sector. With extensive work in education and workforce development, including apprenticeship, we see the promise and the challenge of operating quality apprenticeships at scale and are eager to support others in their effort to do so.
Community Funding Accelerator
The Community Funding Accelerator (CFA) helps underserved communities win competitive federal grants with a specific focus on evidence based education & workforce strategies such as apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship. CFA is eager to collaborate with partners who are pursuing funding for apprenticeship or have won funding and are seeking support to implement their plan.
Ethan Kenvarg
Ethan Kenvarg is a Workforce Strategy Consultant based in Boston, MA. He helps clients deliver workforce solutions to advance their goals & impact their bottom line, specializing in apprenticeship programs (RAP).
Ethan often acts as an RAP expert, including addressing MA House Committee on Labor and Workforce Development, & as a guest lecturer at Stanford University’s d.school. He’s received awards from the MA Workforce Association, & his efforts were recognized by Fmr. Governor Charlie Baker.
S/C Marketing Inc
Strategic & Creative Marketing Inc. (S/C) is a full-service marketing firm that enables organizations to achieve their optimal sales and recruiting goals by creating powerful marketing messages and tactics that reach the right audience. Clients include industry leaders, government agencies and small/mid-sized businesses. ED-WOSB, BEP, WBE - certified woman owned, we were established in 2001, and our highly experienced team develops complete marketing strategies including: Advertising, Branding, PR, Digital/Social Media and Recruitment Marketing. Our team is ready to work with you to achieve your goals - on-time and within your budget.
SC Marketing was awarded the State of IL contract to launch and promote the Apprenticeship IL program. We developed a new branded campaign, highly-targeted digital ads, conference materials, presentations and videos to reach decision makers at employers across Illinois. We reach specific industry leaders that our client wants to meet in order to launch more Apprenticeship programs, and our results are delivered at 40% lower cost per click - making the budget go much farther.
Jason Van Nus
Jason Van Nus, Georgia's ACTE Teacher of the Year in 2023 and Finalist for ACTE’s 2025 National Teacher of the Year is the Director of Work-Based Learning (WBL) and Youth Apprenticeship (YA) Programs for Lowndes County Schools in Valdosta, Georgia. With over 21 years of experience teaching Career, Technical, and Agriculture Education (CTAE) in Georgia, Jason is a content expert in multiple instructional areas of CTE. His experience teaching Business Education, Business and Computer Science, Graphic Communication, and Work-Based Learning makes Jason very diverse in CTAE. He utilizes his content expertise, passion for technology, and skill set as an excellent recruiter, gifted communicator, and diligent networker to serve as a tireless promoter and advocate for CTE
Dorinda Byers
With more than 20 years of experience, Dorinda possesses a proven track record of increasing organizational effectiveness, shaping cultures, strengthening teams, and positioning clients for sustainability and growth. Early in her journey, Dorinda found a niche in launching and accelerating business consulting practices within organizations and institutions. With a passion for not only growing her employers’ consulting practices, but also driving unprecedented results for the clients with whom she partnered, Dorinda installed the processes, policies, systems, and service offerings to create a solid infrastructure on which to continue to build solutions and bottom lines for clients.
Dorinda’s diverse employment background includes workforce, outreach, sales, and economic development in community colleges, manufacturing, and universities. Areas of expertise include workforce strategy; organizational development and training; business engagement/business development; sales and marketing; human resources; data analysis and research; and project implementation and leadership. Dorinda holds a Master's degree from Muskingum University and a Bachelor's from Ohio State and is founder of D Byers & Associates where she helps clients connect, learn, and grow.
Jeff Arnott
Dr. Jeff Arnott is a leader in workforce development, Career and Technical Education (CTE), and adult education, aligning his career with the mission of expanding apprenticeship opportunities and strengthening pathways to economic mobility. With extensive experience in CTE program development, apprenticeship expansion, and legislative advocacy, he has played a pivotal role in securing funding for workforce training initiatives and implementing policies that modernize education-to-career pipelines.
Sarah Oldmixon
Sarah Oldmixon is an independent consultant who specializes in connecting students and workers to good jobs and equipping businesses with effective strategies to attract, retain, and grow talent. She has collaborated with over two dozen communities to design and deploy successful workforce development initiatives, including sector partnerships, career pathways, and apprenticeships.
Over the past 20 years, Sarah has worked with workforce boards, employers, industry associations, community colleges, public agencies, nonprofits, and foundations as a consultant, grantmaker, researcher, and policy analyst. Most recently, she was Managing Director of the Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship at the non-partisan think tank New America. She previously served as Co-Director of the Workforce Matters Funders Network, was on the leadership team of the National Skills Coalition, led the workforce development grantmaking portfolio at the Greater Washington Community Foundation, advised governors and state agency leaders at the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, and was a fellow at the Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources. Sarah is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and earned a masters degree from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs.
National Center for the Apprenticeship Degree (NCAD)
The National Center for the Apprenticeship Degree (NCAD) is a national non-profit center dedicated to advancing the widespread adoption of the Apprenticeship Degree across the United States, driving the upward mobility and vitality of America’s diverse talent pool and addressing critical labor shortages. We partner with employers, state agencies, and the nation’s most forward-thinking institutions of higher education to spearhead the systematic adoption of the Apprenticeship Degree across the United States, leading to three million Apprenticeship Degrees by 2035. NCAD provides the resources, expert guidance, and collaboration platforms to bridge higher education and industry, empowering employers to grow their own local, specialized talent to solve long-standing labor shortages.
Amy Lesniak
Amy Lesniak is a workforce development and HR consultant specializing in registered apprenticeships. As the CEO of One More Solution, she partners with employers, workforce boards, and educational institutions to develop and expand apprenticeship programs across industries such as renewable energy, IT, telecommunications, business, and healthcare. With over a decade of experience—including serving as an HR Director—Amy has co-founded workforce-based startups, managed multi-state contracts in green energy and construction, and helped convert apprenticeship competencies into college credits. She also serves as a fractional sponsor for Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs), ensuring compliance and long-term program success. Amy collaborates with workforce boards and industry leaders to strengthen apprenticeship pipelines, helping businesses connect with skilled talent. She is also pursuing a PhD, researching the outcomes of grant-funded Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs) to enhance their impact nationwide.
Rick Rafey
Consultant on future workforce, building on decades in hands-on leadership roles and hiring teams across technology companies ranging from Fortune 500 to small startups. Partner with nonprofits, industry, educators, and policymakers to refine and scale pathways to technology careers for underrepresented groups, with a focus on apprenticeships.
Amy Landesman
Amy Landesman has over 25 years of experience in services to community-based organizations and the public sector including program design/implementation, staff training, curriculum design, meeting facilitation, grant coaching, leadership development, and team building. She has developed and led customized in-person and virtual staff trainings for clients on topics such as employer engagement, participant retention, career pathways, sector strategies, job seeker preparation, performance management, and staff supervision. Her recent projects include coaching grantees who receive US Department of Labor (USDOL) Apprenticeship Building America (ABA) funds and US Department of Justice (USDOJ) Second Chance Act funds. Past projects included coaching partners to the Cybersecurity Youth Apprenticeship Initiative (CYAI) and for over 12 years coaching grantees receiving USDOL Reentry Opportunities funding to serve adults and youth pre- and post-release. She has provided consultation to State and Local Workforce Boards on collaborative case management, industry partnerships, career pathway planning, and systems mapping. Prior to Amy's subject matter expert work, she was the Executive Director of Workforce Professionals Training Institute in New York City and held multiple positions providing technical assistance or direct service provision to job seekers and employers in the community. Amy holds an MA in Rehabilitation Counseling from New York University and a BA in Psychology from the State University of New York at Albany.
Rebecca Agostino
Rebecca Agostino is an apprenticeship strategist and advisor who helps organizations design and scale high-impact workforce development programs. Previously at Multiverse, she served as VP of Learning Operations and Enterprise Product after leading their Learning Product organization and founding their US Delivery team, growing from initial US launch to serving 500+ apprentices at Fortune 500 companies. Before focusing on apprenticeships, Rebecca founded and led Freedom Prep High School in Camden, NJ, where she designed and scaled innovative college and career preparation programs. Her unique perspective spans K-12 education, workforce development, and venture capital, allowing her to bridge education innovation with business priorities. Rebecca holds an MBA from The Wharton School, a Master of Teaching from Fordham University, and graduated as a Robertson Scholar from Duke University with a BS in Economics.
Transit Workforce Center
Karitsa Holdzkom’s work focuses primarily on providing technical assistance to agencies around key workforce development policies and funding sources available to support them. Ms. Holdzkom also leads work on the Transit Workforce Center’s national apprenticeship network, the American Transit Training and Apprenticeship Innovators Network (ATTAIN). She has programmed and executed national meetings and webinars for ATTAIN and helps agencies address workforce development challenges unique to various frontline transit occupations. Ms. Holdzkom has also completed research for ITLC, including several TCRP projects. Ms. Holdzkom holds an MA in Community Planning
The Workforce Lab
The Workforce Lab helps align workforce systems and bridge the gap between industry and workforce practitioners. By using predictive analytics, research, and data we work to improve workforce development strategies such as pre and registered apprenticeships.
About the Founder/ Principal Consultant
Manny Lamarre, Founder and Principal of The Workforce Lab, is an experienced senior public sector executive with over 15 years of experience designing and scaling registered apprenticeships and innovative workforce development initiatives across the nonprofit, local, state, and federal sectors. Manny has overseen registered apprenticeships at the highest levels of state and federal levels for a state apprenticeship agency and the office of apprenticeship expanding programs across industries and occupations. Manny led the U.S. delegation at the International Labor Conference in Geneva, where his recommendations on apprenticeship strategies were adopted by nearly 120 countries.
Public Consulting Group
Apprenticeship Management Solutions (AMS) is a full-service, hands-on consulting firm that will run, manage, and operate your apprenticeship program for you. AMS works with all types of organizations, no matter the size or industry. We offer tailored program design, program management, and registration support, as well as program compliance, and tracking and reporting of apprentices.
Apprenticeship Management Solutions | Apprenticeship Management Consulting | AMS
Apprenticeship Carolina
Apprenticeship Carolina™, a division of the SC Technical College System, works to develop youth and adult registered apprenticeship programs and certified pre-apprenticeship programs across the state. Our apprenticeship consultants and coordinators are a no-cost resource for employers to help build, maintain and maximize the use of registered youth, adult and pre-apprenticeship programs. Apprenticeship Carolina is committed to creating and strengthening career pathways that enrich and enhance South Carolina’s existing and future workforce.
JobForward
JobForward continues 25+ years of service to partners in Registered Apprenticeships to solve pressing workforce development challenges. This includes a focus on high quality technical assistance, funding strategies, pipeline development, regional partnerships, and career pathways.
Delivery Associates
Delivery Associates is a social impact consultancy specializing in transforming the public sector. With extensive work in education and workforce development, including apprenticeship, we see the promise and the challenge of operating quality apprenticeships at scale and are eager to support others in their effort to do so.
Community Funding Accelerator
The Community Funding Accelerator (CFA) helps underserved communities win competitive federal grants with a specific focus on evidence based education & workforce strategies such as apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship. CFA is eager to collaborate with partners who are pursuing funding for apprenticeship or have won funding and are seeking support to implement their plan.
Ethan Kenvarg
Ethan Kenvarg is a Workforce Strategy Consultant based in Boston, MA. He helps clients deliver workforce solutions to advance their goals & impact their bottom line, specializing in apprenticeship programs (RAP).
Ethan often acts as an RAP expert, including addressing MA House Committee on Labor and Workforce Development, & as a guest lecturer at Stanford University’s d.school. He’s received awards from the MA Workforce Association, & his efforts were recognized by Fmr. Governor Charlie Baker.
S/C Marketing Inc
Strategic & Creative Marketing Inc. (S/C) is a full-service marketing firm that enables organizations to achieve their optimal sales and recruiting goals by creating powerful marketing messages and tactics that reach the right audience. Clients include industry leaders, government agencies and small/mid-sized businesses. ED-WOSB, BEP, WBE - certified woman owned, we were established in 2001, and our highly experienced team develops complete marketing strategies including: Advertising, Branding, PR, Digital/Social Media and Recruitment Marketing. Our team is ready to work with you to achieve your goals - on-time and within your budget.
SC Marketing was awarded the State of IL contract to launch and promote the Apprenticeship IL program. We developed a new branded campaign, highly-targeted digital ads, conference materials, presentations and videos to reach decision makers at employers across Illinois. We reach specific industry leaders that our client wants to meet in order to launch more Apprenticeship programs, and our results are delivered at 40% lower cost per click - making the budget go much farther.
Jason Van Nus
Jason Van Nus, Georgia's ACTE Teacher of the Year in 2023 and Finalist for ACTE’s 2025 National Teacher of the Year is the Director of Work-Based Learning (WBL) and Youth Apprenticeship (YA) Programs for Lowndes County Schools in Valdosta, Georgia. With over 21 years of experience teaching Career, Technical, and Agriculture Education (CTAE) in Georgia, Jason is a content expert in multiple instructional areas of CTE. His experience teaching Business Education, Business and Computer Science, Graphic Communication, and Work-Based Learning makes Jason very diverse in CTAE. He utilizes his content expertise, passion for technology, and skill set as an excellent recruiter, gifted communicator, and diligent networker to serve as a tireless promoter and advocate for CTE
Dorinda Byers
With more than 20 years of experience, Dorinda possesses a proven track record of increasing organizational effectiveness, shaping cultures, strengthening teams, and positioning clients for sustainability and growth. Early in her journey, Dorinda found a niche in launching and accelerating business consulting practices within organizations and institutions. With a passion for not only growing her employers’ consulting practices, but also driving unprecedented results for the clients with whom she partnered, Dorinda installed the processes, policies, systems, and service offerings to create a solid infrastructure on which to continue to build solutions and bottom lines for clients.
Dorinda’s diverse employment background includes workforce, outreach, sales, and economic development in community colleges, manufacturing, and universities. Areas of expertise include workforce strategy; organizational development and training; business engagement/business development; sales and marketing; human resources; data analysis and research; and project implementation and leadership. Dorinda holds a Master's degree from Muskingum University and a Bachelor's from Ohio State and is founder of D Byers & Associates where she helps clients connect, learn, and grow.
Jeff Arnott
Dr. Jeff Arnott is a leader in workforce development, Career and Technical Education (CTE), and adult education, aligning his career with the mission of expanding apprenticeship opportunities and strengthening pathways to economic mobility. With extensive experience in CTE program development, apprenticeship expansion, and legislative advocacy, he has played a pivotal role in securing funding for workforce training initiatives and implementing policies that modernize education-to-career pipelines.
Sarah Oldmixon
Sarah Oldmixon is an independent consultant who specializes in connecting students and workers to good jobs and equipping businesses with effective strategies to attract, retain, and grow talent. She has collaborated with over two dozen communities to design and deploy successful workforce development initiatives, including sector partnerships, career pathways, and apprenticeships.
Over the past 20 years, Sarah has worked with workforce boards, employers, industry associations, community colleges, public agencies, nonprofits, and foundations as a consultant, grantmaker, researcher, and policy analyst. Most recently, she was Managing Director of the Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship at the non-partisan think tank New America. She previously served as Co-Director of the Workforce Matters Funders Network, was on the leadership team of the National Skills Coalition, led the workforce development grantmaking portfolio at the Greater Washington Community Foundation, advised governors and state agency leaders at the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, and was a fellow at the Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources. Sarah is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and earned a masters degree from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs.
National Center for the Apprenticeship Degree (NCAD)
The National Center for the Apprenticeship Degree (NCAD) is a national non-profit center dedicated to advancing the widespread adoption of the Apprenticeship Degree across the United States, driving the upward mobility and vitality of America’s diverse talent pool and addressing critical labor shortages. We partner with employers, state agencies, and the nation’s most forward-thinking institutions of higher education to spearhead the systematic adoption of the Apprenticeship Degree across the United States, leading to three million Apprenticeship Degrees by 2035. NCAD provides the resources, expert guidance, and collaboration platforms to bridge higher education and industry, empowering employers to grow their own local, specialized talent to solve long-standing labor shortages.
Amy Lesniak
Amy Lesniak is a workforce development and HR consultant specializing in registered apprenticeships. As the CEO of One More Solution, she partners with employers, workforce boards, and educational institutions to develop and expand apprenticeship programs across industries such as renewable energy, IT, telecommunications, business, and healthcare. With over a decade of experience—including serving as an HR Director—Amy has co-founded workforce-based startups, managed multi-state contracts in green energy and construction, and helped convert apprenticeship competencies into college credits. She also serves as a fractional sponsor for Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs), ensuring compliance and long-term program success. Amy collaborates with workforce boards and industry leaders to strengthen apprenticeship pipelines, helping businesses connect with skilled talent. She is also pursuing a PhD, researching the outcomes of grant-funded Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs) to enhance their impact nationwide.
Rick Rafey
Consultant on future workforce, building on decades in hands-on leadership roles and hiring teams across technology companies ranging from Fortune 500 to small startups. Partner with nonprofits, industry, educators, and policymakers to refine and scale pathways to technology careers for underrepresented groups, with a focus on apprenticeships.
Amy Landesman
Amy Landesman has over 25 years of experience in services to community-based organizations and the public sector including program design/implementation, staff training, curriculum design, meeting facilitation, grant coaching, leadership development, and team building. She has developed and led customized in-person and virtual staff trainings for clients on topics such as employer engagement, participant retention, career pathways, sector strategies, job seeker preparation, performance management, and staff supervision. Her recent projects include coaching grantees who receive US Department of Labor (USDOL) Apprenticeship Building America (ABA) funds and US Department of Justice (USDOJ) Second Chance Act funds. Past projects included coaching partners to the Cybersecurity Youth Apprenticeship Initiative (CYAI) and for over 12 years coaching grantees receiving USDOL Reentry Opportunities funding to serve adults and youth pre- and post-release. She has provided consultation to State and Local Workforce Boards on collaborative case management, industry partnerships, career pathway planning, and systems mapping. Prior to Amy's subject matter expert work, she was the Executive Director of Workforce Professionals Training Institute in New York City and held multiple positions providing technical assistance or direct service provision to job seekers and employers in the community. Amy holds an MA in Rehabilitation Counseling from New York University and a BA in Psychology from the State University of New York at Albany.
Rebecca Agostino
Rebecca Agostino is an apprenticeship strategist and advisor who helps organizations design and scale high-impact workforce development programs. Previously at Multiverse, she served as VP of Learning Operations and Enterprise Product after leading their Learning Product organization and founding their US Delivery team, growing from initial US launch to serving 500+ apprentices at Fortune 500 companies. Before focusing on apprenticeships, Rebecca founded and led Freedom Prep High School in Camden, NJ, where she designed and scaled innovative college and career preparation programs. Her unique perspective spans K-12 education, workforce development, and venture capital, allowing her to bridge education innovation with business priorities. Rebecca holds an MBA from The Wharton School, a Master of Teaching from Fordham University, and graduated as a Robertson Scholar from Duke University with a BS in Economics.
Transit Workforce Center
Karitsa Holdzkom’s work focuses primarily on providing technical assistance to agencies around key workforce development policies and funding sources available to support them. Ms. Holdzkom also leads work on the Transit Workforce Center’s national apprenticeship network, the American Transit Training and Apprenticeship Innovators Network (ATTAIN). She has programmed and executed national meetings and webinars for ATTAIN and helps agencies address workforce development challenges unique to various frontline transit occupations. Ms. Holdzkom has also completed research for ITLC, including several TCRP projects. Ms. Holdzkom holds an MA in Community Planning
