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.

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.  

Karitsa Holdzkom

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

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.

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.

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.

Christine Stenner

Christine is a seasoned, solution-focused, and results-driven strategist passionate about developing creative solutions to achieve objectives. She has sponsored, employed, and mentored apprentices, gaining valuable experience in Germany as a lawyer. This background has made her a strong advocate for “learn-and-earn” education models. As a consultant in the United States, Christine promotes apprenticeships and mentorship training programs. She partners with relevant stakeholders and collaborates with consulting partners when necessary to efficiently accomplish project goals and objectives, including apprenticeship registration, marketing, and strategy. She also conducts mentor training for employers to ensure effective guidance and support for apprentices.

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

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.

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.