Kim Friedman with the Arkansas Department of Workforce Readiness will be speaking on (1) Services provided, (2) Labor Market Statistics, and (3) engaging the Mature Worker. 

Kimberly Friedman is the communications director for the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services. As communications director, Friedman responds to media inquiries, prepares agency newsletters and reports, writes press releases, and develops and assists with agency marketing campaigns. She also serves as the project manager for the Arkansas Mature Worker Initiative. 

A graduate of the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Friedman has worked for the Pine Bluff Commercial, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and St. Vincent Medical Center at Little Rock. She has been in her current position nine-and-a-half years.

Sponsored by Arkansas Department of Workforce Services.  

The Department of Workforce Services is dedicated to being Arkansas' preferred provider of workforce services and solutions.  It is our goal to enable the Arkansas workforce to compete in the global economy by linking a comprehensive array of services for employers and job seekers. The Department of Workforce Services maintains records on unemployment insurance, employment service, workforce investment activities, and labor market information.

DWS is sponsoring lunch for all attendees! Therefore, there is no meeting cost this month.