NASWA Welcome

SPEAKER

Robert Asaro-Angelo, NASWA Board Chair 2021-2022 and Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Presentation of the Colors and Pledge of Allegiance

Rambler Battalion Army ROTC - (From Loyola, DePaul, Northwestern, North Park, and Northeastern Illinois Universities)

Welcome to Illinois

SPEAKERS

Kristin Richards, Director, Illinois Department of Employment Security

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (invited)

A Word from our Diamond Sponsor

Sagitec

Keynote Speaker | Relentlessly Resilient 

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Jennie Taylor, Gold Star Wife

Taylor is the widow of Army Major Brent Taylor, who was killed in Afghanistan by a member of the Afghan security forces in 2018. The National Guard officer was on his fourth year-long tour when he was cut down.

She is raising their seven children and shares her story of living through tragedy, moving forward and creating a legacy of patriotism by being relentlessly resilient.

A Word from our Platinum Sponsors

Eightfold.ai, Equifax, FAST Enterprises, and PAIRIN