(Alexandria, Va.) — Argentum is pleased to announce that Regina Serrano has joined the association as vice president, workforce development.
In this role, she will lead and collaborate on new initiatives to address current and coming workforce challenges as well as advance Argentum’s existing programs such as:
- Senior Living Works: A grassroots program to raise awareness of career opportunities within the senior living industry
- Argentum’s Leadership Advancement & Development (LEAD) Program, identifying and cultivating emerging leaders
- Argentum’s Women in Leadership (WIL) initiative, designed to celebrate contributions women have made to the senior living industry and create pathways for more women to attain leadership and executive-level positions.
“We are thrilled to welcome Regina to Argentum,” said James Balda, Argentum president & CEO. “Her experience and leadership will be significant in addressing the industry’s workforce development challenges and furthering Argentum’s expanded focus on the people at the heart of senior living.”
Collaborations for success
Regina comes to Argentum with more than 25 years in higher education and workforce management experience, most recently serving as managing director and grants development consultant for Pinnacle Workforce Strategies.
In her position as regional director, she had oversight responsibility for both Philadelphia and San Diego’s workforce system, establishing continuous quality improvement systems and strategic plans for integrated service delivery and customer-centered design systems.
Her areas of expertise include working with state and national education and workforce associations and regional workforce boards; providing educational opportunities, national certifications, and career pathways to individuals in health care and IT; and strategies including apprenticeships, Earn-and-Learn cohort models, and learning and engagement blended formats.
Further in alignment with Argentum’s and industry missions, Regina most enjoys assembling partners to develop innovative strategies to gain federal, state, and or foundation resources to meet organizational and business development goals.
Advancing apprenticeship program
Her grants and resource development experience will assist in growing Argentum’s Healthcare Apprenticeship Expansion Program (HAEP), a $6 million project funded by a four-year U.S. Department of Labor–Employment and Training Administration Closing the Skills Gap.
Directly assisting in HAEP work are two additional recent Argentum hires: Candice Udodi, project manager, apprenticeships, who comes to Argentum from the Baltimore City Mayor’s Office of Employment Development, where she was project manager for workforce program HireUp; and Denise Lee, grants administrator, who was grants compliance manager for a nonprofit health organization.
The HAEP program recently announced that it is supporting 1,500 apprenticeships, with a goal of 7,200 by 2024.
About Argentum
Argentum is the leading national association exclusively dedicated to supporting companies operating professionally managed, resident-centered senior living communities and the older adults and families they serve. Since 1990, Argentum has advocated for choice, independence, dignity, and quality of life for all older adults.
Argentum member companies operate senior living communities offering assisted living, independent living, continuing care, and memory care services. Along with its state partners, Argentum’s membership represents approximately 75 percent of the senior living industry—an industry with a national economic impact of nearly a quarter of a trillion dollars and responsible for providing over 1.6 million jobs. These numbers will continue to grow as the U.S. population ages.
Argentum’s programs and initiatives are driven by its membership. For more information about joining Argentum, please visit argentum.org/membership. Learn more at argentum.org.
