Test Drive Talent: A great way to lower acquisition expense and increase retention rates.
Don’t miss this chance to transform your talent pipeline. Join us to learn more about the benefits of cooperative education!
This panel session from the University of Cincinnati (UC) shares why its pioneering Co-op Program is already working with many companies in the Bay Area who are hiring UC students like Tesla, Apple, Cisco Systems, PayPal, Whipsaw Product Development, and Punchcut, to name a few.
If you're an HR professional in the Bay Area, this session is a must-attend.
Discover how this Co-op program integrates academic coursework with professional work experience, providing you with highly skilled, motivated students ready to bring fresh perspectives and innovative solutions to your organization. And they are available to work all semesters, not just in the summer.
Key Benefits to Employers:
Access to top talent
Reduced recruitment and training costs
Enhanced employer brand
Opportunity to evaluate potential long-term employees
Our panel features:
Michelle Clare - Dean of the College of Professional Studies & Professional Studies (CCPS)
Lee Ellen Drechsler - Senior VP, Corporate Research & Development, P&G (Procter & Gamble)
Aniketh Rallabhandi – Senior Test Engineer, Tesla. Fremont, CA.
Greg Rossmann – Managing Partner, Demille Capital Management. San Francisco, CA
Register to win a pair of Allbirds sneakers of your choice – must be present to win.
Workplace Application: Attendees will learn the difference between a co-op and an intern and how co-ops can work year-round, instead of just summers, and often are hired full-time upon graduation.
Learning Objective:
- Understanding the difference between co-ops and interns
- How to create/start a co-op program in your company
- Case study(ies) from Fortune 500 University of Cincinnati industry partners
Michelle Clare
Michelle Clare, MA, was named founding Vice Provost for Continuing Education and Dean of UC's newly formed College of Cooperative Education and Professional Studies in May of 2023.
As a senior member of the Provost's team, Michelle provides vision and leadership for the advancement of CCPS, most notably with co-op.
Throughout her 15-year career with CCPS, Michelle has served in both faculty and administrative leadership capacities and was instrumental in expanding CCPS's academic mission, including career education, to meet the evolving needs of our students and university.
Michelle is a respected leader in the field of Cooperative Education and Experiential Learning, serving on the boards of state and national co-op associations and as an invited speaker at national and international conferences including the U.S. News Workforce of Tomorrow Conference in Washington D.C. Michelle earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Northern Kentucky University and a master’s degree in communication from UC.
Lee Ellen Drechsler
Lee Ellen Drechsler’s career at Procter & Gamble has included technical leadership roles across Beauty Care, Baby Care and Corporate R&D, with responsibilities from upstream Disruptive Innovation to downstream Product Supply. Lee Ellen leads Corporate Transformative Platform Technology (TPT), Glad JV, Connect + Develop & Sustainability Innovation organizations with a mission to continue building P&G’s long-held reputation as a world leader of growth driven by innovation. She is accelerating the way P&G delivers game-changing and sustainable products, packages, and services, leveraging early in-market learning as well as collaborations with strong academic and business partners.
Aniketh Rallabhandi
Aniketh is a Senior Test Engineer at Tesla where he works on evaluating battery pack safety under abusive conditions. Originally from India, he attended UC for his MSME on a scholarship. He's currently based out of the San Francisco Bay Area and in his free time, he enjoys running, and reading.
Greg Rossmann, Vice Chair
Greg is the founder and Senior Managing Director of DeMille Capital Management. DeMille is a private equity fund that specializes in the sponsorship and staffing of investments in special situation opportunities.
Previously, Greg was a General Partner at Oak Investment Management ($9+BB under management), where he focused on investments broadly spanning the semiconductor, telecom, and wireless sectors. Prior to Oak, Greg was the Senior Managing Director at GJR Capital, where he led deal origination and actively invested in situations where operational, governance, or financial change was required.
Greg holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Cincinnati and an M.B.A. from the University of Santa Clara.
