Ms. Slovin's hands-on experience in the technical education and equity fields make her uniquely qualified to deliver training for IWITTS.

From 1995 to 2005, Ms. Slovin served as Director of the New Directions program at Seminole Community College in Sanford, Florida, assisting single parents, displaced homemakers and single pregnant women to earn a degree or certificate. Under her strong leadership, the program has provided education and placement services to over 1000 women and 30 men. New Directions had a 100% placement rate and 38% of the placements were in nontraditional occupations for women! Enrollment increased by 600% and funding and scholarships by three million dollars during her tenure. She also recruited and supported over 200 volunteer mentors.

Since September, 2007, Ms. Slovin has served as the Executive Director of the Options! Program, which is a community based organization for Empowerment, Education and Employment.

Ms. Slovin's affiliations include Past Vice-President of the Florida Association of Career and Technical Educators, Past President of the Florida Vocational Association, Past President of the Florida Equity Association and Past Vice President of Women Work! (Membership and Development). She has received many honors, including the Arkansas Traveler award in 2001 for her training with IWITTS, and awards for retention, completion and fundraising by the state of Florida's Outstanding Coordinator's Recognition Program. Previously, she managed Adult Education Services for Seminole Community College and taught high school for five years.

On behalf of IWITTS, Ms. Slovin has provided training for both the community college level and secondary schools, including:

• Arkansas Department of Workforce Education, Little Rock, AR
• Hillsborough County Department of Education, Tampa, FL
• Butler Community College, El Dorado, KS
• State of Kentucky, Department for Technical Education, Cabinet for Workforce Development
• Non-Traditional Training and Equity Conference, Louisiana Community and Technical College System, New Orleans, LA
• Grand Rapids (MI) Community College
• Wayzata Public Schools, Plymouth, MN
• State of Nevada Career Education Consortium, Reno, NV
• Ouachita Technical College, Malvern, AR
• Western Nevada Community College
• Rogue Community College, Medford, OR
• Trident Community College, Charleston, SC
• Collin Community College, Plano TX
• Alamo Community College District, San Antonio, TX
• Project Lead The Way, New York, Tennessee
• West Virginia Council of Community and Technical Colleges, Charleston, WV

Hear directly from our State Workshop participants:

"The speaker – excellent – detailed ideas and examples of what to do to make things happen."
-Attendee, Arkansas State Training, April 11, 2001

"This was one of the best – if not the best – equity training sessions I’ve ever attended and I've attended a lot.  I got a lot of ideas and strategies to use."
"She really believes in what she is teaching and it shows. An excellent job!"
-Attendees, Kentucky State Training, April 26, 2001

To find out more or to arrange a training session with Ede Slovin in your state or community, contact our Executive Director Donna Milgram click here.