Jennifer Fischer has spent over 17 years developing and implementing unique workforce programs that work to align systems at both the state and local level. She currently serves as Deputy Chief of the Special Initiatives Support Section at EDD WSB, where she provides leadership and oversight for statewide initiatives including the English Language Learner (ELL) Integrated Education and Training (IET) Program, Dislocated Oil and Gas Worker Fund (DOGWF), National Dislocated Worker Grants (NDWGs), Department of Rehabilitation/America’s Job Centers of California (DOR/AJCC) Collaboration, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Governor’s Discretionary programs, and other state and federally funded initiatives. Her work is often focused on building collaborative partnerships between state departments through both her work on special initiatives like the DOR/AJCC Collaboration, as well as her work as chair of the State Coordination Subcommittee of the California Committee for Employment of People with Disabilities (CCEPD). Prior to joining EDD, Jennifer worked at the Sacramento Employment and Training Agency (SETA), overseeing a variety of special grants and initiatives to support refugees, people with disabilities, and English learners; and other programs that work towards achieving better employment outcomes for job seekers with unique job readiness and skills training needs. Over the course of her career, Jennifer has worked on a number of initiatives that strive to coordinate services across the four WIOA Titles (Adult/Dislocated Worker Services, Adult Education, Wagner-Peyser Job Service, and Vocational Rehabilitation), as well as on unique grants and initiatives that collaborate with a variety of human services programs and community-based organizations.