Mark Your Calendars!
Next Generation Financial Leaders Workshop (wa.gov) is scheduled for Monday July 24 – Thursday July 27. The Monday and Thursday of the workshop are going to be held at Highline College in Des Moines, hosted by DFI. We will have several informative sessions and panels with industry and regulatory leaders sharing openly about their career path, hiring processes, and information to help students feel safe and confident in this industry. Tuesday and Wednesday of the event will be hosted onsite at local banks and credit unions. Our goal is to have 15 students attending the event, and we are also going to have mentors engaged with them throughout.
Students do not have to be a business school major. We welcome all college students or rising college students to apply who have an interest. Apply Here (surveymonkey.com)
Meet one of our mentors, Mark Vasquez who is with the Department of Financial Institutions. Mark has a variety of experiences in the financial industry, including retail banking, lending, investments, and retirement. Mark is bi-lingual in English and Spanish. He has volunteered in his community, to include helping at the local food bank, coaching youth football, and serving on the Latino Leadership Network – a State of Washington employees business resource group.
If there any questions please have people contact Roberta Hollinshead, WA DFI Director of Banks or Catherine Mele-Hetter, DFI Deputy Director.