Andrea Vaghy is a national workforce development expert with over 20 years of experience managing and designing workforce, education, college, and social service programs for marginalized populations. Her background includes program planning and development, fundraising, fiscal management, and evaluation. From 2007-2020, Andrea managed The Door's career and education services, where she led the creation of nationally recognized education and career services for both in-school and out-of-school youth. During her tenure, she secured funding from government agencies and foundations, growing programming from a $2.5 million budget with 25 staff to over a $10 million budget with 90 staff, which included expanding services into the Bronx and Brooklyn. She has successfully developed employment and training partnerships with companies such as Bloomberg LLP, Gap, Inc., CVS Health, Warby Parker, Whole Foods, Roundabout Theatre, and Woodlawn Conservancy. Prior to The Door, Andrea was the Deputy Director of Client Services at Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation, co-ordinated two research initiatives with Columbia University School of Social Work, and helped launch the Banana Kelly High School, a New Visions for Public Schools community-based school in the South Bronx. Andrea is also the recipient of the second annual Emerging Social Work Leaders Award from NASW-NYC. Currently, she is a Managing Director of Field Transformation at Workforce Professionals Training Institute (WPTI).