Molly Friedland
Chief Commercial Officer Penn Foster Group
As Chief Commercial Officer, Molly is responsible for growing the scale and impact of our partnerships with employers, colleges, high schools, and social purpose organizations - driving outcomes for our learners and partners.
Molly has focused her nearly 20-year career on expanding access to education and opportunity. She began as a 9th grade social studies teacher with Teach For America and progressed through various leadership roles within the organization, ultimately leading Teach For America's national corporate partnerships team. Following her time at Teach For America, she transitioned to Group Vice President at InStride, where she was tasked with building InStride's healthcare practice. In this role, she developed a robust portfolio of healthcare partners providing innovative strategic education programs that achieved both business and social outcomes.
Molly holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Cornell University. She serves on the board of Corporation for a Skilled Workforce, a national non-profit focused on increasing economic mobility. She currently resides in Maryland with her husband, two children, and rescue pup. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, staying active, arranging flowers, and passionately cheering on the sidelines at her kids' sporting events.
Building Resilience and Agility Through Talent Innovation
11:35 AM HR Collaboration Circles
(2 rotations – 30 min each)
This interactive, small group working sessions bring together HR and workforce leaders to collaborate on shared challenges, compare approaches, and uncover new solutions. Each session is facilitator-led and designed to help attendees walk away with tangible takeaways, peer tested strategies, and fresh ideas they can bring back to their organizations.
Roundtable 1- From Cost to Catalyst: Turning School Debt into a Loyalty Lever in a Shifting Policy Landscape
Altara Weiland, Director of Employer Partnerships, Clasp
David Rutherford, Director, Workforce Planning, OhioHealth
Roundtable 2- Putting Purpose Into Practice: Building Workforce-Ready Local Talent Pipelines
Molly Friedland, Chief Commercial Officer, Penn Foster
Roundtable 3 - The Two-Way Recognition Model Transforming Healthcare Culture
Brian Lee, CRP, National Account Manager, C.A. Short
Roundtable 4- Building a hiring engine that doesn't break under pressure
Eightfold.AI
Roundtable 5- After the Incident: Building a Better Response Model for Healthcare Teams
Taylor Spinella, Clinical Operations Specialist @ Marvin | Licensed Professional Counselor, Marvin
Wendy Renado, Manager of Well-being and Resiliency, Novant Health
Roundtable 6- Designing Wellness for the 12-Hour Shift
Jane Darko, Global Strategic Advisor, Healthcare, WellHub
Roundtable 7- Real-time pay, real-world impact: Redefining the employee experience in healthcare
Catherine Whitelaw, VP Strategic Sales and Partnerships, DailyPay
Roundtable 8- Healthcare Hiring in the Age of AI - the problems and possibilities ushering in a new way of recruiting
Ryan Christoi, President, Healthcare Division, Recruitics
Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Molly.
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