Tom McNamara

Chief Transformation Officer Unitek Learning

Mr. McNamara is no stranger to transformation – he’s been shaping the future of higher education for over 25 years. A first-generation college graduate from the west of Ireland, Tom has built and led some of the largest healthcare education institutions in the U.S., including serving as President of Workforce Development at Risepoint Inc., President and COO of the American Career College and West Coast University Group, and Group President at Perdoceo Education. Tom hold a Bachelors Degree in Business from South East Technical University, a Master’s Degree in Finance from Dublin City University and is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland.

Day 1: Shaping Tomorrow’s Healthcare Workforce for the Future of Patient Care

11:25 AM Collaborative Roundtable Discussions

Choose one topic for the first thirty minutes and a second topic for the second thirty minutes to discuss and benchmark with 10-15 of your peers.

1. Turning School Debt into a Loyalty Lever: Gen Z-Ready Strategies to Recruit, Retain, and Rebuild Healthcare

Armando Staley, VP Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning, Boston Children's Hospital

Nathan Green, Senior Executive, Employer and Educational Partnerships, Clasp

2. Leveraging AI to Remove Bias, Reduce Risk, and Improve the Healthcare Candidate Experience

Amit Fernandes, Senior Director, Product Management, Checkr

3. Building Healthcare Careers through Training Expansion and Upskilling

Dr. Andrew Shean, Chief Learning Officer, Penn Foster

4. The Five Most Important Insights You HAVE to Ask about Your TA Function: RogueHire 2025 Benchmarking Report

Colin Lyle, SVP Talent Innovation & Community Growth, RogueHire

5. State of the Labor Market: What It Means for Healthcare Hiring

Kory Kantenga, Head of Economics, Americas, Economic Graph Research Institute, LinkedIn

6. Never Compete for Workforce Again: the Talent War is Over – If You Know Where to Look!

Dr. Alexis Ramirez, Regional Dean of Nursing, Unitek College, Workforce Solutions

Tom McNamara, Chief Transformation Officer, Unitek Learning

7. Topic TBA

8. Topic TBA

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Tom.

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