USBLN® Student Advisory Council (SAC) Hamza Jaka SAC Affiliate Liaison September 30, 2013

About the Student Advisory Council Council Members Projects for 2013 AGENDA   About the Student Advisory Council Council Members Projects for 2013 Review of TOWER Initiatives Barriers to Employment for Youth with Disabilities Statistics Stories 2

We now have eight total members. ABOUT THE STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL   The USBLN SAC works to provide youth perspective to USBLN, connect employers to youth with disabilities, and help youth with disabilities gain professional experience. We now have eight total members. Our officers are Daman Wandke, Chair, Nate Finch, Vice Chair and Hamza Jaka (yours truly), Affiliate Liaison. 3

© 2011 US Business Leadership Network ®. All rights reserved. STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS Daman Wandke – Western Washington University Alec Frazier – State University of New York-Buffalo Nate Finch – University of Hartford Shannon Fields – Gonzaga University (legal externship in San Francisco) Hamza Jaka – University of California- Berkeley Nnamdi Nwaigwe – San Jose State University Matthew Shapiro – Virginia Commonwealth University Anna Quinlivan – University of North Carolina © 2011 US Business Leadership Network ®. All rights reserved. 4

Non-profit partnerships Career Link Mentoring program STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL PROJECTS   University Relations - Work with Universities, employers and students to help corporations broaden their hiring pool to include students with disabilities. Affiliate relations - Work with Affiliates to help develop youth programs and connect SAC members to affiliates! 1619B recommendations Non-profit partnerships Career Link Mentoring program 5

© 2011 US Business Leadership Network ®. All rights reserved. TOWER INITIATIVE Three documents to support businesses include youth with disabilities, created in conjunction with the HSC Foundation A guide to creating Student Advisory Councils A guide to Business Branded Mentoring A guide to Business Branded Internships © 2011 US Business Leadership Network ®. All rights reserved. 6

© 2011 US Business Leadership Network ®. All rights reserved. Ways you Can Advance the Inclusion of Youth through Your Affiliate Seek out the SAC members and network with them while here at the conference Learn about the programs that the youth reps have been a part of as a resource for your BLN Be open to finding new employees for your business members Create your own BLN Student Advisory Council and work to incorporate a youth perspective in your Affiliate Connect with Universities and student groups Invest in young people by being a mentor and giving them opportunity to gain some exposure to work and experience   © 2011 US Business Leadership Network ®. All rights reserved. 7

© 2011 US Business Leadership Network ®. All rights reserved. Things to do with SAC Members at Conferences Meet us, we don’t bite, I promise. Seek out the Career Link mentees and help them learn about what you do Experience the conference   © 2011 US Business Leadership Network ®. All rights reserved. 8