Increasing the Diversity of Your Talent Pool

Are you interested in expanding the diversity of your workforce? The Missouri Vocational Rehabilitation Business Team works with candidates with disabilities who are motivated to work and have a variety of skill sets. The team provides employers connections to regional and national talent pools of skilled candidates. You can also access expertise in disability-related training, diversity and inclusion, Work Opportunity Tax Credit, assistive technology, and reasonable accommodations. They can reduce recruitment costs by pre-screening applicants and saving employers money with on-the-job training and retention services. The VR Business team customizes business services to meet the needs of each employer.​

Speaker: Lesa Barber & Jennifer Kincaid

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Lesa Barber, MS, CRC, is the Director of Business Outreach for Missouri Vocational Rehabilitation and an active member of the business outreach team in the St. Louis region. Lesa describes the daily activities of her current role as developing relationships with businesses and other partners to support the hiring, maintaining and promoting of people with disabilities in employment. She is a state point of contact for the National Employment Team allowing her to have access to resources for businesses on a nationwide level. She earned her Masters of Science from the University of Arkansas and is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor.

Jennifer Kincaid is a business specialist and internal communication lead for Missouri Vocational Rehabilitation. She works in Springfield as part of the statewide VR Business Team to collaborate with community partners and serve agency staff, businesses and candidates. Among her involvement with numerous groups and committees, she serves as president for Missouri Rehabilitation Association and secretary for Missouri Association for Workforce Development. Previously, Jennifer worked with candidates as a VR counselor serving multiple counties and several high schools. Jennifer earned her Bachelor of Science in psychology and Master of Science in clinical psychology from Missouri State University, and she is a licensed professional counselor.

Hope to see you there!