BankWork$ Milwaukee Training Program for Bankers

The March BankWork$ class has now graduated!

The Wisconsin Bankers Association is proud to partner with Employ Milwaukee to bring this nationwide program to Wisconsin. BankWork$ is a free, eight-week training program to prepare participants in primarily underserved neighborhoods for retail banking careers.

This graduating class of nine included Soaad

Abdallah, Coey Brown, Destiny Echols, Azarea Glosson, Kaprisha Greer, Deja Harris-Smith, Edgar Martinez Santiago, and Elizabeth Medina. WBA

President and CEO Rose Oswald Poels attended the ceremony and congratulated the graduates on their achievement.

Over the eight weeks, these students learned the hard and soft skills necessary for entrylevel retail and operations positions. The program began in 2019 and has so far provided

» BankWork$® is a public-private partnership that primarily trains participants from underserved neighborhoods for careers in retail banking. Learn more about the BankWork$® program at employ milwaukee.org/Employ-Milwaukee/ Programs--Services/Adult-YouthPrograms/BankWork.htm

» Are you interested in becoming a BankWork$® employer partner? For more information, contact Jovo Potkonjak at 414-270-7529 or jovo.potkonjak@employ milwaukee.org more than 100 graduates in the Milwaukee area the opportunity to begin a career in banking.