Stanford University Design Team Launches Special Project at JobTrain

On Tuesday, January 8, 2012, students from Stanford University launched the first day of their design course at JobTrain. Approximately 72 Stanford and JobTrain students participated in the innovative and fun design project. 

JobTrain staff and students were paired with Stanford students and conducted interviews with each other in order to learn more about one another. The objective was to gather as much information and data in order to design a wallet, customized to their partner's specific needs.

Materials utilized to create the customized wallets included paper, tape, post-it notes, cards, markers and pipe cleaners. 

Each team had the opportunity to share their prototype with their classmates.  

It was a terrific exercise and we look forward to partnering with Stanford again. 

Our special thanks to our wonderful partners at Stanford Erica Estrada-Liou, Steve Hilton, Sarah Stein Greenberg and Sally Madsen, for facilitating and organizing this special event.

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Tara VanDerveer & Richard Hanley join JobTrain's Board of Directors

Silicon Valley Leaders Take Pride in Supporting JobTrain

Tara VanDerveer and Richard Hanley have joined JobTrain’s Board of Directors. JobTrain is the premier vocational training and job placement program located on the Menlo Park/East Palo Alto border that helps nearly 7,000 clients annually.

Tara VanDerveer is the award winning Stanford University women’s basketball coach who was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in April 2011.

VanDerveer has coached at Stanford for 26 years and is legendary in both collegiate and international women’s basketball. She is one of the most well-respected and dynamic coaches in the country.

Richard Hanley is the Principal-in-Charge of KPMG’s Bay Area and Pacific Northwest Advisory Practices. Hanley has been with KPMG for more than twenty years and advises clients on domestic and cross border acquisitions and sales. Hanley has led assignments in the U.S., Asia and Europe and internal due diligence assignments for KPMG.

These board assignments reflect JobTrain's commitment to finding the very best of Silicon Valley to represent and lead the organization.