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2009 Salute To The Leadership

Vladimir Chavrid Memorial Award
Presented to

Greg Weeks, LMI Director

2009 Vladimir Chavrid Memorial Award Greg Weeks

NASWA's Vladimir Chavrid Memorial Award honors excellence in the fi eld of Labor Market Information (LMI) and Employment Security operations research.

The Vladimir Chavrid Memorial Award was established in the early 1970's by the District of Columbia Chapter of the International Association of Personnel in Employment Security (IAPES) with the endorsement of the IAPES International Board. It was designed to memorialize Mr. Vladimir Chavrid, a former employment security offi cial, who was an early pioneer in the LMI area.

This year's recipient of the Vladimir Chavrid Memorial Award is Greg Weeks, Ph.D. from the State of Washington. Since becoming Director of Labor Market and Economic Analysis (LMEA) in June 2000, Mr. Weeks has established a vision for LMEA to produce timely, accurate, and relevant information for decision makers, employers and workers in Washington State. Under Mr. Week's leadership, LMEA has learned to market and customize products and services to reach a wider audience. Mr. Week's strategic thinking has allowed him to make his vision a reality and has served as the foundation for LMEA's outstanding reputation throughout the State.

Mr. Weeks improved local outreach by creating a process in which he and his staff meet with various communities throughout the State to identify the specific labor market information needed by workforce development leaders at the local level. Rather than simply producing reports, LMEA provides direct and customized consultation. These community meetings resulted in a list of tasks, deliverables, and knowledge that drives work for LMEA. The process identifies unmet needs, provides on-the-ground consultation for community leaders, and helps LMEA to refine work products. As a result, LMEA has replaced extensive print publications with brief, high-impact internet publications.

Under Mr. Week's leadership, Washington is at the forefront of developing new labor market tools that utilize a partnership between state and federal data, such as the U.S. Census Bureau, Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Program. The State designed an application that allows community planners to see where workers live and where workers work, showing commuting patterns. This information is critical for transportation and land-use planning and is used nationwide to support workforce and economic development. Mr. Weeks has served as State Co-Chair of the LED Steering Committee since its inception.

Mr. Weeks currently serves on the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Policy Council. He has been an active member of the NASWA LMI Committee since June 2000.

Prior to being appointed LMEA Director, Mr. Weeks served for one year as the Employment Security research coordinator for the State's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Before entering state service in 1999, he was an economics professor at the Evergreen State College for 18 years. His research interests included program evaluation, welfare policy, event history analysis, and low-wage labor markets. From 1987 to 1992, he directed the Family Income Study, a large longitudinal survey of Washington's welfare population.

Mr. Weeks earned a Ph.D. in economics from Washington State University, and received his undergraduate degree in economics from Iowa State University.

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