Jacquie Young-Hall
Maritime Education Outreach Manager Port Houston
Jacquie Young-Hall joined Port Houston in 2019 as the Maritime Education Outreach Manager, which focuses on the education and workforce development initiatives for students interested in a career in the Maritime, Logistics, and other related fields. She loves engaging with students and parents regarding the vast academic and career opportunities within the Greater Houston Port Region.
Jacquie serves as the Maritime Education and Workforce Development liaison between Port Houston, Business Organizations, Academic, and Industry partners, holding numerous seats on Career and Technical Education and Post-Secondary Advisory Boards. She also oversees the Port of Houston Partners in Maritime Education, 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization.
Her management role also includes spearheading and participating in local events, workshops, seminars, and career fairs that highlight current and future education and workforce outlooks, annually engaging with 10K+ students (k-12) and 500+ undergraduate and graduate students.
Due to her professionalism and leadership capabilities at Port Houston, she recently was selected to participate in on the 2020 Strategic Plan Design Committee and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Action Team.
Jacquie has over twenty-five years of experience in Small Business and Non-Profit Management, Community Engagement, Curriculum Development, Project Management, Fund Development, Technical and Grant Writing.
Event Program Sessions
Talent Gap and Future of Work
The breakbulk industry continues to suffer from a growing talent gap, which was exaggerated by the challenges of the recent pandemic. It is cited by many across the industry as being one of the biggest challenges they are facing, so it is key to understand why it exists, and what we can do to overcome it. This panel will bring together both new recruits and industry veterans who will discuss their thoughts on this topic, from new ways of working to salary expectations, hopefully we find the key to ensuring the best talent joins the industry for it to continue reaching its potential in the future.
Thursday 29 September 12:50 - 13:30 Room 1
The breakbulk industry continues to suffer from a growing talent gap, which was exaggerated by the challenges of the recent pandemic. It is cited by many across the industry as being one of the biggest challenges they are facing, so it is key to understand why it exists, and what we can do to overcome it. This panel will bring together both new recruits and industry veterans who will discuss their thoughts on this topic, from new ways of working to salary expectations, hopefully we find the key to ensuring the best talent joins the industry for it to continue reaching its potential in the future.
Breakbulk Main Stage
