NYATEP is excited to announce our 2022-2023 Workforce Academy for Policy & Advocacy incoming cohort! This year, we will be joined by 28 participants from across New York State representing higher education, Local Workforce Development Boards, community based organizations, government agencies, labor unions and statewide coalitions.
Ja:goh Kortney Keyes (Seneca, Wolf clan, Cattaraugus Territory),
“Last month I was invited to speak on a panel at NYATEP’s Partners for Workforce & Economic Development Conference. The connections I made there encouraged me to apply for the Workforce Academy for Policy and Advocacy. I am excited to announce that I have been selected in the cohort for Economic Development. I am looking forward to this training and applying these new skills to my position.” – Kortney Keyes
Kortney Keyes
Seneca Nation – Visitor Economy Management Office
Manager
REGION: Western New York
Kortney is the Manager of the newly formed Visitor Economy Management Office (VEMO) for the Seneca Nation. She is a Western New York native and has over 12 years’ experience in the hospitality industry. She is a graduate of Niagara University’s College of Hospitality and Tourism which has championed her recent change into the tourism field. She states “I am very excited to lead the Seneca Nation’s tourism initiatives and look forward to creating a brand that everyone will know, love and respect. Our office focuses on our Seneca community first, building on our assets which help create that positive visitor economy we are looking for.”
