Sandi Vito

Sandi Vito is the Executive Director of the 1199SEIU Training and Employment Funds (TEF). The Funds provide training, job placement and quality improvement programs to over 700 healthcare employers and 250,000 workers in New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington D.C and Florida. Vito joined TEF in 2011 as the Director of the 1199SEIU/League Training and Upgrading Fund (TUF) and Greater New York Education Fund (GNY). Jointly governed by labor and management, these organizations provide front-line healthcare workers with an array of education and training benefits, including foundational skills and healthcare-related certificates and degrees. During her tenure, Vito oversaw the realignment of programs including the development of Care Management and Care Coordination programs, as well as expedited Bachelor of Science in Nursing initiatives.

Prior to joining the Training Fund, Vito was the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, where she oversaw unemployment compensation, labor law, workers compensation and workforce development programs. From 2003 to 2008, Vito served as the department’s Deputy Secretary for Workforce Development and led the Governor’s Industry Partnership initiative to catalyze alignment of education and training to the needs of growing economic sectors. She also served on the 2008 Presidential Transition Team for the U.S. Department of Labor. Vito has a B.A. in economics from Richard Stockton College, studied Urban Studies and Community and Regional Planning at Temple University, and studies Labor Studies at CUNY.

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