12:00: Peter Vazquez, candidate for Monroe County Clerk
1:00: How to encourage recent college and trade school grads to stay in Rochester
We continue our series of conversations with candidates for office. This hour, we sit down with Peter Vazquez, who is running for Monroe County Clerk. We discuss his background, priorities for office, and he answers our questions and yours. Our guest:
- Peter Vazquez, candidate for Monroe County Clerk
*Note: You can read more about this race and others you'll see on your ballot in the WXXI Local Elections Guide.
Then in our second hour, what motivates college and trade school graduates to stay in Rochester post-graduation? The Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce and Monroe County are partnering on a program that offers graduates a financial incentive and professional development opportunities. We discuss the RETAIN program and the upcoming ROC Exploration Weekend, which showcases Rochester’s arts, culture, and tech scenes. Our guests:
- Andrea Tuttle, talent strategy manager for CampusROC
- Barb Egenhofer, direct of talent strategy for the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce
- Waleed Nadeem, student from Pakistan who studied at the University of Rochester and is now working as a software engineer at Solü Technology Partners
- Maria Richart, director of career services at RIT
