The mission of the New York State Cannabis Workforce Initiative (CWI) is to promote and support social equity in the adult-use cannabis market by providing quality workforce development and legal education. Our work prioritizes diversity, equity, and quality jobs in the emerging cannabis industry through skills training, entrepreneurism services, workforce supports, legal education for employees and employers, and the development of high-road career pathways. We draw our expertise from Cornell ILR and WDI.
Staff
Esta Bigler, Esq.
Director
Labor and Employment Law Program, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University
Amy Desjardins
Executive Director
Workforce Development Institute
(WDI)
Cecilia Oyediran
Deputy Director
Labor and Employment Law Program, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University
Sara Edwards
Associate Director, Strategic Initiatives
Labor and Employment Law Program, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University
David Serrano
Cannabis Workforce Initiative Project Manager,
Instructor
Workforce Development Institute
(WDI)
Charles Johnson
Senior Education & Training Associate, Labor and Employment Law Programs
Labor and Employment Law Program, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University
Nhi Kha
Workforce Development Institute
(WDI)
April Smith
(WDI)