Itasca Seminar: Alexis Herman - The Changing Profile of the American Workforce, Impact and Implications
December 28, 1984 - Alexis Herman, chief operating officer and a co-founder of Green-Herman and Associates, a minority-owned corporation that specializes in improving productivity for small businesses, speaking at the 1984 Itasca Seminar. The theme of the seminar was "Competition and Cooperation - Power and Sharing: Finding the Balances". Herman addressed the effects on employment of a competitive high-tech environment. After her presentation, Herman took several questions and comments from conference participants.
Herman heads a minority-owned small business corporation in Washington, D.C. Previously, Alexis Herman was director of the women's bureau in the U.S. Department of Labor during the Carter administration. She is a graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana.
The Itasca Seminar is organized and sponsored by the Minneapolis Foundation. This year's seminar was also co-sponsored by 17 different corporations, foundations and other organizations in the Twin Cities.