York Regional Career Day

2025 Regional Career Day Schedule • April 2, 2025

8:30 – 9:00 am: Check-in
9:00 – 9:10 am: Welcome
9:10 – 10:10 am:  Keynote Speaker - Johnny Quinn
10:15 - 10:45 am: Breakout 1 / Job Fair Group A
10:50 - 11:20 am:  Breakout 2 / Job Fair Group B
11:45 – 12:45 pm: Lunch
12:00 – 12:20 pm: McCool Junction Actors for Hire
12:20 - 12:40 pm: Guest Speaker
12:45 – 1:15 pm: Breakout 3 / Job Fair Group C
1:20 – 1:50 pm: Breakout 4 / Job Fair Group D
1:55 – 2:05 pm: Closing

Keynote Speaker: Johnny Quinn

Johnny Quinn delivers more than just a speech—he creates an unforgettable experience. An Olympic bobsledder and former pro football player (Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers, Saskatchewan Roughriders), Johnny is the third person to play in the NFL and compete in the Winter Olympics (Sochi, Russia). Johnny brings a rare blend of resilience, leadership and peak performance strategies to each keynote and workshop, helping leaders tackle tomorrow’s challenges head-on! Johnny’s powerful life story and actionable insights have earned him features on: ABC, BBC, CNN, ESPN, FOX, NBC, TIME, USA Today and The Wall Street Journal. His book, “PUSH: Breaking Through The Barriers,” takes readers on a heart-pounding journey from life’s valleys to rocketing down icy mountains at 80+ mph—with no seatbelts. Based in McKinney, Texas, with his wife Amanda and their two children Amelia and Oliver, Johnny is a go-to speaker for organizations of all sizes. Follow him on social media: @JohnnyQuinnUSA

Committee Partners:

York Public Schools, Heartland Community Schools, McCool Jct Public Schools, York College, Southeast Community College, York Chamber of Commerce

Each spring, with help from the local schools and several partners, York County Development Corporation facilitates the Regional Career Day. On April 2, 2025, the Career Day will return with area business professionals across 6 different industries in attendance to discuss what it is they do within their careers and what opportunities are available to the students in the region upon high school, tech school, or college graduation. The 6 industries that we will have represented are:             

  1. Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
  2. Human Services & Education
  3. Communications & Information Systems
  4. Business, Marketing & Management
  5. Skilled & Technical Sciences
  6. Health Services

In addition to the above clusters, we will have panelists representing professionals in Education and Manufacturing.

During the event, students will be introduced to exciting career opportunities - careers that often come with advancement opportunities, benefits, and college reimbursement programs. Also returning is the job fair where there will be employers who can hire current high school students and offer advancement opportunities upon high school graduation.

 

 

Thank you to our 2025 Sponsors!