NAJA'S 42nd ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE. May 11-15, 2026 at SHERATON DALLAS HOTEL
400 Olive St. Dallas,TX
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TIE-DYED ~ Bringing It ALL Together: (Conference AGENDA in progress, see POST draft below)
NAJA has a dynamic line up for Dallas!
SEE CURRENT AGENDA BELOW, UPDATED 5/1
Please USE THE NAJA CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM AND EMAIL IT TO:
You can also book through Marriott's central reservation’s office by calling 1-888-627-8191 or 1-800-325-3535.
ALSO NOTE NAJA's new mailing address: PO BOX 26203, San Diego CA 92196
visit us often www.NAJA.org for conference detail updates.
Happenings in Dallas website is visitdallas.com/things-to-do/ for citywide events!




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These presenters share information issues, resolution and best practices with attendees from WIOA and other DOL funded programs located throughout the United States.
NAJA is a non-profit association that sponsors annual conferences for professional development of government and non-profit workforce development professionals. Since 1982, NAJA has conducted regional workshops and national conferences that are designed to enhance the operations and performance of administrators, middle management and staff personnel of local and state agencies. These workforce development professionals administer employment and training programs funded under the workforce innovation and opportunities act and other federal and state funds.
Mrs Prince Swinson worked 34 years for the US Department of Labor30 years for the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) as a Grants and Contracts professional and in other capacities (Fiscal Accounting Specialist, Budget Analyst, and Program Manager). She worked four years for the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics in the accounting and budgeting offices.
During her tenure with ETA, she assisted with developing program regulations; designed the original ETA 9130 reporting formats and instructions (the first ever ETA automated reports); assisted with developing ETA administrative and financial policy, assisted with developing numerous monitoring guides and tools for ETA grant programs. She served as an expert on a national office team that was responsible for addressing complex issues related to the administrative and financial management system requirements for ETA programs. She provided administrative and financial professional guidance to other regional offices’ grantees for complex issues at the request of the ETA national office. She was responsible for training the San Francisco regional office staff in the Contracting Officer’s Technical Requirements (COTR) and/or Grant Officer’s technical requirements (GOTR) as well as other Federal grant requirements. Other duties included training ETA administrative and financial management and program staff as well as the ETA grants community in ETA grant specific and Federal Uniform Guidance requirements. This included training the staff on-site during the monitoring reviews, providing on-site professional and technical guidance to ETA grantees; recommending corrective actions and assisting with resolving issues identified during monitoring and in audit reports Many of the issues cross-cut Federal, State and local governments agencies including the U.S. Department of Education (School to Work), Job Corps, Health and Human Services (Welfare to Work), the Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Departments of Labors’ agencies: Office of Cost Determination and the Office of the Inspector General. She also worked with various state, Indian Tribal and local areas/agencies (Commerce, Governors Office, Legislative Offices, Departments of Treasury, Departments of General Service, UI Judges, Departments of Finance, Bureau of Indian Affairs) on cross-cutting issues.
She is now a consultant providing professional/technical assistance and training to ETA grantees for indirect and direct cost. Mrs. Prince Swinson serves on two boards: CEO and President for the National Association of Job Training Assistance (NAJA) and the Idaho Shakespeare Board.
Monday - Friday: 9am - 5pm PST
Saturday - Sunday: Closed