DCMetro Business Leadership Network and The Arc of Northern Virginia are hosting “Talent Acquisition: Building Successful Community Partner Pipelines” on Wednesday, May 11 from 8:30 a.m. – noon. At the seminar, made possible by the Alexandria Fund for Human Services, Myra Wilder, Marriott International’s Senior Manager of HR Compliance will provide the keynote address. Panelists will include representatives from Hyatt, Lockheed Martin, Sodexo, Virginia Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services, City of Alexandria Workforce Development Center, ServiceSource, Army and Air Force Exchange Service, Pathways to Careers National Initiative, and Evolver. For more information, visit www.dcmetrobln.org or www.thearcofnova.org.

Otakon Convention, a Major Cultural Event in Washington
The annual Otakon Convention held this past weekend was overwhelmingly magnificent! Indeed, the four-day-long event broke the convention’s prior attendance record, surpassing the 46,000 who attended the 2024 celebration of



