Building A Stable Workforce—OPEN MINDS Executive Roundtable Features Devereux’s ASCEND Career Accelerator Program, October 2, 2025

Gettysburg, PA (September 28, 2025)—OPEN MINDS invites leading health care executives to join the OPEN MINDS Executive Roundtable, Tackling The Workforce Crisis With A Scalable Solution: The Devereux ASCEND Case Study, to be held on October 2, 2025, at 1:00 PM ET. This one-hour webinar will showcase how Devereux is addressing the “Forever Labor Shortage” through ASCEND, a $16+ million Career Accelerator program launched in 2023.

The session will feature Mike Ernst, SHRM-SCP, Senior Vice President of People Operations, Devereux, and Kathy Marks, SPHR, Vice President of Talent and Organizational Development, Devereux. They will show how ASCEND provides Devereux’s nearly 6,500 employees with multi-track career pathways, tuition and education support, personalized coaching, and mentoring. Early results show the program is boosting engagement and retention and saving the organization millions.

“The performance of organizations is directly related to the performance of their staff,” said Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer of OPEN MINDS. “The question for executive teams is how to strategically address workforce issues while managing for sustainability, retention, and satisfaction during an ongoing workforce shortage.”

Executive attendees of this session will gain:

• A behind-the-scenes look at how Devereux developed and launched the ASCEND Career Accelerator Program
• Strategic insight into how ASCEND is transforming talent development and retention
• Real-world data on participation, outcomes, and cost savings
• A replicable model to strengthen your own talent pipeline

Register here: Tackling The Workforce Crisis With A Scalable Solution: The Devereux ASCEND Case Study

About Devereux

Devereux is a $590 million non-profit provider organization serving children and adults in the areas of autism, I/DD, mental health, education, and foster care. Its services are provided to 25,000 consumers annually in 12 different states by 6,500 employees.

About OPEN MINDS

OPEN MINDS is a national market intelligence, management consulting, and marketing services firm specializing exclusively in the markets of the health and human service field that serve consumers with chronic conditions and complex support needs. The OPEN MINDS mission is to provide payers, service provider organizations, and technology and scientific firms that serve these consumers with the market and management knowledge needed to improve their organizational efficiency and effectiveness. Learn more at https://www.openminds.com.