TRAC Associates
Marvin Stern has extensive experience in social justice, training, and program management. Currently, as a Training Specialist and Workshop Facilitator at TRAC Associates since December 2007, Marvin develops employment and housing solutions for individuals experiencing homelessness in King County while achieving high success rates in career coaching and job placement. Previously, Marvin served as Executive Director at the Washington Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest, promoting systemic solutions in conjunction with legal volunteers. Additional experience includes project management at the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner, where Marvin enhanced funding processes for Holocaust survivors, and leadership at the Anti-Defamation League, focusing on human rights initiatives across several states. Educational accomplishments include advanced studies in Jewish Education and Holocaust Studies from respected institutions.
TRAC Associates
Formed in 1983, TRAC Associates is a for-profit employment and training company based in Seattle, Washington. TRAC is a leader in providing vocational assistance throughout Western WA: with offices in Tacoma, Seattle, Kent, Tukwila, and Everett. Our staff consists of 66 employees with 54 vocational counselors, case managers, job developers, navigators, workshop instructors, mental health specialists, and business service specialists. Our staff is co-located throughout the region beyond our physical office spaces, including Work Source Centers and Affiliates, CSOs, and Colleges. We maintain a large cadre of highly qualified professionals that works in multiple employment and training programs. We have staff that are employment specialists, certified mental health counselors, certified vocational rehabilitation counselors, career coaches, healthcare navigators, experienced job developers, bilingual and bi-cultural in many languages (i.e., Spanish, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Chinese, Somali, Russian, Amharic, Oromo, Arabic, Swahili, Serbo-Croatian, Ukrainian, Farsi, Tigrinya, Romanian, Burmese), and highly skilled case managers. We assist all job seekers achieve their personal employment goals while helping employers to fill their staffing needs. As an agency, we manifest a dual purpose of serving the job seeker and employer in tandem.