Dan’s Career Corner
For organizations

Help your people keep up with AI, practically.

I bring 18 years inside the workforce system to sessions for workforce organizations, colleges, schools, nonprofits, and the communities they serve. Hands-on, plainspoken, and built on what actually works in everyday practice. In English or Spanish.

Two years running at NYATEP’s statewide conference, and invited back by the NYS Department of Labor.

Dan Lopez smiling at a podium, wearing a speaker badge, in front of a NYATEP backdrop that reads New York’s Workforce Association.
NYATEP Fall Conference, Albany
Topics

What I speak about

These come from sessions I’ve already given. Every session is shaped to your group, and topics can be combined.

  • Practical AI for workforce and nonprofit staff

    How front-line teams can use AI to reduce documentation time, draft client communication, and serve more people well, then turn what works into shared, everyday practice. For teams at every skill level, with human judgment kept at the center.

    People leave with prompts they can use on real paperwork and client messages, and a way to share what works across the team.

    Delivered at NYATEP conferences in 2025 and 2026, and a webinar for Rochester-area partner agencies.

  • AI as a thinking partner for career services

    Where AI genuinely helps advisors, coaches, and counselors, and where it doesn't. Live case studies, accessible prompting for multilingual and ASL-first learners, and ways to support job seekers facing employment barriers.

    People leave with a clear sense of where AI helps advisors and where it doesn’t, and prompts to try with the people they serve.

    Delivered at Rochester Institute of Technology and two NYS Department of Labor Synergy Forums.

  • Job search made easier with AI

    Beginner-friendly, hands-on ways to use AI for resumes, interview practice, and LinkedIn, while keeping your own voice and experience front and center.

    People leave with simple ways to use AI on a resume, in interview practice, and on LinkedIn, while still sounding like themselves.

    Delivered at Monroe Community College, the New York Fathering Conference, and The Career Coaches of Fisher podcast.

  • Using AI responsibly in community organizations

    Practical opportunities for community organizations, alongside what to watch for: privacy, data security, accuracy, transparency, and bias, explained without the jargon.

    People leave with plain-language questions to ask about privacy, accuracy, and bias before using an AI tool.

    Delivered at Enlace’s Annual Outreach Worker Conference and the NYATEP LevelUp Series.

“Great sense of humor! Funny guy. I learned a ton! Super knowledgeable.”
Conference attendee, NYATEP Workforce Development Conference, Albany, 2025
Formats

Built around your group

  • Keynotes and talks

    A focused, practical message for a conference or all-staff gathering.

  • Workshops and staff training

    Hands-on sessions with live demonstrations people can use the next morning.

  • Panels and moderated conversations

    As a panelist, or as a moderator who keeps the conversation useful.

  • Series and custom programming

    Several sessions built around your team, your clients, or your event.

  • Length: most sessions run 60 to 90 minutes, and I’ll fit the time to your agenda.
  • Language: every session is available in English or Spanish.
  • Location: I’m based in Rochester, New York, and virtual sessions work anywhere. For in-person events that need an overnight stay, travel and lodging are part of the quote.
Who it’s for

Audiences

  • Workforce development boards and career centers
  • Colleges, universities, and school districts
  • Nonprofits and community organizations
  • Libraries and public programs
  • Employers and associations
  • Conference organizers
Engagements

Where I’ve spoken

  • October 2025 · Albany, NY

    Empowering Workforce Staff with AI: Prompt-Driven Tools for Inclusive, High-Impact Service

    NYATEP Workforce Development Conference

    Prompt-driven AI tools that reduce staff burden, improve documentation, and widen access for diverse clients, for teams at every skill level.

    “This was the best workshop I attended. I learned a lot and will take it back to my office! 10/10”
    Conference attendee
  • May 2025 · Virtual

    Hands-on AI Practice for Advising Job Seekers with Employment Barriers

    Workforce Synergy Forum #18, NYS Department of Labor

    Invited back after the March forum to lead live case studies: AI-assisted cover letters and interview preparation for a justice-involved professional and a Spanish-speaking job seeker.

  • January 2026 · Rochester, NY

    AI as a Thinking Partner for Career Services

    Career services staff presentation, Rochester Institute of Technology

    AI as a support for advisors, not a replacement: accessibility-focused prompting for ASL-first and multilingual learners, ethical guidelines, and a one tool, one task approach.

  • August 2026 · Batavia, NY

    Exploring AI: Opportunities, Ethics, and Practical Applications for Community Organizations

    2026 Annual Outreach Worker Conference, Enlace Services and the Western New York Coalition of Farmworker Serving Agencies

    Practical uses of AI for community organizations, with time on privacy, data security, accuracy, transparency, and bias.

More engagements

  • October 2026

    AI Tools & Tricks

    The Career Coaches of Fisher podcast, Fisher College

  • October 2026

    Preparing the Workforce Behind the Workforce for AI

    NYATEP Fall Conference

  • March 2026

    AI, students, and the future of education and work

    AI experts panel, Greece Central School District

  • March 2026

    AI for Fathers and Families: Practical Tools for Work, Home, and Growth

    10th Annual New York Fathering Conference

  • February 2026

    Empowering Nonprofit and Workforce Staff with AI

    Partner agency webinar, Rochester-area nonprofit and workforce agencies

  • February 2026

    Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies in Workforce Development

    NYATEP LevelUp Series

  • October 2025

    Job Search Made Easier with AI: Simple techniques for resumes, interviews, and LinkedIn

    Job seeker workshop, Monroe Community College, with the NYS Department of Labor

  • March 2025

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Workforce System

    Workforce Synergy Forum #16, NYS Department of Labor

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