Marilyn Milio is a veteran workforce development leader, educator, and coach with more than 30 years of experience helping individuals overcome barriers to employment and long-term stability. Her work focuses on trauma-informed workforce development, emphasizing not only job readiness, but also the emotional intelligence, confidence, resilience, and life skills needed for sustainable success.

Through her leadership with CARITAS and The WORKS System, she has helped develop human-centered workforce programs that support individuals navigating recovery, reentry, homelessness, and other life challenges. Her approach bridges the gap between employer expectations and personal development by helping participants rebuild trust in themselves, strengthen workplace behaviors, and create pathways toward long-term growth and opportunity.

She is recognized for her expertise in workforce training, adult education, recovery support, leadership development, employer partnerships, and trauma-informed learning strategies, with a leadership philosophy centered on dignity, empowerment, and sustainable transformation.