Chioke Mose-Telesford

Chioke Mose-Telesford is the Director of Improving Practices & Outcomes. She brings her skills at innovative problem solving, knack for strategic thinking and coalition building, and deep commitment to supporting and putting the needs of low-wage workers first. Chioke manages CSW’s portfolio of work centered on strengthening the capacity of workforce professionals to develop more effective services and policies to increase economic mobility for workers, particularly for workers of color. Chioke leads CSW’s program continuous improvement strategies supported through the Workforce Benchmarking Network (WBN) and the WBN National Survey. Chioke will build CSW’s expertise and experience with using both quantitative and qualitative data to develop leading-edge ideas and fundable high-impact initiatives focused on improving workforce provider performance and equitable results for job seekers.

Prior to joining CSW, Chioke was the Director of Systems Alignment and Policy at the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development in Detroit. Her work focused on reducing systemic barriers to employment by collaborating with various agencies and organizations to align efforts, developing pilot interventions prior to scaling, and evaluating policy to better support jobseekers. During her tenure, Chioke helped co-design Detroit’s Career Center system and led the establishment of a comprehensive system alignment and barrier removal strategy. She also worked with CSW to create a city-wide foundational skills strategy. As a Director at Grand Circus, a coding bootcamp in Detroit, Chioke oversaw marketing and admissions and led efforts to increase diversity in the tech sector. Chioke also has experience in the education sector in New York City, Detroit, and Vietnam, where she focused on college access and completion for first generation students and youth of color.

Chioke holds a Bachelor’s degree in African and African American Studies from Stanford University.