This episode of Mark This! explores Aramark’s Correctional Services business, specifically its In2Work program, which has provided a path for incarcerated individuals to gain nationally recognized educational certificates to help them reclaim their lives post-release. Tim Barttrum, President of Aramark Correctional Services, and Nicole McVaugh, Director of In2Work joined us to give insight into this innovative, difference-making, and truly life-changing program.
Tim Barttrum, President and CEO of Aramark Correctional Services
Tim Barttrum is the President & CEO of Aramark Correctional Services. Over the course of the past thirty years, he has held various roles in both private and public sectors. Tim has an extensive background working within the criminal justice system and is passionate about the rehabilitation and re-integration of incarcerated individuals. It is this driving passion that inspires his mission to support a hospitality culture within this unique environment.
Throughout his tenure at Aramark, Tim has led efforts to create innovative food and commissary service models to serve new and existing client channels within our industry. As Vice President of Growth, he led his team to record setting client retention outcomes. As the leader of Aramark Correctional Services, he challenges his team to create innovative solutions and partnerships to meet and exceed the needs of our clients, customers, and communities in which we serve.
Tim has spent the last decade with Aramark, serving as the Director of Business Development of State Systems, Vice President of Growth, and now as the President & CEO of our Correctional Division. He has also been a multi-year recipient of the CEO Award for Growth in addition to winning the Chief Growth Officer Award in 2017.
Nicole McVaugh, Director of IN2WORK
Nicole McVaugh is the Director of the IN2WORK program for the corrections line of business. She started with Aramark is 2015 as part of the leadership and development team and has been dedicated to developing and innovating around the IN2WORK program for the past 6 years. In bearing witness to the struggle of reentry, Nicole and the corrections team look to bridge the gap between success and failure by providing men and women who are incarcerated an opportunity to better and recreate themselves through education and employment.
Nicole was the first ever recipient of the Tim Campbell Mission Award, celebrating and honoring the life and impact of the former President of the corrections line of business – for innovating and expanding around the IN2WORK program. Most recently she was recognized as Aramark’s 40 under 40.
Nicole is an advocate for correctional programming and providing people who are justice involved the support needed to be successful upon reentry. IN2WORK is doing just that. By helping establish confident and competent graduates through education and employment, IN2WORK is breaking the cycle of incarceration and reducing recidivism.
IN2WORK Program: Aramark’s vocational training program, IN2WORK, helps participants develop skills for their post-release job search. Our goal is to help incarcerated individuals take control of their lives, giving them the tools, experience, certifications, and confidence that they need to support themselves and their families as they transition back to life in their communities. IN2WORK has more than 6,500 graduates, and more than 50% of our facilities participate in the program with an implementation goal of 100%.
I2W Scholarships and Second Chances: Graduates of our In2Work program are eligible for Aramark scholarships to help them complete educational certificates and degrees. Dependents of our graduates are also eligible for these funds as we are committed to aiding our people and community. In addition, Aramark serves as a second chance employer and encourages companies that we work with to do the same.
Key Resources
PBS panel about our I2W program: https://www.wnit.org/politicallyspeaking/e/in2work.html
Web Exclusive Teaser that went along with the PBS panel: https://www.facebook.com/WNITPoliticallySpeaking/videos/438643208010416/
Recent I2W Graduation Coverage
About Aramark
Aramark (NYSE: ARMK) proudly serves the world’s leading educational institutions, Fortune 500 companies, world champion sports teams, prominent healthcare providers, iconic destinations and cultural attractions, and numerous municipalities in 19 countries around the world with food, facilities, and uniform services. Because our culture is rooted in service, our employees strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet. Aramark ranked No. 1 In the Diversified Outsourcing Services Category on FORTUNE’s 2022 List of ‘World’s Most Admired Companies’ and has been named to DiversityInc’s “Top 50 Companies for Diversity” list, the Forbes list of “America’s Best Employers for Diversity,” the HRC’s “Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality” and scored 100% on the Disability Equality Index. Learn more at www.aramark.com and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
