Orange County Business and Community Leaders Appointed to Workforce Investment Board
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 13, 2000
Contact: Andrew Munoz (714) 567-737
Orange County Business and Community Leaders Appointed to Workforce Investment Board
(Orange County, CA) The Orange County Board of Supervisors has appointed 44 business and community leaders to oversee $18 million of State and Federal funds that support Orange County’s One-Stop Employment Center system. Orange County Workforce Investment Board (OCWIB) members were selected through a countywide recruitment process that included Chambers of Commerce, professional associations and the Orange County Business Council. The OCWIB officially takes effect July 1.
The OCWIB is responsible for the development of a five-year strategic plan that addresses the workforce development needs of Orange County. The Board will also evaluate the performance of One-Stop Employment Centers and training providers in Orange County. They will also develop strategies to address the "skills gap" facing Orange County workers. The Board will implement a system that helps businesses find qualified employees and assists businesses forced to lay-off employees.
OCWIB-sponsored services are delivered through One-Stop Employment Centers located in Costa Mesa, Garden Grove, La Habra and Mission Viejo. Temporary career transition centers are also at Boeing-Huntington Beach and EL Toro MCAS.
Funding for the OCWIB’s One-Stop system and its other programs is made available through the federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA). WIA replaced the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA).
OCWIB Business Appointments Include:
Diane Bradford
Boeing Aerospace Corporation
Michael Buffington
Price.Com
Bob Bunyan
Shea Properties
LaDonna Butler
Saddleback Memorial Hospital
Euiwon Chough
Chough & Associates
David Cline
Balboa Instruments
William J. Cloonan
Evergreen Fullerton Health and Rehabilitation Center
John D’Angelo
D’Angelo Company
Jerry Dominguez
Southern California Edison
Bob Eck
Marksman Products
Fred Flores
Diversified Staffing Solutions
Jeannie Hankins
Compumeric Engineering
Don McCrea
Decisoneering
Jama Meyer
Varco Systems
Jack Mixner
Strategy
David Robinson
UNISYS
Joanne Rose-Johnson
International Education Corporation
David Shiffman
Canon Business Machines
Art Weaver
Weaver & Associates
Brenda Welsh
Automobile Club of Southern California
Patricia Worthy
Holmes & Narver
Ruby Yap
Yap & Little CPA, Inc.
OCWIB Community Leader appointments include:
Dr. Milton A. Gordon
President, Cal State Fullerton
Leslie Purdy, E.D.D.
President, Coast Community College
Gary W. Matkin
Dean of Continuing Education,University of California, Irvine
John F. Dean, E.D.D.
Superintendent, Orange County Department of Education
Linda Sanchez-Valentine
Executive Secretary / Treasurer, Central Labor Council
Rick Eiden
President, Central Labor Council State Workforce Investment Board Member
Tom Ellick
Economic Development Director,City of Huntington Beach
David Biggs
Director, Orange County Department of Housing & Community Development
Paula Burrier-Lund
Director of Family Self-Sufficiency Orange County Social Services Agency
Angelo Doti
Director, Center for Employment and Training
Fernando Gallo
Board Member, Orange County Community Foundation
Bernice Hird
Acting District Administrator, State Department of Rehabilitation
June Kuehn
Vice-President, Human Resources, Goodwill Industries
Nancy Quarles
Executive Director, Community Development Council Orange County Job Service
Buddy Ray
RegionalManager, State Employment Development Department
Joanna Rodgers
Executive Director, Orange County Children and Families Commission
Michael Ruane
District Administrator, State Department of Rehabilitation
Paula Ryan
Director, Southern California Indian Center
Paula Starr
District Director, US Small Business Administration
Sandy Sutton
Superintendent, Coastline Regional Occupational Program
Paul Snyder
Representative, Association of California School Administrators
