Montgomery Works : Workforce Investment Board

Montgomery County Workforce Investment Board

The Montgomery County Workforce Investment Board seeks to increase awareness of workforce development issues and to strengthen the County's workforce development system by developing partnerships with business, government and community-based organizations. These partnerships enable diverse county groups to share a vision of progress and to work together in a focused and unified fashion.

Mission
The goal of the Montgomery County Workforce Investment Board is to create and maintain a well-prepared, educated, and adaptable workforce to meet the current and future needs of employers in Montgomery County.

Vision
The Montgomery County Workforce Investment Board aims to ensure the current and future vitality of the County’s workforce. We will achieve this vision through an effective and open workforce development system and strong partnerships among government agencies, businesses, educational institutions, community organizations, residents, and the community at large.

2010 Meeting Calendar

WIB Operating Guidelines

WIB Member Responsibilities

Materials and Reports

The Workforce Investment Board meets every other month. In addition, the WIB produces reports on various employment sectors and drafts plans for improving access to workforce services.

We welcome you to read the meeting minutes and committee reports below. If you need these in an alternate format, please contact us at info@montgomeryworks.com.

Meeting Minutes

Reports

Board Meeting Material

Members of the Montgomery County Workforce Investment Board

Patrick Baker Director of Field Operations MD Dept. of Labor, Licensing & Regulation	Stephen D. Cain, Ph.D. Instructional Dean Montgomery College, Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus
Anthony J. Cancelosi President & CEO Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind	Stewart L. Edelstein, Ph.D. Executive Director USMSG/Universities at Shady Grove
Dennis Fallen Vice President/General Manager Fisher BioServices	Mark Federici United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 400
Kate Garvey Chief, Children, Youth & Family Services MC Dept. of Health and Human Services	Lori Golino, Chair Senior Vice President-Human Resources Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
Pastor Elwood Gray, Jr.	Susan Heltemes
Michael J. Sullivan, Jr. Manager, Compensation & Benefits Pepco Holdings	Sharon Julius Regional Director MD ST Dept of Ed/Div of Rehabilitation Services
Elyse Kaplan, Vice Chair Vice President Adventist Healthcare	Stephen Kornblatt Senior Project Director Coffey Consulting, LLC
Susan Leggett-Johnson Associate Medical Director of Human Resources Kaiser Permanente	Sharan London Executive Director Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless
Kathryn Mannes Consultant, Business Education Partnership	Deborah Murphy Chairman and CEO Standard Supplies, Inc.
Sandra Navidi Division of Career & Technology Montgomery County Public Schools	Carmen Ortiz-Larsen President & CEO Aquas, Inc.
David N. Rodich Executive Director SEIU Local 500	Ted Rose, Finance Chair President Rose Financial Services
Harriet Shapiro Director, SCSEP Jewish Council for the Aging	Jerry Shapiro President Shapiro and Duncan Mechanical Contractors
Carrie Shelton Business & Government Relations Liaison GEICO	Steve A. Silverman Director Department of Economic Development
Eugene Spencer Assistant Director Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County	Dawn Weglein HR Director & Sr. Vice President Sandy Spring Bank

Montgomery County Workforce Investment Board

The Montgomery County Workforce Investment Board's mission is to ensure that the County's workforce is well-prepared, educated, trained, and adaptable, with the tools and resources to meet the current and future needs of local businesses and successfully compete in a global economy. The business-driven board of 30 members seeks to strengthen the County's workforce system and create job opportunities by encouraging partnerships between business, government, and community-based organizations.

The board also advises the County on the expenditure of over $3 million in federal, state, and county funds-primarily from the Workforce Investment Act to implement MontgomeryWorks, the one-stop workforce development system. The board's policy oversight and guidance for these expenditures foster collaboration among local businesses and the public and private sectors in meeting the County's workforce development needs.

A County Executive Order established the board in 2002 to administer the federal Workforce Investment Act and strengthen public-private involvement in carrying out the Act's programs and services. A copy of that order can be viewed here. The County Executive appoints all board members, including:

16 representatives of a cross-section of local employers
Three representatives of community-based organizations
Two representatives of labor organizations
One member nominated by each of the following County entities: Montgomery County Public Schools, Montgomery College, a four-year college or university, the County Department of Economic Development, the County Housing Opportunities Commission, the County Department of Health and Human Services, the Maryland Job Service, and the agency administering Title V of the Older Americans Act.

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