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 Kay Turley-Kirchner Adult Education