"Supporting a Skilled Workforce-

Building a Sustainable Community"

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2006 Marin Jobs Summit Report

Workforce Investment Board of Marin County

Meeting Schedule

Full Board Meetings:

MEC/Redwood Room/2^nd Floor

Co-Chairs:  Jim Jordan and Mark Wood  |  Vice-Chair: Caran Cuneo

Dates:  3^rd Wednesday of every odd month | 7:30 – 9:30 am 

11/15/06, 1/17/07, 3/21/07, 5/16/07 (retreat day – 7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.),

 7/18/07, 9/19/07, 11/21/07

Executive Committee Meetings:

MEC/Cedar Room/3rd Floor

Co-Chairs: Jim Jordan, Mark Wood

Members: Gene Abbott, Caran Cuneo, Jim Jordan, Will Rigney,

Mark Wood, Cecilia Zamora, Joan Capurro (Members are: Co-Chairs,

Vice-Chair, Past Chair, and a rep from each Task Force & the Youth Council)

Mission: To optimize the effective functioning of the Marin Workforce

Investment Board.

Responsibilities:

1. Nominate effective Board members, and ensure their appropriate
   orientation to the work of the WIB.
2. Provide strategic review of proposed WIB initiatives and assign to
   appropriate Task Forces.
3. Organize and coordinate Board Committees and Task Forces.
   Review and approve Board agendas.
4. Communicate with the Board of Supervisors and community                and business leaders.
5. Review and recommend adoption of budgets and contracts, and             Board policies and procedures.

Meeting Dates: First Wednesday of every odd month (two weeks before the full Board meeting – EXCEPT the Jan. 8^th mtg and the July mtg, which is set for June 27^th to avoid July 4^th week) | 

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | 1/8/07 (12 – 2 pm), 3/7/07, 5/2/07, 6/27/07, 9/5/07, 11/7/07

Built Environment Task Force:

MEC/Sycamore Room/3^rd Floor

Co-Chairs: Ginny Kuhel, TBD

Members:  Charlene Reid, Ed Mainland (Sustainable Marin)

Mission:  Support the growth of green businesses in Marin through
workforce and economic development.  

Goals:  1) Identify a subset of the green business community that the
WIB can assist with available resources. 2) Identify workforce and enterprise
development needs and strategies for target sub-sectors. 3) Implement
initiatives to develop and enhance workforce skills and organizational success.

Dates: Second Wednesday of every odd month  |  12:00 pm – 1:30 pm |
1/10/07, 3/14/07, 5/9/07, 7/11/07, 9/12/07, 11/14/07

Business & Financial Services:

MEC/Sycamore Room/3^rd Floor

Co-Chairs: Joan Capurro (EC rep), Mary Kay Sweeney, Andrea Bizzell 

Members: Caran Cuneo, Gail Theller, Donna Lemmon, 
Julia van der Ryn (Dominican U.)

Mission & Goals: Promote income-enhancement, asset building, and micro-enterprise development for individuals; and identify, develop, and market 
 internal career development strategies for employers.

Dates:  2^nd Thursday of every odd month |  1/11/07, 3/8/07, 5/10/07, 
 7/12/07, 9/13/07, 11/8/07

Marin Youth Council:

MEC/Cedar Room/3^rd Floor

Chair: Gene Abbott

Members: WIB: Hillary Crissinger (Job Corps), Donna Lemmon
(Integrated Services)

Mission:  Support workforce development opportunities for youth,
and facilitate collaboration and support for youth initiatives carried out
by Council organizations.

Responsibilities:

1.        Review WIA funding for in-school and out-of-school youth
workforce development projects and provide recommendations
 to the WIB.

2.       Convene and connect youth-serving organizations to advance the        youth development agenda, including youth participation in the
workforce.

3.       Provide Council members with business perspectives, information,         and resources relevant to youth.

Dates: First Friday of every third month, except for January.

10:00 am – 11:30 am  |  1/12/07, 4/6/07, 7/6/07, 10/5/07

Workforce Issues Task Force:

MEC/Cedar Room/3^rd Floor

Co-Chairs: Cecilia Zamora, Will Rigney

Members:  Maureen McManus, Kris Organ, Mary Kay Sweeney

Mission: Research and propose initiatives and strategies to advance the 
mission of the WIB; and plan the annual Workforce Summit
(in collaboration with the Summit Task Force.)

Responsibilities:

1. Plan, promote, and support the Workforce Summit as an opportunity
   to showcase key elements of the WIB’s Strategic Plan, and to develop
   consensus on a workforce action agenda.
2. Systematically engage the Economic Commission, Chambers of
   Commerce, the Board of Supervisors, education partners, 
   business associations, and other groups to help develop
   workforce strategies.
3. Engage other organizations to address workforce-related issues 
   where the WIB is not the initiator, e.g., the Marin Planning 
   Commission, the School-to-Career Partnership, and the College of
   Marin.
4. Identify and research public policy issues for WIB recommendation to         the Board of Supervisors.

Dates:  Third Wednesday of every even month  | 8:30 am – 9:30 am |

 12/20/06, 2/21/07, 4/18/07, 6/20/07, 8/15/07, 10/17/07, 12/19/07