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Committees of the WIB
Executive Committee
Communications/Marketing Committee
Disability Committee
Literacy Committee
One-Stop Career Center Committee
Youth Investment Council



Executive
David Hollowell, Chair

The Executive Committee defines the WIB's mission and develops the WIB's vision, its broad-based goals and policies for comprehensive strategic workforce development.  It insures continuity of the WIB's mission and sets priorities for all WIB committees.  It solicits and employs input from other WIB committees, WIB members and other sources, to design strategies that will accomplish the WIB's goals and objectives.  It assures that the workforce investment system is performance-driven and market-based and meets the needs of the local area while providing universal access and uniformly high-quality customer service.  It insures compliance with the Workforce Investment Act (WIA).  It performs oversight activities and performance reviews to insure that One-Stop systems are efficient, effective and exhibit continuous quality improvement.  It recruits and orients new WIB members, manages WIB by-laws and selects a committee to nominate candidates for WIB offices.

The Executive Committee is composed of WIB officers and the chairpersons of all WIB committees.


Executive Committee Members

Louis Baram, Jr.
I.B.E.W. - Local Union No. 102

Marie Betlow
Prime Time Personnel, Inc.

Maureen Craven
NJ Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services

David Hollowell
D&D Associates

Walter Krich, Jr.
Morris County Planning, Development & Technology

Karen Kubert
Warren County Department of Human Services

Glenn Lewis
EMBARQ


Communications/Marketing
Walter Krich, Jr. and Glenn Lewis, Co-Chairs

The Communications/Marketing Committee develops and implements marketing methods, strategies and initiatives that clearly communicate the WIB's mission and goals and publicizes programs, services and activities available through the One-Stop system.  It also explores, develops and implements technologies that support and enhance WIB internal and external communications.


Communications/Marketing Committee Members

Louis Baram, Jr.
I.B.E.W. - Local Union No. 102

Shelia Carter
Morris County Department of Human Services

Joseph Garifo
Morris County Public Information

Walter Krich, Jr.
Morris County Planning, Development & Technology

Charles Lamb
County College of Morris

Glenn Lewis
EMBARQ

Donald Meng
Pack-Ups

Lech Szymanski
Phillipsburg One-Stop Career Center


Disability
Maureen Craven, Chair

The Disability Committee seeks to insure that persons with disabilities have access to the full range of One-Stop Career Center services.  The Committee researches and identifies new services and programs that can benefit persons with disabilities and recommends ways to incorporate the programs and services into the One-Stop System.  The Committee advocates for persons with disabilities and communicates their goals and needs for consideration in One-Stop planning and program delivery.


Disability Committee Members

Cathy Boccard
TransOptions

Christina Brino
Morris County Office of the Disabled

Maureen Craven
NJ Div. of Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Trenton

Paula Genschow
Franklin One-Stop Career Center

Al Hagert
NJ Div. of Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Morristown

Lyn Krisa
Morris/Sussex/Warren
Employment & Training Services

Leonor Madrigal
The Family Resource Network / EFNJ

Judy Reifer
Employment Horizons, Inc.

Qadriyyah Sakhu
People Helping People

Lucile Schmidt-Nering
Morris Hills Regional District

Kathleen Shay
NJ Div. of Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Hackettstown

Maddi Sink
Arc of NJ

Peggy Skipp
Easter Seals NJ - Franklin

Carmela Slivinski
DAWN Center for Independent Living, Inc.

Christa Utz
Mental Health Association of Morris County



Literacy
David Hollowell, Chair

The Literacy Committee was established for the purpose of consolidating and coordinating literacy resources and developing new strategies in support of enhancing literacy skills of the workforce in the Morris, Sussex and Warren Workforce Investment Board (WIB) area.  The Committee is responsible for the development of a Literacy Plan, the analysis of youth and adult basic skills and literacy needs, the identification of barriers to and gaps in services and programs, and the coordination of literacy service providers and programs.  The Committee ensures that information on literacy programs is available to job seekers and employers in the workforce development system.  The Committee works to assist the WIB in the policy formation and facilitation of the delivery of literacy services and the integration of adult literacy into the workforce investment system to assure the retention of long-term competitive employment.


Literacy Committee Members

Olga Burns
Morris/Sussex/Warren
Employment & Training Services

Jim Dufford
Tri-Co Federal Credit Union

Miriam Faber
Morris County School of Technology

Marguerite Gadel
Literacy Volunteers of Sussex County

Gretchen Haas
Morris/Sussex/Warren
Employment & Training Services

Maria Heaton
Center for Career and Personal Development

David Hollowell
D&D Associates

Polly Lacey
Joint Free Public Library of Morristown/Township

Deborah Leon
Literacy Volunteers of Morris County

Jan Tensen
Learning Center
Sussex County Community College

William Weightman
Workforce NJ, Newton

Erika Wilson
Honeywell


One-Stop Career Center
Marie Betlow, Chair

The One-Stop Career Center Committee insures that the interests of job seekers and employers are equally represented in the One-Stop system.  It insures that the One-Stop system provides comprehensive services in a seamless, integrated, effective and efficient manner.  It insures that knowledgeable, skilled One-Stop system staff delivers high quality services, resulting in high levels of customer satisfaction.  It insures that the One-Stop system meets or exceeds performance standards for placement, retention, earnings and job seeker and employer customer satisfaction.

The One-Stop Career Center Committee also serves as the One-Stop Implementation Team, which insures the continuing implementation of One-Stop system activities.  It identifies and monitors the flow of One-Stop services and implements team management of the One-Stop system.  It guides and directs One-Stop operations to enhance the quality of customer services and insures continuous improvement of the One-Stop system.  It defines and approves One-Stop protocols and criteria.


One-Stop Career Center Committee Members

Sivaraman Anbarasan
Sussex County Community College

Eve Azar
Warren County Community College

Marie Betlow
Prime Time Personnel, Inc.

Olga Burns
Morris/Sussex/Warren
Employment & Training Services

John Ciaffone
TransOptions

Linda Durney
Madison Welfare Department

Mary Emilius
Sussex County Economic Development Partnership

Ray Gara
Warren County Technical School

Robert Glowacky
Warren County Technical School

JanMarie McDyer
Warren County Department of Human Services

Elaine Muller
Women's Center @ County College of Morris

Steve Neblett
Morristown Neighborhood House

Kenneth Nerbak
Dover Business Resource Center

Mark Portnoy
Urban Enterprise Zone

William Primus
Urban League of Morris County

Lorraine Scheibener
Warren County Division of Temporary Assistance
and Social Services

Kathleen Shay
NJ Div. of Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Hackettstown

Lech Szymanski
Phillipsburg One-Stop Career Center

Mark Toback
Sussex County Technical School

David Walker
Morristown Neighborhood House

William Weightman
Workforce NJ, Newton

Susan Zukoski
Abilities of Northwest Jersey, Inc.


Youth Investment Council
Karen Kubert, Chair

The Youth Investment Council is responsible for developing a strategic plan for tri-county youth, recommending youth programs for funding through the workforce Investment Act, monitoring those programs approved by the Workforce Investment Board, and creating a youth one-stop career system that links to the larger One-Stop Career Center system.

The Council also manages a website that offers assistance to youth.  That website can be found at www.youth-help.org.


Youth Investment Council Members

Olga Burns
Morris/Sussex/Warren
Employment & Training Services

George Chando
Phillipsburg School District

Ghulam Chaudhry
Jam-E-Masjid / Islamic Center Inc.

David File
Jersey Central Power & Light

David Fiore
I.B.E.W. - Local Union No. 102

Ray Gara
Warren County Technical School

Robert Glowacky
Warren County Technical School

Gretchen Haas
Morris/Sussex/Warren
Employment & Training Services

Lauren Hirtes
Family Support Organization of Sussex/Morris

Bill Horn
Phillipsburg School-Based Youth Services

David Johnston
Division of Youth & Family Services
NJ Department of Human Services

Karen Kubert
Warren County Department of Human Services

Donald Meng
Pack-Ups

Michael Muckle
NJ Youth Corps of Phillipsburg

George Paffendorf
NJ Youth Corps

Robert Parker
NewBridge Services, Inc.

Kathleen Serafino
Morris County Schools

A. J. Teat
NJ Youth Corps of Phillipsburg

Jan Tensen
Sussex County Community College

Mark Toback
Sussex County Technical School

 

 

 

 

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