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105. APPOINTMENT AND REAPPOINTMENT TO THE MARICOPA WORKFORCE CONNECTIONS BOARD AND ACCEPT RESIGNATION OF BOARD MEMBERS Approve the appointment and reappointment of the following 19 individuals to the Maricopa Workforce Connections Board, which serves as the Workforce Investment Board for the balance of Maricopa County, outside the City of Phoenix, as required under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998. The MWC full board nominated and accepted the following individuals to serve as MWC representatives at the meeting that was held on June 25, 2009.The term of the appointment(s) will be effective July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2011. Public Sector Representatives: Reappoint : •Karen F. Poole, Associate Director, Maricopa County Community College District, Center for Workforce Development, representing One-Stop partners •Tony Maldonado, Director of Career and Technical Education, Paradise Valley Unified School District, representing Education •Karen Thorne, Native Workforce Services Director, Phoenix Indian Center, Inc., representing One-Stop partners •Marie Sullivan, President & CEO, Arizona Women’s Education & Employment, Inc., representing Community based organizations •Nancy Welch, Associate Director, Morrison Institute for Public Policy, representing Education •Adda Alexander, CEO, Arizona Association of Community Health Centers, representing Community based organizations Appoint: •Rodney Pack, Program Manager, Arizona Pipe Trades Apprenticeship, representing mandated partners •Velicia McMillan, Human Resources, Assistant General Manager, City of Scottsdale, representing Community based organizations •Karissa Bonkrude, ageWorks Coordinator, Area Agency on Aging, representing One-stop partners •Lisa Marra, Vice President Workforce Policy, Associated General Contractors-Arizona Chapter, representing mandated partners •Barbara Gallegos, Program Center Coordinator Phoenix Office of Public Housing, U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, representing One-stop partners Private Sector Representatives: Reappoint: •Neil Alexander, Attorney, Littler Mendelson •Tina Huff, Executive Director of Human Resources, Pro’s Ranch Markets •Chevera Trillo, Project Director, Maximus - Workforce Service Division Appoint: •Judy Blanchard, Strategic HR Sourcing Program Manager, Arizona Public Service •Rick McCartney, President & CEO Media Publishers Group •Ben Serio, Human Resources Manager, Amazon.com •Jeffery Freeman, Manager Business partnerships, Honeywell •Dillion Holmes, President, Cambio Energy, Inc Acknowledge and accept the resignation of 8 MWC Board Members effective June 25, 2009: Public Sector •Rebecca Flanagan, HUD Phoenix Field Office Director, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) •Joel Millman, Acting Independent Living Support Manager, Arizona Department of Economic Security, Division of Aging and adult Services •Mike Wall, Director of Training, Phoenix Pipe Fitting Trades Apprenticeship Private Sector •John Garza, Manager, Workforce Services, Pinnacle West Capital Corporation •Jim Ponte’, Owner, Harris Printers •Pam Ross, Director of Business Partnerships, Honeywell •Brady Young, Human Resources Manager, The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGEN) •Dori Beattie, Senior Sales Mgr, Growth and Acquisitions, The Arizona Republic/Gannett Media Maricopa County, exclusive of the City of Phoenix, is a designated Workforce Investment Area under the federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998. The goal of Maricopa County’s Workforce Investment Board, Maricopa Workforce Connections, is to provide a comprehensive workforce development system under which Maricopa County residents can access services. Maricopa County Human Services Department Workforce Development Division Workforce Connections administers the Workforce Connections activities. (C-22-10-002-M-00)