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The Middlesex County Workforce Investment Board (WIB) is a
public/private partnership, formed through the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
This federal legislation created workforce investment boards throughout the country,
to enable the workforce development system to be demand-driven and responsive to the needs
of employers and workers. In October 1999, the Middlesex County Board of Chosen
Freeholders appointed members to the Middlesex County WIB.
The mission of the Middlesex County Workforce
Investment Board is to provide the leadership and direction that mobilizes all workforce investment
resources to create a workforce system that is built on quality standards, strong interagency
collaboration and innovative technology so that every employer and resident has access to and
benefits from the workforce programs and services needed to do business and succeed in the workplace.
Resources are leveraged in Middlesex County to create a seamless integrated workforce network that effectively bridges interagency programs and services and capitalizes on technology so that every employer and resident has access to workforce programs and services, to do business and to succeed in the workplace.
Among its many accomplishments, the WIB has
- Created a menu of Business Services to be offered
in the Business Resource Center at the One-Stop Career Center in New Brunswick.
- Developed Business Bulletin Newsletters and Labor Market
Information reports to help Middlesex County businesses navigate the current economic and labor environment.
- Directed the provision of WIA training programs to over 5,727 Middlesex County residents since 2003.
- Provided career exploration and/or training programs through community agencies or educational institutions for 926 youth since 2003.
- Sponsored Youth Career Awareness Days at
high schools throughout Middlesex County.
- Created and distributed
Youth Pocket Resumes to students creating their first resumes, Youth
Yellow Pages, and established a youth career website.
The Middlesex County WIB was also the first in the state to
form a permanent Literacy Committee. Under the auspices of the WIB, and with the generous support of the County Board
of Chosen Freeholders, the Middlesex County Community Learning Center
opened its doors in February 2003, to provide literacy services to all county residents.
Middlesex County Workforce Investment Board Members
- Christopher D. Rafano ,
Freeholder Liaison
- Donna Jennings,
Chair, Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A.
- Jill Schiff,
Vice-Chair, Building Contractors Association of NJ
- Dan Frankel,
Secretary, Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.
- Gloria Aftanski,
United Way of Central New Jersey
- Amy Bellisano,
Woodbridge Center Property, LLC
- Scott Bollwage, New Brunswick Adult Learning Center
- Roseann Bucciarelli,
Middlesex County College
- Robert Davis, Operating Engineer Local 825
- George Echeverri,
NJ Labor and Workforce Development Division of Programs & Services
- Alan Fialka, Roosevelt Care Center
- Lisa Fiore, Jewish
Family & Vocational Services of Middlesex County
- Lorrie Ginegaw,
Middlesex Water Company
- Alan Haveson, Lee Linear Company
- Daniel Henrickson,
WMGQ/WCTC
- Adrienne Keaton,
Middlesex County Department of Workforce Development
- Jerry Killian, Wiss and Company, LLC
- Tom Lankey, Solaris
Health System
- Lina Llona, Doubletree Hotel - Princeton
- Brian Loughlin, Middlesex County Vocational & Technical High School
- Maryann Lovas, Provident Bank, Edison Branch
- Angela Mackaronis,
Middlesex County Board of Social Services
- Barbara Minch, Benchmark Hospitality International
- William Nagy,
Iron Workers Local #373
- Yocasta Perez, Capital One Bank, Perth Amboy Branch
- James Perry,
Piscataway Public Works Department
- Dr. Patrick Piegari,
NJ Department of Education
- Senovia Robles,
Perth Amboy Adult Education Center
- Barbara C. Roos, Edison Chamber of Commerce
- Thomas M. Seilheimer,
Middlesex County Department of Human Services
- Elizabeth Sims,
New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
- Richard Skorupski, Meeker Sharkey Associates, LLC
- Carl Spataro,
Middlesex County Economic Development
- Michelle
Suskind, Catholic Charities
- Bernice Proctor
Venable, AlphaGraphics
- Tom Vigna, North Brunswick Economic Development
- Earl Wiggley, Sunny Delight Beverages Company
Jane Z. Brady, Director
WIB Committees
- By Laws / Membership
Committee: Reviews by-laws, as needed, but minimally shall review them on an annual basis. Shall serve as the committee to present, on an annual basis, a slate of officers for the Board’s consideration. Reviews and recommends appointment(s) to the WIB and Youth Investment Council
- Literacy Committee: Identifies and analyzes local resources, programs and services and recommends ways to improve the quantity, quality and delivery of literacy programs. Work to achieve a more literate adult community who are therefore, more productive members of the workforce. To be a resource for the literacy provider community and the business community so that better literacy services are available to county residents and so that employers may have access to a more literate workforce.
- Planning / Resource
Committee: Identify and prioritize community needs and labor market information for action by the Workforce Investment Board. Identify potential strategies and initiatives to address workforce issues, as needed. Reviews and modifies the Five Year Workforce Strategic Plan. Identifies and analyzes gaps in resources/services. Reviews funding requests for WIA adult and dislocated worker programs and recommends funding to WIB.
- One-Stop Operations Sub-Committee: Responsible for one-stop operations and the workforce investment system to ensure coordination between workforce programs and services.
- Youth Investment
Council: Provides expertise in planning, policy development and oversight of youth employment and training services and to increase the knowledge and access of youth to employment opportunities and workforce programs and services. Plans youth workforce activities and designs a comprehensive year-round system which is coordinated with other organizations serving youth.
- Disabilities Committee: The mission of the Disabilities Committee is to make recommendations to the One-Stop in order to ensure that all services of the One-Stop are fully accessible to people with disabilities. Accessibility includes physical accessibility, along with attitudinal and procedural accessibility, and people with disabilities include physical, mental and learning disabilities.
Representatives from other agencies in the community serving individuals with disabilities are included on the committee in order to assist in achieving the mission.
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