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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.
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 and
other workforce services to over 1,500 Middlesex County residents since 1999.
- Provided career exploration programs through community
agencies for 362 youth since 1999.
- 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
- David B. Crabiel,
Freeholder Liaison
- Dan Frankel,
Chair, Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.
- Donna Jennings,
Vice-Chair, Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A.
- Gloria Aftanski,
United Way of Central New Jersey
- Amy Bellisano,
Woodbridge Center Property, LLC
- Christian Bosmediano,
Bosmediano's Transportation Services
- John Brun, Pinnacle Federal Credit Union
- 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
- James Garrett,
Middlesex Water Company
- Daniel Henrickson,
WMGQ/WCTC
- Adrienne Keaton,
Middlesex County Employment & Training Department
- Tom Lankey, Solaris
Health System
- Marlene Lederman,
New Brunswick Adult Learning Center
- Angela Mackaronis,
Middlesex County Board of Social Services
- Dr. Karen McCloud-Hjazeh,
Middlesex County Vocational and Technical High Schools
- Sharon McGreevy,
New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
- William Nagy,
Iron Workers Local #373
- David Paster, Heller Industrial Park
- James Perry,
Piscataway Public Works Department
- Chris Phelan,
Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Dr. Patrick Piegari,
NJ Department of Education
- German Roa, Embassy
Suites Hotel
- Senovia Robles,
Perth Amboy Adult Education Center
- Patrick L. Ryan,
Yardville National Bank
- Jill Schiff,
Building Contractors Association of NJ
- Thomas M. Seilheimer,
Middlesex County Department of Human Services
- Carl Spataro,
Middlesex County Economic Development
- Michelle
Suskind, Catholic Charities
- Bernice Proctor
Venable, AlphaGraphics
- Tom Vigna, North Brunswick Economic Development
Jane Z. Brady, Director
WIB Committees
- Business Services
Committee
- By Laws / Membership
Committee
- Literacy Committee
- Planning / Resource
Committee
- Systems Performance
Committee & One-Stop Operations Sub-Committee
- Barriers to Work
Committee
- Youth Investment
Council
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