WorkForce Development Board
| Phil Kolehmainen, Owner* |
Barbara Foley, Owner |
| Kolehmainen Insurance |
Country Village Shop |
| Ontonagon |
Copper Harbor |
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| John Hamm |
Kathy Wicker, Owner |
| Northwest U.P. Labor Council |
Kathy's Country Flowers |
| Ontonagon |
Hancock |
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| Kim Stoker, Director |
Louisa Wills, Director |
| Western U.P. Planning District |
Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw Co. DHS |
| Houghton |
Hancock |
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| Steve Miller |
Bill Leonoff |
| Lake Shore, Inc. |
Iron County Chamber Of Commerce |
| Iron River |
Iron River |
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| Chad Rowe |
Gale Eilola, Manager |
| Somero Enterprises |
L'Anse Sentinel |
| Houghton |
L'Anse |
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| Nels Christopherson, Member |
Susan Beals, Board Member |
| Copper Country ISD Board |
Gogebic Community College |
| Houghton |
Ironwood |
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| Steve Goodall |
Clyde Raasio |
| Smurfit-Stone Corp. |
Keweenaw Historic Park Commission |
| Ontonagon |
Hancock |
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| Jack Reid |
Hope Tarnaski |
| Reid Funeral Services |
Grand View Hospital |
| L'Anse |
Ironwood |
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| Kathy Flagstadt |
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| Michigan Rehabilitation Services |
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| Hancock |
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* Chairperson
2008
Meetings
February 12th
March 18th
May 22nd
July 15th
September 11th
Minutes
Workforce Development Board Minutes
July 10, 2007, at Bruce Crossing
Members Present: Phil Kolehmainen, Clyde
Raasio, John Hamm, Barbara Foley, Nels Christopherson, Kathy
Flagstadt, Gale Eilola, Gordon Pekuri, Bill Leonoff, Vikki
James
Mark Halkola of Western U. P. Substance
Abuse, detailed MPRI plan for the coming year and the
responsibilities of WUPSASCA and MI WORKS. The Board
approved the MPRI Plan.
Allison Stefaniak and Tyler Lloyd, Summer
Youth Program Coordinators, gave presentations on the status
of the program.
The Board decided to pursue a residency
policy for No Worker Left Behind program participants.
Heard reports on sub-contractor progress
for WIA and Work First programs.
The Board approved the Employment Service
Plan for the 2007/2008 program year.
October 11, 2007, at Houghton
Members Present: Phil Kolehmainen, Gordon
Pekuri, Bill Leonoff, Kathy Flagstadt, Clyde Raaisio, Jack
Reid, Susan Beals, John Hamm, Gale Eilola, Chad Rowe, Kim
Stoker
The board requested a financial analysis of
current agency funding, the status of future monies, and
impact on agency stability. Board agreed to contact Mike Lahti
for assistance with Employment Service waivers, and special
funding considerations for rural sparsely populated areas with
large service areas.
The Board voted to submit a bid for
outcomes for the 2007 Summer Youth program.
The Board approved the Comprehensive 5 Year
Plan.
The Board approved a 40% reimbursement
rate for Incumbent Worker Training requests.
December 13,2007, at Bruce Crossing
This was a joint meeting with the MI WORKS
Administrative Board. Members present: Phil Kolehmainen,
Gordon Pekuri, Gale Eilola
Items discussed were: MPRI program and
progress; Incumbent Worker Training requests for Precision
Tool, L'Anse Manufacturing, and Pettibone; and the JET Plan
for the 2007/2008 program year.
February 19, 2008, at Houghton
Members Present: Phil Kolehmainen, John
Hamm, Louisa Wills, Bill Leonoff, Susan Beals, Barbara Foley,
Kathy Flagstadt
The Board approved the 2008 Systems Plan.
The Board reviewed the status of bidding
for the new program year for Summer Youth, Employment Service,
and Workforce Investment Act/JET programs.
Approved an Incumbent Worker Training
request for Somero Enterprises.
Education Advisory Group, February 28, 2008
at Ontonagon MI WORKS Office
Present: Jim Lorenson, Ray Paquali, Phil
Kolehmainen, Bruce Mayle, Shawn Kolbus, Gale Eilola
The following items were discussed: Update
on No Worker Left Behind; Baraga County Manufacturing Group;
MI WORKS funding for the new year; Updates from the
Gogebic-Ontonagon ISD, Gogebic Community College, and L'Anse
Schools regarding education and training issues.
March 20, 2008, at Bruce Crossing
This was a joint meeting with the MI WORKS
Administrative Board, Members Present: Phil Kollehmainen, Nels
Christopherson, Bill Leonoff, Barbara Foley, Gale Eilola,
Louisa Wills, Kathy Flagstadt, Steve Goodall.
The Board discussed the difficulty in
locating interested bidders for the Summer Youth, WIA/JET, and
Employment Service. Allison Stefaniak was hired to begin the
Summer Youth program for the Western U.P.
The Board heard that one entity did request
a bid specification packet foe WIA/JET programming. The Board
also agreed to submit a letter to DELEG detailing the
difficulty in locating qualified bidders.
Incumbent Worker requests were reviewed.
May 10, 2008, at Houghton
Members Present: Jim Stingle, Susan Beals,
Vikki Jmaes, Barbara Foley, Clyde Raasio,Chad Rowe, Jack Reid,
Phil Kolehmainen, John Hamm, Kathy Flagstadt
The Board officially opened the new Health
Careers Training Center located at the Michigan Works office
in Houghton.
The Board agreed that the Summer Youth
program must continue even though a bidder has not been
identified.
The Board agreed to request a waiver to
self-deliver the Employment Service program.
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