2013 annual report

2 Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas, Inc.

Letter from the LWIB Chairman

2013 was a year of change and challenge

for the Workforce Alliance. In March the

organization faced the financial con-

straints created by Sequestration and its

impact on WIA funding. In May the or-

ganization underwent a structural change,

beginning with a split of the Corporate

Board of Directors from the Local Work-

force Investment Board. Until last March,

one Board served both purposes.

The creation of a separate Corporate

Board enables the organization to apply

for additional funds that the LWIB would

not be eligible for to leverage WIA fund-

ing, allowing additional employers and job

seekers to be served.

The new Corporate Board of Directors will

remain under the leadership of Chairman

Mark Conway, while the LWIB elected me

as the new Chairman in July 2013. Addi-

tionally, a Vice Chair, Kathy Jewett, was

elected for the first time, creating a lead-

ership succession plan for the LWIB.

In October 2013 financial woes reared

again as the Federal Government shut

down for 16 days, stopping the flow of

WIA dollars and services to job seekers

and employers alike.

Also in October, the Wichita Workforce

Center was forced to undertake an emer-

gency relocation from its home of eight

years at 150 N. Main to two temporary

locations while an RFP process was com-

pleted for new space for the Center. This

move was accomplished over a single

weekend, demonstrating the dedication

and hard work of the staff and partner

agencies.

From a year filled with change and chal-

lenges, I am pleased to present the ac-

complishments of the Workforce Alliance

Rod Blackburn, Chair

Kansas Local Area IV

Workforce Investment Board

(LWIB)

Workforce Alliance of South

2013 Annual Report 3

In Program Year 2012… (July 1, 2012-June 30, 2013)

64,229 job seekers sought services from the Workforce Centers The Workforce Centers provided 1,983 services to employers and posted 3,698 jobs on KANSASWORKS.com 5,182 prescreens and applications were accepted from 3,304 customers 1,739 individuals received a Kansas WORKReady! Certificate 862 adult and dislocated workers entered employment 295 adult and dislocated workers received one or more academic and/or industry recognized credential 318 youths participated in and received services through the WIA youth program 115 youth participants were placed in a summer work experience

Workforce Alliance Mission: Supporting and advancing a competitive Workforce in South Central Kansas. Vision: A growing regional economy through a skilled workforce.

2013 Grant and Project

Summary Leveraging multiple funding streams makes it possible

for the Workforce Alliance to meet the needs of employ-

ers and job seekers in South Central Kansas. In 2013

the Workforce Alliance led or partnered on the following

grants and initiatives.

LEADING:

Preparation for Advanced Career Employment

System (PACES)

H-1B Kansas Engineering Excellence Program (KEEP)

PARTNERING:

Accelerating Opportunity - Kansas (AO-K)

H-1B On the Job Training (OJT)

HUD Sustainable Communities

Jobs and Innovation Accelerator

Jobs and Innovative Industry Training (JIIST)

Kansas Disability Employment Initiative (DEI)

Kansas Health Profession Opportunity Project (KHPOP)

Financials

Program Year 2012 - July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013 *Other includes funding for DEI, Health Careers, H-1B, and SESPT.

Workforce Investment Act (WIA) $3,697,487

WIA Rapid Response $766,521

WIA National Emergency Grant $658,844

SCSEP $853,101

PACES $254,850

KEEP $739,425

KHPOP $774,838

Other* $627,450

Total $8,372,516


In March 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor made a monitoring visit to the state of Kansas, reviewing the State, Local Area III and Local Area IV WIA operations, governance, policy and procedures, meeting minutes and case files. The overall result was a clean report from the Department of Labor.


The Workforce Alliance offers two workshop tracts for jobs seekers: Job Search

and Business Skills.

Job Search Success Workshops offer training on how to find a job and the

key skills employers are looking for while hiring. These workshops include

Beginning and Advanced Resume Writing, Interviewing, Networking, and

Online Job Search Tips.

The Business Skills Series is designed to provide customers with the basic

computer and Microsoft Office skills most commonly used in today’s business

world. These workshops focus on Basic Computer Skills and Beginning,

Intermediate, and Advanced Levels of Microsoft Office 2010.

2013 Workforce Center Traffic

Resources for Job Seekers

1,938 individuals attended

Job Search Success workshops to enhance their resumes and interview skills, an in-crease of 24% over 2012!

1,373 job seekers

completed Business Skills Series workshops for certification in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

64,229* customers visited

the Local Area IV Workforce Centers in 2013, an average of 268 per day.

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*Due to the relocation of the Wichita Workforce Center, traffic significantly decreased in the months of November and December 2013.

6 Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas Inc.

Workforce Investment Act (WIA)

In Program Year 2012 (July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013) the

Workforce Investment Act (WIA) served over 8 million job seekers

nation wide. The Workforce Alliance received a $3.7 million WIA

allocation to provide employment and training services to job seek-

ers. With that funding 1,077 adults 691 dislocated workers and 318

youth received services.

862 adult and dislocated worker job

seekers reported employment

Senior Community Service Employment Program

The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is a

unique program for older Americans needing assistance updating

work place skills to be competitive in today’s job market. In Program

Year 2012 SCSEP gave 64 low income seniors an opportunity to

work part-time community service assignments for local non-profit

and government agencies in need of reliable volunteers.

62,440 hours of service to the com-

munity was provided by seniors who

received hands-on training

PY 2012 WIA Program Outcomes

* These numbers reflect full and part-time employment for a six month period.

Entered

Employment Retention

Rate Average Earnings

Average Hourly Wage

Adult 73.3% 89.6% $18,259* $17.55

Dislocated Workers

77.9% 91.9% $18,334* $18.33

Placement in

Employment/Educ. Attainment of Degree/Cert.

Literacy/ # of Gains

Youth 57.6% 66.7% 44.4%


Connecting Job Seekers with Services As a young boy Eric always knew it took hard work to succeed. Along with his strong work ethic he had ambition. Although

he didn’t start reading until his junior year of high school when he discovered he had to learn to read to be successful, he

didn’t waste any time learning how. More than 20 years later, Eric still has the same attitude. Finding himself between jobs

when competition in the job market was tough, he knew the only way he would find new employment would be to approach

the job search with that same ambition and determination.

Eric showed up at the Wichita Workforce Center every day. He attended workshops and used the skills he learned in these

workshops to enhance his job search and resume. Eric went to a local job fair armed with the skills he learned in a

networking workshop at the Workforce Center. His intention was to connect with anyone he knew and pass on his resume.

With his polished resume, experience and by connecting with a former co-worker at the job fair he was able to obtain a new

full-time position with Kroger Stores. Eric says his success came from the resources and help he received at the Wichita

Workforce Center.

National Emergency Grant (NEG)


Jeff came to the Wichita Workforce Center

nearly a year after he was laid off. He was

searching for jobs and receiving

unemployment benefits, and he was

interested in

receiving training for a new career. Jeff was interested in

healthcare, but, as a father of two, he needed assistance.

Using assessments, the Wichita Workforce Center affirmed

Jeff's interest in healthcare. He identified a local nursing

program which would work for him, and in conjunction with

Newman University and the Wichita Workforce Center, Jeff

formed a plan for accomplishing his career goals. Using

National Emergency Grant funding, the Wichita Workforce

Center funded tuition, fees, and textbooks. A trained

Workforce Professional monitored his progress throughout

the two school years it took for him to receive his nursing

degree.

Jeff's nursing program provided him with the valuable

education and experience that employers require. Jeff

quickly found work with Via Christi as a registered nurse

making $22.77 per hour.

In 2009, the Workforce Alliance was awarded a $7.5 million

National Emergency Grant (NEG) from the U.S. Department of

Labor in response to the overwhelming number of layoffs expe-

rienced in South Central Kansas, particularly in aviation and

non-aviation manufacturing.

The initial goal of the NEG was to serve 1,100 participants, 600

of whom would be enrolled in training.

The Workforce Alliance exceeded the goals set

for the NEG by enrolling 1,301 participants. Of

those participants:

1,218 received Intensive Services

606 participants were enrolled in training

190 received Supportive Services

79.7% of participants exiting the program

were employed, exceeding the WIA perfor-

mance goal

NEG Outcomes


Workforce Alliance in Action

1. March 2013-WA staff preparing for the U.S. Department of Labor monitoring visit

2. August 2013-Summer Youth Employment Fair

3. July 2013-Starwood Job Fair

4. November 2013-Moving Day for the Wichita Workforce Center

5. October 2013-Dillons Job Fair at the Wichita Workforce Center

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4. 5.


Success Through On-the-Job Training

After graduating with a Bachelor’s of Science in Industrial En-gineering Emily was having a difficult time finding employment without any relevant work experience as an engineer. After seeking assistance from the Workforce Alliance, Emily was enrolled into the H1B On-the-Job Training (OJT) engi-neering grant. Within a few days Emily was employed by an aviation engineering firm as a design engineer making $18 per hour. During Emily’s OJT, she gained real life experience working with CATIA (cad/cam design software) partnered with top engi-neering practices recognized by global aviation manufacturers. This opportunity and training built Emily’s engineering knowledge and experience and led to the engineering firm re-taining her after the OJT was complete.

On-the-Job Training

Opportunities In 2012 the Workforce Alliance received a grant from

the National Fund for Workforce Solutions and the

Boeing Company to increase the number of job seek-

ers and employers participating in On-the-Job Training

(OJT) opportunities in the aviation sector, as part of the

PACES sector strategy.

Additionally, the Workforce Alliance of South Central

Kansas manages the placement of individuals in Local

Area IV in OJT’s through the State H-1B funded grant

program, which provides opportunities for individuals

who have an engineering degree but no practical work

experience desired by employers.

16 individuals found employment with

four employers through these grants by

completing On-the-Job Training.


CONNECTING JOB SEEKERS AND EMPLOYERS

Vince is a Veteran who was laid off from his job where he made $16 per

hour. Not having any certified training to fall back on made it difficult for

him to find employment.

Vince visited the Wichita Workforce Center and discovered he was

eligible to receive training assistance in Composite Technology to make

himself more employable. He enrolled in training with a local provider.

Upon receiving his certificate in occupational skills training in the field of

composite technology, an industry recognized credential, Vince found

full time employment as a composite technician with an up-and-coming

company making over $25 per hour.

RAPID RESPONSE The Rapid Response program can assist employers who

are considering staff reductions explore ways to reduce or

eliminate the need for layoffs. If a layoff is unavoidable,

the program can provide services to those workers being

displaced.

At the invitation of an employer, trained staff can come to

the facility, meet with the employees and explain how to

find a new job, identify training resources, and how to file

for unemployment benefits.

In 2013 the Business Team provided Rapid Response

services to 21 employers. This included 27 informational

sessions for affected employees on site at the businesses

and providing 2,383 employees with informational packets

on the services available to assist them in their layoff.

In a special project with Boeing, Rapid Response staff

provided monthly on site liaison services to 83 employees

impacted by the plant closure, scheduled to occur in June

2013.

“Strengthening our workforce one client at a time.”


Reintegration through Employment

In April of 2012 the Workforce Alliance, Kansas Department of Com-merce, Kansas Department of Corrections, and Sedgwick County Community Corrections entered into a partnership to utilize a dedi-cated Workforce Professional who is a Certified Offender Workforce Development Specialist (OWDS) to serve the offender population in Local Area IV and at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility. This strat-egy has extended to the El Dorado and Winfield Correctional Facili-ties. Over the last year the project expanded leveraged resources of the Workforce Centers of South Central Kansas. Two additional staff members earned their OWDS certification in November 2012, bring-ing the total to eight certified OWDS onsite staff at the Wichita Work-force Center. Workforce Professionals in the Career Center have been trained specifically to support the dedicated Workforce Profes-sional as demand has risen. Additional Partners have been identified and similar referrals and strategic efforts have commenced. These partners include:

Wichita Parole Office

Wichita Work Release Facility

US Probation and Pretrial Services

18th Judicial District Court Trustees Office

Sedgwick County Day Reporting Center

Mirror, Inc.

American Indian Council

Union Rescue Mission

Local Church Prison Ministries

Since 2012…

1,329 participants have attended an orientation or

workshop for ex-offenders

746 participants have registered in KansasWORKS

242 participants have received Individual

Employment Services

118 (48%) have Entered Employment

74% have retained employment after six months

67% have retained employment after 12 months

The average wage after 12 months of

employment is $9.13 per hour


Success for Ex-Offenders

Mark came to the Workforce Alliance seeking job search assistance. At the time he was an inmate at a federal halfway house after completing a 10 year federal prison sentence. Prior to his incarceration he operated his own business as a general contractor. He admitted he had not looked or applied for employment in decades and was confused and somewhat lost in the process of finding a job. Compounding the problem, he now had a felony he had to explain to employers. After receiving services through an OWDS and other assistance from the Workforce Center, Mark felt more comfortable with the job search process, but was still apprehensive about approaching employers about his felony. Mark went through mock interviews and received coaching and help formulating his answer to the felony question on both applications and in interviews. With coaching Mark realized that he needed to approach his job search as a jobseeker with skills and not as a felon. Mark approached the OWDS staff with a request for assistance filling out an online application for a local grocery store chain. He grew up in western Kansas where his father owned several small grocery stores, and knew extensively about the grocery business. Staff encouraged Mark to apply, emphasizing his experience and skills in the industry, even though the employer typically does not hire felons. Mark was called by the employer and given an informal telephone interview which led to a series of formal interviews with levels of management. Mark was hired as a night stocker at one of the stores locations. The company was so pleased with his work, that they promoted him to night manger within a few months. Six months later Mark was promoted to Grocery Manager for an entire store and they continue to have long-term advancement plans for him. Mark attributes his success to his own hard work and experience, and the assistance of the OWDS staff at the Workforce Centers.


Youth Program

The goal of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Youth Program is to help

youth, ages 14 to 21, overcome the obstacles keeping them from

completing their education and getting a job. The Workforce Alliance

Strategic Plan set a goal to become the primary resource for youth

employment and work experiences in South Central Kansas.

In PY 2012, 318 youths participated in and/or received services through

the Workforce Alliance. Of those participants,114 directly received WIA

funded services, with 24 of those youth earning a degree or credential.

Since 2009, the Workforce Alliance has operated a work experience

program to help prepare low-income 16-21 year olds for careers in South

Central Kansas. In the summer of 2013, 115 youths enrolled in pre-

employment skills training, 102 of whom were placed with 27 employers at

38 worksites, with a retention rate of nearly 90%!

The 2013 Summer Youth Work Experience project included a financial

literacy element for participants. Through a partnership with the City of

Wichita and Greater Wichita YMCA youth programs, nearly 250 youths

participated in the online “DollarWi$e” financial literacy campaign

sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

103 youths completed all five of the financial literacy computer modules

and as a result were eligible for door prices from U.S. Conference of

Mayors and Workforce Alliance.

In April 2013, WA Inc. hosted the Jobs FORE Youth Golf Tournament,

raising approximately $10,000 to support placing youths in work

experiences. Thirty-two teams and 128 players participated in the

inaugural tournament.

● ● ●

In August 2013, High Touch Inc., an information technology company, was recognized as the 2013 “Employer of the Year” for their partnership and support of the summer youth employment initiative.

Pictured from Left: Keith Lawing, Workforce Alliance; Emily Maslow, High Touch Summer Intern; Jennifer Hughes, HR/Recruiting Manager at High Touch, Inc.; and Wayne Chambers, High Touch Inc. CEO.


2013 marked the fifth year of the Preparation for Advanced Career Employment

System (PACES) Initiative. Since it’s inception it has improved the lives of more

than 2,170 clients, positively affected dozens of employers, leading to policy and

systems changed at the state and local level.

In the past five years, PACES has moved nearly 700 unemployed and under-

employed workers into high demand and high skill careers in the advanced

manufacturing, aviation, and healthcare industries; more than 40 employer

partners have found the skilled workers needed.

PACES continues to be a catalyst, increasing access to and the capacity of the

region’s adult education programs.

On June 13, 2013, PACES was recognized by the National Fund for Workforce

Solutions (NFWS) as the 2013 Exemplary Industry Partnership at the NFWS

meeting in Atlanta.

The award was accepted on behalf of the PACES collaborative by Sangita

Richardson of Spirit AeroSystems, Susan Johnson of GKN Aerospace, and Keith

Lawing of the Workforce Alliance.

An example of PACES as a catalyst for sustainable systems change is the three-

pronged partnership between Goodwill Industries, Wichita Area Technical

College, and the Workforce Alliance resulting in the NexStep Alliance, an Adult

Education Center. It is a state of the art facility providing an affordable and

efficient way for adult learners to complete their GED certificate.

From left: Susan Johnson, GKN Aerospace; Keith Lawing, Workforce Alliance; and Sangita Richardson, Spirit AeroSystems ac-cept the NFWS 2013 Exemplary Industry Part-nership Award in Atlanta.

Preparation for Advanced Career Employment System


Workforce Alliance in Action

1. CEO Keith Lawing at the 2013 JobsFOREYouth Golf Tournament

2. Hard at work in the KANSASWORKS Mobile Lab

3. 2013 was a fantastic year for job fairs here at the Workforce Center

4. Inside the temporary Wichita Workforce Center

5. In November 2013 the Wichita Workforce center moved to a new temporary location at 1220 E. 1st Street, Wichita KS.

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Kansas WORKReady! Certificate

WORKReady! is based on WorkKeys® assessments, and

indicates that an individual is prepared with foundational,

transferable skills used in all occupations and is equipped to

learn job-specific and technical skills.

The Kansas WORKReady! Certificate is quickly becoming a well

recognized screening tool for employers in south central Kansas.

In fact, the region is leading the state in the number of

WORKReady! Certificates issued.

Every year the number of certified individuals has increased and

2010 nearly doubled that of 2009. Ten individuals also received

the new platinum level certification introduced in 2010. Employers

use the certification as an additional tool to identify quality

applicants and job seekers present the certificate to employers

as documentation of work skill levels.

Registered Apprenticeship

Registered Apprenticeship is a proven system for training

employees in a variety of occupations that require a wide

range of skills and knowledge. It is an ideal way for

employers to build and maintain a skilled workforce.

Because Registered Apprenticeship is driven by

businesses and industries and directly connected to

solving their skill needs, it is positioned to continue to grow

and expand to serve the needs of the 21st century

workforce. Registered Apprenticeship combines

employment, on-the-job learning overseen by a mentor and

related technical instruction that may be provided through

community or technical colleges, correspondence, online,

distance learning, contract vendors or apprenticeship

training centers to both educate and develop business and

industries' workforce.

In Program Year 2012...

27 apprentices were enrolled in the Wichita Electrical Joint

Apprenticeship and Training Programs with funding

support from WIA

The Wichita Workforce Center accepted 83 applications for

the Plumbers and Pipefitters Apprenticeship program and

24 apprentices were placed in the program

Platinum - 10

Gold - 484

Silver - 984

Bronze - 261

Total Issued Certificates

1,739

Tom’s Success...

Tom was a long term unemployed* worker, when he became

one of the first WSU engineering students to enroll in the

KEEP Program. He was laid off from the Secondary Educa-

tion field in January 2010 and had gone back to school to earn

a BS in Electrical Engineering. KEEP funding began covering

Tom’s tuition, fees, and textbooks during the Spring 2012 se-

mester. Additionally, Tom participated in a KEEP funded in-

ternship at Viega during the Summer 2012 semester.

Tom graduated from WSU’s College of Engineering on May

18, 2013. He had already secured a job as an Engineer with a

Wichita Manufacturing Company and reported to work on the

Monday following graduation. Today, Tom is employed in a

position providing an annual salary greater than $50,000 with

full employee benefits.

*Long term unemployed is defined as unemployment greater than

27 weeks

Strategies for Long Term Unemployed:

Kansas Engineering Excellence Project

(KEEP)

In 2011, the Workforce Alliance was awarded a $5 million H-1B

funded grant to provide education, training and job placement

assistance to long-term unemployed workers, with emphasis on

women and minorities, in critical engineering occupations. The

project is being implemented in partnership with Wichita State

University College of Engineering, The National Institute for Avia-

tion Research (NIAR) and a coalition of employer partners.

In 2013, 125 individuals were enrolled in Bachelors, Masters and

Doctoral engineering programs through KEEP, 40 of whom were

placed in paid internships with aviation industry companies.



Successful Employers

Use WA Business

Services! The Workforce Alliance partners with employers to provide

customized Human Resource strategies, hiring and recruitment

services, training resources for existing employees, information

pertaining to grant opportunities, and programs designed to

help local businesses succeed.

In 2013, the Business Team provided services to:

308 employers

Posted 3,698 jobs to KANSASWORKS.com

Received 5,182 applications/pre-employment

screens from 3,304 individuals for 61 employers at

the Workforce Centers

● ● ● On June 11-13, 2013, the Wichita Workforce Center hosted a job fair for Starwood Hotels and Resorts. 1,032 applications were accepted and 225 individuals were hired. Starwood anticipates employing 900 individuals by August of 2014.

“We [were] very pleased with the pleasant staff at the

Workforce Centers who are customer service oriented

and very easy to work with.”

Starwood Hotels and Resorts Staff – Wichita, KS


Organizations were co-located or affiliated partners of the Workforce

Centers during 2013.

Region VII American Indian Council (Co-located)

Butler Community College (Co-located)

Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation (Affiliated)

Goodwill Industries (Co-located)

Flint Hills Job Corps (Co-located)

Preparation for Advanced Career Employment System

(Co-located)

ResCare Workforce Services JET (Co-located)

Kansas Department of Commerce (Co-located)

Kansas Department of Labor (Affiliated)

Kansas Department for Children and Families

Vocational Rehabilitation (Co-located)

Regional Economic Area Partnership (REAP) (Co-located)

Senior Services, Inc. (Affiliated)

SER Corporation Local (Affiliated)

SER Corporation National SCSEP (Co-located)

US Commercial Service (Co-located)

USD 259, Wichita Public Schools (Affiliated)

Wichita Area Technical College (Affiliated)

WATC/NexStep Alliance (Co-located)

The City of Wichita (Affiliated)

PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS


There have been unexpected and significant events each year during my tenure with the Workforce Alli-ance that have had a dramatic impact on operations. This held true in 2013, and include changing the gov-ernance structure of the organization, the first federal monitoring visit and review of the Workforce Invest-ment Act (WIA) programs since 2004, and the abrupt relocation of the Wichita Workforce Center. Any one of these would have been a headline issue for the annual report, but to have all three to navigate through in a single year is a testament to the out-standing staff of the Workforce Alliance and its part-ners, along with the strong and steady guidance from the volunteer Board members. After nearly eight years in downtown, the Wichita Workforce Center was forced out of its location as a result of inadequate facility management. Building conditions were deteriorating, and the situation reached a breaking point when the gas service was shut off due to lack of payment by the landlord. The decision to move was made on a Tuesday, by Thurs-day temporary locations have been identified, we closed at 3:00 pm on Friday to pack, the moving vans showed up on Saturday, and the new Workforce Cen-ter was open to the public 8:00 am on Monday. It was gargantuan effort and credit goes to the Work-force Center staff for making this happen, and to Goodwill Industries for their support. The governance changes implemented in 2013 posi-tions the Workforce Alliance to better leverage re-sources and align services for employer and job seek-

er customers. It also establishes a leadership suc-cession plan for the Workforce Alliance Local Work-force Investment Board and provides more focus on managing WIA funds and strategies. The Corporate Board will be able to target other funding opportuni-ties to increase the community impact of the organi-zation. In March a team of monitors from the United States Department of Labor showed up for an extensive review of the WIA programs managed by the Work-force Alliance. The results, not surprisingly, were no major findings and a few recommendations that were quickly addressed. The outcomes of the review are quite impressive, the folks from USDOL do not hand out compliments lightly, and I heard quite a few at the exit conference. One more example of the highly talented staff I am honored to lead. I look forward to the outcomes in 2014 and am confi-dent that the Workforce Alliance will continue to be an effective and recognized community resource for the employers and job seekers in South Central Kansas.

Letter From the President and Chief Executive Officer

Keith Lawing

President & Chief Executive

Officer


Central Kansas, Inc.

Rod Blackburn, LWIB Chair

WB Construction, LLC

Suzie Ahlstrand

Wichita Metro Chamber

of Commerce

David Alfaro

Butler County

Economic Development

Lisa Barnes

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Mike Beene

KS Department of Commerce

Bill Bolin

SCKEDD

Tim Chase

Greater Wichita Economic

Development Coalition

Linda Coleman

TECT Aerospace

Mark Conway

WA Inc. Chair

Remediation Contractors, Inc.

Gene Cole*

Cowley College

Tim Cotter*

Human Resources Consultant

Les Depperschmidt

AT&T Kansas

Kerri Falletti

Cowley First

Brett Flachsbarth

Kansas Department of Labor,

Unemployment Insurance

Karla Fisher

Butler Community College

Steve Flesher

InterAct

Training Group

Nikki Freeman

Wesley Medical Center

Robert Giesen

B&B Electric Motor Company

Pat Hanrahan

United Way of the Plains

Phillip Hayes

The Arnold Group

Robyn Heinz

Vornado Air, LLC

Alicia Holloway

Right Recruiting, LLC

Arthur Hoopes

Koch, Sidehoff,

Hand & Dunn

Jennifer Hughes

High Touch Inc.

Kathy Jewett, LWIB Vice Chair

Kaman Composites-Wichita

Susan Johnson

GKN Aerospace

Linda Jolly*

El Dorado Inc.

Patrick Jonas

Cerebral Palsy

Research Foundation

Thank you to the 2013 Local Area IV Workforce Investment Board Members!

22 Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas, Inc. * Terms Expired 06/30/2013

Dr. Tony Kinkel

Wichita Area

Technical College

Keith Lawing


Central Kansas, Inc.

Council Member Jeff Longwell

City of Wichita, CEOB

Richard Lopez

SER Corporation

Ben Mabry

Professional Engineering

Consultants

Michael Magennis

Plumbers and Pipefitters Lo-

cal Union # 441

Jeff McCausland

Sinclair Broadcast Group

Paul Meals

Kansas Department for

Children & Families

Brad Mears

Kansas Municipal Utilities

Tony Naylor

Wichita Electrical

Apprenticeship, IBEW

Steve Porter

Hutchinson Community Col-

lege

Ronald Ratzlaff

Larksfield Place

Catrina Red Willow

American Indian Council

Sangita Richardson

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.

Phyllis Robertson*

Wichita Metro Chamber of

Commerce

Gabe Schlickau

Black Hills Energy

Larry Seger*

TECT Aerospace

Donna Smith*

Beechcraft

Richard Taylor*

Plumbers & Pipefitters

Apprenticeship Training of

Kansas

Debra Teufel*

Greater Wichita Economic

Development Coalition

Krista Thacker*

Via Christi Health

Greg Tyler*

Draka

Mary K. Vaughn

City of Wichita

John Weber

Downtown Wichita YMCA

Kriste Weber

Cessna Aircraft Company

Debora Weve

Flint Hills Job Corps

Rene White

Intrust Bank

2013 Annual Report 23 * Terms Expired 06/30/2013

300 W. Douglas, Suite 850 | Wichita, KS 67202 | 316.771.6800 | www.workforce-ks.com

Serving Butler, Cowley, Harper, Kingman, Sedgwick & Sumner counties in South Central Kansas. Equal Opportunity Employer/Program. This project is funded under agreement with the USDOL.

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