Under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, the Capital Area Workforce Development Board is authorized to appoint a Youth Council as a Committee of the Workforce Development Board. 

Council Responsibilities include:

  1. Competitive Procurement of Federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Youth Funds

  2. Oversight of contracted Youth Services and Activities

  3. Linkages with Educational and Youth Serving Organizations

  4. Promote and Evaluate Pilot Youth JobLink Career Center Information Sites

  5. Host Annual Youth Summit for youth in Wake and Johnston Counties

  6. Advise and Report to Capital Area Board on Youth Issues

Youth Council Members:

 

 

Name

Representing

Zena Anderson

Cisco Systems

 

Thomas Bennett

Wake County 4-H Youth Development

 

Susan Bloomfield

Wake Technical Community College

 

Deborah Bolin

Johnston County Youth Services

 

Carmen Carroll

CA JobLink Career Center at Swinburne
Christian Cole Youth
Quenton Cooper Wake County Human Services

 

Chris Droessler, Chair

Wake County Schools: School to Career

 

Judy Edwards

Smithfield Housing Authority

 

Dot Ehlers

Eleventh Judicial District ReEntry

 

Kenneth Gibbs

Vocational Rehabilitation

 

Cynthia Giles

NC Youth Advocacy and Involvement Office
JoAnne Honeycutt Johnston County Schools

 

Jan Oakley

Parent Representative
Susan Portman Weststar Precision Inc.

Doug Sorrell, Vice Chair

 Department of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention

 

Harolyn Whitehead

Wake Technical Community College
Adult Education Center

Staff:

Nikki Marshall

Capital Area WDB Staff
Youth Council 2008 Meeting Schedule:
Date Location
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
9:00 - 10:30 am 		 Johnston County Workforce Dev. Center
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
9:00 - 10:30 am 		 Wake County Commons Building 
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
9:00 - 10:30 am 		 Johnston County Workforce Dev. Center
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
9:00 - 10:30 am 		 Wake County Commons Building
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
9:00 - 10:30 am 		 Johnston County Workforce Dev. Center
Council work groups/committees will generally meet between regular Council meetings. Special meetings of the Youth Council may be called by the Chair as needed to conduct Council business.

Wake County Commons Building - 4021 Carya Drive, Raleigh, NC  27601
Johnston Community College Workforce Development Center - 135 Bestwood Drive, Clayton, NC 27520
 

Serving Youth

 
Each year, Youth Programs overseen by the Capital Area Workforce Development Board serve more than 250 young people in Wake and Johnston Counties.
 

Over a 30-year long career, the difference between what you will earn with a bachelor's degree or dropping out in 9th grade can be more than $1 million.
 
 
©Capital Area Workforce Development Board, 2006.