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WHO WE ARE

The Centralina Youth Council is a subcommittee of The Centralina Workforce Development Board, Inc. (The Board is a non-profit organization governed by a volunteer board of directors responsible for developing policy and overseeing local workforce development initiatives in partnership with the local elected officials.) The Council assists in preparing youth for the competitive labor market. Its emphasis is on youth development programs. The council also identifies and promotes information on education and training opportunities for youth in the region. Twenty-four Youth Councils across North Carolina are working to establish local youth development systems and to make youth policy recommendations to local Workforce Development Boards.

Youth Council members are members of the

community who have a special interest or expertise in youth policy. The membership of the Youth Council must include individuals who represent:

  • The local Workforce Development Board and who have special interest or expertise in youth policy;
  • Service agencies, such as juvenile justice and local law enforcement agencies;
  • Local public housing authorities;
  • Parents of eligible youth seeking assistance under WIA;
  • Organizations that have experience relating to youth activities;
  • Job Corps Centers, if Center is located in the Local Area; and
  • Other individuals, including former participants


WHAT WE DO

The Youth Council identifies both duplication and gaps in the services and activities offered to area youth, works to address the needs of the youth population as a whole, and emphasizes the importance of continuity of service in appropriately meeting the complex needs of both in-school and out-of-school youth.

The Youth Council is actively engaged in planning and managing WIA youth funds received in their Local Area, as well as:

  • Building community awareness and demonstrating leadership by addressing key development, education, and employment issues affecting youth;
  • Facilitating the coordination of youth activities in the community; and
  • Influencing and leveraging other community youth funds and services.

The Youth Council meets regularly throughout the year.  To review our Calendar, click here; for minutes, click here.

 

2010 Meeting Dates

 

Welcome new Youth Council members: 

(approved for membership on August 19, 2010)

Susan Brooks

&

Carlo Battle

 

Member's Name and Title

Employer, Agency or Sector Represented

Individual/Agency
Address, Telephone Number

WDB Member

Term

Youth Council Chair:
Carol Johnson
Vice President of Continuing Education & Workforce Development
Educational Agencies -
Centralina WDB -
Iredell County
Mitchell Community College
701 West Front Street
Statesville, NC 28677  
(704) 878-3225

Yes
07/01/2008- 06/30/2010

Inez Williamson

Independent Contractor

Parent

Anson County Department of Social Services

118    North Washington Street

Wadesboro, NC 28170

(70)- 694-9351

No
07/01/2008- 06/30/2010
Leon Gatewood
Founder

Youth Services

HOLLA!

207 Wheeler Street

Wadesboro, NC 28170

(704) 694-9147


No
07/01/2009- 06/30/2011

Lisa Conger

Career & Technical Education Director

Public School System

Cabarrus County Schools

PO Box 388

Concord, NC 28026-0388

(704) 262-6167

Yes
07/01/2010-06/30/2012
Rick Brown
Case Manager
Juvenile Justice / Ex-Offender program

Cabarrus Re-Entry Initiative

2275 Kannapolis Highway Concord, NC 28027

(704) 786-3183


No
07/01/2008- 06/30/2010
Valerie Melton
Executive Director
Youth Services

Boys & Girls Club

PO Box 1405Concord, NC 28026

(704) 721-2582 x 108


No
07/01/2009- 06/30/2011

Rudy Davis

Customer Development Coordinator

Public Housing Authority

Statesville Housing Authority

1353 Pearl Street

Statesville, NC 28677

(704) 871-1607 x 16


No
07/01/2008- 06/30/2010

Glenn Usry

Program Coordinator


Youth Services

Iredell County Police Athletic League

1424 Rickert Street

Statesville, NC 28625

(704)637-2304

No
07/01/2009- 06/30/2011

Gisella Aparicio - Busse

Director of Human Resources

Private Sector

Wireway / Husky Corp

6146 Denver Industrial Park Circle

Denver, NC 28037

(704) 483-1900 x 529

Yes 07/01/2009- 06/30/2011
Billy Marsh
Executive Director
Community Based Organization / Youth Services - Lincoln County
Communities in Schools of Lincoln Co.
P.O. Box 1315
Lincolnton, NC  28093 
(704) 736-0303
No
07/01/2008-06/30/2010

Alauren Davis

t

Former Participant

2327 North Street

Lincolnton, NC 28092

No
07/01/2009- 06/30/2011
Rodney L. Harrison
Transit Division Manager
Parks & Recreation Centers (former participant) - Rowan County
City of Salisbury Parks & Recreation Miller Recreation Center    PO Box 4053
Salisbury, NC 28145
(704) 638-5297
No
07/01/2009- 06/30/2011

Sarah Dunlap

WIA Youth Participant

Out-of School Youth

1300 West BAnk Street

Salisbury, NC 28144


No
07/01/2008- 06/30/2010

Erin Buckland

Intake Coordinator

Youth Services - Monarch

Monarch

350 Pee Dee Ave Suite A

Albemarle, NC 28001

(704) 985-1600 x 545


No
07/01/2008- 06/30/2010

Marion Kinley

Business Training Coordinator/FIT/NIT Director
Educational Agency

Stanly Community College

141 College Drive

Albemarle, NC 280021

(704) 991-0234


No
07/01/2009- 06/30/2011

Susan Brooks

Secondary & ESL Director

Public School System

Stanly County Schools

1000 North First Street Ste 4

Albemarle, NC 28001

(704) 983-5151 x3014

No 07/01/2010-06/30/2012

Linda Smith

Job Broker

Youth Services

Union County JobReady Partnership

PO Box 5009

Monroe, NC 28111

(704) 289-5223

No
07/01/2008- 06/30/2010

Sharon Allen

Executive Director


Youth Services

Connecting Futures, Inc

207 W. Jefferson St

Monroe, NC 28174

(704) 606-5364

No
07/01/2009-
06/30/2011
*AD-HOC MEMBERS:
     
Lakeshia Liphford
Job Corps Admissions Counselor
Job Corps
Job Corps office
800 Briar Creek Rd. Suite AA 408
Charlotte, NC 28205 
(704) 344-0240
No
N/A

Jasmine Thompson

WIA Youth Participant


Youth
Rowan County

SRCAA, Inc

1300 West Bank Street

Salisbury, NC 28144


No N/A

Katrina Duke

Executive Director

Community Organization

Cabarrus Literacy Council

2275 Kannapolis Highway

Concord, NC 28027

(704) 786-3183

No N/A

Carlo Battle

Senior Quality Specialist

Parent

(704) 353-1840

No N/A

Jaun "JD" Williams

Executive Director/ Founder

Juvenile Justice

Second Net

1215 McLaughlin Street

Statesville, NC 28677

No N/A

Tenkamenin Crowder

WIA Youth Participant

Youth

Rowan County

SRCAA, Inc

1300 West Bank Street

Salisbury, NC 28144


No N/A

 

 

     
 

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