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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.

Next Youth Council Meeting -

Thursday - August 21, 2008 at 10:00 am

Boys & Girls Club of Cabarrus County

247 Spring Street, Concord NC

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 cjohnson@mitchellcc.edu	Yes	07/01/2008- 06/30/2010
Youth Council Vice Chair: Nicole Capel Program Director	Community Organization / Parent of eligble youth - Anson County	Rainbow Enhanced Academic Developers, Inc (R.E.A.D. Inc) 215 Morven Road/PO Box 124 Wadesboro, NC 28170 (704) 694-2610 n.capel@readinc.org	No	07/01/2008- 06/30/2010
Dr. Lawrence Elliot Executive Director	Private Sector	Rainbow Enhanced Academic Developers, Inc (R.E.A.D. Inc) 215 Morven Road/PO Box 124 Wadesboro, NC 28170 (704) 694 - 2610 l.elliot@readinc.org	Yes	07/01/2008- 06/30/2010
Levander Ingram Behavior Specialist	Educational Agency	Anson Middle School PO Box 678 Wadesboro, NC 28170 (704) 826-8737 levanderingram@yahoo.com	No	07/01/2007- 06/30/2009
Pat Woods Secondary & CTE Director	Public School System	Kannapolis City Schools 100 Denver Street Kannapolis, NC 28083 (704) 939-1331 woodsp@kannapolis.k12.nc.us	Yes	07/01/2007- 06/30/2009
Rick Brown Case Manager	Juvenile Justice / Ex-Offender program	Cabarrus Re-Entry Initiative 2275 Kannapolis Highway Concord, NC 28027 (704) 786-3183 rickey.brown@ncmail.net	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 vvmelton@bgclubcab.org	No	07/01/2007- 06/30/2009
Barry Goldstein President	Private Sector	Textile Tape Weavers, Inc. 741 Rickert Street Statesville, NC 28677 (704) 872-8944 ttweavers@bellsouth.net	Yes	07/01/2007- 06/30/2009
Rudy Davis Customer Development Coordinator	Public Housing Authority	Statesville Housing Authority 1353 Pearl Street Statesville, NC 28677 (704) 871-1607 x 16 rdavis@shs-online.org	No	07/01/2008- 06/30/2010
Chiquita Miller Executive Director	Youth Services & Educational Agency	Teen Health, Inc. PO Box 6026 Statesville, NC 28687 (704) 972-1023 cperdue01@aol.com	No	07/01/2007- 06/30/2009
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 cislinc@bellsouth.net	No	07/01/2008-06/30/2010
Alauren Davis WIA Youth Participant	In School Youth (Lincolnton High School)	2327 North Street Lincolnton, NC 28092 lala3590@aol.com	No	07/01/2007- 06/30/2009
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 rlhar@ci.salisbury.nc.us	No	07/01/2007- 06/30/2009
Kristina Stout WIA Youth Participant	Out-of School Youth	410 West 15th Street #24 Salisbury, NC 28144 kkristinastout@aol.com	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 ebuckland@monarchnc.org	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 Mkinley9215@stanly.edu	No	07/01/2007- 06/30/2009
Linda Smith Job Broker	Youth Services	Union County JobReady Partnership PO Box 5009 Monroe, NC 28111 (704) 289-5223 jobready@ucps.k12.nc.us	No	07/01/2008- 06/30/2010
Carolyn White Director of Student Services	Public School System	Union County Public Schools 500 North Main Street Ste. 700 Monroe, NC 28112 (704) 283-3557 carolyn.white@ucps.k12.nc.us	No	07/01/2007- 06/30/2009
*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 liphford.lakeshia@jobcorps.org	No	N/A
Lisa Conger Career & Technical Education Direcot	Public School System	Cabarrus County Schools PO Box 388 Concord, NC 28026-0388 (704) 262-6167 lconger@cabarrus.k12.nc	No	N/A
Shalesa Jiminez WIA Youth Participant	Youth Rowan County	1418 North Main Street Salisbury, NC 28144	No	N/A