The workforce development boards in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties are merging effective
Monday, July 1, forming CareerSource
Hillsborough Pinellas and bringing a united focus to serve
businesses and job seekers across Tampa
Bay.
TAMPA,
Fla., July 2, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The new
agency is led by interim co-CEOs Sheila
Doyle and Steven Meier, who
led the predecessor organizations and were jointly appointed by the
CareerSource Hillsborough Pinellas Board until the Board completes
its search for a permanent candidate.
"Tampa Bay
is experiencing rapid growth in both population and business
activity, making it one of the nation's most dynamic economies. Our
board and staff are dedicated to connecting businesses with our
skilled local workforce and training programs to support their
success."
Job seekers and business leaders interested in engaging
CareerSource Hillsborough Pinellas' services can continue reaching
Career Centers and Business Services staff using the same contact
information and locations.
Last month CareerSource Florida President and CEO Adrienne Johnston toured CareerSource partners
in Hillsborough and Pinellas, gaining a firsthand perspective of
the work local CareerSource affiliates are doing to strengthen
career education and business services in the region.
"The team at CareerSource Hillsborough Pinellas works alongside
business and training partners to make invaluable contributions to
our state's growing economy and robust future workforce. As they
turn the page to launch a new local workforce development board
providing unified services to both counties, I commend them for
forging such a strong united front to increase prosperity for
workers and businesses in their communities," said Johnston.
"Tampa Bay is experiencing
rapid growth in both population and business activity, making it
one of the nation's most dynamic economies. Our board and staff are
dedicated to connecting businesses with our skilled local workforce
and training programs to support their success," said Sean Butler, board chair of CareerSource
Hillsborough Pinellas and Chief People Officer at Titan
Technologies, LLC.
The members of the first CareerSource Hillsborough Pinellas
board were drawn from CareerSource Tampa Bay's and CareerSource
Pinellas' Board of Directors and are required by federal law to
represent a cross-section of the business, workforce development,
education, and government/economic and community development
sectors.
CareerSource Hillsborough Pinellas also has a new main landing
page which can be found at
http://www.CareerSourceHillsboroughPinellas.com.
Business Sector
Mitchell Allen, Tampa Bay Economic
Development Corporation
Sean Butler, Titan Technologies
(Chair)
David Fetkenher, Crown Automotive
Group
Benjamin Friedman, Duke Energy
Barclay Harless, Valley Bank (Vice
Chair)
Gary Hartfield, Serenity Village
Company (Treasurer)
Nikisha Lezama, CoreRx
Esther Matthews, All Enterprise
Solutions
April Neumann, Ultimate Medical
Academy
Jeremy Robinson, Choice Hotels
Elizabeth Siplin, Empact
Solutions
Roy Sweatman, Southern Manufacturing
Technologies
Thayne Swenson, Swenson
Construction
Scott Thomas, ProMedica Senior
Care
Sophia West, C.S. West and
Associates, PA
Russell Williams, Power Design
Mercedes Young, Vivid Consulting
Group
Workforce Sector
Robert Blount, Abe Brown
Ministries
Joseph Eletto, Veterans Council of
Hillsborough
Elizabeth Gutierrez, Enterprising
Latinas, Inc.
Michael Jalazo, PERC
Jim Junecko, IUOE Local 487
Shawn McDonnell, IBEW
Kenneth Williams, Teamster Local
Union No. 7
Education Sector
Belinthia Berry, St. Petersburg College
Warren "Scott" Brooks, Hillsborough
County Schools
William "Mark" Hunt, Pinellas
County Schools
Dr. Brian Mann, Hillsborough Community College
Dr. Rebecca Sarlo, Evara Health
(Secretary)
Government, Economic/Community Development Sector
John Howell, Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation
Commissioner Chris Latvala,
Pinellas County (2nd Vice
Chair)
Commissioner Joshua Wostal,
Hillsborough County
Ocea Wynn, City of Tampa
A consortium of Chief Local Elected Officials (CLEOs) from each
county commission is responsible for oversight and board
appointments. The current consortium members are:
Hillsborough County Commissioner
Gwen Myers (Chair)
Pinellas County Commissioner René
Flowers (Vice Chair)
Pinellas County Commissioner
Chris Latvala
Hillsborough County Commissioner
Joshua Wostal
About CareerSource Hillsborough Pinellas
Effective July 1, 2024, CareerSource
Hillsborough Pinellas is the designated local workforce development
board serving Hillsborough County
and Pinellas County. CareerSource
Hillsborough Pinellas is governed by a board of directors whose
members are appointed by a consortium of Chief Local Elected
Officials (CLEOs) from each county commission.
CareerSource Hillsborough Pinellas is an equal opportunity
employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon
request to individuals with disabilities. All voice telephone
numbers listed may be reached by persons using TTY/TDD equipment
via the Florida Relay Service at 711.
CareerSource Hillsborough Pinellas is funded entirely by federal
grants. Accordingly, 100% of the cost of its programs will be
financed with federal funding from the U.S. Departments of Labor,
Health and Human Services and Agriculture as part of awards
totaling approximately $35,554,000. CareerSource Hillsborough Pinellas
is a proud partner of the American Job Center network.
Media Contact
Lauren Steif, CareerSource
Hillsborough Pinellas, 561-644-3709, lsteif@tuckerhall.com,
http://www.CareerSourceHillsboroughPinellas.com
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