Overview
The mission of the Metro North Youth Council is to support the development and implementation of effective workforce training programs to help ensure that youth in the Metro North region experience a successful transition into a productive working adulthood. The key functions of the Youth Council include:
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Develop portions of the local plan relating to eligible youth;
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Recommend eligible providers of youth education and training services to be awarded contracts on a competitive basis;
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Conduct oversight and evaluate effectiveness of providers and programs;
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Coordinate youth activities authorized under the Workforce Investment Act;
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Network and share best practices;
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Perform other duties determined appropriate by the chairperson of the WIB/REB.
Youth Council members, who serve for three-year terms, together represent a wide range of business, community, and public interests. Members include representatives from youth service agencies, public housing authorities and Job Corps; parents of eligible youth seeking services; voting members of the Metro North Regional Employment Board; and others, including area youth.
Youth Council Membership
Reed Brockman, AECOM (Chair)
John Altidor, Just-A-Start Corporation
Nancy Bacci, City of Somerville
Tracy Callahan, Biogen Idec
Sharon Caulfield, Bunker Hill Community College
Peg Crowe, Malden YWCA
Maureen Devlin, Collaborative for Educational Services
Brendan Doherty , Woburn Housing Authority
Joanna Dowling, Custom Group
John Drinkwater, Mass. AFL-CIO
Elizabeth Hart, Tailored for Success Inc.
David Hart, Malden Resident and Parent
William Hart, Massachusetts Community Colleges Executive Office
George Hinds, City of Cambridge
Robert Jones, Job Corps Region One
Sung Kim, Cambridge Science Festival
Kambiz Maali, Cambridge Housing Authority
Gladys Maged, Somerville Resident and Parent
Lisa Margossian, Hallmark Health System
Kathleen Mulligan, Revere Housing Authority
Karen Sampson-Johnson, Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
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