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
Michael Williams, Boston Centerless (Chair)
Connie Chow, Science Club for Girls (Co-Chair)
John Altidor, Just-A-Start Corporation
Nancy Bacci, City of Somerville
Gail Barrera, Lare Training Center
Anne Baldwin Beckman, Just-A-Start Corporation
Reed Brockman, AECOM
Vickie E. Burns, Raytheon
Tracy Callahan, Biogen Idec
Sharon Caulfield, Bunker Hill Community College
Peg Crowe, Malden YWCA
Maureen Devlin, Somerville Transition Shelter
Brendan Doherty , Woburn Housing Authority
Kevin Doyle, Mystic Learning Center
John Drinkwater, Mass. AFL-CIO
David Hart, Just-A-Start, Inc.
Elizabeth Hart, Tailored for Success Inc.
William Hart, Massachusetts Community Colleges Executive Office
George Hinds, City of Cambridge
Gladys Maged, Somerville Resident
Lisa Margossian, Hallmark Health
Reinier Moquete,
Presidio Networked Solutions
Kathleen Mulligan, Revere Housing Authority
Chief Reardon, Revere Police Department
Robert Ross, MASS Biotechnology Council
Ann Roy, Department of Mental Health
Karen Sampson-Johnson, Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
Benita Santiago, Job Corps, Region One
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