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41 Lewis Street, Suite 104 ● Geneva, NY 14456 ● (315) 789-3131 ● www.fingerlakesworks.com

FL WIB Annual Report ●

My three year term as Chair of the Finger Lakes Workforce Investment Board has come to a close. I have grown tremendously from this experience. It has been a great honor to work with the Board and staff of the WIB. We were again thrown a last minute curve ball on training funds for the first quarter of the new program year. Everyone involved has been very cooperative and has made the best of it. Can’t wait for the second quarter funding! The WIB under Karen’s leadership continues to make great strides in securing outside funding so that we are not totally strapped by WIA funds. All of our major events for the year are funded by other than WIA funds. This is a great accomplishment and shows the hard work of so many! We have a great staff and a very dedicated Board of Directors. I recently met with the new director of the Explorers program, one of our partner programs. I was very impressed. He seems very motivated to make our partnership work. We are committed to help develop the pipeline of technical workers that our employers so desperately need. If we can start pairing high school freshmen to businesses during their high school career, only good things will come from it. We need more students to become involved and more businesses to commit to posts. As I now assume the coveted title of past Chair, rest assured that I am not going away. I plan to remain an active member of the Board during my current term and I look forward to a great 2013-2014.

Finger Lakes Workforce Investment Board, Inc.

Annual Report July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013

Table of Contents Chairperson Message—Page 1 Slate of Officers—Page 1 Executive Director Message—Page 2 The Fiscal Year in Review—Page 3 Advanced Manufacturing Grant—Page 3 Finger Lakes Job Seeker Services—Page 4 Trade Adjustment Assistance Act—Page 4 Business Services—Page 5-7 Healthcare Alliance —Page 5 FAME—Page 6-7 On-the-Job Training—Page 7 WorkKeys/KeyTrain—Page 8 Youth: The Workforce of Tomorrow—Page 9-10 Finger Lakes Works...with their hands!—Page 11 FLWIB Member List/ Staff List—Page 12

Slate of Officers 2013-2014

A Message from Chairperson… Hal Smith

The FLWIB, Inc. unanimously approved the slate of officers for the 2013-2014 program year at the May meeting: Chair: Ronald Golumbeck, Vice President and Director of

Human Resources for ITT-Goulds Pumps. Mr. Golumbeck has been on the FLWIB since 2006. He previously served as Chair of the Performance and Evaluation Committee and is a founding member of FAME.

Vice Chair-Private Sector: Lina Brennan, Employment Services Manager for Finger Lakes Regional Health Systems. Ms. Brennan has been on the FLWIB since 2006. She has served on the Governance and Membership Committee as well as the Healthcare Alliance of the Finger Lakes.

Vice Chair-Public Sector: Michael Manikowski, Director of Ontario County Office of Economic Development and Ontario County IDA. Mr. Manikowski serves as the Chair of the Governance and Membership Committee and has served on the FLWIB since 2000.

Treasurer: Robert Doeblin, Director of Resident Services for the Geneva Housing Authority. As Treasurer, Mr. Doeblin also serves as Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee and has served on the FLWIB since 2002. Mr. Doeblin previously served as Chair of the Youth Council for 6 years.



It is hard to believe that ten years ago in January 2003, the Finger Lakes Workforce Investment Board, Inc. opened its doors at 41 Lewis Street in Geneva. A lot has changed in ten years! The FLWIB, Inc. has been recognized both at the state and national level for its work in addressing the workforce challenge. Our flagship product, The Finger Lakes Works Career Centers, has five offices in the four county region. The trained staff at the centers provide valuable services to our jobseekers by identifying what their job search needs are and designing a plan of activities and services to help them become gainfully employed. Programs include a variety of workshops, Career Navigator classes, tuition assistance for eligible job seekers for short term vocational training in a demand occupation, on the job training, computer based assessment and on line training programs, and customized services as needed. The numbers served each year have varied from the lowest, 7,464 in 2005 to the highest of 10,845 in 2009. In the past year we served 9,126 customers. For businesses, we strive to provide them with the skilled workforce they require through an assessment of their workforce needs, job postings, assistance with recruitment and screening, WorkKeys assessment, on the job training, tax credit information, and information on incumbent worker training programs when available. Beginning July 1, 2012, the FLWIB embarked on a grassroots campaign to create awareness of the jobs in the region that require more than a high school diploma and less that a four year degree. The campaign, entitled Finger Lakes Skills2Compete, Answering the Workforce Challenge, was designed to get the word out to job seekers, youth and parents about the great jobs available right in this region and provide them services and information to prepare workers for these high demand jobs. We have partnered with several other agencies to assist us in this effort including Junior Achievement, the Explorers Program, Next Step Academy, Finger Lakes Community College, and Wayne Finger Lakes BOCES, just to name a few. Our growth in these ten years is a result of the vision and leadership of our board members, the hard work of the staff to carry out these activities, and the agency’s commitment to its mission. I want to thank outgoing Chairperson Hal Smith for his leadership, dedication, and commitment over the last three years. It has truly been a pleasure working with Hal and sharing in his vision for the agency and the local workforce system. Now on to the next ten years….

The Year in Review

Talent Recruitment:

Clifton Springs Hospital Job Fair- 12 employers, 64 job seekers Veterans Job Fair– 16 employers, 50 job seekers

Wayne County Job Fair- 42 employers, 500 job seekers

Why I Love the Finger Lakes- 38 employers, 206 job seekers

From Executive Director… Karen A. Springmeier



FLWIB Operating Budget

Participant Training and Support (includes TAA, NEG/OJT, and H-1B)One Stop Operations (contracts)

Youth Program Contracts

FAME

H-1B Operating Budget

Finger Lakes Works…with their hands!

Job Fair

Healthcare Alliance Career Day

The Fiscal Year in Review 2012-2013 Expenses

FLWIB Operating Budget $491,116 22.6%

Participant Training and Support $765.792 35.2%

One Stop Operations (contracts) $387,811 17.8%

Youth Program Contracts $384,740 17.7%

FAME $19,497 0.9%

H-1B $92,321 4.2%

Finger Lakes Works…with their hands! $22,754 1.0%

Job Fair $4,038 0.2%

Healthcare Alliance Career Day $5,171 0.2%

Disability Employment Initiative $3,926 0.2%

TOTAL $2,177,166 100.0%

The Advanced Manufacturing Career Pathways Project has been created to help develop a pipeline of talent for the existing and emerging manufacturing industries in the nine county Finger Lakes region. To date, over 140 unemployed adults and recent high school graduates have enrolled in the grant program with the goal of completing an A.S. or A.A.S. degree and entering the field of Advanced Manufacturing. The goal is to fill the remaining slots available in the grant this fall and then turn the focus to matching prospective employers with our new graduates and make an impact on the skilled trade gap that many of our Advanced Manufacturing companies currently face. Participants in the grant may attend school at the three community colleges within the nine county region; Finger Lakes Community College, Genesee Community College, and Monroe Community College. The grant has been designed to provide tuition support for the following Associate’s and Associate’s in Applied Science Degree programs: Biotechnology, Computerized Drafting & Design, Electrical Engineering Technology, Engineering Science, Instrumentation and Control Technologies, Mechanical Design & Drafting, Mechanical Technology, Optical Systems Technology, Precision Machining. These programs have all benefitted from the availability of the Advanced Manufacturing Career Pathways Grant and we hope that our area employers will in turn benefit from an increase in available candidates for skilled trade positions.

Advanced Manufacturing Career Pathways Grant

From left to right; Professor Sam Samanta (FLCC Instrumentation & Control Technologies), Patricia Babowicz-Webb (Grant Recipient), Ron Golumbeck (Vice President & Director of Human Resources ITT– Goulds Pumps).



Kept Job! ADULT FUNDED

PROGRAMS

2,301 out of 2,846 (80.9%)

NYS-Goal- 82%

Outcome- 99.9% of goal

DISLOCATED WORKER

PROGRAMS

1,017 out of 1,216 (83.6%)

NYS-Goal- 81.5%

Outcome-102.6% of

A total of 9,126 people received services through the five Finger Lakes Works Career Centers

6,150 of these customers were new registrants 541 workshops were provided to 5,011 jobseekers 122 people completed the Career Navigator Program 372 businesses received services 8,868 jobs were posted

Finger Lakes Works Job Seeker Services

The Year in Numbers

Funding Source # of Individuals

Served Funding Amount

Adult 180 $312,939.75

Dislocated Worker/National Emergency Grant 129 $174,519.69

Youth 28 $19,965.00

Trade Adjustment Assistance Act 24 $85,439.52

NEG/OJT 15 $135,525.28

Total 376 $728,389.24

Workforce Investment act (wia)

Individual training accounts

Got Jobs!

ADULT FUNDED

PROGRAMS

2,408 out of 3,574 (67.4%)

NYS-Goal- 57%

Outcome- 118.2% of goal

DISLOCATED WORKER

PROGRAMS

1,689 out of 1,096 (64.9%)

NYS Goal- 53%

Outcome-122 .5% of goal

Earnings! How much $?ADULT FUNDED

PROGRAMS

$12,369.00 (Six Month Average)

NYS-Goal- $ 13,401.00

Outcome- 105.9% of goal. DISLOCATED WORKER

PROGRAMS

$15,715.00 (Six Month Average)

NYS-Goal- $18,688.00

Outcome-84.2% of the goal

Trade Adjustment Assistance Act (TAA)

The Trade Adjustment Assistance Act provides services to workers who lost their jobs due to foreign trade. Services include: Income support, job training, tax credit to help pay the costs of health insurance, and a wage supplement for certain re-employed trade-affected workers 50+ years of age. Petitions were submitted and certified for two companies within the Finger Lakes region: Ultralife Corporation in Newark, NY (60 workers) and Vette Thermal Solutions, LLC in Ontario, NY (95 workers). A petition was submitted and certified for one company outside our local WIB area, HCL America in Webster, NY (22 workers). Services were also provided to Trade Act customers from multiple companies inside/outside our WIB area that were certified in previous years. Workshops were provided at the Career Center in Lyons, NY for Ultralife workers immediately following the layoff. 10 Ultralife workers have entered classroom training and at least 31 Ultralife workers were provided services at the Lyons Career Center. 2 HCL America workers have entered classroom training and at least 6 HCL America workers were provided services at the Lyons One Stop Center. Outreach letters were sent to 47 Vette Corp. workers in our WIB. Program Performance: - 50 served under the Trade Act - 17 currently enrolled in training - 9 completed training



Business Services

It has been another busy year for the Healthcare Alliance of the Finger Lakes with more planned for next year.

This year’s accomplishments include:

Allied Health Job Planning for 2020-Developing Career Pathways October 8, 2012

-Forum discussion with healthcare agencies and training providers.

-Approximately 30 representatives from healthcare industry participated.

Resources to Build Your Workforce-Working with your One Stop Centers November 16, 2012

-Seminar discussing Business Services available through the workforce system.

-Five agencies attended.

Serving Community Healthcare In The Finger Lakes Career Day March 20, 2013

-271 students (32% increase from last year)

-15 school districts (50% increase from last year) and one home-school.

Healthcare Panel presentations to school counselors April 12, 2013

-Approximately 29 school counselors participated

Healthcare Panel Discussion for job seekers May 23, 2013

-Why I Love the Finger Lakes Career Expo



FAME (Finger Lakes Advanced Manufacturers’ Enterprise) continues its efforts on behalf of the workforce needs of the nine county region and its members, specifically targeting the workers ‘in the pipeline’ by engaging students, parents, educators and counselors in the nine county region. The organization has sponsored numerous company tours and internships in the past year and was successful in a new initiative to have secondary students touring advanced manufacturing facilities write essays about their experiences in a competition format. FAME has provided corporate support for students and teachers through its membership, and has raised the visibility of our industry’s need for students with middle skills to help fill the current and future workforce gap. FAME continues to promote careers in advanced manufacturing by targeting youth at career/job fairs and hands-on events; a new FAME pavilion was featured at the Finger Lakes Works … with their hands! event this past Fall. FAME also participated in MCC’s High Tech Expo and had a resounding educator response to its signature event for the year, detailed below. As an initiative of FAME’s worker pipeline activity, five Finger Lakes middle school teams were sponsored for participation in the Fall 2012 US FIRST LEGO League competition. Strategic partnerships with Finger Lakes Community College, Monroe Community College, Genesee Community College, and our regional BOCES have further strengthened FAME’s efforts, and has heightened visibility with policymakers at the state and federal levels with this model for outreach and partnership in support of middle skills needs. Advanced manufacturing internships are a key way to attract youth to manufacturing, and 15 FAME member companies employed 81 summer interns in 2012, a 15% increase over 2011. Youth received experience in fields ranging from engineering and assembly, to quality and technician work, marketing, purchasing and supply chain efforts. The FAME member companies who participated have truly brought a focus and exposure to the field of advanced manufacturing through their efforts to expose youth to future career paths. Representing a combination of high school and college students, many of these interns returned to their host companies during school breaks, and some were offered the opportunity of potential employment when they graduate. Participating companies included: Caldwell Manufacturing Company NA LLC, CAR Engineering and Mfg., CCMI Inc., Coach & Equipment, GW Lisk, IEC Electronics, ITT Goulds Pumps, Legendary Auto Interiors Ltd., New Scale Technologies Inc., Optimax Systems Inc., OptiPro Systems Inc., Parlec Inc., QED Technologies, Southco Inc., and Sydor Optics Inc. Another new initiative in Summer 2012 was SAME – Summer Advanced Manufacturing Experience– which FAME’s Pipeline Committee was instrumental in getting this program up and running at Monroe BOCES 2. Students and instructors worked in the shop for four days out of five, for three weeks, for a total of twelve days. On each Friday they toured two companies, and each week featured a specific project. Thirteen students participated in the program, which also covered some theory and blueprint reading skills along with drawing a print and writing a process for each project. In a win-win for all, this program featured great collaboration between FAME, County of Monroe Industrial Development Agency (COMIDA), Monroe BOCES2 WEMOCO and Monroe Community College. Photos of the students in action are available at: http://www.nyfame.org/educators_innovators.asp, and the following parent testimonial was a result of the program: “I can't begin to tell you how impressed we are with this summer program. Tyler has truly enjoyed it and we are thrilled that he has found something he enjoys. My father was a machinist and he and Tyler started to talk shop. I was so impressed with what he has learned. It was neat to hear them go back and forth in this new language!” - Michelle and Mark Cotturone In January 2013, FAME’s advanced manufacturing industry Signature Event, “College AND Career Ready – How New Requirements in Schools Will Impact YOUR Future Workforce!” drew over 200 academic and industry attendees. FAME was pleased to present Dr. Willard R. Daggett, Founder of the International Center for Leadership in Education, at this event hosted by Monroe Community College. The event offered a terrific opportunity for business and educators to not only hear Dr. Daggett's dynamic presentation, but

Business Services

http://www.nyfame.org/educators_innovators.asp



We continue our efforts to serve the local businesses in the region. On-the-Job Training (OJT) is a service in high demand. The majority of OJT programs occurred at companies in the Advanced Manufacturing industry, continuing the resurgence of the industry in our area.

PY‘12 Outcomes Businesses Served: 372

New Businesses Registered: 98 ———————————————-

Number of OJTs started in PY’12: 57 Number scheduled to complete in PY’12: 34

Number Retained: 30 Retention Rate: 88%

discuss and brainstorm ways that industry and schools can work together to excite students, parents and teachers about careers in CTE (Career in Technical Education) fields. To see photos from the event, please visit the event web page at: http://www.nyfame.org/CollegeANDCareerReadyJanuary172013.asp. FAME was delighted to present its first ever 2013 Leadership Award for excellence in educational outreach in the CTE field at this event. FAME members nominated individuals for the award, and this year’s award was presented to Paul Conrow of Rochester CSD’s East High School. On his own initiative, Paul applied for and won funds to build an ophthalmic program at EHS, including building an ophthalmic manufacturing lab. He secured additional funds to build a precision optics manufacturing lab. To build the lab, Paul built ties to industry through the Rochester Regional Photonics Cluster and FAME. In both programs, classes were fully enrolled and there was a waiting list. Paul also gained college accreditation from MCC for his optics fabrication course. FAME continues to participate in the National Skills Coalition group Business Leaders United for Workforce Partnership initiative (BLU). FAME members also actively participate on the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council, and FAME visibility has been significantly heightened as a result of the nine county Advanced Manufacturing Pathway Project and the Advanced Manufacturing Career Navigator (AMCN). FAME provides timely updates and program information on its website (www.nyfame.org), and has established a group page on LinkedIn (target audience – AM, workforce, and educational professionals). FAME promotes membership opportunities and has 62 paying members across all nine counties in our region. FAME received funding from the Ontario County Industrial Development Agency in the current year, and has the support of Seneca and Wayne Counties as Founder Members in FAME. Efforts continue to align Monroe and GLOW counties into a cluster initiative representing all nine counties, and FAME has a full schedule of initiatives and events planned for the coming year.

Mike Mandina (left, FAME Chair) and Paul Conrow (right, East High School), after Paul was presented with FAME's 2013 Leadership Award.

Dr. Daggett (above) outlines the changes in NYS common core standards.

On-The-Job Training

On-The-Job Training

Advanced Manufacturing 38 67%

Service/Other 3 5%

IT 11 19%

Skilled Trades 1 2%

Healthcare 4 7%

Business Services

Summer 2012 SAME student Tyler Miller (above) uses a dovetail cutter to cut the air window for a stainless steel whistle.

http://www.nyfame.org



Job seeker & Business Services

WorkKeys is a job skills assessment program measuring “real world” skills that employers believe are critical to job success. The program is valuable for any occupation and at any level of education; connecting work skills, training, and testing. It is the basis for the National Career Readiness Credential (CRC), validating job applicants’ skill levels in the three areas selected by employers as the most important: Applied Mathematics, Locating for Information, and Reading for Information. Employers have identified a need to build a skilled workforce. By using this tool, employers of Advanced Manufacturing, Healthcare, Skilled Trades, Information Technology, Retail/Tourism, and New Sciences are provided with a tool (the CRC) to “screen in” new potential hires and identify the level of foundational skills needed to be successful on the job, learn new skills, and increase retention. In addition to providing assessment services, each area also provides on-line, skill building training to new potential hires and/or incumbent workers. With these objectives in mind, Finger Lakes, Monroe County, and GLOW (Genesee Livingston, Orleans & Wyoming) WIBs work together to implement testing facilities in all areas. Businesses throughout our region are currently using WorkKeys testing and have incorporated this tool as part of their recruitment process. Educational programs have included WorkKeys as part of their training curriculums to establish a baseline of foundational workplace skills and to become more familiar with the tool. Overall this initiative has proven that employers and job seekers do benefit from the WorkKeys program. When promoted, WorkKeys gains much interest and this tool saves employers time from having to do extensive recruitment, decreases staff turnover, and increases employee retention. WorkKeys was designed to act as a “screening in” recruitment tool where employers along with Career Center staff, can determine which CRC scores would be appropriate for given open positions. WorkKeys has a professionally job profiled database of over 18,000 occupations. Customers Serviced: 311 Customers, 11% Veterans Referrals: Customer/Client referrals: 78%

29% of the 78% were Education/Partner referrals through Career Centers Business referrals: 22% Career Readiness Credentials Earned: 292 (94% credential attainment rate) Platinum Level 6 or above: 1% Gold Level 5: 27% Silver Level 4: 51% Bronze Level 3: 15% None earned or incomplete: 6% Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES provides this service to our customers at its Newark Campus.

WorkKeys

KeyTrain is the comprehensive online training system which was designed specifically for the WorkKeys system. All of the skills measured in the WorkKeys skills assessments are covered in KeyTrain. It is a separate product from WorkKeys and is used for development, training, and remediation. It also includes a soft skills component called Career Skills.

January – December 2011: 68 licenses created for Finger Lakes Works customers January – December 2012: 35 licenses created for Finger Lakes Works customers January – June 2013: 63 licenses created for Finger Lakes Works customers

KeyTrain



Program Year (PY) 2012 WIA Youth Contract was awarded to the partnership of Ontario, Wayne, Seneca and Yates Counties. This was the 6th year of the partnership and the 2nd year of a 3 year contract. The County Workforce Offices have a long history of operating successful youth programming in the Finger Lakes and they partner with many other area service providers. Highlights: WIA eligible youth between the ages of 16-21 throughout the four county Finger Lakes region are provided an array of services to assist them in becoming job ready. Program elements include alternative secondary school services, numeracy/literacy assessment and support, work experience, comprehensive guidance and counseling, support services, occupational skills and post-secondary training programs, leadership development and adult mentoring. Out of school youth were provided with On-the-Job Training opportunities and enrolled in Individual Training Accounts. The successful use of the National Work Readiness Credential (NWRC) continues to be implemented, utilizing testing sites in partnership with Finger Lakes Community College and staff trained as proctors to

administer tests to 32% of newly enrolled out of school youth with a pass rate of 77% (154% of goal).

Total Youth Served: 205 Low-Income Youth served: 98%

As proposed, emphasis was on target population of disconnected (out of school and/or out of work) youth. Of the Youth served, 60% were disconnected Youth (120% of goal).

Youth Attainment of Degree, Certificate or Credential

45 youth out of 77 (58.4%)

NYS-Goal- 59.9%

Outcome– 97.5% of goal

Youth—The Workforce of Tomorrow

Youth Workforce Investment Act (WIA)

Full Youth Council meetings were held 6 times during the year with sub-committee meetings convened as needed. The Youth Council enjoys strong membership that includes representatives from many area youth-serving organizations as well as participating WIA youth and members of the business community interested in the employment and future success of youth in the Finger Lakes. The Youth Council regularly reviews the performance measures of the WIA year-round youth programs. In addition, the Youth Council responsibilities are to review youth policy, address trends affecting youth employment and training, and make recommendations to the full WIB on youth issues. The Council continues the practice of having youth staff present a ‘Trend Alert’ at each meeting. These ‘Trend Alerts’ identify a seemingly increased challenge that affects the youth we serve and their ability to obtain success in employment and/or training. The Youth Council then researches options to relieve these challenges or partner with other service providers to help youth staff address those barriers. PY’12 Trend Alerts covered such challenges as pregnant & parenting youth job seekers, youth homelessness, social media pitfalls and the loss of verbal and personal communication skills due to increased use of technology.

Youth Council

PY’12 saw the introduction of a new FLWIB youth initiative designed to address the growing ‘skills gap’ of middle skills jobs going unfilled in the Finger Lakes. Panels with 3 local employers and 3 post-secondary schools gave presentations for the Healthcare and Advanced Manufacturing industries. These forums had 29 guidance counselors in attendance at each event.

Youth Placed in Jobs or School

48 youth out of 89 (53..9%)

NYS-Goal- 66.5%

Outcome—81.1% of goal

Improvement in Reading and Math

21 youth out of 41 (51.2%)

NYS-Goal - 48%

Outcome - 106.7% of goal

CONNECTING WITH EDUCATORS



Francheska is a parenting youth who came to the Wayne County One Stop for assistance in finding employment. Francheska had the drive to succeed, but lacked the skills needed for a career. With an interest assessment and career counseling it was determined that she was interested in nursing and a good candidate for the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training program. Through youth program services Francheska received transportation assistance, driver’s training for her NYS Drivers License, job search and resume counseling, National Work Readiness Assessment and CNA training. She completed the CNA training and passed the NYS licensing exam. As a CNA she found unsubsidized employment at Newark-Wayne Community Hospital’s Demay Living Center! Francheska's cheerful personality and newly acquired skills have helped her achieve career and personal success. She enjoys her work immensely and is an asset to the Living Center and the elderly patients she assists there.

Rachel enrolled in the Seneca County WIA Youth Program at 18 and a senior in high school. She started a paid work experience as a Staff Helper at Seneca Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and was soon hired, working after school to save money for college. After graduating, Rachel started college at SUNY Canton. After successfully completing her first year of college, Rachel enrolled in Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training. She earned the CNA certification and NYS license. Rachel stated, “Workforce helped me find employment through the paid work experience program. Without experience it was hard to find a job. I am still employed as a CNA at Seneca Nursing during school breaks and it has allowed me to pay my way through college.“ Rachel obtained her NYS Driver’s License, purchased her own vehicle and paid for the repairs to get it on the road. Rachel has overcome several barriers to reach her goals and has now successfully completed her second year of college in the Veterinarian Technician program.

Seovanni enrolled in the Ontario County WIA Youth Program and began working closely with a counselor. Seovanni has aspired to be a nurse for a long time. With counseling and training funds, Seovanni attends the Certified Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide (CNA/

HHA) program at Finger Lakes Community College and receives additional support services such as uniforms, supplies and transportation assistance so that he can attend

his classes and obtain valuable employment skills and credentials. Seovanni is scheduled to complete the CNA/HHA program this summer. Meanwhile, he is working full time and

plans to complete his GED through FLCC. His goal is to continue his education to become an LPN and ultimately an RN. A very gracious and appreciative youth program

participant, he is a determined young man and even though life has thrown him a number of curve balls, he continues to strive for a home run!

Ashley entered the Yates County WIA youth program when she was 18 and pregnant. She had a HS diploma but was deficient in math. She had no work history and was struggling with on-line classes. Ashley wanted to attend community college but had

no form of transportation. Ashley successfully completed basic skills tutoring in math, short term paid work experience, leadership classes– College Budgeting/ Nutrition,

vocational certification classes, and NYS Driver Training. In May 2013 Ashley graduated from Finger Lakes Community College with an Associates Degree in Applied Science,

has been employed at the college for over one year and has her NYS Driver’s License. She has a beautiful daughter and was recently married. Ashley hopes to pursue a career

in the medical field.


2013 WIA Youth Success Stories




October 4, 2012 was the FLWIB’s 7th skilled trades career exploration event for Finger Lakes high school students. The first Finger Lakes Works...with their hands! (FLWWTH) in 2006 was developed by the FLWIB staff using incentive funds and a Careers in Construction grant from the NYSDOT in 2007. That grant has been a funding foundation every year since. In recent years however, growing Finger Lakes sponsor and exhibitor contributions have matched and even surpassed the amount of the DOT grant, which has allowed the event to grow. The event enjoys strong support with increasingly diverse hands-on activities and a growing popularity among school administrators, counselors, students, volunteers and exhibitors. 2012 saw an increase over 2011 with 47 exhibitors, a physics demonstration and 547 students from 27 schools in attendance. Highlights from the 2012 event included the ‘Physics is Phun’ science demonstration, plasma cutting, conduit bending, an expanded Mig welding activity, a masonry bricklaying activity that produced two permanent brick planters, increased heavy equipment demonstrations including a scissor lift, surveyors instruments and jack hammers, green energy, a grape trellis build, CNC and engineering demonstrations. There was strong participation from sponsors/exhibitors. Also, Alfred State College, Monroe Community College, Finger Lakes Community College, SUNY Delhi and WFLBOCES substantiated the importance of education. The strong support of the FLWWTH Steering Committee, FLWIB staff and the over one hundred volunteers are the cornerstone of this successful youth event. Advanced Manufacturing industry partners from FAME have been seamlessly incorporated into the event as exhibitors in recent years as this industry also has job opportunities for Finger Lakes youth. Advanced manufacturing career exploration activities and exhibits correlate well with skilled trades demonstrations and provide for beneficial cross networking and introductions between businesses/ organizations and participants. FLWIB continues to promote careers in the skilled trades and the FLWWTH event year-round by

targeting youth at high school career fairs, job fairs and varied youth events throughout the Finger Lakes region.

Finger Lakes Works...with their hands! October 4 , 2012



WIB STAFF: Karen Springmeier, Executive Director Michael Woloson, Business Services Coordinator Pat Gopen, Youth Systems Coordinator Debra Sowards, Fiscal Coordinator Linda Cunningham, Workforce Advisor William Rotenberg, Advanced Mfg. Career Navigator Gena Alessi Coe, Workforce Advisor Dinah Brennan, Executive Assistant

Finger Lakes

Workforce Investment Board, Inc.

Board Members 2012-2013

Scott Bischoping Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES Gary Boyer Keuka College Lina Brennan Finger Lakes Regional Health Systems Steven Brusso Evans Chemetics Mary Lee Burnell Seneca Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center Menzo Case Generations Bank Margaret Churchill Wayne County IDA Colleen Combs American Federation of Government Employees L-3306 Martha Costello New York State Department of Labor Deborah Culeton IDI Billing Solutions Lee Davidson Seneca County Michael Davis International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Jennifer DeVault Thompson Health Robert Doeblin Geneva Housing Authority Thomas Facer Farm Fresh First, LLC Michelle Fortune Newark-Wayne Community Hospital John Garvey Ontario County Ronald L. Golumbeck ITT-Goulds Pumps Joseph Hamm NYS Department of Labor Charlene Harvey Manchester-Shortsville Central School District Debra Hellert Reliant Community Federal Credit Union Cheryl Hess Ultralife Batteries Theodore Jordan Pathstone Corporation

Michael Kauffman Eastview Mall Carol Kramer ACCES-VR Robert Leiby* Manchester-Shortsville Central School District Michael Mandina Optimax Systems, Inc. Michael Manikowski Ontario County Office of Economic Development and Ontario County IDA Dr. Joseph J. Marinelli Seneca Waterways Council James Marquette Wayne County Courthouse John Mueller Willow Bend Farm, LLC Rick Murphy Silgan Containers Kevin O’Hagan Veterans Administration—Canandaigua VA Dave Phillips G.W. Lisk Sarah Purdy Yates County Kenneth Riemer Buttonwood Grove Winery Dr. Barbara Risser Finger Lakes Community College Michael Rusinko Five Star Bank Ann Scheetz Ontario ARC Charles Schillaci Seneca County Division of Human Services Joel Sieber Silgan Containers Hal Smith HALCO Plumbing and Heating John Socha Showboat Motel Martin Williams Wayne County Department of Aging & Youth *Members who left during the year.

Our annual report was

printed courtesy of:

Wayne-Finger Lakes

BOCES Adult and

Continuing Education

The Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES School of Health

Professions is COE Approved and Accredited.

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