P.O.W.E.R. Collaborative Network (PCN)
Meeting Summary
October 16, 2006The P.O.W.E.R. Collaborative Network (PCN), a provider of human resources outreach connectivity had the privilege of formally recognizing seven outstanding people during its October 2006 meeting. These honorees work in the community to place people into positive jobs and/or assist with training that will help to gain placement into a career path.
The PCN extends high appreciation and gratitude to the City of Los Angeles world Airports for hosting the October 2006 meeting at the flight Path Museum. Everything was finely tuned for the attendees. Thank you to all of the LAWA representatives; Joyce Sloss, Michael Corrin, Rose Cote, and Allyson Lavalais for making the P.O.W.E.R. Collaborative members feel so welcome.
Jean Franklin shared some phenomenal information regarding the United Job Creation Initiative (UJCI). This is a grassroots campaign to encourage elected representatives to create legislative rules that address the job recruitment and hiring of local and at-risk residents on all public and private construction throughout the county of Los Angeles. For more information, feel free to contact Jean Franklin at (562) 804-9649.
Thank you to Blair Taylor, President and CEO of the Los Angeles Urban League for serving as the October meeting’s keynote speaker. The Los Angeles Urban League is an original member of the PCN and regularly hosts two meetings a year.
Mr. Taylor shared a new program that the Los Angeles Urban League is introducing to help revitalize neglected neighborhoods. The Los Angeles Urban League is embarking on a new process to help positively transform neighborhoods through a foundation of opportunities and a socio-economic system that delivers high expectations. Specifically, the Los Angeles Urban League will target health, employment, safety, housing, and education.
We are very thankful to each of our award presenters, Ben Espitia, Goodwill, Brigitte Slayton, New Directions, Antoinette Anderson, Los Angeles Urban League, Greg Burks, City of Los Angels Youth Opportunity Movement, Mareta Papu, Southeast Los Angeles WorkSource Center, Michael Kane, CA Employment Development Department, and Dean Jones, Southland Business Partnership.
Each presenter acknowledged the vital career building information & support services consistently provided by the honorees. Their distinctive work ethics and follow through help people who otherwise would not gain access to positive jobs, is a special attribute of these notable job development specialists, who are actually Choreographers of Careers.”
To receive these recognitions the members of the PCN nominated their peers, managers, or subordinates to the Southland Business Partnership, which coordinated the presentation. The actual awards are in a diamond like shape, symbolizing earthly resources as people who provide valued quality to others. The 2006 honorees are:
Lavonté Jackson, Goodwill, Serving the People of Southern L.A. County
Carolyn Christian Hines, Hines Hospitality Group
Michael Richardson, Los Angeles Unified School District, ‘We Build’
Maryd Miller, L.A. Community Development Department, Youth Opportunity Movement
Deidra Vandiegriff, New Directions, Inc.
Eileen Arthur, Southeast Los Angeles Worksource Center
Dinah White, State of California Employment Development Department.
The next PCN meeting is set for Monday, November 13, 2006 hosted by the State of California Employment Development Department, 5401 Crenshaw Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90043, Contact: Portia C. Smith - (323) 766-2401
PCN Meeting Attendees for October 2006
Allyson Lavalais, Los Angeles World Airports
Anabel Barragan, Los Angeles Unified School District ‘We Build’
Andre Arthur, Workforce
Angela Hill, Los Angeles Urban League
Anita Wallace, Los Angeles Urban League
Anthony Maddox, Los Angeles Urban League
Antoinette Anderson, Los Angeles Urban League
Antoinette Brown, State of California Employment Development Department
Arelettia Jones, Los Angeles Opportunities Industrialization Center
Ben Espitia, Goodwill Serving the People of Southern Los Angeles County
Bennetta Johnson, Alameda Corridor Jobs Coalition
Billy Williams, Southeast Los Angeles WorkSource Center
Blair Taylor, Los Angels Urban League
Bobbi Smith, Los Angeles Urban League
Brygitte Slayton, New directions, Inc.
Carolyn Hines, Hines Hospitality Group
Charles Jackson, Hub City News
Claudia Jones, West Angeles, Community Development Corporation
Davi Dancy, State of California Employment Development Department
Dean Jones, Southland Business Partnership
Deidra Vandiegriff, New Directions, Inc.
Denise Hollis, Los Angeles Urban League-West Adams
Diana Ramirez, Los Angeles Urban League
Dinah White, State of California Employment Development Department
Dwight Johnson
Dwight Radcliff, US Vets
Eileen Arthur, Southeast Los Angeles WorkSource Center
Elainea Robbins, Los Angeles Urban League
Gayle Collins, Los Angeles South/Compton Juvenile Service
Gloria Smith, State of California Employment Development Department
Gloria Zuurveen, PACE News
Gregory Burks, City of Los Angeles, Youth Opportunity
Jackie Jones, West Angeles, Community Development Corporation
James Jones, Gangsters for Christ
Jane McCarthy, Goodwill Industries
Janneise Brooks, Goodwill Industries
Jean Franklin, United Job Creation Initiative
Jeff Henderson, PV Jobs
Joe Rouzan, City of Los Angeles, Community Development Department
Jonathan Jones, Los Angeles Urban League
Joyce Sloss, Los Angeles World Airports
June Wilson, Social Security Administration
Karen Robinson, GMCR Leveling
Kuliema Blueford, Los Angeles Urban League
Kyron Christian
Larry Denman, Weingart Center
LaVerne Daniels, State of California Employment Development Department
LaVonté Jackson, Goodwill Serving the People of Southern L.A. County
Makar Magdy, United Insurance
Maria Mills, Los Angeles County DPSS Gain, Region IV
Maria Trejo, Los Angeles County DPSS Gain, Region VI
Marian Mickler
Maryd Miller, City of Los Angeles, Youth Opportunity
Maurice Kane, US Veterans Initiative
Melanie Franks
Mereta Papu, Southeast Crenshaw WorkSource (UAW-LETC)
Michael Bejarano, Los Angeles Unified School District
Michael Bennett, Los Angeles Urban League
Michael Collins, Los Angeles World Airports
Michael Kane, State of California Employment Development Department
Michael Richardson, Los Angeles Unified School District ‘We Build’
Mindy Owes, RAFT, Inc.
Moses McCutchson, School-to-Success
Portia Smith, State of California Employment Development Department
Ralph Hollins, The Hollins Concept
Richard Guiss, Goodwill
Rick Conroy, Customer Service Learning Center at Fox Hills
Rosaicela Becerra, Los Angeles County DPSS Gain, Region III
Rose Cote, Los Angeles World Airports
Sharon Rochelle, County of Los Angeles DPSS, GROW
Shirley Lockridge, Los Angeles Southwest College
Stephen Thompson, Los Angeles Opportunities Industrialization Center
Sukari Christian, Phonics Mouth Position Plus
Tiffany Hooker, Los Angeles Southwest College
Vernell Taylor, Union Bank of California
Veronica Soto, Los Angeles Unified School District ‘We Build’
Victoria Rivera, State of California Employment Development Department
Viola Biclon
Yolanda Dodd-Lyons, State of California Employment Development Department
PCN started in January 2001, focused on job coordination for community residents, assisting them with public & private sector work placement. The PCN members are community builders serving to identify, nurture, & mobilize local assets by enhanced networking to rejuvenate economies, strengthen business investments, & ultimately build up civil society. The PCN meets monthly sharing job recruitment, funding, training, workforce projects, & other related topics at various member locations.