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Paul Dordal Executive Director. Executive Committee Meeting 16 April 2009. Chairman and Executive Director. Establish a quorum. Old Business: Approve minutes from March 19 meeting. New Business: Chairman Tim McNeill Remarks. Hired Director of Business Development
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Paul DordalExecutive Director Executive Committee Meeting16 April 2009
Chairman and Executive Director • Establish a quorum. Old Business: • Approve minutes from March 19 meeting. New Business: • Chairman Tim McNeill Remarks
Hired Director of Business Development Defense Business Association Meeting – 14 Apr NC Center for Defense & Homeland Security Mtg – 15 Apr NCSU Economic Development Award – 20 Apr State Level Meetings and Coordination Executive Director’s Report
State Level Meetings Dempsey Benton, Dir., Financial Responsibility - March 23 Governor Perdue & Military Commanders – 27 March Roger Shackelford – 27 March Community Conversation Forum – 6 April NC Homeland Security, Military & Veteran’s Affairs – 8 April Executive Director’s Report
Action Item ACTION ITEM: Request approval to purchase 1,000 DVDs of the All-American Defense Corridor video at a total cost of $3,680 plus tax from Marketing Funds
Strategy 1 Update Wayne Freeman President TDA, Inc
Working Lands Protection Program Update Grace Lawrence Program Director WLPP
Workforce Demonstration Program Dr. Jane Smith Program Manager for Education
WDP Education and Workforce Steering Group • Groups were merged and first videoconference meeting held 3/24 • Five participating sites around region • Entrepreneurial focus • Next meeting: 4/28 with several more sites. • Key agenda items: WDP Updates; Security Clearance; Summer Youth Employment Programs
FSU / UNC-P Study Status • Project work well underway • Initial step is to identify barriers that might prevent the socially and economically disadvantaged populations from benefiting from BRAC-related and other opportunities • Regional Visioning Summit on 3/20 – 72 participants • Lee County Focus Session on 4/8 – 20 participants • Hoke 4/17; Montgomery 4/20; Robeson 4/22; Bladen 4/29 • Focus group input plus data collection and interpretation will lead to a strategic action plan and recommendations
Education Program Update Distribution of Golden LEAF funded i3D portable theatres April 21 and 23 NC STEM Community Collaborative progress Pilot Circuit The Monitor Group Going to Denver for Lunch Briefing Senior Spouse VTC - April 21
Workforce Demonstration Program Erik Wells Program Manager for IT
Status Report : Pipeline NC Project Fadra Nally Project Manager Futures, Inc.
Impact of Military Growth on LEAs Wayne Freeman President TDA, Inc
Outreach and Marketing Programs Renee Lane Communications and Outreach Coordinator
Outreach and Marketing Programs Websites Trade Shows
2009 FORSCOM/USARC Relocation Fair John Bellamy Executive Assistant
BRAC RTF Move Update John Harbison Deputy Director
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BRAC RTF Executive Director: Paul Dordal Deputy Director: John Harbison Regional Planner: Don Belk Executive Assistant: John Bellamy Program Manager for Education:Jane Smith Program Manager for Workforce and Economic Development: Tim Moore IT Program Manager: Erik Wells Communications & Outreach Coordinator: Renee Lane Administrative Assistant: Renee Siemiet Director of Business Development: Joy Thrash Phone: (910) 436-1344 or (910) 436-1345 Website: www.bracrtf.com Contact: admin@bracrtf.com Offices are located in the Old Bowley School (Randolph & Knox) on Ft Bragg 20