Paul Dordal
Executive Director
Executive Committee Meeting
16 April 2009
Chairman and Executive Director
 Establish a
quorum.
Old Business:
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Approve minutes from March 19 meeting.
New Business:
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Chairman Tim McNeill Remarks
Executive Director’s Report
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Hired Director of Business Development
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Defense Business Association Meeting – 14 Apr
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NC Center for Defense & Homeland Security Mtg – 15 Apr
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NCSU Economic Development Award – 20 Apr
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State Level Meetings and Coordination
Executive Director’s Report
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State Level Meetings
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Dempsey Benton, Dir., Financial Responsibility - March 23
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Governor Perdue & Military Commanders – 27 March
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Roger Shackelford – 27 March
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Community Conversation Forum – 6 April
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NC Homeland Security, Military & Veteran’s Affairs – 8 April
Action Item
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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
WLPP
Working Lands Protection Program
Update
Grace Lawrence
Program Director
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
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Five participating sites around region
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Entrepreneurial focus
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Next meeting: 4/28 with several more sites.
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Key agenda items: WDP Updates; Security
Clearance; Summer Youth Employment
Programs
FSU / UNC-P Study Status
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Project work well underway
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Initial step is to identify barriers that might prevent the
socially and economically disadvantaged populations from
benefiting from BRAC-related and other opportunities
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Regional Visioning Summit on 3/20 – 72 participants
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Lee County Focus Session on 4/8 – 20 participants
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Hoke 4/17; Montgomery 4/20; Robeson 4/22; Bladen 4/29
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Focus group input plus data collection and interpretation
will lead to a strategic action plan and recommendations
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Education Program Update
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Distribution of Golden LEAF funded i3D portable
theatres April 21 and 23
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NC STEM Community Collaborative progress
Pilot Circuit
The Monitor Group
Going to Denver for Lunch
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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
DISCUSSION
ADJOURN
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BRAC RTF
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Executive Director: Paul Dordal
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Deputy Director: John Harbison
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Regional Planner: Don Belk
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Executive Assistant: John Bellamy
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Program Manager for Education: Jane Smith
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Program Manager for Workforce and Economic Development: Tim Moore
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IT Program Manager: Erik Wells
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Communications & Outreach Coordinator: Renee Lane
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Administrative Assistant: Renee Siemiet
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Director of Business Development: Joy Thrash
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Phone: (910) 436-1344 or (910) 436-1345
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Website: www.bracrtf.com
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Contact: admin@bracrtf.com
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Offices are located in the Old Bowley School (Randolph & Knox) on Ft Bragg20