Orange County
Board of County Commissioners
Presented by: Kevin Neal, Assistant Director, Division of Workforce Services
Interim Director, Workforce Central Florida
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Workforce Central Florida
Update
Chronology of Major Events
 September 21
Letter from Governor Rick Scott
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Two-week Probation
Discharge senior executive staff
Replace entire board of directors
Appoint Interim Executive Director
High-Risk Designation
 September 26-28
Teleconference with Local Chief
Elected Officials
 September 29
- Central Florida Workforce
Investment Consortium Meeting
- Update on meeting Governor’s
probationary requirements
- Initial Board appointments
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Chronology of Major Events (cont.)
 October 3
1st Day Reporting to serve as
Interim Executive Director
 October 5
Consortium Meeting
 October 10-13
One-on-one meetings with
Local Chief Elected Officials and
staff
 October 21
Consortium Meeting
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Chronology of Major Events (cont.)
 October 27
Board of Directors Meeting
 November 2
Executive Committee Meeting
 November 10
Search Committee Meeting
 November 14
Finance Committee Meeting
 November 14
Board of Directors Meeting
November 29
Executive Committee Meeting
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Board of Directors
Greg Beliveau
Owner
LPG Urban & Regional
Planners, Inc.
Wendy Blanton
CEO
Central Florida
Regional Hospital
Bob Brown
President/CEO
United Way
Sheila Cappel
Plant Manager
PepsiCo-Gatorade
Deborah Clements
Community Relations
Manager
Progress Energy
Melanie Cornell
Principal
HKS Architects
Larry Dale
President/CEO
Sanford International
Airport
Iris Diaz
Branch Manager
SunTrust
Lorna Garrow
Coordinator
Experience Works
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Board of Directors (cont.)
Catherine Hanson
Owner
Catherine Hanson Real
Estate, Inc.
Eric Jackson
Partner
TTR Systems
Thomas Katheder
VP, Legal Department
Walt Disney Parks &
Resorts
Leland Madsen
Administrator
William Merck II
VP, Admin & FinanceCFO
Bedrock Resources,
Inc.
University of Central
Florida
Brian Michaels
District Administrator
John Moore
CEO
Tirso Moreno
Coordinator/Co-founder Farmworkers
Association of Florida
Division of Blind
Services, Florida Dept.
of Education
South Lake Hospital
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Board of Directors (cont.)
Joe Sarnovsky
VP, Admin & FinanceCFO
Seminole State College
Kevin Shaughnessy
Partner
Baker Hostetler
Sandy Shugart
President
Valencia College
Dr. Robert Spooney
President/CEO
Richard Sweat
CEO/Founder
African American
Chamber of Commerce
of Central Florida
.decimal, Inc.
Eric Ushkowitz
Economic Development Orange County
Administrator
Government
Suzanne Vitale
Central Florida
Regional Manager
Central Florida Region,
Florida Dept. of
Children and Families
Rick Walsh
President
Knob Hill Group
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Board of Directors (cont.)
Mark Wylie
President/CEO
Tom Yochum
Director of Business
Strategy & Community
Services
Central Florida Chapter
Associated Builders
and Contractors, Inc.
Lowndes, Drosdick,
Doster, Kantor & Reed
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Major Focus Areas
 Continuity of Services
 Transparency and Accountability
 High-Risk Special Conditions and Restrictions
 Independent Audit
 Technical Assistance
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Continuity of Services
 Communicating with staff regarding the
importance of maintaining quality service as
their number one priority.
 Remaining focused on serving our business and
job seeker customers.
 Keeping staff and the general public informed on
the transition of the organization.
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Transparency and Accountability
 Outreach and reporting to Chief Elected Officials
and Board Members
 Public Notification and Access to Information
 Staff involvement in efforts to improve
transparency and accountability; and
 Staff encouraged to report any suspected fraud or
abuse.
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High-Risk Special Conditions and
Restrictions
 List of conditions and restrictions with
deliverables.
 Deadlines for deliverables.
 Weekly teleconferences with DEO finance and audit
staff.
 Technical assistance from DEO finance and
auditing staff.
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Independent Audit
 Annual audit of financial statements and
compliance with Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Circulars
 Expanded scope of engagement.
 Audit field work.
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Technical Assistance
 Teleconferences and In-person visits to provide
financial and auditing technical assistance.
 DEO and WFI have offered to provide technical
assistance to the Consortium and WCF Board of
Directors as needed.
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Questions?
Kevin Neal
(Assistant Director, Division of Workforce Services - DEO)
Interim Director
Workforce Central Florida
707 Mendham Boulevard, Suite 250
Kissimmee, FL 34744
407-531-1222 |
workforcecentralflorida.com
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