paul dordal executive director executive committee meeting 16 april 2009
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Paul Dordal Executive 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 LawrenceProgram 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
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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
DISCUSSION
ADJOURN
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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: [email protected] Offices are located in the Old Bowley School (Randolph & Knox) on Ft Bragg
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