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Other Appendices
Current Narrative:
| Acronym | Definition |
| ACAP | Aroostook County Action Program |
| ACCUPLACER | Assessment to identify student academic readiness |
| ACS | American Community Survey |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADATAC | Americans with Disabilities Act Technical Assistance Center |
| AE | Adult Education; Maine Department of Education |
| AEFLA | Adult Education and Family Literacy Act |
| AJC | American Job Centers |
| AJLA | America's Job Link Alliance, makers of Maine Job Link (MJL) |
| ALC | All Learning Counts; Grant received by the University of Maine system from the Lumina Foundation |
| ANI | Adult Numeric Instruction |
| AOP | Agriculture Outreach Plan |
| ARS | Agricultural Recruitment System |
| ASPIRE | Additional Support for People in Retraining and Employment |
| ATEC | Aroostook Training and Education Coalition |
| BES | Bureau of Employment Services; Maine Department of Labor |
| BRS | Bureau of Rehabilitation Services; Maine Department of Labor |
| BUC | Bureau of Unemployment Compensation; Maine Department of Labor |
| CASAS | Competency-based Assessment System or eCASAS |
| CAST | Center for Applied Special Technology |
| CCR-SIA | College Career Readiness- Standards in Actions |
| CCRS | College and Career Readiness Standards |
| CCWI | Coastal Counties Workforce Board |
| CDE | Commission on Disability and Employment; a subcommittee of the State Workforce Board |
| CEDS | Community Economic Development Strategy |
| CEO | Chief Elected Officials; County Commissioners who sit on the Local Workforce Boards (LWB) |
| CRA | Complaint Resolution Administrator |
| CTE | Career and Technical Education |
| CTE | Career and Technical Education part of Maine Department of Education |
| CWMWDB | Central Western Maine Workforce Development Board |
| CWRI | Center for Workforce Research and Information; Maine Department of Labor |
| DAFS | Department of Administration and Financial Services |
| DBVI | Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired; part of the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services in the Maine Department of Labor |
| DECD | Department of Economic and Community Development |
| DHHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
| DOC | Department of Corrections |
| DVOP | Disabled Veterans Outreach Program |
| DVR | Division of Vocational Rehabilitation; part of the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services in the Maine Department of Labor |
| DWG | Dislocated Worker grant |
| EEO | Equal Employment Opportunity |
| EFL | educational functioning level |
| ELA | English language arts |
| EMDC | Eastern Maine Development Corporation |
| EPTL | Education Provider Training List; list of providers approved to provide WIOA funded training |
| ES | Employment Services |
| ESOL | English for Speakers of Other Languages aka ELL. Replaces the term ESL (English as a Second Language) |
| ETA | Employment and Training Administration |
| ETPL | Eligible Training Provider List |
| FAFSA | Free Application for Federal Student Aid |
| FAME | Finance Authority of Maine |
| FLC | Foreign Labor Certification |
| FSET | Food Supplement Employment & Training |
| GEPA | General Education Provisions Act |
| H2A | Temporary work visa for migrant workers |
| H2B | Temporary visa which used primarily for seasonal workers |
| HiSet | High school equivalency exam |
| HOPE | Higher Opportunity for Pathways to Employment |
| IELCE | Integrated English Literacy Civics Education |
| IET | Integrated education and training |
| INA | Indian and Native American (programs) |
| IRP | Individualized Reemployment Plan |
| IT | Information Technology |
| ITAC | Information Technology Accessibility Committee |
| JVSG | Jobs for Veterans State Grant |
| LIFT | Leveraging Investments in Families for Tomorrow |
| LVER | Local Veterans Employment Representatives |
| LWB | Local Workforce Board |
| MaineEARNS | Maine Education and Attainment Research Navigation System |
| MAP | Maine Apprenticeship Program |
| MCC /MCCS | Maine Community College (system) |
| MCCA | Maine College and Career Access is a program offered by Maine Adult Education |
| MCT | Maine College Transition |
| MDOL | Maine Department of Labor |
| MEMA | Maine Emergency Management Association |
| MEP | Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnerships |
| MIS | management information systems |
| MJL | Maine Job Link system which is used as case management system by CareerCenters. Built by AJLA and replaced Maine’s JobBank system. |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MQC | Maine Quality Centers a program of the Maine Community College System |
| MSFW | Migrant Seasonal Farm Workers |
| NAMI | National Alliance on Mental Illness |
| NASWA | National Association of State Workforce Agencies |
| NCCER | National Center for Construction Education and Research |
| NEG | National Emergency Grant |
| NETAAC | New England Trade Adjustment Assistance Center |
| NFJP | Farmworkers Jobs Program |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NRS | National Reporting System for Adult Education |
| NVME | New Ventures Maine |
| NWDB | Northeastern Workforce Development Board |
| OCTAE | Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education; US Department of Education |
| OJT | On the Job Training |
| OSHA-10 | Occupational Safety and Health Administration training |
| OWC | Older Worker Committee; a subcommittee of the State Workforce Board |
| RAP | Reading Apprenticeship Program |
| RESEA /REA | Reemployment Service and Eligibility Assessment |
| RFP | Request for Proposal |
| RSA | Rehabilitation Services Administration |
| RSI | Reemployment and Systems Integration |
| SBE | Veterans with Significant Barriers to Employment |
| SCSEP | Senior Community Services Employment Program |
| SMA | State Monitor Advocate |
| SNAP | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program |
| SNAP E&T | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education and Training |
| SSI/ SSDI | Social Security Insurance/ Social Security Disability Insurance |
| STAR | Student Achievement in Reading training |
| SWA | State Workforce Agency |
| SWAT | State Workforce Assistance Team |
| SWB | State Workforce Board |
| SWIS | State Wage Interchange System |
| TAA | Trade Adjustment Assistance |
| TAC | Technical Assistance Circular document provided by USDOL to expand or clarify regulations |
| TANF | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; a DHHS program |
| UI | Unemployment insurance may refer to either the program and the agency |
| UMS | University of Maine System |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture (federal) |
| USDOL | United States Department of Labor (federal) |
| VETS | Veterans Employment and Training Services |
| VR | Vocational Rehabilitation; could stand for either the agency Division of Vocational Rehabilitation or the service provided. |
| WARN Act | Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act |
| WDQI | Workforce Data Quality Initiative |
| WDS | Workforce Development System |
| WEC | Women's Employment Committee; a subcommittee of the State Workforce Board |
| WIA | Workforce Investment Act, predecessor to WIOA |
| WIC | Women Infants and Children program |
| WINTAC | Workforce Innovation Technical Assistance Center |
| WIOA | Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act |
| WIPC | WIOA Implementation Policy Committee |
| W.O.R.K. Services | Workforce Opportunities, Referrals and Knowledge services is a software application connecting the systems of Adult Education, Bureau of Employment Services and Vocational Rehabilitation |
| WOTC | Work Opportunity Tax Credit |
| WOWI | World of Work Inventory; career assessment |
| WPRS | Worker Profiling Reemployment Services |
| YBA | Youth Build |
| Member | Affiliation | Position |
| Kimberly Moore | MDOL | Director, Bureau of Employment Services |
| Dawn Mealey | MDOL | Deputy Director, Bureau of Employment Services |
| Dave Klein | MDOL | Division Director, Bureau of Employment Services |
| Ginny Carroll | MDOL | Division Director, Policy & Evaluation, Bureau of Employment Services |
| Gail Senese | MDOE | State Director, Adult Education & Family Literacy |
| Kelley Heath | MDOE | Coordinator, Data and High School Completion |
| Karen Fraser | MDOL | Director, Bureau of Rehabilitation Services |
| Libby Stone-Sterling | MDOL | Director, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation |
| Brenda Drummond | MDOL | Director, Division for the Blind & Visually Impaired |
| Joanna Russell | LWB | Executive Director, Northeastern Workforce Development Board |
| Stacy Kilroy | LWB | Executive Director, Central/Western Maine Workforce Development Board |
| Antoinette Mancusi | LWB | Executive Director, Coastal Counties Workforce Inc. |
| Jillian Sample | LWB | Director of Operations, Coastal Counties Workforce Inc. |
| Christopher Quint | MDOL | Director, State Workforce Board |
| Joshua Howe | MDOL | Workforce Development Program Coordinator, State Workforce Board |
| Cheryl Moran | MDOL | Labor Program Specialist, State Workforce Board |
This group meets monthly to monitor and review progress of the implementation of the plan, update necessary elements, and provide strategic support when required. Using a matrix of initiatives, the group can track the progress of elements as they move towards completion.
11/12/2019
Central Western Workforce Development Board
Central Maine Community College, Auburn, ME
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Joy Gould | Community Concepts |
| Michelle Hawley | Central Maine Community College |
| Diane Frigon | Maine Department of Labor |
| Mary LaFontaine | Maine Department of Labor |
| Jim Trundy | Western Maine Community Action |
| Jeff Sneddon | Kennebec Valley Community College |
| Tina Christophenson | Maine School Administrative District 17 Adult Education |
| Sean Crothers | Maine Prisoner Re-entry Network |
| Patti Gray | Maine Department of Labor |
| Joan Dolan | Maine Department of Labor |
| Kelly Aho | Bonney Staffing |
| Cary Tyson | Kennebec Valley Council of Governments |
| Dale Merrell | Central Western Maine Workforce Development Board |
| Deputy Commissioner Kimberly Smith | Maine Department of Labor |
| Commissioner Laura Fortman | Maine Department of Labor |
| Jane Gilbert | Maine Department of Labor |
| Grant Provost | Iron Workers Local 7 |
| Amy Landry | Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments |
| Julia Sleeper | Tree Street Youth Center |
| Bill Grant | Lewiston Adult Education |
11/14/2019
Northeastern Workforce Development Board
Brewer Community Center, Brewer, ME
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Susan Cerini | Eastern Maine Development Corporation |
| Jon Farley | Eastern Maine Development Corporation |
| Lisa Shaw | Maine State Library |
| Nichole Sawyer | Washington County Community College |
| Rob Brown | Cooperative Development Institute |
| Leah Buck | Northern Maine Community College |
| Erin Benson | Aroostook County Action Program |
| Liz Russell | Eastern Maine Community College |
| Michael Carroll | Associates for Training and Development |
| Ander Theboud | Regional School District 24 Adult Education |
| Renee Doble | City of Brewer |
| Christina Breen | Senator Angus King |
| Joanna Russell | Northeastern Workforce Development Board |
| Rebecca Bryant | Northeastern Workforce Development Board |
| Dawn Mealy | Maine Department of Labor |
| Patty Perry | Maine Department of Labor |
| Deputy Commissioner Kimberly Smith | Maine Department of Labor |
| Paul Ruggiero | Maine Department of Labor |
| Melissa Harvey | Maine Department of Labor |
| Andrea Bickford | Maine Department of Labor |
| Commissioner Laura Fortman | Maine Department of Labor |
| Megan Dichter | Maine Department of Education |
11/15/2019
State Workforce Board;
MDOL Augusta, ME
| Guy Langevin | Dead River |
|---|---|
| Tracey Cooley | Job Corps |
| John Fortier | State Farm Insurance |
| Mary LaFontaine | Maine Department of Labor |
| Jason Shedlock | Maine Building and Construction Trades Council |
| Steve Gorden | Cumberland County Commissioner |
| Mary Kate Reny | Renys |
| Jen Fullmer | Boots 2 Roots |
| Nathan Pelsma | Jobs for Maine Graduates |
| Gail Senese | Maine Department of Education |
| Karen Fraser | Maine Department of Labor |
| Ashley Pringle | Maine & Company |
| John Herweh | MMG Insurance |
| Jon Mason | Bath Iron Works |
| Jim Nimon | Sanford Regional Economic Growth Council |
| Colleen Hilton | Northern Light Health |
| Peter Baldacci | Penobscot County Commissioner |
| Dan Belyea | Maine Community College System |
| Deputy Commissioner Sarah Gagne-Holmes | Maine Department of Health and Human Services |
| Deputy Commissioner Denise Garland | Maine Department of Economic and Community Development |
| Grant Provost | Iron Workers Local 7 |
| Greg Sweetser | Sweetser Orchards |
| Luanne Ballesteros | The Jackson Laboratory |
| Mike Sylvester | State Representative, Maine Legislature |
| Commissioner Laura Fortman | Maine Department of Labor |
| Joshua Howe | State Workforce Board/Maine Department of Labor |
| Christopher Quint | State Workforce Board/Maine Department of Labor |
11/15/2019
Commissioner Designees from State Agencies
MDOL Commerce Drive, Augusta, ME
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Joan Cohen | Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation |
| Dawn Mealey | Maine Department of Labor |
| Commissioner Randy Liberty | Maine Department of Corrections |
| Deputy Commissioner Denise Garland | Maine Department of Economic and Community Development |
| Deputy Commissioner Kimberly Smith | Maine Department of Labor |
| Evelyn de Frees | Maine Department of Labor |
| Joshua Howe | State Workforce Board/Maine Department of Labor |
| Holly Pomelow | Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services |
| Anna Black | Maine Department of Corrections |
| Liz Ray | Maine Department of Health and Human Services |
| Tamara Ranger | Maine Department of Education |
| Emily Doughty | Maine Department of Education |
| Commissioner Laura Fortman | Maine Department of Labor |
| Christopher Quint | State Workforce Board/Maine Department of Labor |
| Mary Anne Turowski | Governor Janet Mills |
| Dan Belyea | Maine Community College System |
11/21/2019
Coastal Counties Workforce Development Board
MRRA Community Room, Brunswick, ME
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Dawn Self Cooper | Maine Department of Labor |
| Damas Rvpaba | Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center |
| Christopher Arbour | Maine Department of Corrections |
| Kim Moore | United Way of Greater Portland |
| Deputy Commissioner Kimberly Smith | Maine Department of Labor |
| Jason Shedlock | Maine State Building and Construction Trades Council |
| Joni Boissonneault | Portland Housing Authority |
| Mary Ellen Barnes | Lincoln County Regional Planning Council |
| Mary Bouvier | Westbrook Housing Authority |
| David Wurm | Goodwill Industries of Northern New England |
| Julia Trujillo | City of Portland |
| Kaylin Kerina | Learning Works |
| Scott Christman | Bath Iron Works |
| Richard Clark | York County Commissioner |
| Mufalo Chitam | Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition |
| Thomas Nickerson | University of Maine at Augusta |
| Beth Campbell | United Way of Greater Portland |
| Jim Whitten | Southern Maine Community College |
| Antoinette Mancusi | Coastal Counties Workforce, Inc. |
| Shelli Pride | Gorham Adult Education |
| Michelle Love | Androscoggin Bank |
| Samantha Fenderson | Maine Department of Labor |
| Mary LaFontaine | Maine Department of Labor |
| Commissioner Laura Fortman | Maine Department of Labor |
| Deputy Commissioner Kimberly Smith | Maine Department of Labor |
| Joshua Howe | State Workforce Board/Maine Department of Labor |
12/18/2019
State Workforce Board
Dead River Company, South Portland, ME
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Guy Langevin | Dead River |
| Peter Anania | Anania & Associates |
| Tarlan Ahmadov | Catholic Charities of Maine |
| John Fortier | State Farm Insurance |
| Ned Claxton | State Senator, Maine Legislature |
| Jason Shedlock | Maine Building and Construction Trades Council |
| Steve Gorden | Cumberland County Commissioner |
| Mary Kate Reny | Renys |
| Jen Fullmer | Boots 2 Roots |
| Nathan Pelsma | Jobs for Maine Graduates |
| Gail Senese | Maine Department of Education |
| Karen Fraser | Maine Department of Labor |
| Ashley Pringle | Maine & Company |
| John Herweh | MMG Insurance |
| Jon Mason | Bath Iron Works |
| Jim Nimon | Sanford Regional Economic Growth Council |
| Colleen Hilton | Northern Light Health |
| Bob Dorko | Sappi North America |
| Dan Belyea | Maine Community College System |
| Deputy Commissioner Sarah Gagne-Holmes | Maine Department of Health and Human Services |
| Deputy Commissioner Denise Garland | Maine Department of Economic and Community Development |
| Grant Provost | Iron Workers Local 7 |
| Greg Sweetser | Sweetser Orchards |
| Luanne Ballesteros | The Jackson Laboratory |
| Scott Good | Crescendo Consulting |
| Robert Sezak | Somerset County Commissioner |
| Rosa Redonnett | University of Maine System |
| Commissioner Laura Fortman | Maine Department of Labor |
| Joshua Howe | State Workforce Board/Maine Department of Labor |
| Christopher Quint | State Workforce Board/Maine Department of Labor |
12/18/2019
Youth Focused
Florence House, Portland, ME
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Adrian Cohen | Goodwill Industries of Northern New England |
| David Dorr | Somerset Career & Technical Center |
| Mercedes Pour | Maine Community College System |
| Nikki Williams | State Workforce Board - Youth Committee |
| Robyn Raymond | Spruce Mountain Adult Education |
| Tracie Travers | Jobs For Maine Grads |
| Nate Pelsma | Jobs For Maine Grads |
| Sandra Goss | Goodwill Industries of Northern New England/Take Two YouthBuild |
| Karen MacDonald | Boys & Girls Clubs of Maine |
| Kaylin Kerina | Learning Works/Youth Building Alternatives |
| J. Duke Albanese | Great Schools Partnership |
| Karen Keim | Maine Educational Opportunity Center |
| Heather Stott | Goodwill - Workforce Solutions |
| Phoenix Escobedo-Winkle | Youth from JMG |
| Ryan Morris | Youth from JMG |
| Angie Hassapelis | Youth from JMG |
| Nathan Heatley | Youth from JMG |
| Carlo Bufano | Jobs For Maine Grads |
| Marquise Parland | Learning Works/Youth Building Alternatives |
| Shirley Palma | Learning Works/Youth Building Alternatives |
| Jeff Nevers | University of New England |
| Kim Moore | United Way of Greater Portland/Greater Portland Workforce Initiative |
| Rebecca Bryant | Northeastern Workforce Development Board |
| Joanna Russell | Northeastern Workforce Development Board |
| Commissioner Laura Fortman | Maine Department of Labor |
| Christopher Quint | State Workforce Board/Maine Department of Labor |
| Joshua Howe | State Workforce Board/Maine Department of Labor |
12/19/2019
Employer Focused
MDOL 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta, ME
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Peter Gore | Maine State Chamber of Commerce |
| Steve Hewins | Hospitality Maine |
| Hope Perkins | Associated Builders & Contractors |
| Brian Whitney | Maine Technology Institute |
| Steven Michaud | Maine Hospital Association |
| Rick Erb | Maine Health Care Association |
| Lisa Martin | Manufacturers Association of Maine |
| Jan Kearce | Maine Development Foundation |
| Curtis Picard | Retail Association of Maine |
| Elizabeth Vanderweide | Finance Authority of Maine |
| Cynthia Murphy | Coastal Enterprises |
| Dan Coffey | Cianbro |
| Jennifer O'Leary | MaineHealth |
| Commissioner Laura Fortman | Maine Department of Labor |
| Christopher Quint | State Workforce Board/Maine Department of Labor |
12/19/2019
Advocate Focused
MDOL 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta, ME
| Name | Organization |
| Chris Hastedt | Maine Equal Justice Partners |
| Ann Danforth | Maine Equal Justice Partners |
| Jennifer Hutchins | Maine Association of Non-Profits |
| Kim Moody | Disability Rights Maine |
| Gilda Nardone | SWB - Women's Employment Committee |
| Darcy Shargo | Maine Primary Care Association |
| Don Harden | Catholic Charities |
| Barbara Babkirk | SWB - Older Workers Committee |
| Dwight Littlefield | Department of Education - State Director for CTE |
| Joanna Russell | Northern Maine Workforce Development Board |
| Jeff Nevers | University of New England |
| Holly Couturier | Maine Principals Association |
| Kate Leveille | MaineSpark |
| Beth Stickney | Maine Business Immigration Coalition |
| Jared Cash | University of Southern Maine |
| Claire Sullivan | University of Maine System |
| Rosa Redonnett | University of Maine System |
| Cherie Galyean | Maine Community Foundation |
| Joy Gould | Community Concepts |
| Jim Horn | Auburn School District |
| Luisa Deprez | University of Southern Maine |
| Jonathan Henry | University of Maine at Augusta |
| Lisa Cooper | Maine Development Foundation |
| James Myall | ME CEP |
| Rachel Knight | Destination Occupation |
| Dick Dyer | Destination Occupation |
| Rhonda Corson | Destination Occupation |
| Rebecca Conrad | RSC Consulting/Maine Business Immigrant Coalition |
| LeeAnne Larsen | Department of Education |
| Debbie Gilmer | Syntiro - Gear Up |
| Nate Wildes | Live & Work in Maine |
| Kelley Heath | Maine Adult Education |
| Karen Keim | MEOC |
| Mary Adley | Maine Department of Education |
| Amy Winston | Coastal Enterprises |
| Commissioner Laura Fortman | Maine Department of Labor |
| Christopher Quint | State Workforce Board/Maine Department of Labor |
Public
Maine Community College System https://www.mccs.me.edu/
- Central Maine Community College https://www.cmcc.edu/
- Eastern Maine Community College https://www.emcc.edu/
- Kennebec Valley Community College https://www.kvcc.me.edu/
- Northern Maine Community College https://www.nmcc.edu/
- Southern Maine Community College https://www.smccme.edu/
- Washington County Community College https://www.wccc.me.edu/
- York County Community College https://www.yccc.edu/
Maine Maritime Academy https://mainemaritime.edu/
University of Maine System https://www.maine.edu/
- University of Maine - Orono https://umaine.edu/
- University of Maine at Augusta https://www.uma.edu/
- University of Maine at Farmington https://www.umf.maine.edu/
- University of Maine at Fort Kent https://www.umfk.edu/
- University of Maine at Machias https://machias.edu/
- University of Maine at Presque Isle https://www.umpi.edu/
- University of Southern Maine https://usm.maine.edu/
Private
Bates College https://www.bates.edu/
Beal College https://bealcollege.edu/
Bowdoin College https://www.bowdoin.edu/
Colby College http://www.colby.edu/
College of the Atlantic https://www.coa.edu/
Husson University https://www.husson.edu/
Purdue Global https://www.purdueglobal.edu/
Maine College of Art https://www.meca.edu/
Maine College of Health Professions https://www.mchp.edu/
Maine Media College https://www.mainemedia.edu/
New England Bible College https://www.nebc.edu/
Saint Joseph's College https://www.sjcme.edu/
Southern New Hampshire University - Brunswick/Winter Harbor https://www.snhu.edu/
Thomas College https://www.thomas.edu/
Unity College https://www.unity.edu/
University of New England https://www.une.edu/