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Appendix

Public Hearings

Testimony: Cleveland Public Hearing, Wednesday, February 23, 2000 

Testimony submitted in written form by Russell B. Vernon, President and CEO, The West Point Market, Inc.

Testimony submitted in written form by Paul Magnus, Director, Senior Workers’ Action Programs’ Senior Employment Center

Testimony submitted in written form by Diane Euchenhofer, Director, Employer & Community Relations, Workforce Preparation, Greater Cleveland Growth Association

Testimony submitted in written form titled "Comments, State of Ohio Title I/Wagner-Peyser Plan, Workforce Investment Act Five Year Strategic Plan"

 

Testimony: Newark Public Hearing, Friday, February 25, 2000 

Testimony submitted in written form by Beth Kowalczyk, Have A Heart Ohio

Testimony submitted in written form by Benjamin Ibe, Administrator, Senior Community Service Employment, Title V Program, Ohio Department of Aging

Testimony submitted in written form by Lisa Hamler-Podolski, Ohio Food Policy and Anti-Poverty Action Center

 

Testimony: Rio Grande Public Hearing, Wednesday, March 1, 2000

 

Testimony: Cincinnati Public Hearing, Thursday, March 2, 2000 

Testimony submitted in written form by Gregory Mason, Dean of Corporate and Community Services, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

Testimony submitted in written form by Patricia Tutoki, Staff Representative, Ohio AFL-CIO

 

Testimony: Lima Public Hearing, Friday, March 3, 2000 

Testimony submitted in written form by Kent Kahn, Green Thumb, Inc.

Testimony submitted in written form by Bob J. Rowland, Vice President, AFL-CIO Lima

Testimony submitted in written form by Patricia A. Kubik

Letter submitted by Charles D. Fuller

Letter submitted by Gary Frueh, President, Lima-Troy Area UAW-CAP Council

Letter Submitted by Bob J. Rowland, Vice President, AFL-CIO Lima

 

Comments from Organized Labor

James F. Adams, Jr., Staff Representative, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO 

Earl M. Applegate, Staff Representative, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO 

Jaladah Aslam, Staff Representative, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO 

Michael Bauer, Staff Representative, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO 

Todd Beegle, President, Tuscarawas County AFL-CIO-Labor Council 

Roger J. Blouin, L.U. 972 I.B.E.W. 

Barry B. Bolin, Staff Representative, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO 

Nichole M. Budine 

William A. Burga, President, Ohio AFL-CIO 

Angela Caldwell, Staff Representative, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO 

Mark T. Carlson, Staff Representative, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO 

James A. Ciocia, Staff Representative, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO 

Steve Dailey, Grand Lake Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO 

Michael DeLuke, President, Portage County AFL-CIO CLC; Local 379 AFSCME Council 8 

Walter J. Edwards, Staff Representative, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO 

Thomas Ellis, Staff Representative, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO 

Troy A. Ferrell, Southeastern Ohio AFL-CIO Central Labor Council 

William C. Ferrell 

Ed Good, Secretary-Treasurer, Ohio Edison Joint Council, Utility Workers Union of America 

Governor’s Workforce Policy Board Labor Representatives (Patricia A. Moss, Gary L. Schaeffer, and Bruce Wyngaard) 

LeRoy W. Herd, Staff Representative, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO 

Renita Jones-Street, Staff Representative, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO 

Cheryl A. Keeler, Staff Representative, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO 

Ronald L. Kelley 

Marcia Knox, Staff Representative, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO 

Shelia A. Kyle-Reno, Regional Director, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO 

Don Lance, Staff Representative, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO 

Danny L. Leslie, Electrician, I.B.E.W. Local 972 

Danny L. Leslie, Electrician, I.B.E.W. Local 972 

Danny L. Leslie, Electrician, I.B.E.W. Local 972 

Ken Ludwig, President, Hancock County AFL-CIO 

John H. McCollum, Trustee, Guernsey County Central Labor Union 

Randall L. McElfresh, Staff Representative, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO 

David Mengenhardt, Executive Director, United Labor Agency, Inc. 

Thomas J. Nowel, Regional Director, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO 

Sally Powless 

Amy L. Price, Staff Representative, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO 

Thomas Ritchie, Sr., Regional Director, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO 

Stephen F. Roberts, Staff Representative, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO 

Pauline Steves, CLC, Trustee, and Nick Menengos, CLC, VP, U.S.W.A. 1538 

Sandra Shoborn, Staff Representative, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO 

Ivan Stithem, Mid-Ohio AFL-CIO Labor Council 

Mike Thomas, Marion Central Labor Council 

Lynn Thomasson, Sr., Staff Representative, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO 

P. Scott Thomasson, Lead Staff Organizer, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO 

George R. Tucker, Regional Director, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO 

Robert Turner, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO 

Rick R. Vermillion, President; Daniel Lanthorn, Vice-President; Jerry West, Financial Secretary; and Gary Wood, Recording Secretary, Newark Area AFL-CIO 

Larry E. Watkins, Staff Representative, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO 

Timothy R. Williams, Staff Representative, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO 

Butch Wylie 

Bill Van Zandt, AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO 

 

Comments from Veterans Organizations

Robert W. Funk, Jr., State Adjutant, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of Ohio 

Donald Lanthorn, Service Director, The Ohio American Legion 

Douglas Lay, Chairman, Ohio Veterans Employment and Training Council 

J. Craig McMaken, Commander, and James F. Schrubb, Adjutant, Cheney-Graef Post No. 4874,Veterans of Foreign Wars 

George Ondick, Executive Director, AMVETS, Department of Ohio 

 

Comments Regarding Wagner-Peyser Issues

L. Banks 

M. Kevin Brigner 

Randy A. Britlhurt, General Manager, Buckeye Protective Service, Inc. 

Jeremy Burchett 

Claudia Cain 

Tamara D. Carsey 

Stephen R. Crum, President, I.B.E.W. Local 972 

Kathy Derheimer, Executive Secretary Treasurer, Jefferson County Trades and Labor Assembly 

William F. Fogle 

Jeffrey D. Gillum 

Todd Gillum 

Patricia A. Gonidakis 

Susan J. Hurst 

Joseph E. Lukucik 

Kathryn S. Malone 

Virgil W. Mick, Jr. 

Kevin Moyer 

Debra and Tinsley Palmer 

Raymond B. Peckens 

David Roll, Pro-Trim 

William J. Roush 

Evelyn States 

Larry Stephens, Local 521 

Richard T. Svoboda 

Jerry W. Thornsberry 

Cheryl Tyler-Folsom 

Donald V. Vance 

Gloria M. Wolph 

Letter (unreadable signature) 

Letter (unreadable signature) 

 

Letters by Other Interested Parties

Barry Brooks, Chairman, Education and Training Committee, and Barbara Ewing, Director of Polic Policy Initiatives, Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber of Commerce

R. F. Bumpus, Chairman of the Board, Private Industry Collaborative

John J. Filak

Tim Gade, Chairman, Ohio J.S.E.C.

Kent Kahn, State Director, Green Thumb, Inc., Ohio ("Recommendations for Serving Older Workers In Ohio’s WIA State Plan")

Elizabeth L. Kowalczyk, Statewide Attorney, Ohio State Legal Services Association

Alan Longstreth, Employee Relations Manager, Morton Salt

Metro Chambers of Commerce

Janice B. Patterson, President, and Marguerite H. Turnbull, Social Policy Specialist, League of Women Voters of Ohio

Jeff L. Reed

Mark A. Sheppard, Wayne County Commissioner

Donald Singer, Director, Department of Workforce Development, Cuyahoga County

Pauline Steves

Marguerite H. Turnbull

Joseph W. Weidner

Debra L. Whitcum, Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission, State Consumer Advisory Council Chairperson

 

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