Academic Senate for California Community Colleges

Spring 2015 Plenary Session

Panel Discussion: The Impact of the Task Force on Workforce,

Job Creation, and a Strong Economy

Panel Members

• Sunita Cooke, Task Force Chair, Superintendent/President at Mira Costa CCD

• Lynn Shaw, Task Force Co-Chair, Professor of Electrical Technology, Long Beach CCD

• James P. Mayer, President and CEO, CA FWD

Task Force Membership

The Task Force is comprised of representatives from community college faculty, administration, trustee and students; the employer community;

labor; public agencies involved in workforce training and economic development; K-12 education policy; and community based

organizations.

Faculty Task Force MembersLynn Shaw, Co-Chair, Long Beach City CollegeJulie Bruno, Vice President, ASCCC, Sierra CollegeToni Parsons, Curriculum Chair, San Diego MesaLynell Wiggins, Counselor, Pasadena College

Information on all the Taskforce members may be found on the Chancellor’s Office Website.

The Task Force on Workforce, Job Creation and a Strong Economy

Goal: To increase individual and regional economic competitiveness by providing California’s workforce with relevant skills and quality credentials that match employer needs and fuel a strong economy.

The Workforce Task ForceConsider strategies and recommend policies and practices to:• Prepare students for high-value jobs that currently

exist in the State,• Position California’s regions to attract high-value jobs

in key industry sectors from other states and around the globe,

• Create more jobs through workforce training that enables small business development, and

• Finance these initiatives by braiding state and federal resources.

TimelinePhase 1: College Conversations and Regional Meetings

November – March

Phase 2: Town Hall MeetingsFebruary – March

Phase 3: Task Force MeetingsJanuary – July

Recommendations to the Board of GovernorsSeptember 2015

Questions for Panelists

Please give a brief description of your own background and the reasons that you believe you were chosen to serve on the task force.

Questions for Panelists

What do you see as the major issues the task force needs to address?

Questions for Panelists

What do you see as the role of the constituent group you represent in the task force discussions (faculty, CEO or administration, business and industry representative)?

Questions for Panelists

What results would you most like to see come out of the work of the task force?

Questions for Panelists

Questions from the audience?