Secretary Of Labor Announces Members Of Native American Employment And Training Council , Employment & Training Administration (ETA)

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ETA News Release: [August 21, 2003]
Contact Name: Lorette Post
Phone Number: 202-693-3984
Contact Name: Chad Aleshire
Phone Number: 202-693-2703

Secretary Of Labor Announces Members Of Native American Employment And Training Council

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao has announced the appointment of 18 members to the Native American Employment and Training Council. The Council's first 2003 meeting will be held Sept. 9 at 9:00 a.m. at the U.S. Labor Department's Frances Perkins Building.

"This Administration is committed to matching employers looking for workers with unemployed workers seeking jobs so that no American worker is left behind," said Chao. "The members of this council help accomplish that goal by focusing on the first Americans, helping the Department of Labor achieve the goal of placing unemployed Native Americans in real jobs with promising futures."

The Workforce Investment Act requires that the council be composed of individuals representing Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Alaska Natives entities, Indian-controlled organizations serving Indians, and Native Hawaiian organizations.

One of the council's major functions is to assist in developing a funding distribution plan for the Employment and Training Administration's $56 million Native American grant program. The council also recommends performance measures for grantees and advises the Secretary of Labor on operation and administration of grant programs.

All prior appointments to the council, which requires at least 17 members, have expired. The Secretary of Labor has appointed a total of 18 members for one and two-year terms.

A list of Council members is attached.

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NATIVE AMERICAN EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING COUNCIL
Membership List - 2003
(18 Members as of August 7, 2003)

Appointees	Term
Lauri Bordeaux WIA Director Rosebud Sioux Tribe Box 430 Rosebud, South Dakota 57570	two years
Maynard Kahgegab, Jr. Chief, Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe Of Michigan 8460 East Broadway Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48858	two years
William Locklear WIA Director Lumbee Regional Development Association 507 East Main Street - P.O. Box 68 Pembroke, North Carolina 28372-0068	two years
M. J. Longley Chief of Operations Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. P.O. Box 242483 Anchorage, Alaska 99524-2483	two years
Terry D. Martin Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana P.O. Box 566 Charenton, Louisiana 70523	two years
John Richard E&T Program Director Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center, Inc. 120 Charles Street Dorseyville, PA 15238-1027	two years
David Gipp President United Tribes Technical College 3315 University Drive Bismarck, North Dakota 58504	two years
Leo Cummings Administrator, Employment and Training Dept. Three Affiliated Tribes, Box 391 New Town, North Dakota 58763	two years
Jeff Foster Executive Director Four Tribes Consortium of Oklahoma P.O. Box 1193 Anadarko, Oklahoma 73005	one year
Martha Farher Executive Director Native American Cultural Center, Inc. 1344 University Avenue - Suite 230 Rochester, New York 14607	two years
Karen Kay Executive Director Michigan Indian Employment & Training services, Inc. 4970 Northwind Drive - Suite 100 East Lansing, Michigan 48823	one year
Kay Kidder Program Coordinator Nez Perce Tribe P.O. Box 365 Lapwai, Idaho 83540-0365	one year
Ann Richardson Executive Director Mattaponi, Pamunkey, Monacan Consortium 13383 King William Road King William, Virginia 23086-9734	one year
Elkton Richardson WIA Director North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs 217 West Jones Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27699	one year
Lorenda Sanchez Executive Director California Indian Manpower Consortium 4153 Northgate Blvd. Sacramento, California 95834	one year
Donna Scott Director, Employment and Training Tanana Chiefs Conference 122 First Avenue Fairbanks, Alaska 99701	one year
Darrell Waldron Executive Director Rhode Island Indian Council 444 Friendship Street Providence, Rhode Island 02907	one year
Winona Whitman Employment and Training Program Administrator Alu Like, Inc. Kawaiahao Plaza, Hale Mauka 567 South King Street - Suite 400 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813	two years

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