The statewide Advisory Council is a group of employers and employees from the private and public sectors and the field of education who advise the Employ Florida Banner Center for Energy on the design, development, implementation, evaluation, maintenance, and revision of workforce education programs within the energy industry. The Banner Center Advisory Council members are the strategic link to the energy industry and the community.
The purpose of the advisory council is to provide assurance, through technical assistance and resources, that:
(1) Training program curriculum meets the needs of business, industry, labor, occupations, technical trades, and the community it is designed to serve, and
(2) Training program graduates are capable of performing entry-level, advanced and upgraded skills in the occupation in which they are trained.
Please see the following link for Advisory Council Meeting Minutes:
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Friday, February 26, 2010
Employ Florida Banner Center for Energy Advisory Council members: |
| Management Team |
 |
James Auld
Chair, Banner Center
Industry and Community
Coordinator
Florida Power & Light |
Dr. Jay Matteson
Vice Chair, Banner Center
Director, Institute for Energy
& Environmental Sustainability
Palm Beach State College |
 |
Jose Farinos
Director, Banner Center
& Dean Advanced Technology
Indian River State College
3209 Virginia Avenue
Ft. Pierce, FL 34981
Phone: (772) 462-7575
Email: jfarinos@irsc.edu |
Kevin Cooper
Coordinator, Banner Center
Indian River State College
3209 Virginia Avenue
Ft. Pierce, FL 34981
Phone: (772) 462-7546
Email: Kcooper@irsc.edu |
Michele Knapp
Assistant Coordinator, Banner Center
Indian River State College
3209 Virginia Avenue
Ft. Pierce, FL 34981
Phone: (772) 462-7363
Email: Mknapp@irsc.edu
|
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Rodney Miller
Dean, FPL Group University,
Director, Learning &
Development |
FPL Energy |
Kevin Gay,
Craft/Technical Workforce
Program Specialist |
Progress Energy |
James Auld
Industry and Community
Coordinator |
Florida Power & Light |
Amy Brunjes
Treasure Coast External
Affairs Manager |
FPL Energy |
Jennifer Grove
Workforce Development
Coordinator |
Gulf Power |
Doug Giel
Director of Shared Services |
Fort Pierce Utilities |
Carol Higley
Manager Corporate
Workforce Planning |
Jacksonville Electric Authority JEA |
Betsy Levingston
AGM General Services |
Lakeland Electric |
Chris Johnson
PGD Manager |
NextEra Energy |
Henry W. (Wake) Gailey
Vice President |
SunPower |
Tom Mudano
Regional Manager |
Coastal Synergy Corp |
Amy Cappellanti-Wolf
Director HR |
Silver Springs Network |
 |
Dr. Richard O. White
Director School of Computers
and Engineering Technologies |
Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus |
Mary Jo Rager
Dean, Career and Technical programs |
Lake-Sumter Community College |
Patti Weasel
Mgr Workforce Educ Prgms |
Lake-Sumter Community College |
Alex Domijan
Director Power Center for
Utility Explorations |
University of South Florida |
Edward Willey
Dean Academic Affairs |
Palm Beach Community College |
 |
Cheryl Anderson
Director of Training and
Member Services |
Florida Municipal Electric Association |
Caryn Barbeau
Project Coordinator |
Workforce Development Board
of the Treasure Coast |
Marilyn Barger
Executive Director |
Florida Advanced Technology and Education Center |
JB Clark
Union Vice President |
IBEW |
Andra Cornelius
Vice President |
Workforce Florida |
Ray Gilley
President and CEO |
Metro Orlando EDC |
Steve Langley
Director Construction
and Maintenance |
Orlando Utilities Commission |
Ann Randazzo
Program Manager |
Center for Energy Workforce Development |
Mary Lou Reed
Executive Director |
Workforce Development Board of
Okaloosa & Walton Counties |
| Advisory Council Meeting Minutes, September 09 |
