Issue Four

December 2014

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IAWP EXECUTIVE BOARD - 2014- 2015
District 1 Director - Linda Chapman
NY Chapter President - Mike Puglisi
1st VP, Professional Practices - Abby Woodward
2nd VP Education Chair - Pamela Bedford
3rd VP Membership - Jennifer Kirkland
Treasurer - Christina Avery

Special Customer Services Chair - Jeanne Benson

Veterans Chair - Robert Coe
Legislative Chair - Wally Roper

Message from the President:

Wishing you and yours a safe and healthy
Holiday Season.
Please remember to submit items to be included in this Newsletter.
It will only be as good as YOU make it.
Merry Season to All of you!
Mike

Awards Chair - Wally Roper

Communications Chair - Renee Wilmoth
Web Master Chair - Will Costello

Message from the Editor:

Finger Lakes Sub Chapter President -Mary Alkins

If anyone has news that they would like included in the newsletter, please let me know via email and I will be happy to include in future issues. If you want your information in that
months Newsletter then please provide by the 7th of that
month.
My email is Renee.Wilmoth@labor.ny.gov. Thank you!

Central/Mohawk Valley Sub Chapter President Vacant

Renee Wilmoth,
IAWP NY Chapter Communications

Retiree Chair - Vacant

Conference Planning Chair - Carolyn Bright
Western Sub-Chapter President - Ed Gaska

Southern Tier Sub-Chapter President - Vikki Kaufman

Capital Sub-chapter Contact - Dennis Sepulveda

Veterans Corner:
Remember Health Care Changes in 2015

Metro Sub-Chapter Contact - Atul Sheffey

Long Island Sub-Chapter 1st VP President - JoAnn
Merkel

International Association of Workforce Professionals

IAWP in New York is dedicated to advancing the field of workforce development through education, research, legislative action, financial support, networking and useful publications. Please learn more at our website:
IAWP.ny.org

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Education News:
IAWP has scholoarship opportunities explore the link to find out more:
http://www.iawponline.org/scholarships.html
IAWP has a Certified Workforce Development Specialist Certification, which can prepare you for career mobility. Checkout the online application.
Hurry-Time is Running Out-The New York State IAWP Educational Grant is available to all IAWP members, and their family members (children/dependent child/
dependent grandchild). 2,000.00 will be shared, with no grant less than $100.00.
Filing for the application will begin as of the publication of this notice and will end
12/31/14. Grants will be awarded on a first come basis.

Upcoming Events:
The 2015 International Association of Workforce
Professionals Educational Conference Savannah,
Georgia, June 14-17, 2015.
April 17, 18th 2015 NY State Educational conference in Binghamton, NY at the Holiday
Inn, downtown.

Subchapter Update:
Quiet Month.

Please let us hear from you about what is happening your location.

Legislative News:
Information on the ne new Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
replaces (WIA) at
http://www.doleta.gov/wioa/

Happy Holidays!