WCJB-TV 20 – CareerSource North Central Florida is out of a job… for now
Things must be really bad for the County to vote to shut down the whole operation. Vendors haven’t been paid in eight weeks!
What the media fails to mention is that Gainesville Commissioner Adrian Hayes-Santos is the Executive (Vice Chair), Finance (Chair) of CareerSource. This is the same Commissioner who has helped bury GRU in debt.
Just for the record – CareerSource’s Board of Director:
Board Members and Committees
The CareerSource North Central Florida Board is made up of community leaders from the public and private sector who share the goal of developing and sustaining a qualified and effective regional workforce. The board accomplishes this by providing services and opportunities to both employers and job seekers.
Represents Member County Company Term End Committee
1. Private Sector Adrian Hayes-Santos Alachua AHS Ventures June 30, 2019 Executive (Vice Chair), Finance (Chair)
2. Private Sector Kinnon Thomas Alachua The Thomas Sound Group, Inc. June 30, 2022 Legislative
3. Private Sector Frank McGeown Alachua Star Imports June 30, 2021 Finance
4. Private Sector Duncan Kabinu Alachua Gainesville Dev Academy June 30, 2022 Finance
5. Private Sector Anna Astengo Alachua UF Health June 30, 2022 Legislative
6. Private Sector Jim Painter Alachua FCMEC June 30, 2020 Legislative (Chair), Executive
7. Private Sector Cindy Regen Alachua Exactech June 30, 2020 Executive, Operations & Career Centers (Chair)
8. Private Sector Gail Redmond Alachua Environmental Consulting and Technology, LTD. June 30, 2022 Operations & Career Centers
9. Private Sector Jeffrey Tate Alachua CTD Holdings June 30, 2020 Executive (Chair)
10. Private Sector Don Davis Alachua Capital City Bank June 30, 2021 Executive, Strategic Policy (Chair)
11. Private Sector Ethan Fieldman Alachua Study Edge June 30, 2022 Executive, Finance
12. VACANT Alachua — — —
13. Private Sector Edythe Robinson Bradford RBH Wholesale Seasonings June 30, 2021 Strategic Policy, Finance
14. Private Sector Dawn Strickland Bradford Home Sweet Bone June 30, 2022 Executive
15. Private Sector Linda Tatum Bradford Tatum Brothers Lumber June 30, 2022 Finance
16. Private Sector Patricia Evans Bradford Capital City Bank June 30, 2020 Executive, Legislative
17. Private Sector Marty Shaw Bradford Coldwell Banker Smith & Smith Realty June 30, 2022 —
18. Organized Labor James Ingle Alachua/Bradford International Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers June 30, 2020 Operations & Career Centers
19. Organized Labor Jeremiah Tattersall Alachua Florida AFL-CIO June 30, 2022 Strategic Policy
20. Joint Labor-Management Apprenticeship Program Shawn Graves Alachua/Bradford Gainesville Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee June 30, 2021 Operations & Career Centers
21. Community Based/Veterans Vickie Van Buren Alachua/Bradford American Legion
Haisley Post 16 June 30, 2021 Executive, Strategic Policy
22. Community Based John Alexander Alachua/Bradford Reichert House/BOLD June 30, 2020 Strategic Policy
23. Community Based/Employment Jonathan Leslie Alachua/Bradford Project YouthBuild June 30 2022 Operations & Career Center
24. Community Based Jon DeCarmine Alachua/Bradford Grace Marketplace June 30, 2022 Strategic Policy
25. Adult Education Patricia “Lynn” Nobles Alachua/Bradford North Florida Technical
College (formerly Bradford-Union Technical Center) June 30, 2020 Finance
26. Higher Education Jackson Sasser Alachua/Bradford Santa Fe College June 30, 2020 Legislative, Operations & Career Centers
27. Vocational Rehabilitation Angie White Alachua/Bradford Vocational Rehab June 30, 2022 Operations & Career Centers
28. Local Planning Commission Robert “Hutch” Hutchinson Alachua Alachua County Commission June 30, 2021 Legislative
29. VACANT Alachua/Bradford
30. Local Planning Commission Ross Chandler Bradford Bradford County
Commission June 30, 2021 Strategic Policy
31. Public Assistance Organization Cheryl Twombly Alachua/Bradford Department of
Children and Families June 30, 2020 Operations & Career Centers
32. Public Housing Kali Blount Alachua/Bradford Alachua County
Housing Authority June 30, 2020 Operations & Career Centers, Strategic Policy
33. Economic Development & Higher Education Dug Jones Alachua/Bradford Santa Fe College Center for Innovation & Economic Development (CIED) June 30, 2020 Finance
https://www.careersourcencfl.com/leadership/board/board-members/