North Carolina is America’s Military Base
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Paul Dordal
Executive Director
Executive Committee Meeting
16 April 2009
Chairman and Executive Director
Establish a
quorum.
Old Business:
Approve minutes from March 19 meeting.
New Business:
Chairman Tim McNeill Remarks
Executive Director’s Report
Hired Director of Business Development
Defense Business Association Meeting – 14 Apr
NC Center for Defense & Homeland Security Mtg – 15 Apr
NCSU Economic Development Award – 20 Apr
State Level Meetings and Coordination
Executive Director’s Report
State Level Meetings
Dempsey Benton, Dir., Financial Responsibility - March 23
Governor Perdue & Military Commanders – 27 March
Roger Shackelford – 27 March
Community Conversation Forum – 6 April
NC Homeland Security, Military & Veteran’s Affairs – 8 April
Action Item
ACTION ITEM: Request approval to purchase 1,000
DVDs of the All-American Defense Corridor video at a
total cost of $3,680 plus tax from Marketing Funds
Strategy 1 Update
Wayne Freeman
President
TDA, Inc
WLPP
Working Lands Protection Program
Update
Grace Lawrence
Program Director
Workforce Demonstration Program
Dr. Jane Smith
Program Manager for Education
WDP Education and Workforce Steering Group
Groups were merged and first videoconference
meeting held 3/24
Five participating sites around region
Entrepreneurial focus
Next meeting: 4/28 with several more sites.
Key agenda items: WDP Updates; Security
Clearance; Summer Youth Employment
Programs
FSU / UNC-P Study Status
Project work well underway
Initial step is to identify barriers that might prevent the
socially and economically disadvantaged populations from
benefiting from BRAC-related and other opportunities
Regional Visioning Summit on 3/20 – 72 participants
Lee County Focus Session on 4/8 – 20 participants
Hoke 4/17; Montgomery 4/20; Robeson 4/22; Bladen 4/29
Focus group input plus data collection and interpretation
will lead to a strategic action plan and recommendations
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Education Program Update
Distribution of Golden LEAF funded i3D portable
theatres April 21 and 23
NC STEM Community Collaborative progress
Pilot Circuit
The Monitor Group
Going to Denver for Lunch
Briefing Senior Spouse VTC - April 21
Workforce Demonstration Program
Erik Wells
Program Manager for IT
Status Report : Pipeline NC Project
Fadra Nally
Project Manager
Futures, Inc.
Impact of Military Growth on LEAs
Wayne Freeman
President
TDA, Inc
Outreach and Marketing Programs
Renee Lane
Communications and Outreach Coordinator
Outreach and Marketing Programs
Websites
Trade Shows
2009 FORSCOM/USARC Relocation Fair
John Bellamy
Executive Assistant
BRAC RTF Move Update
John Harbison
Deputy Director
DISCUSSION
ADJOURN
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BRAC RTF
Executive Director: Paul Dordal
Deputy Director: John Harbison
Regional Planner: Don Belk
Executive Assistant: John Bellamy
Program Manager for Education: Jane Smith
Program Manager for Workforce and Economic Development: Tim Moore
IT Program Manager: Erik Wells
Communications & Outreach Coordinator: Renee Lane
Administrative Assistant: Renee Siemiet
Director of Business Development: Joy Thrash
Phone: (910) 436-1344 or (910) 436-1345
Website: www.bracrtf.com
Contact: [email protected]
Offices are located in the Old Bowley School (Randolph & Knox) on Ft Bragg20