Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee and
Senate Labor and Industry Committee
Tuesday, October 11 | 1:30 p.m.
Luzerne County Community College, Nanticoke
Agenda
Joint public hearing on regional workforce development initiatives
1:30 pm: Opening Remarks
Senator John Yudichak, Chair
Community, Economic & Recreational Development Committee
Senator Camera Bartolotta, Chair
Labor & Industry Committee
Senator Christine Tartaglione, Minority Chair
Labor & Industry Committee
Senator Amanda Cappelletti, Minority Chair
Community, Economic & Recreational Development Committee
Recognition of Members in Attendance
1:45 pm Statewide Perspective
Dan Kuba, Acting Deputy Secretary for Workforce Development
Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
2:00 pm Panel 1 – Education, Labor, and Business
Susan Spry, Vice President of Workforce and Community Development – Testimony
Luzerne County Community College
John Naldony, Training Director
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 163
Tim Evans, Owner
Colours, Inc. [invited]
2:30 pm Panel 2 – Chambers of Commerce
Lindsay Griffin, President & CEO
Greater Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce
Michelle Mikitish, Executive Vice President
Greater Pittston Area Chamber of Commerce
Gina Suydam, President – Testimony
Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce
Jocelyn Sterenchock, Director of Economic Development
CAN DO Greater Hazleton
Mary Malone, President – Testimony
Greater Hazleton Area Chamber of Commerce
3:15 pm Final Remarks and Adjournment