MHGLWB Quarterly Full Board Meeting (Sept 2023)

MassHire Greater Lowell
Board of Directors
2-3:30 pm, Thursday, September 14, 2023
Hybrid: https://zoom.us/j/97133672533?pwd=TTJlN0c4ZXh3eFFOazFLMEFFTS9KZz09 and In-person

AGENDA
• Call to order – Chair Danielle McFadden
o Approval of the minutes

• In Memoriam – Former Chair Ray Wroble

• New Board Members –
o David Daly, PrideStar Trinity Emergency Transportation, Lowell
o Toly Chea, Aqualite Corporation, Tyngsborough

• In Gratitude for Board Service –
o Cynthia Smith – Element Care, Lowell – Retiring

• Report of the Performance and Opportunities Committee – Chair Charlene Jancsy

• Brief Labor Market Data Information (2 slides)

• Transportation Pilot Program – Kevin
o Initiating Pilot Test – October through December – Himanshu Bhatnagar, QRyde
o $2/ride each way – Home pickup to Workplace, Workplace pickup to Home

• Executive Director Report:
o Funding for FY 24-25 – Potential cut in One Stop Monies in State budget – $400,000
o Recertification of the Career Center FY 24
o Connecting Activities – Dept. of Education Allotment and New Staff Members
o Grants –
 Re-entry grant $200K (July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024)
 Behavioral Health Planning Grant $107K (July 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023
 Behavioral Health Training Grant Approx $300,000/year – (January 2024 – 2027)
 QUEST Training Grant – $1.3 M (Covid impact) (Waiting to hear)
o Monitoring Requirements in January 2024 for the Career Center
o Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for the Workforce Board

• Career Center Report – Shannon Norton Calles
o FY 23 – Year in Review – Clients served and outcomes.

• Next Meeting dates: Full Board: December 7, 2023 – Holiday Meeting – In person (Nesmith House)

• Adjournment