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EC ECONOMIC ONOMIC OP OPPO PORTUNIT TUNITY Y AN AND D PR PROS OSPERIT PERITY Y TAS ASK K FOR ORCE E PR PRES ESENT ENTATIO TION, N, 20 2019

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2017 Pu Purpose rpose of

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EOP T P Tas ask k For

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1. 1. Revie iew and analyze yze policies ies, programs rams, laws, s, and d incentiv entives es related d to expanding anding and su suppor

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ting ng emplo mployme ment nt and d econo

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mic growt wth h in How Howard d County nty 2. 2. Recomm commen end d changes nges to those se policies cies, , programs rams, , laws, s, and incen centiv tives 3. 3. Recomm commen ending ding any new w policies cies, , programs rams, , and incen centiv tives es to fur urth ther foster er emplo loym yment ent and econom

• nomic

c growth wth in Howard d Coun unty ty. . ■ Es Establi blish sh residen ident t led Ec Econo nomic c Opportu tuni nity ty and Prosp speri erity ty Task Force ce (EO EOP) ) to accom

• mplish

lish this s study udy and produc duce recomm commen endat dations, ions, adding ing sub ubject ect matter er exper perts ts as need eded ed ■ Deliver er final al repor port t to Coun unty ty Coun unci cil l and Coun unty ty Admini inist stra rati tion

• n by Decem

cembe ber, , 2018

EO EOP P Committ mmittees ees

■ Housing using and Economic

• mic Development
• pment

■ Econom

• mic

ic Development lopment ■ Education ation and Busin siness ess Work rkfor

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e Development lopment

Community mmunity Access ccess to EO EOPTF PTF Pr Proce cess ss Oct ctobe

• ber,

, 20 2017 7 – Ma March, ch, 20 2019

■ 85 85 – 100 0 hour urs s of pub ublic c mee eeti ting ngs s ■ 74 repor

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ts, , studies, udies, artic icles les us used d to develop elop recom comme mend ndati tions

• ns

– (http tps://c s://cc.ho c.howar ardcou dcountymd. ntymd.gov/E v/EOPT OPTask skForce rceDocs Docs) ■ 43 pub ublic c meeti tings ngs – 14 full Task sk Force

• rce meetin

tings gs – 24 subco bcommitt mittee ee meeti tings ngs – 3 pu publi lic c hearings arings – 2 repor

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t dra rafti ting ng meeting tings ■ 33 local and region ional l sub ubjec ject t matter er exper perts ts giving ng consultation nsultation and prese senta ntati tions

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TASK FORCE LEARNINGS

Focus cus on U n Und nderem eremplo ployed ed an and Unem emplo ployed ed Gr Grou

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ps

■ Empl mployed ed but not ea earnin ing eno g enough gh to affor

• rd

d bare e bon

• nes

es househ sehold

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necess cessit ities ies of housing, using, child ld care, e, food

• d,

, transpor nsporta tati tion

• n and healt

lth h care – Asse set t Limited, d, Inc ncome me Constrai trained, ed, Empl ployed d (ALIC LICE) E) as descr scribed ibed by Un United ed Way – Per ersons sons eligible ible for r and nd using ng pu publi lic c ser ervi vice ces s in H n Howar ard County unty (ACS CS Se Self Su Suffici icien ency cy Ind ndicat cators) s)

■ Une Unempl mployed ed, , or facin ing g multi tipl ple e barrie iers s to emplo

loyme yment nt suc uch as – Per ersons sons with h disabili abiliti ties es – Vet eteran erans – Older er adult lts s wishing hing to ent nter er the e workf kfor

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ce – Ex Ex-of

• ffende

enders – Imm mmigrants rants

Focus cus on Bu n Business siness Sec ector

• r Oppo

pportunitie tunities s

■ Continue ntinue broad,

• ad, horizont

rizontal l approach ach to entr treprene epreneur ursh ship, ip, bus usine ness ss growth wth and workf kforce ce developmen elopment ■ Cur urrent rent prior

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ity y areas as of growth wth and emplo mployme ment nt – Prof

• fessiona

essional l and nd busin iness ess ser ervi vices ces – Inf nforma

• rmati

tion

• n techn

hnology/

• logy/cyb

cyber ersecurit security – Tra ranspor nsportation tation and nd logistics tics – Manu nufa factur cturing, g, espe peciall cially y adva vanced ced – Health alth care

• Service

ice deliv ivery personnel

• nnel
• Health

th IT/sof /softw tware are development elopment, medical cal devices, ices, biot

• technolog

echnology, and ot

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er resear arch ch & development elopment

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Growt wth in in H Howar ard d Count

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y - See eein ing th the Li Link nkag ages es

RE RECO COMMEN MMENDATION TIONS

Form rmat at of R f Recommendations ecommendations

■ Recommendati

• mmendation
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■ Outcom

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es ■ Actionab

• nable

le Item ems ■ Interest erested ed Pa Partie ties ■ Sources ces

Rec ecom

• mme

menda ndati tion

• n 1

1 (Ho Hous usin ing g an and C d Com

• mmuni

munity ty De Devel elopme

• pment)

nt)

■ Devel elop

• p a master

er plan for identi tifying fying the housin ing g affor

• rdab

dabilit ity needs s of the broad d spectrum ctrum of vulnerab erable populat ations

• ns, establis

lish h goals ls for addres ressing ing the needs ds, , including luding sourc rces es of adequat uate e sustained ined funding, ding, and providi iding ng metric rics for regularly larly eva valuat luating ing progr gres ess towar toward achie ieving ving the goals ls. .

■ Outcomes comes

– Increa ease e public awareness of County’s housing affordability needs and develo elop soluti tions

• ns.

– Ensure that all vulnera erable populati tions

• ns are addre

resse sed with th goals, , timeline elines s and met etri rics s to measure pro rogress ss – Enhance work rkforce rce ret etenti ention n and pro roductiv tivity by y planni ning ng housing ng reasona nably bly pro roxima mate e to employme ment nt centers. s. – Create sound pro rogram ams s based on the impact ct that housing ng affordabi ability ty has o

• n public health

th, communi nity ty well being, ng, family stability ty and student ent performa mance nce. . Also so inco corporat rate the va value of housing ng affordabi ability ty gives to economic c develo elopme ment nt and pro rosperi rity. .

Rec ecom

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mend ndat ation ion 2 (Ho Housi using ng an and C d Com

• mmuni

munity ty De Devel elopmen

• pment)

t)

■ Recognizin

• gnizing

g the inc ncreased eased demand nd for servic ices es to immigr migrant nt populatio lations ns and the emplo loym yment nt resour

• urce

e repres resent nted ed by these se resid siden ents, ts, County nty govern ernment nt should ld provide ide addit ition ional al resour sources es for immigr migrant ant servic vice e provider iders.

• s. Thi

his s includes udes services ces that t would assi sist t immig migrants rants in fully y utilizin zing their r talents nts in the communi nity and obtaini ning ng recogni nition

• n for foreig

eign n credenti entials s and educati tion.

• n.

■ Outcom

• mes

es

– A A diver erse se commun unity ty is health lthier er and more e pro roducti ductive. e. – With th suppor

• rt,

t, immigra igrants nts will become come contrib tributing uting member bers of the commun unity ty – Being ng able e to use existi ting ng educa ucati tion

• n and skills reduces

duces unde derem rempl ploym yment ent – Health th and social l servi vices ces impro rove e health lth and educati cational

• nal outcomes.
• mes.

Rec ecom

• mme

menda ndati tion

• n 3

(Ho Hous usin ing g an and C d Com

• mmuni

munity ty De Devel elopme

• pment)

nt)

■ Develop lop a new mast ster er plan n for arts ts and culture ture to address ress the interest erests s of a growing ing and diver erse se populati lation

• n,

, including luding the e needs eds for adequate dedica dicated ed spaces es for the e perform

• rming

ng arts s and d visua ual l arts and gui uidel deline ines s for a f formal rmal pub ublic c art program. ram. – (Exis isti ting ng pl plan n develop eloped ed by Howar ard d Coun unty ty Arts ts Coun uncil, cil, pu publishe ished d by Coun unty ty Governmen ernment in 1 n 1991.) 1.)

■ Out utcom

• mes

es

– Civic c Eng ngagemen gement, t, Cultura tural Pre rese servati tion

• n and

nd Un Unde derstandi tanding – Educa ucati tion

• n

– Community munity Hea ealth th & Wel ellness lness – Wor

• rkf

kforce ce Developm elopment ent – Econ

• nom
• mic

ic Development elopment

Rec ecom

• mme

menda ndati tion

• n 4

(Ec Econom

• nomic

ic De Devel elop

• pment

ment)

■ Provide ide County nty based d local l busin ines esses ses preferen erenti tial al weighting, hting, all thing ngs s being ng other erwis wise e equal, l, when awarding ding procurem remen ent t contracts racts,

, a practi tice ce followed d by ot

• ther

r Maryland nd counti ties.

• es. Rewar

ward large prime e contra tract ctor

• rs

s prefere erenti ntial weighting hting on County nty procure cureme ment nt contra tracts cts for utilizi zing ng local Howar ward d County nty owned business sses es as subcont ntra ract ctor

• rs.

s.

■ Out utcom

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es

– Impro rove e the percenta tage ge of contra racts cts awa warded rded to County ty-bas ased busine nesse sses, s, especially ally those that are owned by minori

• ritie

ties, s, women, , vet etera rans, ns, and the disa sabled. . – Pro rovi vide greater r opportuni unity to intensely nsely engage local al busine nesse sses s and streng ngthe then n the bro roader r economi mic communi nity ty. . Increase ased d parti ticip cipation ation of local businesse nesses is expected d to have positiv tive spillover r effec fects ts in terms ms of job creati tion, n, economic c gro rowth, th, and resulting ting increa reases es in tax revenu nue, , which will benefit Howard County’s economy and quality of life.

Rec ecom

• mme

mend ndat ation ion 5 (Ec Economi

• nomic

c De Devel elopmen

• pment)

t)

■ Condu duct ct a mast ster er plan n for the Gateway y Business iness Pa Park k in 2019 and expe pedit dite e the approval al and redevelo elopm pment nt of Gateway. ■ Outcom

• mes

es

– Columbi lumbia Gateway Business iness Park k develop elopment ment - cri riti tical cal for r pr privat ate e inves estm tment ent for r growing ng ind ndus ustr tries, ies, econ

• nomic
• mic growth

wth and nd job b crea eati tion

• n,

, pa particul ticularly arly in n ind ndus ustr tries ies such h as cyber berse security curity, , biotec echnol hnology

• gy,

, and nd int nter ernationa national l busi siness. ess. – Busin ines esse ses s ne needs eds land nd and nd spa pace e - Gateway y developme elopment nt addr dresses sses this s and nd allows ws for r a sub-se set t of more re inn nnovat vative, , job-cr crea eati ting ng busi sinesse esses s to find nd office ce spa pace. e.

Rec ecom

• mme

mend ndat ation ion 6 (Ec Econom

• nomic

ic De Devel elop

• pment

ment)

■ Howar ard d County ty Administ inistra rati tion n should d budget et, , and the County ty Council cil should d suppo port, t, full annual ual funding ding for its portion

• n of the Central

al Maryland and Transit sit Plan (CMTP) adopted d by the County ty in May 2018. 18.

– Imple lement ment features es of the CMTP – Update the County’s design manual with Complete Streets Guidance planning docume ment nt to ach chie ieve bicycle e and nd pedes estr tria ian n access ess to desired ed destin tinat atio ions. ns. – Conduct uct feasib ibil ility ity study of Bus Rap apid d Tran ansi sit (BRT) system m for conn nnections ections to major

• r origins

ins and nd destinations, nations, per Plan n Howar ard 2030 30 ■ Outc tcome me – Susta tain in th the regiona

• nal appro

pproac ach h of th the Regiona

• nal Transpo

nsporta tation tion Agency cy (RTA) – Improve mobility ity for resident dents s with expa pansion sion of

• f walk

lkabl able e streets s and d pat aths, more efficient ent trans nsit vehicles, es, and nd oth

• ther infra

rastru ruct ctur ure investment ments – Increa rease se the conn nnecti ection

• n to jobs, reta

etail il centers s and d cultura ral l events s for persons sons with barri rier ers s to emplo loyme ment nt and nd th those wi with thout t a car for tr transp nspor

• rtat

ation

• n

Rec ecom

• mme

mend ndat ation ion 7 (Ec Econom

• nomic

ic De Devel elop

• pment

ment)

■ De Develop lop two

• Resid

siden ent t focus used ed webs bsit ites es to provide ide bett better er access ss to the range ge of availab lable le servic ices es. .

– One site e shoul uld d relate e to entrep repreneur reneurshi ship, p, busines ness gro rowth wth, work rkforce

• rce devel

elop

• pment,

ent, job placem ement, ent, and commun unity ity offerin erings. s. – The e second nd shoul uld d include ude servic ices es useful ul to person

• ns seeking resourc

rces s to improve e thei eir r lives es, includ uding ng emplo loyees ees.

■ Outcom

• mes

es

– Reside dent nts, , entre repre reneu neurs, and busine nesses can find nd and learn n about the organi nizati ations, ns, informa rmatio tion, n, and support t servi vices es ava vailable to them for specific c needs – Small busine ness s needs such ch as legal service ces and accounting ting service ces, s, busine ness s plan preparati ation, n, financi nancial al management ent systems ms, , and estimat mates. . – Expand the information rmation ava vailable ble on t the Howa ward d County ty Servi vices web page t to inclu clude de Communi nity ty Servi vice ce Partne tners s and County non-prof

• fit organiza

zatio tions ns by their r service ce missio sion. n.

Rec ecom

• mme

mend ndat ation ion 8 (Edu Educati cation

• n an

and Busi d Busines ness s Workf

• rkfor
• rce

ce De Devel elopmen

• pment)

t)

■ Reduce e barrier ers s facing ng the underem rempl ployed d popul ulatio ation n in Howar ward d County ty and increas rease e the coordinatio ination n of workf workforce ce developme pment nt resources. ces.

– Imple plement ment communi munity ty strat ategies egies for early rly ch childh dhood

• od educat

ation

• n to

to give ch childr dren en tool

• ls for learni

arning ng and for r fami milies es to have e affordab dable e ch child d care – Creat eate e closer er relat ations

• nshi

hip p bet etween een regional

• nal emplo

ployer ers, County nty educat ational

• nal resourc
• urces

es and relevant ant parts ts of Count unty governmen ernment – Incorporat porate e need d for affor

• rdab

dable e health h care e and ch child d care into

• emplo

ployment yment planning nning for r persons

• ns

with th barrie riers to emplo ployment. yment. – Use public/priv /privat ate e partn tner ershi hips ps to increase rease the e number ber of registered ered apprentices renticeshi hips ps, internsh ernships ps, and ski kills train aining ng, leading ng to increasing reasing level els of emplo ployment ment oppor

• rtunity

tunity.

■ Ou Outcome mes

– Improve e link nkag ages es bet etween een emplo ployer ers, the educat ational

• nal community

munity and the Office e of Work rkforc

• rce

e Devel elopm

• pment

ent – With h local al busines nesses es, impl plemen ement apprent renticesh eships ps and ot

• ther

er job trai aini ning ng oppor

• rtu

tuniti nities offered ered by the Maryland and Apprent entices eship hip and Trai aini ning ng pro rogram rams and ot

• ther

er relevant ant sources. urces. – Incent ntivi vize emplo ployer ers to pro rovi vide de reas ason

• nabl

ably y priced ed emplo ployer er spons nsored red heal alth th care and ch child d care. e.

– Create closer, , action

• n-orient
• riented relati

ations nship hips s bet etween n regional

• nal employer

ers, s, County ty educati tional nal insti titutio tions, ns, and relevant vant parts of Howa ward County governme ment nt.

Rec ecom

• mmen

enda dati tion

• n 9

(Edu Educati cation

• n an

and Busi d Busines ness s Workf

• rkfor
• rce

ce De Devel elopmen

• pment)

t)

■ Intent ntion ionally ally include ude the e seven soft t skill lls s required uired for long g term rm success ess in the workplac rkplace e in all skill ll development lopment programs grams. .

– Ab Ability ty to commun unicat icate e in an effecti tive e and d mean aning ingful l way, , to demons nstr trate enthusia siasm sm and d a posi sitiv ive attitude, e, to work rk as part of a team, to under erstan and d the va value e of netw etwor

• rking

ing, to be an effective critical cal thinker, to demons

• nstra

rate e the quali litie ies s

• f pro

rofessiona essionalism lism and d show cultura ral l prof roficiency ciency.

■ Ou Outcomes mes

– New emplo loyee ees s enter the work rkfor

• rce

ce with social ial/emo /emotional

• nal learn

rning ing having ng had training ining and d expe perien rience ce with soft skills. s. – Increa rease se cultura ral l prof roficiency ciency to serve diverse e popula ulatio ions ns and the gro rowin ing global al mark rket.

Rec ecom

• mme

mend ndat ation ion 10 (Edu Educati cation

• n an

and Busi d Busines ness s Workf

• rkfor
• rce

ce De Devel elopmen

• pment)

t)

■ Implemen lement t activit vities ies and programming gramming that at acknowled wledges ges the e promin minen ence e

• f the Encore
• re (eld

lder er) ) population lation in Howar ard County nty. . Suc

uch h programmi ramming ng should

• uld

include de the e su suppor

• rt

t of youth th and oppor

• rtu

tuni niti ties es for r reti etire rees es and job b changer ngers – Use e existi ting ng orga ganizat zations ions to inc ncre rease ase int nter ergener generati tion

• nal

l experi erien ences ces rel elat ated ed to job seek eking and nd empl ploymen yment. t.

■ Outcom

• mes

es

– Increase the involvement of and leverage the County’s older adult demographic to suppor pport t youth. uth. – Tra rain in the e older der adul ult t po popu pulation lation in s n skills ls to re-ent enter er the e workforce rce. .

TASK FORCE MEMBERS AND STAFF SUPPORT

EO EOP P Tas ask k Force ce Lea eadership dership (* Co * Counc uncil il ap appoint pointed) d)

Co Co-Ch Chair airs: Ph Phyllis lis Madachy, , forme mer r Adminis ministr trat ator

• r Of

Office ce on Aging, ing, Deput uty y Chief Adminis ministra trativ tive Officer cer, , and d Direct rector

• r,

, Depar artmen tment t of Communit unity y Resources urces and d Se Servic vices es * Leonar nardo

• Vandar

ndaral al McClar arty ty, , Pr Preside ident/CEO nt/CEO, , Howar ard d Coun unty ty Chamber ber of Commerce erce *

Ec Econ

• nomi
• mic

c De Devel elop

• pme

ment nt Com

• mmi

mitt ttee ee (* Co * Counci uncil ap appoint

• inted)

ed)

■ Ec Economi nomic c Developme elopment nt comm mmitt ttee e Al Ali M. Abidi di, , (Co-cha chair) ir) Preside sident, nt, Howard d Coun unty ty Mus uslim m Coun unci cil* l* ■ Peter O’Neil, (Co-cha chair) ir) Organiz nizati tion

• n Consultan

nsultant, t, Membe mber Howard d Tech ch Counc ncil il ■ Jaykant ant D Par Parekh kh, , Presiden ident, t, KloudDa dData ta, , Inc.* .* ■ Gopi Sur uri, i, membe ember, , Marylan land Tech ch Coun uncil cil and Techno chnology logy Developme elopment nt Corpora rporation ion* * ■ Lawren wrence ce F. Twele ele, , CEO EO, Howar ard d Coun unty ty Ec Economi nomic c Developme elopment nt Aut uthori hority ty* * ■ Meliss ssa Rekas Met etz, z, Developmen elopment t Ec Economist, nomist, Internati ernation

• nal

al organiza anizati tion

• n

■ Bita Dayhof hoff, , Presiden ident, t, Communi

• mmunity

ty Action ion Counc ncil l of Howard d County nty ■ Roger er Barnes, nes, Chairma irman n of Ec Economi nomic c Developme elopment nt for r Af Africa can n Am Ameri rican can Communit mmunity y Roun undta dtable, ble, Comm mmiss ssione ioner r of Eq Equa ual Bus usine iness ss Opportu tunity nity Comm mmiss ssion ion (EB EBOC) C), , Columb mbia Downt wntown n Rede devel elopme

• pment

nt Diversit ity y & I & Incl clusion usion Comm mmitt ttee e

Ho Housing using an and Community mmunity De Development elopment Com

• mmitt

mittee ee

■ Pa Paul ul K. Casey, (Co-chair) hair) Preside dent nt, Columb mbia ia Downt ntown wn Housin ing Corp rpora rati tion*

• n*

■ Kimberl rly y Amp mpre rey y Flower ers, (Co-chai chair) r) President ent & CEO, Flowers Public ic Engage gagement ment & Consultin ulting, g, LLC* ■ Ann nne e Irene ene Brink nker er, , Vice Preside dent nt, , Co Commun unity ty Ac Action tion Co Coun unci cil l of Howar ard Co Count nty* y* ■ Ana na M. Cisneros

• s, Informa

rmation tion and d Referra ral Outrea reach ch Coordina inator, FIRN* N* ■ Elizab zabeth th Kromm, VP of Populat ulation ion Health th and nd Advanc ncement, ement, Howar ard d Coun unty ty Genera ral l Hospital tal ■ Becca ca Niburg, urg, Immigrat igratio ion n attorn rney y and d advocat

• cate

e ■ Cindy y Pa Parr, Executi cutive e Direct ctor r of The Arc c of Howar ard Count nty y ■ Bruc uce Rot

• thschi

child ld, Senior

• r Vice President

ent & General eral Coun unsel, l, Enterpr prise e Commu munit nity y Invest estment ment, Inc. c. ■ Co Coleen en West, , Executiv ecutive e Direct ector

• r,

, Howar ard d Co Coun unty ty Arts ts Co Council ncil

Edu Educa cati tion

• n an

and Bu d Busi sines ness W s Workf

• rkfor
• rce

ce De Devel elop

• pment

ment Com

• mmi

mitt ttee ee (* Co * Coun uncil cil ap appoin

• inted

ed)

■ Elizab zabeth th M. Noble, e, (Co-cha hair) r) Associat iate e Dean an, Howar ard d Community unity College* ge* ■ Maddy dy Halba bach, ch, PhD, NBCT, (Cochai hair) r) Ac Academ ademy y of Fina nance ce instruct ructor

• r for the Howard

d Count nty Public ic School

• l System*

m* ■ Maria iann nne e Hya yang Brac ackne kney, President, Korean American Women’s Society ety* * ■ Jamie ie Brown, wn, Howar ard d Count nty (Globa bal) Farmer mers Market, et, Inc,* * ■ Jason

• n Shor Jann

nnati ti, Chief Develo lopment pment Officer er, Power r 52* * ■ Linda a Gilmore, re, Mana nager ger, Office e of Work rkfor

• rce

ce Develop

• pment

ment, Busine iness Solutions tions Un Unit t Division

• n of Work

rkforce ce Develo lopment pment and nd Adult lt Learning rning Maryla yland nd Depar artm tment ent of Labor, Licens nsing ing & Regula ulati tion

• n

■ Hina na Naseem, em, Regional

• nal Direct

ctor

• r, Junio

nior r Ac Achie ievem emen ent t of Central tral Maryla yland ■ Ka Kathy y Norton,

• n, Career

eer Consul ultan tant, t, Student ent Succes cess Coach, ch, Howar ard Communi unity ty College ge ■ Mary y Thomps mpson,

• n, Financial

ancial Planne nner r & Co-Fou

• under

nder Howar ard d Coun unty ty Enc ncore re Net etwor

• rk

k

County unty Sup uppor port t Sta taff

■ Jeff f Meyer ers, s, Leg egis islat ative e An Analyst st, ■ Coun unty ty Coun uncil cil Jessi sie e Keller ler, , Distric rict t Ai Aide e to Counc ncilma lman n Jon n Weinst instein, ein, Coun unci cil l Distri rict ct 1 ■ Er Eric Solomo lomon, n, Pub ublic c Informat

• rmation

ion Office cer, , County nty Counc ncil ■ Jim Meyd, Auditor, County Auditor’s Staff ■ Jo John hn Gwynn, ynn, Senior nior Attorne rney, , Coun unty ty Of Office ce of Law w

Th Thank ank You For more information, contact…

■ Phylli llis s Madach chy y pmadach adachy@v @verizon erizon.ne net ■ Leon eonar ardo do V. . McClar arty ty lmcclar clarty ty@ho howar ardchambe dchamber.com .com ■ Find nd final nal repor

• rt

t and d all EO EOPTF F documen cuments ts, , speak aker ers, s, meeti tings, ngs, and d resour source ces s at https ps:// ://cc. cc.ho howardcountym dcountymd. d.go gov/E v/EOPT OPTask skFor

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