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Employment Connection
Committee
The Employment Connection Committee is dedicated to fostering an environment of customer-centricity, trust, innovation, and collaboration within our workforce development initiatives. Our committee plays a pivotal role in ensuring that every aspect of the Employment Connection experience aligns with our core values and commitments to our customers and staff.
Committee Members
Robert Kleyn
ECC Chair
California Department of
Rehabilitation (DOR)
Danielle Beckett
ECC Co-Chair
Employment Development
Department
Jennie Bautista
Workforce Investment Board of
Tulare County
Jonna Schengel
College of the Sequoias
Carla Calhoun
Community Services Employment Training (CSET)
Larriann Torrez
Porterville Adult School
Michelle Miller-Galaz
Porterville College
Michelle Engel-Silva
Proteus Inc.
John Werner
Sequoias Adult Education Consortium (SAEC)
Victoria Guzman
Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School
District
Aleyda Montenegro
Tulare County Health & Human
Services (HHSA)
Teri Dobson
Tule River Tribal Council
Misty Bond
Porterville Sheltered Workshop
Tami Olson
Visalia Adult School
Jean Cardenas
SER, Jobs for the Progress, Inc.
Paul Prado
Parenting Network
Marco Vasquez
America Works of California, Inc.
Meeting Schedule
The Employment Connection Committee meetings are held Quarterly.
Meetings are held at at 10:00 a.m. and located at 4025 W. Main St. Suite B. Visalia, CA 93277 unless otherwise noted.
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February 20, 2025
May 15, 2025
August 21, 2025
November 13, 2025