MARYLAND
Governor’s Workforce Investment Board
Center for Industry Initiatives
Industry Initiative Summary
December 2008
Industry Sector
Information Technology (IT)
Coordinator
Sallie Hays Sarelas
Email:
Phone: 410-767-8604
Committee Chair(s)
· John Nyland, Managing Partner - Public Sector Global Business Services, IBM
· Michael Curreri, CEO, AVIcode
Committee Members
A list of committee members is on the back page.
Committee Activities and Updates
· IT Workforce Symposium held June 2008
· Final review of report/recommendations before printing
Outcomes and/or Next Steps
· Publish final report and recommendations
· Present to the GWIB board of directors
· Forward recommendations to appropriate organizations and state agencies for implementation
· Monitor progress of implementation
Workforce Challenges
· Alignment between Industry and Education
· Recruitment and Retention
· Pipeline Development
· Training and Retraining
Steering Committee Members
· Linda Burger
Howard County Economic Development Authority
· John Cahill
Maryland department of Business and Economic Development
· John Casner
Northeastern Maryland Technology Council
· Mike Curreri, Co-chair
AVIcode
· George Dands
Convergent Technologies, Inc.
· Roger Eastman
Loyola College in Maryland
· Susan Foertsch
UMBC
· Keith Glennan
Northrop Grumman Corporation
· Gayle Goins
e.magination
· Phil Gollucci
National Security Agency
· Irwin Golob
Northrop Grumman Corporation
· Kathleen Happ
Anne Arundel Community College
· Rick Harris
Tech Council of Maryland
· Sallie Hays Sarelas
Governor’s Workforce Investment Board
· Jean Henry
Digit All Systems, Inc.
· John Hnatio
ThoughtQuest LLC
· Tom Iler
Advertising.com
· Pam Karwowski
Harford Community College
· Patricia Keeton
Howard Community College
· Dean Kendall
Maryland Higher Education Commission
· Steve Kozak
Greater Baltimore Technology Council
· Larry Letow
Convergence Technology Consulting
· Brian Levine
Tech Council of Maryland
· Garth MacKenzie
University of Maryland, University College
· Kim May
The Fillmore Group
· William McComas
Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler
· Pat Mikos
Maryland State Department of Education
· Claudia Morrell
UMBC/Center for Women and IT
· Mary Nagle
Frederick County Workforce Services
· Gregg Newby
National Security Agency
· John Nyland, Co-chair
IBM Corporation
· Imak Renda-Tanali
University of Maryland, University College
· Steve Riescher
G.1440
· Karen Riordan
Grace-Hunt, LLC
· Andrew Sears
UMBC
· Wes Shaffer
Realty Tools, Inc.
· Carol Sholes
SM Consulting
· Donald Spicer
University System of Maryland
· Richard Story
Howard County Economic Development Authority
· Jack Suess
UMBC
· Hollis Thomasses
WebAdvantage.net
· Steve Walker
Steve Walker & Associates
· Robert Whetsel
RavenSong Open Technologies, Inc.
· Theodore Williams, II
Aimstar Information Solutions, Inc.