Youth Committee
The Youth Committee’s purpose is to promote a youth development system to prepare youth for continued career and personal growth and development. Youth in the Tri-County Area are be served through a collaborative development system that effectively integrates education, employment and community services, allowing them to develop into well-rounded productive citizens. The result is a more prosperous community benefiting from responsible young adults who are prepared to live and work in the local community.
The Youth Committee is part of the Tri-County Workforce Development Board. It creates and oversees the youth portion of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
Youth Committee Responsibilities
- Coordinating youth activities in a local area
- Developing portions of the local plan related to eligible youth, as determined by the chairperson of the Local Board
- Recommending eligible youth service providers in accordance with WIOA, subject to the approval of the Local Board
- Conducting oversight with respect to eligible providers of youth activities in the local area, subject to the approval of the Local Board
- Carrying out other duties, as authorized by the chairperson of the Local Board, such as establishing linkages with educational agencies and other youth entities
Youth Committee Goals
- To improve the educational achievement of youth
- To prepare youth for success in employment
- To develop the potential of young people as citizens and leaders
- To support and mentor youth into adulthood
Youth Committee Members
Tri-County’s Youth Committee has members from the private, public, and educational sectors.
Walter Schroth, Chair
Owner, Schroth Industries, Inc.
Mara Flick, Vice Chair
FSS Coordinator/Housing Counselor, Housing Authority of Butler County
Ashlee Hershberger
Developmental Programs Manager, Center for Community Resources
Samantha Hartle
Director, Adult Literacy, Butler Co. Community College
Blake Beatrice
Workforce Development Coordinator, Butler County AVTS
Drue Flora
District Administrator, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Lisa Campbell
Dean of Workforce Development, Butler County Community College
Marie Dillon-Griffith
Special Programs Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry
David Zablocki
School Counselor, Armstrong School District
Michele Ligus
Guidance Counselor, Lenape Technical School
Jeremy Kowalczyk
Juvenile Probation Officer, Armstrong County Probation
Jill Northey
Prevention Director, Armstrong-Indiana-Clarion Drug & Alcohol Commission
Paul Price
Parent of a Youth Participant
Reba Johnson
Director of Human Resources, Ambulance Service Management Group
Sherene Hess
Indiana County Commissioner
Jen Van Hannak
Library Director, Burrell Township Library
Michael McDermott
Administrative Director, Indiana County Technology Center
Katie Heitzinger
Outreach and Admissions Counselor, Pittsburgh Job Corps