Celebrate
Success 2006 a huge success!
With
almost 200 people in attendance, the Snohomish County 
Workforce
Development Council's 4th annual Celebrate Success dinner and
award ceremony was a huge success. The event was held at
the Future of Flight Museum in Mukilteo, Washington and featured
keynote speaker Dr. Bonnie Dunbar, former NASA astronaut and current
President and CEO of Seattle's Museum of Flight. Dr. Dunbar
spoke about the history of our nation's involvement in space exploration
and research as well as the need for more young Americans to pursue
education in math and science fields.
Other
noted guests included the Commissioner of the Washington Employment
Security Department, Karen Lee, as well as Ross Bogue, Vice President
and General Manager of the Boeing Company's Everett site; Bob
Drewel, Executive Director of the Puget Sound Regional Council;
Larry Hanson, publisher emeritus of the Everett Herald; and Senator
Maria Cantwell's sister, Carey Cantwell Clay, who presented the
Senator Maria Cantwell Award for Life Long Learning on the Senator's
behalf.
Celebrate Success 2006 recognized the achievements of many WorkSource
Snohomish County clients in their efforts to better their lives
as well as the WorkSource Case Managers who helped them along
the way. In addition, Celebrate Success applauded local
businesses who invest in the education and training of our county's
workforce. A list of award winners follows.
Youth
Employment Award
Ken Muncie, Detail Department Manager at the Lynnwood Cycle Barn,
for providing mentoring and job experiences to youth in Project
REACH, a Workforce Investment Act Youth program for justice-involved
youth
Bob
Drewel Award for Economic Development
Materials Process and Development Center, a partnership between
Everett and Edmonds Community Colleges, for creating a highly
skilled workforce within the advanced manufacturing industry in
order to serve the needs of local manufacturing businesses
Larry
Hanson Award for Education in Workforce Development
Larry Galli, retired Director of Everett Public Schools Career
and Technical Education program, for his service to career and
technical education
Promising
Practice Award
Everett School District for Project STAR (Supporting Teens at
Risk), a program that provides dropout prevention, intervention,
and retrieval for youth
Senator
Maria Cantwell Award for Life Long Learning
Goodrich Aviation Technical Services, for promotion of on-going
apprenticeship and training programs for their employees
Recognition
of Excellence
Dr.
John Dykstra, DDS, for providing free dental work to a WorkSource
client
Extra
Mile Award
WorkSource
Everett Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program
Individual
Achievement Awards
| Clients |
Case
Managers |
| Courtney
Dukes |
Linda
Custer |
| Jonathan
Wilson |
Delicia
St. Jock |
| Chris
Grigsby |
Vicki
Halbakken |
| Cody
Sullivan |
Chaney
Varelas |
| Elena
Haas |
Beverly
Carlson |
| Jill
Brown |
Jan Stivers |
| Gary
Gilbertson |
Beverly
Carlson |
| Robert
Payne |
Jose
Sadile |
| Brett
Hiatt |
John
Landin |
In
Demand Scholarship Award Recipients
Randy
Brotten
Derek
Cray
Derrick
Hanratty
Daniel
Moore
Keneth
Murta
Joshua
Osborn
Alexander
Toner
