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�1 EmploymEXHIBI <br />ent ' <br />EDD Development Gavin Newsom, Governor <br />Department CaliforniaLabor and Workforce Development Agency <br />Slate of California <br />May 2, 2019 <br />Deborah Sanchez <br />Community Development Agency <br />Economic Development Division/Santa Ana WDB <br />801 W. Civic Center Drive #200 <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Dear Ms. Sanchez, <br />The Employment Development Department (EDD) nominates Dennis Varnum, Employment <br />Program Manager III — Orange County Cluster Manager, as EDD's continued representative on <br />the Santa Ana Workforce Development Board (WDB). <br />With almost two years of experience serving in this capacity on your board, along with the Youth <br />Council for several years, I believe Dennis will continue to add value through his contributions to <br />the board and its sub -committees. Dennis is directly responsible for the budget and staffing of <br />all of our America's Job Centers of California (AJCC) within Orange County and adds the <br />additional perspective of operating Wagner Peyser (WP) services for EDD in the three Local <br />Workforce Development Area's (LWDA's) in the region. <br />As a senior manager within' our operations in the Orange County Region, he also has extensive <br />knowledge and experience in working with the diverse partners of the workforce development <br />community. He has provided oversight on many collaborative efforts among the Workforce <br />Development Boards and their AJCC's, in working towards further integration of resources and <br />more efficient customer service delivery. He also has served as EDD's representative on the <br />Santa Ana WDB's Youth Council for several years and has been a committee member on <br />several request for proposal reviews for youth service providers. <br />In addition, as EDD is a Title III mandatory partner under the Workforce Innovation and <br />Opportunity Act (WIOA), Dennis will provide the needed support in this capacity by assuring that <br />our WP resources are leveraged in the most integrated manner, to enhance the workforce <br />development system within the City of Santa Ana and our surrounding service communities in <br />Orange County. We have enjoyed a long standing partnership with the city and as such, we <br />look forward to our continued efforts to prepare our job seekers for sustainable employment, <br />along with serving the employer community by providing them with a competitive qualified <br />workforce to fill their job openings. <br />Your time and consideration of.this nomination is most appreciated. <br />Sincer <br />Rbb audio, Deputy Division Chief <br />Southern Workforce Service Division <br />Orange County Region <br />801 West Civic Drive, 2nd Floor, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />13E-10 <br />