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The Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board/Youth Council 12012 Youth Business Network Project (YBNP) detaining, redirection and counseling procedures. Job duties consist of group outings, transportation of clients to various programs, regional occupational program, drug rehab, parenting, family visits and school. Programs consists daily mandatory group sessions for teaching clients a variety of skills. Employment duties included participation in treatment team meetings with therapists, social workers and program managers to discuss daily observation sheets and each individual client behavior. Diversified Management Services (DMS) is a consulting finn for businesses both for profit and nonprofit structure and funding development. DMS has extensive experience in funding development primarily in government grants and contracts. They have a combined experience in taxation, grant accounting, contract development and implementation of social services programs. Owner George Tuioti has extensive experience working with troubled youth after serving in the Probation Department of Orange County for l Iyrs and also has his BA in Criminal Justice. In 2006, George received his California Basic Education Standard Test (CBEST) certificate which allowed him to teach for the County of Orange Department of Education to better himself in the profession of being a teacher, mentor, trainer and educator. He currently works as a CPS investigator for Clark County in the State of Nevada on a part time basis and understands the plight that families face in today's society. George has long desired to return to his home town and be able to give back and create opportunities for youth to elevate their game. Owner Myrna T. Pili has extensive experience in grant writing, specifically in local, State and federal government grants. Myrna wrote her first grant in 2005 for a nonprofit organization that offered a back to work program for veterans. The grant was a local grant through the State of Nevada's Workforce Investment Board and was in the amount of $350,000. The organization was awarded $300,000 with a total project budget of a little over 1.2 million. Since that time, Myrna has written well over 50plus grants through various departments to include HUD, Department of Social Services, CDBG (Community Development Block Grants), for nonprofit organizations she's been employed by. In November 2005, the State of Nevada allocated 4million to Clark County to pilot a 20 month project that will address the rising issue of chronic homelessness in the City of Las Vegas. A consortium of 7 premier nonprofit organizations called O.U.T.R.E.A.C.H (Organizations United To Reach Educate Assist Chronic Homeless) got together and applied for the project and was awarded 3.2mil over a 20month period. Myrna was the Project Director for the pilot project which focused on homeless youth in the County and also wrote the grant and implemented the project. At the end of the project, Clark County Social Services committed themselves to fund the program at 1.5mil over a 5 year period. Owner David has a variety of extensive experience in the field of Real Estate, Accounting, Financing, and Business ownership. He is responsible for building several successful businesses from ground up till it was sold for profit. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and early in his career knew it was necessary to have auditing experience. David began a 2 year venture with Price Waterhouse and Coopers a big 5 accounting firm. His time there was invaluable in that he enlarged his experience in business operations. The knowledge of why businesses succeed and 10 1 P a F, Exhibit A