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 P.O. Box 8217 5111 East 21st Street Wichita, Kansas 67208 Phone: (316) 688-1888 Fax: (316) 688-5687 E-Mail: info@cprf.org
School of Adaptive Computer Training
Business Advisory Council

 

Each SACT Business Advisory Council represents the professional community in which the training center is located.  By drawing on these premier community business partners, each student's experience is maximized. Council functions include:
- Ensuring that the curriculum meets the market needs in which it is taught.
- Identifing potential internships and mentoring students.
- Helping to solicit new council members
- Assisting in networking the school and its graduates to prospective employers.
"I am a SACT Business Advisory Council member because the SACT has a solid record of success, a desire to improve the lives of individuals, an understanding of the needs of both students and SACT business partners, and a vision for continuous improvement and quantitative results."
    -- Chuck Knapp, Office of Congressman Todd Tiahrt, Wichita, Kan.
 
Standing Committees
In the constant pursuit of perfecting the SACT, Business Advisory Council members play a vital role and further volunteer their talent and resources to several committees.
The BAC Member Recruitment Committee shall be responsible for, but not limited to:
- Developing BAC member recruiting materials as needed.
- Contacting and distributing informational materials to prospective members.
- Maintaining the current BAC member roster.
- Providing brief reports of activity to the BAC at quarterly meetings. 
The Customer Service and Employability Skills Committee shall be responsible for, but not limited to:
- Identifying key competencies for success in the workplace.
- Developing curriculum to address key competencies.
- Developing Employability Skills classroom calendar.
- Assisting with mock interviews of program participants.
- Identifying potential speakers for Employability Skills topics.
- Providing brief reports of activity to the BAC at quarterly meetings. 
The Training in Realistic Work Settings Committee shall be responsible for, but not limited to:
- Identifying types of employment that clients would have skills to perform.
- Recruiting employers who could provide training opportunities.
- Arranging opportunities for training in realistic work settings.  This may include company tours, job shadowing, on-the-job training and internships.
- Providing brief reports of activity to the BAC at quarterly meetings. 
The Labor Market Research Committee shall be responsible for, but not limited to:
- Analyzing the current labor market needs on a semi-annual basis.
- Ensuring that labor market analysis is consistent with the current and projected local employment opportunities identified by the local workforce investment board.
- Providing brief reports of findings to the BAC at quarterly meetings. 
 
View the Business Advisory Council and staff of the

 Premier community business partners are being recruited now.
To find out how you can become involved,
contact Janis Krohe, CPRF Employment Services vice president:
(316) 688-1888 ~ (800) 550-5804 x525

 


 
 
 
 
 
 
Business Advisory Council
Wichita SACT
Chairperson Debi Costello, Hewitt Associates
Vice Chairperson Steve Hardin, Personnel Services, Inc.
Secretary Margo Watkins, Royal Caribbean

Melissa K. Beasley, Cox Communications
Bill Brier, Kansas Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Betty Dohrman, Emprise Bank
Amy Ellison, Delta Dental
Steven Guizlo, The Boeing Company
Mary Kay Hirsh, Kansas Rehabilitation Services
Marlena Martinez, Royal Caribbean
Julie Ryan, LSI Logic 
Carolyn Sylvester, Adecco
Amy Taylor, Manpower
Michael Taylor, SACT
Patrick Terick, CPRF Governmental Activities & DCSS Ability
Deidra Vanderheiden, Cox Communications 

SACT Staff
Janis Krohe, Ph.D., CPRF Employment Services Vice President
Mary C. Carter, SACT Program Director
Nina Collins, SACT Assistive Technology Instructor and Admissions Coordinator
Michael Taylor, SACT Lead Instructor
Aaron McAnarney, SACT Computer Instructor
Louise McClellan, SACT Job Placement Director
Diana McLeod, SACT Job Placement Specialist
Patti Frese, Administrative Assistant
Michelle Sykes, Test Administrator 
Liz Karp, Public Relations Director

 

Business Advisory Council
Atlanta SACT
Chairperson, Rob Press, EDS

Sandra Allen, GDI Staffing
April Austin, Piedmont Healthcare
Patricia Ayala, Georgia State University
Patrice Butler, Coca-Cola Fountain
Dwain T. Carter, Morehouse College
Alfred Elder, City of Atlanta
Miriam Gotay, The Coca-Cola Company
Anita Jackson, Maximus
Marsha McRae-Blair, Georgia State University
Patricia  Patterson, Digital Consulting & Software Services
Melva Payne, Digital Consulting & Software Services
Barbara Richards, Georgia Department of Labor Rehabilitation Services
Burl Robertson, Georgia Department of Labor Rehabilitation Services
Kim Robertson, Cingular Wireless
Rob Shilt, Resources & Residential Alternatives, Inc.

SACT Staff
Janis Krohe, Ph.D., CPRF Employment Services Vice President
Mary C. Carter, SACT Program Director
Rosemary Beach, SACT Atlanta Director
Rachel Moscoso, SACT Lead Computer Instructor and Test Administrator
Robert Williams, SACT Computer Instructor and Admissions Coordinator
Drew Mills, SACT Career Placement Coordinator
Patti Frese, Administrative Assistant
Liz Karp, Public Relations Director