NOTIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT TO
BOARD OR COMMISSION
TO: City Council
THROUGH: Amy K. Aller, City Clerk
BY: Council President Nelson Esparza
________ Reappointment
___X_____ New Appointment
Name: Mahalia Gotico
Phone:
Email:
Appointed to: Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board City Council Agenda 10/8/2026
FRESNO REGIONAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD
APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT
I. Applicant Information
Date:___________________________________
Name:____________________________________________________________ Home Address: _ _________________________________
City/State/Zip: _ _____________________________________________ Phone: Email:
County Supervisorial District Number for Residential Address. (Please check one box) {Please see https://gisportal.co.fresno.ca.us/portal/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id =1164484e9a1d4ff3aa394093f34c0f05}
District 1 (Pacheco)
District 2 (Bredefeld)
District 3 (Chavez)
District 4 (Mendes)
District 5 (Magsig)
City Council District Number for Residential Address. (Please check one box) {Please see http://www.fresno.gov/Government/CityCouncil/CouncilLocator.htm} District 1 (Perea)
District 2 (Karbassi)
District 3 (Arias)
District 4 (Maxwell)
District 5 (Vang)
District 6 (Richardson)
District 7 (Esparza)
Business/Organization Name:__________________________________________ Your Title:_________________________________________________________ Business Address: _ ______________________
City/State/Zip: _____________________________________________________ 7/13/2026
Mahalia Gotico
.
Department of Rehabilitation
Regional Director
Fresno, CA 93721
Phone: _ _________
County Supervisorial District Number for Business Address (Please check one box) District 1 (Pacheco)
District 2 (Bredefeld)
District 3 (Chavez)
District 4 (Mendes)
District 5 (Magsig)
City Council District Number for Business Address. (Please check one box) District 1 (Perea)
District 2 (Karbassi)
District 3 (Arias)
District 4 (Maxwell)
District 5 (Vacant)
District 6 (Richardson)
District 7 (Esparza)
II. Appointing Jurisdiction
I am seeking appointment by the City of Fresno
I am seeking appointment by the County of Fresno
Either
III. Status
I am seeking:
New Appointment; or,
Re-Appointment
If re-appointment, please list previous term, and who you were appointed by:_________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ X
X
X
X
X
IV. TYPE OF POSITION FOR WHICH YOU ARE APPLYING
A. Private Sector/Business Appointments
Are you an “owner of a business, chief executive or operating officer of a business, or a business executive or employer with optimum policymaking or hiring authority?”
(WIOA, Sec. 107, (b) membership, (2) Composition, (A), (i).} YES NO
Please describe your policy-making or hiring authority: _____________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Do you “represent a business, including small businesses, or an organization representing businesses, that provides employment opportunities that, at a minimum, include high-quality, work-relevant training and development in indemand industry sectors or occupations in our local area?” {WIOA, Sec. 107, (b) membership, (2) Composition, (A), (ii)}, YES NO
How many workers does your business/organization employ? ________________________ B. Non Private Sector Appointments
(Check the box that represents the category for which you are seeking appointment.)
1. Mandated Membership Categories
Labor Representative
“Each local board …shall include representatives of labor organizations (for a local area in which employees are represented by labor organizations), who have been nominated by local labor federations, or (for a local area in which no employees are represented by such organizations) other representatives of employees”
{WIOA, Sec. 107, (b) membership, (2) Composition, (B), (i).}, (underline added)
Joint Labor-Management Apprenticeship Program
“Each local board …shall include representatives, who shall be a member of a labor organization or a training director, from a joint labor-management apprenticeship program, or if no such joint program exists in the area, such a representative of an apprenticeship program in the area, if such a program exists”
{WIOA, Sec. 107, (b) membership, (2) Composition, (B), (ii).}, (underline added) Literacy Activities
“Each local board …shall include a representative of eligible providers administering adult education and literacy activities under title II.” {WIOA, Sec. 107, (b) membership, (2) Composition, (C), (i).}, (underline added) Higher Education
“Each local board …shall include a representative of institutions of higher education providing workforce investment activities (including community colleges)
{WIOA, Sec. 107, (b) membership, (2) Composition, (C), (ii).}, (underline added) Economic/Community Development
“Each local board …shall include a representative of economic and community development entities”
{WIOA, Sec. 107, (b) membership, (2) Composition, (D), (i).}, (underline added) State Employment Service
“Each local board …shall include an appropriate representative from the State employment service office under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.) serving the local area”
{WIOA, Sec. 107, (b) membership, (2) Composition, (D), (ii).}, (underline added) Rehabilitation Act
“Each local board… shall include an appropriate representative of the programs carried out under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other than section 112 or Part C of that title (29 U.S.C. 732, 741), serving the local area”
{WIOA, Sec. 107, (b) membership, (2) Composition, (D), (iii).}, (underline added) X
2. Discretionary Membership Categories
Adult Serving Employment Organizations
“Each local board …may include representatives of community-based organizations that have demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing the employment needs of individuals with barriers to employment, including organizations that serve veterans or that provide or support competitive integrated employment for individuals with disabilities” {WIOA, Sec. 107, (b) membership, (2) Composition, (B), (iii).}, (underline added) Youth Serving Organizations
“Each local board …may include representatives of organizations that have demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing the employment, training, or education needs of eligible youth, including representatives of organizations that serve out-of-school youth”
{WIOA, Sec. 107, (b) membership, (2) Composition, (B), (iv).}, (underline added) Community Based Organizations
“Each local board …may include representatives of local educational agencies, and of community-based organizations with demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing the education or training needs of individuals with barriers to employment”
{WIOA, Sec. 107, (b) membership, (2) Composition, (C), (iii).}, (underline added) Transportation/Housing/Public Assistance Agencies
“Each local board …may include representatives of agencies or entities administering programs serving the local area relating to transportation, housing, and public assistance”
{WIOA, Sec. 107, (b) membership, (2) Composition, (D), (iv).}, (underline added) Philanthropic Organizations
“Each local board …may include representatives of philanthropic organizations serving the local area”
{WIOA, Sec. 107, (b) membership, (2) Composition, (D), (v).}, (underline added) Other Appropriate Entities
“Each local board …may include such other individuals or representatives of entities as the chief elected official in the local area may determine to be appropriate”
{WIOA, Sec. 107, (b) membership, (2) Composition, (E)}, (underline added)
V. Applicant Background
A. Educational Background, including schools attended, degrees attained and certifications achieved:
_____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ B. List past or present City and/or County appointments, elected positions held as well as other professional and community affiliations:
_____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ C. Briefly explain why you are interested in serving on the Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board:
_____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ D. What experience or Special Knowledge can you bring to the Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board? Please list occupational experience if applicable:
_____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ E. List any affiliations you or your spouse has with any public agency:
_____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ F. Please list any affiliations you or your spouse has with any organization receiving funding from the Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board:
_____________________________________________________________________________ MS in Rehabilitation Counseling - San Diego State University Board Member, San Joaquin County WDB (current)
Board Member, Mother Load Job training (current)
Board Member, Stanislaus County Workforce Development Board (past) To represent the Department of Rehabilitation as a mandated partner Knowledge of disability, accessibility, dirversity and inclusion. Over 13 years experience in providing oversight, leadership and administration of the State's vocational rehabilitation program in the San Joaquin Valley. Knowledge of disability, accessibility, diversity and inclusion.
Self - CA Department of Rehabilitation
Spouse - San Joaquin County
N/A
_____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ G. Do you or an immediate family member have any professional or financial relationship that may present a potential conflict of interest for this board? :
YES NO
H. Do you, or the company or organization you represent, intend to apply for funds administered by the Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board? :
YES NO
VI. REFERENCES
Please provide three personal or professional references (Include name, address and telephone number) Reference #1:
________________ _____________________________________
_______ ______________________________________________________________ Reference #2:
______________ __________________________________________ ______ ______________________________________________________________ Reference #3:
_____________ ____________________________________
______ ______________________________________________________________ VII. Attestation
I have read the Fresno County Board of Supervisor's Administrative Policy No. 35 (Attachment A), the City of Fresno Conflict of Interest Policy (Attachment B) and the Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board Conflict of Interest Policy (Attachment C) for Board appointees and agree to abide by the policies and procedures at all times while an appointed member of the FRWDB. At present, to the best of my knowledge, no conflict of interest exists in my serving on this Board.
Signature: ___________________________________
Date: _______________________________________________________________ X
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Shayn Anderson, 1 , CA 95210
Phone:
7/13/2026