SOUTH BAY WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD
WORA FORCE IN
BAY
SBWIB www.sbwib.org
RECEIVED JUL 16 2026
July 8, 2026
MEMBERS
Mr. Mike Witzansky, City Manager
GLENN MITCHELL
CHAIRPERSON City of Redondo Beach
415 Diamond Street
ALICIA WAGONER Redondo Beach, CA 90277
AMBER MESHACK
AMEET BUTALA
ARMANDO PENA
DR. BRENDA THAMES
Dear Mr. Witzansky:
CAROLYN WOODARD
CATHERINE HOLDBROOK-SMITH
CHRISTINA SMITH Currently, there is one Redondo Beach business private sector on the South Bay
CRYSTAL SPENCER
Workforce Investment Board (SBWIB), that expired June 30, 2026. The new term
DARREN EMBRY
DAWN HARRIS
of office for this seat will take effect July 1, 2026, and will expire on June 30, 2030.
DONALD FORD
EDUARDO LEIVA
FAISAL HASHMI Pursuant to the legislative mandates outlined in the Workforce Innovation and
FRAN FULTON
GLENN GRINDSTAFF Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014, Public Law 113-128, for the creation and
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composition of the Workforce Investment Boards Private Sector Members of the ). KIM MCNUTT
JACKIE CHOI South Bay Workforce Investment Board must be nominated by local business
TARED YOSHIKI
JEFF WILSON organizations or business trade associations. Nominees are appointed by the JEFFREY R. JENNISON
JEREMY DIAZ Participating Cities' Mayor and City Council and ratified by the South Bay
JOHN MATHESON
Workforce Investment Area Chief Locally Elected Official.
JOSEPH VELASCO
JOSH LAFARGA
DR. KENDRICK ROBERSON The Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce re-nominated Mr. Faisal Hashmi, Vice
KIMBERLEY MILLER
LOUIE DIAZ President and Branch Manager for Farmers & Merchants Bank, to serve an
MARC WEISS
MARCO CUETO additional term of office on the SB WIB. We are requesting that the Mayor and City MARLA CAMACHO Council please initiate the process to re-appoint Mr. Donald Ford or appoint another
MIKE COSTIGAN
MIKE HARRIEL business private sector representative to serve on the SBWIB at the City of Redondo
MITCH PONCE
MOHAMMAD NASER Beach's next regularly scheduled City Council meeting or at your earliest
NAYEEM KHAN
convenience.
ODEST RILEY
PATRICIA BENNETT
ATRICIA DONALDSO Your cooperation in this matter is greatly appreciated. If you have any questions or
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require assistance, please contact me, or my assistant, Sha'Ron Berry, at (310) 970- 7700.
Sincerely,
D SWOI
M BAKA
Jan Vogel
Executive Director
JAN VOGEL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Attachments
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