Youth Council

The Youth Council is an integral part of the local Workforce Investment Board. Council members serve as advocates for local area youth and ensure workforce training activities are available to youth in the area. The Youth Council brings together individuals from a range of local program and policy areas who can affect the success of young people in the labor market and beyond. Membership includes members of the Workforce Development Board; educators and employers; youth service agency staff, including juvenile justice and law enforcement; the local public housing authority; parents; former participants; Job Corps representatives; as well as other key local experts experienced in meeting the needs of area youth, such as representatives of community-based organizations, vocational rehabilitation, and organized labor.

• Paul Paradzinski
  Chair

• Joe Annarino
  Community Youth Advocate

• Wanda Anthony
  Goodwill/Youth

• Jill Barnett
  Covington/Alleghany Department of Social Service

• Jodylee Edsall
  Roanoke County Schools

• Laura Elliott
  Junior Achievement

• Cindy Goldstein
  Roanoke City Schools

• Janel Howery
  Job Corp

• Barbara Humphreys
  Franklin County Schools

• Ron Jones
  TAP Youth Programs

• Dee Lupiya
  Acts2 Ministries

• Matthew McGraw
  Dabney S. Lancaster Community College

• Kim Moore
  Workforce System Manager
  Virginia Workforce Investment Area III

• Keith Robinson
  Goodwill/Good Guides
  

• Michele Wells
  Virginia Department of Rehabilitation Services

• Harriet Woodward
  Community Youth Advocate