County of Monterey  
America’s Job Center of California  
344 Salinas St., Suites 205 & 206  
Salinas, CA 93901  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Special Executive Committee Meeting  
Thursday, October 23, 2025  
9:00 AM  
America’s Job Center of California, 344 Salinas Street Suites 205 & 206, Salinas,  
CA 93901  
Workforce Development Board  
WDB Members:  
Erik Cushman,  
WDB & Executive Chair  
Cesar Lara  
Paula Calvetti  
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL:  
Erik Cushman  
CHANGES TO AGENDA:  
Erik Cushman  
PUBLIC COMMENTS:  
(Limited to 2 minutes per person)  
DIRECTOR’S REPORT:  
Chris Donnelly  
CONSENT CALENDAR:  
Erik Cushman  
ACTION: Consider approval of minutes from the Special Monterey  
County Workforce Development Board (MCWDB) Executive  
Committee meeting on August 28, 2025.  
Attachments:  
Consent Item #1  
Erik Cushman  
DISCUSSION OR REVIEW OF BUSINESS CALENDAR ACTION ITEMS:  
Erik Cushman  
ACTION: Consider and approve the appointment of Omar Perez-  
Sandoval, representing Business, for a three-year term, and that  
the MCWDB forward the appointment to the Board of Supervisors  
for final approval.  
Attachments:  
Action Item #1  
Erik Cushman  
Update on MCWDB’s October 30, 2025, Board Retreat.  
Attachments:  
Action Item #2  
Erik Cushman  
Update on MCWDB’s 2025-26 1st Quarter budget.  
Attachments:  
Action Item #3  
Daisy Fernandez  
Update on the Pajaro Small Business Assistance program.  
Attachments:  
Action Item #4  
Vanessa Kor  
Discussion on MCWDB’s Community Builder Awards ceremony  
scheduled for December 3, 2025.  
Attachments:  
Action Item #5  
Vanessa Kor  
Update on 1st Quarter WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth  
program performance.  
Attachments:  
Action Item #6  
Vanessa Kor  
Update on Proposition 47 (2014) community services funding.  
Attachments:  
Action Item #7  
Pearl Sanchez  
Update on WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth programs.  
Attachments:  
Action Item #8  
Lucy Iracheta, Lourdes Luviano, Michael Artalejo  
Updates on Executive Committee members’ workforce and  
business activities.  
Attachments:  
Action Item # 9  
Erik Cushman  
ANNOUNCEMENTS:  
Erik Cushman  
ADJOURNMENT  
Erik Cushman  
SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS:  
Erik Cushman  
WDB MEETING