SoCalBio
Workforce Development Committee
Workforce
Development Committee
Mission:
The SoCalBio
Workforce Development Committee's mission is to help build
a sustainable and growing workforce by strengthening linkages
between the life science industries and academic & training
institutions in the region composed of Los Angeles, Orange,
Ventura, Santa Barbara, Riverside, San Bernardino counties"
Workforce
Development Committee Chair:
Diane M. Palumbo
Corporate Vice President, Human Resources
MannKind Corporation
28903 North Avenue Paine
Valencia, CA 91355
661-775-5305
dpalumbo@mannkindcorp.com
Workforce
Development Sub-Committees:
I. Curriculum:
Chair: Rosemarie
Christopher, Med Exec International; (818) 552-2036; rosechristopher@medexecintl
.com
Members: Alan Muchlinski; Kimberly Hlaing;
Wendie Johnston; Sandra Sharp; Jill Kastner; Elizabeth
Ambos; Philip Starr.
Committee Purpose: Bridge
the gap between industry and education to develop improved
curriculum, which will better prepare students for
careers in the life-science industry, and will increase the
labor pool
for the life-science industry in the Greater Los Angeles
region.
II. Funding:
Chair: Jeff Thompson,
Ph.D., Cal State San Bernardino; (909) 537-5315; email: jthompso@csusb.edu
Members: Keith Moo-Young; Wendi
Johnson; Frances Richmond; Kimberly Hlaing
Committee Purpose: To identify ways
to secure funds for life-science education enhancements and
workforce training purposes.
III. Annual SoCalBio HR
Conference:
Chair: Diane M. Palumbo,
MannKind Corp.; (661) 775-5305; dpalumbo@mannkindcorp.com
Members: Joel Graves (ABD), Frances
Richmond (USC), Debora Roland (Osmetech Molecular
Diagnostics), Kristin House (College of the Canyons),
Christine Swinburne (MannKind)
Committee Purpose: To design, organize, and
run the annual HR
conference. And, to
increase membership on the Workforce Training/Education Committee
specifically in the area of Human Resource professionals
within the life-science industry.
Workforce
Development Members:
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Elizabeth Ambos,
CSU Chancellor's Office
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Pavel Aspiazu, El
Proyecto Work Source Center
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Diana
Bartlett, KGI
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Rosemarie
Christopher, Med Exec International
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Joel Graves,
ABD Insurance
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Kimberly Hlaing,
LA City Workforce Investment Board
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Kristin Houser,
Ph.D., College of the Canyon
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Wendie Johnston,
Ph.D., LA/Oramge County Biotechnology Center & Pasadena
City College
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Jill Kastner,
MannKind
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Keith
Moo-Young,
Ph.D., Cal State Los Angeles
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Alan Muchlinski,
Cal State Los Angeles
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Diane M. Palumbo,
MannKind Corp
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Frances Richmond,
Ph.D., Regulatory Science Masters Program at USC
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Gil Rishton,
Ph.D., CSU Channel Island
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Debora Roland,
Osmetech Molecular Diagnostics
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Sandra Sharp,
Ph.D., Cal State Los Angeles
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Kent A. Smith, Coastal Marine Biolabs
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Christine Swinburne, MannKind
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Jeff Thompson,
Ph.D., Cal State San Bernardino
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