Okanogan Quarterly Performance Report July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016 WDC Committee Meeting WorkSource Okanogan THURSDAY, September 8, Noon Participants at Local Community Colleges 15-16 Students (YTD) 14-15 Students Big Bend WVC WVC Omak Big Bend WVC WVC Omak Health Care 10 24 6 5 24 9 Office 11 14 1 13 12 4 Industrial & Technical 41 28 0 27 7 1 Other 0 3 3 0 3 1 Roxane (Roxy) lived next door to WorkSource Center Youth Counselor, Monica Garza. Monica knew Gross Drug, where Roxy worked for 24 years, closed and encouraged her to apply for Dislocated Worker retraining at the Center. Roxy followed Monica’s advice and attended the ACE Workshop, an orientation to retraining opportunities. During the workshop, she took several assessments. The CareerScope, assessment provided insight into her skills, abilities and interests. She found this to be very helpful. She wasn’t sure if she wanted to stay in the pharmacy business. Meanwhile, she started the daily to commute from Bridgeport to Omak to update her computer skills. As the winter weather improved, so did the job market. A supervisor position opened at Brewster Ag Supply and Roxy discussed the possibility with her Career Counselor Lisa Hathaway. Roxy believed the job would be the perfect fit, she could continue to serve the public, but work in a different type of retail store. Good bye pills, hello farm supply! Lisa contacted Gina at Ag Supply about training Roxy on-the-job. Gina was very open to the idea, interviewed Roxy, and hired her to begin working as their newest Supervisor. Lisa worked with Gina and Roxy to customize the training plan and Roxy went right to work. Over the next three months, Roxy did an excellent job learning the Point of Sale system and the endless supply of farm related inventory. She was a hit with the customers and staff. Roxy successfully completed retraining and continues to work providing North Central Washington farmers with much needed ag supplies. NOT JUST THE GIRL NEXT DOOR