-----Original Message-----
From: Jody Angelone [mailto:jody_angelone3 at owens.edu] 
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 10:15 AM
To: Brian, Dr Donna J G
Subject: Re: Welcome to the Workplace Literacy Discussion List

Donna,

Thank you for the welcome.  I am the new administrator for the NW Ohio
ABLE Resource Center at Owens Community College.  I have been in the
adult education field for over 15 years. I have been involoved in
correctional education, workplace education, ABE/GED, ESOL, and
vocational education. In my new position, it is my mission to provide
support to the Ohio ABLE system to enhance student achievement through
quality professional development in the form of training, resources,
and
technical assistance; to support research and development efforts; and
to provide leadership through cooperation, collaboration, advocacy,
and
communication.  It is also my scope of work to provide statewide
support
and professsional development for workplace education through
transitions and career pathways. I have been a part of the workplace
discussion list in the past and I have always found the shared
information and resources to be very beneficial. 

Jody L. Angelone, Administrator
NW ABLE Resource Center
Owens Community College
jody_angelone3 at owens.edu 





>>> "Brian, Dr Donna J G" <djgbrian at utk.edu> 1/18/2007 9:41 AM >>>

Greetings, Jody!  As the moderator of the NIFL Workplace Literacy
Discussion List, I try to send a welcoming message to each new
subscriber.  You are joining after a cross list discussion with the
English Language Literacy discussion list. With the experts that are
regular members of both lists, we mined each others' expertise in
thinking about English Language Learners in the Workplace. If you
would
like to review the posts that were part of this discussion, go to the
Workplace list archives at
http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/workplace/2006/date.html and begin with
Workplace post #404.  

It's always welcome when new subscribers introduce themselves to the
"old" list members and say a little bit about their connections to
workplace literacy and their reasons for joining the list.  I hope you
will take the time to let us get to know you in this way.

This list has been really active in responding to requests of list
members for information or help related to Workplace literacy, and
members often share information about resources and upcoming events.
It's a great place to ask a question or suggest a topic about which
you
would like to elicit others' thoughts.  Please feel free to do that
also.

If you have any topics you would like to propose as a focus for a
guest
speaker, I would welcome your suggestions.  And let me know of any
other
suggestions for the list that you have.

Again, welcome!

Donna Brian, moderator
NIFL Workplace Literacy Discussion List
djgbrian at utk.edu