Kathy Bonner / Chairman

Kathy Bonner was raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.   She graduated high school in Fort Lauderdale and later graduated from Biscayne College, Miami, Florida with a B.A. degree in Public Administration.  Nationally recognized as an expert in governmental employment and training administration, Kathy developed effective local public-private worker programs synthesized from state and federal grants for over 25 years under 3 separate employment and training laws.   She also chaired the initial Palm Beach County, Florida One Cent Sales Tax Hiring Initiative on behalf of the County Administrator.  Kathy‘s prior affiliations include Workforce Development Boards in Brevard, Broward and Palm Beach Counties and in the State of Georgia.   

 

Grants:
•    W.I.O.A. Adult and Dislocated Worker Grants, totaling over $2 million in distributed funds
•    Department of Labor National Emergency Grants for Hurricanes Irma and Maria displaced workers for    $350,000 in distributed funds
•    Career Source Florida Community Based Sector Strategy for Trades Training totaling $300,000 in funding
•    Palm Beach County Dislocated Workers Entering the Healthcare Field Grants, totaling over $600,000 in distributed funds

 

Awards and Certifications:
•    National Veterans Training Institute Leadership Award
•    Florida Career Pathways Network Leadership Excellence Award
•    Florida Certified Workforce Professional Certification
•    87th Division (Exercise), US Army Reserve, Family Readiness Program Volunteer of the Year, 2004
  
Community Involvement:
•    National Career Pathways Network Leadership Graduate  
•    Vice President of the Florida Career Pathways Network
•    Palm Beach State College Advisory Board Member of:
     Bachelor Programs, Trades Programs, and Professional Business Department
     Glades Community Regional Roundtable – Chair of GED to Graduation Committee
•    Board Member of the University of Florida Migrant Seasonal Farm Worker Training Program, Florida
•    Vice President and Board Member, Bay Estates Home Owners Association, Palm Beach County, Florida
•    Volunteer, Soldier’s Angels, South Florida Chapter
•    Volunteer, Walk for the Cure, Palm Beach Chapter
•    Volunteer, Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk of Palm Beach County