Multilingual Initiative (MLI) Committee Meeting Minutes

July 12, 2005

Program Owner

• Toni Cross, Chief MLI

Designated Federal Official

• Nancy L. Ferree, TAP Program Manager, Plantation, FL

Committee Members Present (These attendees count for quorum)

• Paul McElroy, Winston-Salem, NC
• Lovella Richardson, Knoxville, TN
• José Irizarry, San Juan, PR
• Mary Ann Lawler, Dearborn, MI
• Theodore Perros, Washington, DC
• Robert Stokes, Kemp, TX
• Bruce Twomley, Juneau, AK, Chair

Committee Members Absent

• Dorothy Havey, Lincolnville, ME
• Steve Kreisler, Potomac, MD
• Clifford McKenzie, Del City, OK
• Joseph Meissner, Cleveland, OH
• Iris Sosa, Fontana, CA
• Helen Curol, Lake Charles, LA
• Jerald Fireman, Edmonds, WA
• Delford Jones, Griffith, IN

TAP Staff

• Inez E. De Jesus, TAP Program Analyst

Welcome
Chair Bruce Twomley opened the meeting by welcoming everyone.

Roll Call
Quorum of 8 was not met.

Review Agenda
The committee offered no changes to the previous meeting’s minutes. Approval of the minutes will be added to next meeting’s agenda when quorum is met.

Review Assignments
DFO Ferree stated there were no outstanding assignments.

Project Team Reports:
Team 1 Needs Assessment Team
Lovella Richardson provided an update of team activities.

Team 2 Education Team
Bob Stokes provided an update.

Team 3 LITC Communication Team
Mary Ann Lawler provided an update.

Public Input
There was no public input.

Office Report
No pending issues to report.

Closing/Assessment

• Meeting adjourned at 2:55pm EDT
• Next meeting scheduled for August 9, 2005 at 2:30 EDT

*These minutes were approved by consensus, by the MLI Issue Committee on September 13, 2005.