Contact: Sarah Bruckner 949-553-9500 x120
November 6, 2006

IRVINE, CA – On Tuesday, November 7th, Vital Link, a local Non-profit organization dedicated to revolutionizing the career exploration process for Orange County students, will be holding its first Business Impacting Education breakfast at the Rose Center in Westminster. Attendees will be hearing about innovative programs from various speakers including Jan Gameroz, Program Manager for Community Health Information at Saddleback Memorial Medical Center, Dale Ward, Executive President of the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce, and BIA/OC’s own Lawrence Jones.

Lawrence Jones is the Director of Education and Industry Outreach for BIA/OC. His discussion will feature the Building Industry Technology Academy (BITA) and its many successes. The four year old program has already received national recognition and touches the lives of student’s every day at Western & Katella High School in Anaheim. The goal of BITA is to develop a construction program that will produce skilled industry professionals by providing a cutting edge curriculum. Lawrence will also be discussing the wonderful results BITA has seen among students thus far.
Vital Link’s Business Impacting Education breakfast is one of the many ways the business community is impacting education and bettering the industry. Together the BIA/OC and Vital Link are working to connect the business and education communities.

For more information about this event contact Kathy Johnson, Executive Director of Vital Link at 949-646-2520. For more information about Lawrence, BITA or BIA/OC, contact Sarah Bruckner at 949-553-9500.

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The Orange County Chapter of the Building Industry Association of Southern California (BIA/OC) is a non-profit trade association representing more than 970 companies employing over 114,000 people affiliated with the home building industry. The BIA/OC mission is to promote proactive participation in the development of economic and community issues in Orange County. The BIA/OC is affiliated with the California BIA and the National Association of Home Builders.
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