First Bio-Science workshop at Fort Monmouth completed Bayshore Courier News Posted:02/08/10
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Lincroft (Monmouth County, NJ) February 3, 2010 - The First Bio-Science Workshop, developed to assist Fort Monmouth personnel who will not be relocating to Maryland when the fort closes, came to a successful completion with the awarding of "Life Sciences Career Transition" certificates from Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ.
The students who participated in the first workshop were: Raymond C. Auen III; Beverly Baum Philback; Claire J. Coletti; Louise Teresa Cooper; Dinkerrai M. Desai, Manalapan; Kathleen Hastick; Michael Khalamayzer; Daniel T. Ku; Steve Louie; Dennis P. McInnes and Amber C. Sasso.
The Bio-Science Boot Camp was the result of funding received through the WIRED program's Bio-1 Initiative from the US Department of Labor Education and Training and was awarded to Brookdale Community College. The application was developed through a collaborative effort of Brookdale, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Monmouth County Workforce Investment Board (WIB).
The workshop was designed to provide the students with an understanding of the drug development process, FDA history and organization and regulatory compliance. The program also included a look at current and future developments in the biopharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical devices and pharmaceutical industries.
The curriculum for the program and the instructor for the workshop were developed by Patricia Koziol, Holmdel, who has extensive experience in the Biopharmaceutical and Pharmaceutical industries. Guest speakers included: Eugenia Pitts, Job Developer, Outreach, Business and Development, Brookdale Community College, who instructed the students on Resume Writing, Writing Effective Cover Letters and Interviewing Skills; Arlene Meyn, Career Development Transition Coordinator, CTSC LLC, Ft. Monmouth who instructed the students on Interviewing Techniques and Dr. Delores Wong, DJW Associates, Inc. Job who spoke on Clinical Research and Development.
According to Marie Lucier-Woodruff, Executive Director Outreach, Business and Community Development Brookdale Community College, "the goal of the program was to enable the students to identify positions within these industries where their government working experience and skills could be applied and we are pleased to report that during the course of the workshop one of the students did secure a position with a global pharmaceutical company."
In you are a Fort Monmouth employee and are interested in more information concerning the workshops, which will be offered in Winter/Spring of 2010; contact Carolyn Ellington at the Monmouth County One-Stop Career Center at (732) 683-8850 ext. 2411.
