LAKE COUNTY – The Lake One-Stop has named Daniel Obermeyer as its new executive director.

Obermeyer came out of retirement to take the job. His appointment became effective March 16.

He said he's had a lot of interest in workforce development over the past few years and this was an opportunity to apply those ideas in a familiar environment.

Last year Obermeyer, 62, retired from his position as director of Planning and Public Works in Glenn County.

He has been involved in local government for over 39 years in the areas of community planning and public management.

Lake One-Stop’s previous director left in December 2009. One-Stop Board Vice President Nick Summerfield volunteered 500 hours of his time and acted as the transitional director until Obermeyer was hired.

“When peoples' jobs and family well being are at stake, I feel that if you can help you have a moral obligation to help,” said Summerfield.

For businesses, Lake One-Stop can select, screen and train potential employees as well upgrade their current workforce with customized training programs, basic computer workshops and software tutorials.

All job seekers are welcome to enroll and utilize resources such as copy and fax machines, a computer lab, resume workshops and employment counseling – all available at no cost through Lake One-Stop.

Lake One-Stop has a lot going on, and needs an executive director who can handle it all. In March Summerfield brought the position to the attention of Obermeyer, who considered all factors of his background before deciding to take on the job.

“The key parts were having been on the North Counties Central Consortium’s Workforce Investment Board for 14 years,” said Obermeyer. “I helped the Lake County Career Center, now known as Lake One-Stop, to attain their current location 12 years ago and bring together all mandated partners.”

Obermeyer moved from Montana to California 23 years ago and hasn’t lived anywhere else in the state but Lake County. Hidden Valley, Cobb Mountain, Clearlake and Clearlake Oaks are the areas where he lived before moving to his current home in Glenhaven.

“I’ve developed skills to work in complex organization,” he said. “I believe I’m fairly even-tempered, which helps dealing with change and the stress that comes along with it. Since I’m semi-retired, I don’t have the worry of keeping the job.”

This year, Lake One-Stop’s program and services went up for bid. The proposal for the program was submitted to the NCCC on March 25 and the results will be announced on April 29.

“Once we know our fate, we’ll focus on either transitioning to another operator or gearing up to implement the new contract ourselves,” Obermeyer said. “That uncertainty leaves a lot open and makes it difficult to have hard and fast goals.”

Regardless of the Lake One-Stop's future, they have been and will continue providing their services, guiding Lake County towards its employment goals.

Lake One-Stop Inc. is a nonprofit organization that is proud to be a part of America’s One-Stop Career Center System, connecting businesses, employers, job seekers and youth to employment, training and community resources.

Hand-in-hand with its partners, they offer businesses and job seekers access to automated job postings, career counseling and assessment, information on job trends, help in finding assistance to cover training costs, performance data on training providers and much more.

Lake One-Stop Inc. is funded by the North Central Counties Consortium (NCCC) and the Local Workforce Investment Board working together with Yuba, Colusa, Glenn and Sutter counties under the Workforce Investment Act.

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