Workforce Development Board
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The Mesa County Workforce Development Board oversees the programs at the Workforce Center and is comprised of prominent leaders in our local business community.
- Workforce programs are delivered in Colorado through 10 federally-recognized local workforce areas.
- Each local area includes workforce centers that provide a variety of free services to assist employers and job seekers.
- Each local workforce area is guided by a workforce development board.
- Authorized by WIOA in 2014, workforce development boards serve as strategic conveners to promote aligned relationships between business representatives, local government, economic development, education, and workforce partners to engage in and implement talent development solutions tailored to meet the needs of businesses and job seekers as part of an integrated workforce development system.
Board Roster
| Name | Sector Representation | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Alma Sekulich - Chair | Business | Innovative Textiles |
| Amy Jordan - Vice Chair | Business | Community Hospital |
| Karen Troester | Business | GJ Federal Credit Union |
| Greg Olson | Business | Growl Agency |
| Karli Reimer | Business | Main Street Management |
| Bob Marolf | Business | Smokin' Oak Wood Fired Pizza |
| Brian Young | Business | FCI |
| Scott Sweeney | Business | West Star |
| Darla Fortner | Business | Enstroms |
| Janie VanWinkle | Business | VanWinkle Ranch |
| Nina Anderson | Business | Express Employment Professionals |
| Destiny Emert | Business | Goose Gear |
| Curtis Englehart | Economic Development | Grand Junction Economic Partnership |
| Candace Carnahan | Economic Development | Grand Junction Chamber |
| Dalida Bollig | Economic Development | Business Incubator |
|
Brigitte Sunderman |
Higher Education |
CMU Tech |
|
Cheri Taylor |
Education, Youth |
School District 51 |
| Jill Calvert | Municipality, Government | Mesa County Dept. of Human Services |
| Stephanie Bivins | Labor | Partnership for Children and Families |
|
Brian Summers |
Labor & Apprenticeship |
Sheet Metal Workers Union |
|
Ron Geary |
Labor |
IBEW 8th District Union |
|
Emily Mcconnell |
Adult Education & Literacy Title II |
Mesa County Library |
| Shelley Caskey | Municipality/Government | City of Grand Junction |
|
Bobbie Daniel |
Chief Local Elected Official |
Mesa County |
|
Barbara Kiefer |
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) |
Colorado Department of Vocational Rehabilitation |
| Rob Hanni | WIOA, Wagner Peyser, Vets | Colorado Dept. of Labor & Employment |