Board members set the direction for NAWB, ensure appropriate stewardship of its resources, and provide oversight for the organization. In addition to their governance roles and responsibilities, directors have a unique influence on the direction of the national workforce system and the American workforce itself.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Lisanne McNew, Chair

Pikes Peak Workforce Development Board, Colorado

President and CEP, SAFE Engineering

 

Jennifer Harris, Immediate Past Chair

Lake County Workforce Development Board, Illinois

President, CR Search, Inc.

 

Al Searles, Vice Chair and Treasurer

Eastern Carolina Workforce Development Board, North Carolina

Owner, AJS Farms LLC

Melanie Flowers, Secretary

Workforce Solutions Capital Area, Texas

Chief Workforce Strategy Officer, Craft Education Systems

 

Jaime Cruz

Executive Director, Southern Nevada Workforce, Nevada Development Board

 

Jeffrey Frederick

North Carolina

BOARD MEMBERS

Lewis Brown

Senior Talent Strategist, Comcast, Colorado

 

Kevin Doyle

CareerSource Northeast, Florida

Managing Partner, Wexford Strategies

 

Karolyn Ellingson

Head of Industrial Workforce Development, Festo, Ohio

 

Mark Guthrie

Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board, Texas

Equity Shareholder, Winstead PC

 

Kyla Guyette

Oklahoma

 

Brian Holland

Capital Area Workforce Development Board, North Carolina

 

Ryan Hundt

CEO, Michigan Works! Association, Michigan

Carol Hylton

President and CEO, CareerSource Broward, Florida

 

John Kutch

CEO, Trinity Health, North Dakota

 

Jesse McCree

CEO, SCPa Works, Pennsylvania

 

Randy Miller

Owner, Allrite Home & Remodeling, Wisconsin

 

Todd Nielsen

Director, Colorado Urban Workforce Alliance, Colorado

 

Walter Simmons

Prince George’s County Workforce Development Board, Maryland

President & CEO, Employ Prince George’s, Inc.

 

Jennifer Wilson

South Central Iowa Workforce Board, Iowa

Vice President, Business Solutions, Indian Hills Community College

EX-OFFICIO

Andrew Bercich

Arapahoe/Douglas Works!

Colorado

Jamil Dada

Riverside County Workforce Development Board

Vice President, Provident Bank

California