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 |
| Brian Young - Vice Chair | Business | FCI |
| Amy Jordan | Business | Community Hospital |
| Karen Troester | Business | GJ Federal Credit Union |
| Greg Olson | Business | Growl Agency |
| Karli Reimer | Business | Main Street Management |
| Darla Fortner | Business | Enstrom Candies |
| Nina Anderson | Business | Express Employment Professionals |
| Trina Hand | Business | West Star |
| Curtis Englehart | Economic Development | Grand Junction Economic Partnership |
| Candace Carnahan | Economic Development | Grand Junction Chamber |
| Jessica Burford | Economic Development | Palisade Chamber of Commerce |
| Dalida Bollig | Economic Development | Business Incubator |
| Garrett Morris | Labor | IBEW 8th District |
| George Villarreal | Labor | Sheet Metal Workers Union |
| Brigitte Sunderman | Higher Education | CMU Tech |
| Cheri Taylor | Education, Youth | School District 51 |
| Stephanie Bivins | Community-Based Organization | Partnership for Children and Families |
| Emily McConnell | Adult Education & Literacy Title II | Mesa County Library |
| Shelley Caskey | Municipality/Government | City of Grand Junction |
| Barbara Kiefer | Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) | Colorado Department of Vocational Rehabilitation |
| Rob Hanni | WIOA, Wagner Peyser, Vets | Colorado Dept. of Labor & Employment |