Board of Directors
Enforcing the Workforce Board Mission
The Workforce Board Lehigh Valley Board of Directors are committed to the mission of WBLV. As a governing body, the board of directors are appointed by local elected officials and recertified every two years by the governor. The governor is also responsible for establishing the criteria for use by the chief elected official(s) in appointing the local board members.
Board Officers
Chair
Jane Brooks
Regional Manager, Community Affairs
Highmark Blue Shield
Vice Chair
Morten Rasmussen
VP Operations Human Resource & Compensation
B. Braun Medical Inc.
Secretary/Treasurer
Stephen Patterson
Chief Lending Officer
Fleetwood Bank
Ex-Officio
Keith Reynolds
President
Reynolds Business Systems, Inc.
WBLV Board Directors
Dr. Ann Bieber
President
Lehigh Carbon Community College
Heather Cardona
Supervisor, College Relations
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Brooke Cho
District Administrator
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Patrick EdmondsTraining Coordinator/Instructor
Sheet Metal Workers International Association, Local 19
Lorraine Faccenda
Plant Manager
Holcim (US)
Jeffrey Fretz
Business Agent
Teamster Local 773
Karriane Gelinas
VP of Regional Partnership/Talent
Strategies
Lehigh Valley Economic Development
James Irwin
Staff Representative
LV Labor Council AFL-CIO
Ceceilia Jackson
CEO/Founder
CECE J’s SNacks
Joseph Kovalchik
Superintendent
Northampton Area School District
Kurt Landes
President & General Manager
Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs Baseball
John MacDonald
President
Allied Personnel Services
Denise Maiatico
Vice President
Meyer Jabara Hotels of the Lehigh Valley
Gregg Marzano
Associate Advisor-Hotels
SVN Imperial Way
Timothy Mulligan
President/CEO
Communities In Schools of Eastern PA
Lisa Nesbitt
Executive Director
PA Department of Human Services Northampton County
Kenneth Nasatka
Executive Director
Northampton Community College
Rebecca Nowery
Assistant VP, Human Resources
St. Luke’s University Health Network
Owen O’Neil
Executive Director
Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority (LANTA)
Gregg Potter
Senior Labor Relations Consultant
Capital Blue Cross/LV Labor Council AFL-CIO
Debi Rice
President
Fun-Nominal Events
Portia Watkins
HR Business Partner
Gemini/KB Systems, Inc.
Marybeth Williams
Regional Director
Bureau of Workforce Partnership and Operations (BWPO)
David Wolff
Vice President
Kressler Wolff & Miller
Michael Woodland
Co-Owner
Dan’s Camera and Fast Signs of Easton
Carol Young
Vice President, Personnel
Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
WBLV & Committee Meeting Schedule
Board Meetings Agenda and Minutes
WBLV June 18, 2024 Agenda and Minutes
WBLV March 12, 2024 Minutes
WBLV December 5, 2023 Minutes
WBLV September 12, 2023 Minutes
WBLV June 13, 2023 Minutes
WBLV December 6, 2022 Minutes
WBLV September 13, 2022 Minutes
WBLV June 14, 2022 Minutes
WBLV March 8, 2022 Minutes
WBLV September 14, 2021 Minutes
Workforce Board Lehigh Valley is required to have a Workforce Development Board by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014. For information about how you can register to attend an upcoming board meeting as a community member or local business owner, please call 610-437-5627.