Committees

Committees Committed to the Work

Workforce Board Lehigh Valley as a resource can only be as strong as the sum of its parts. That’s why we have a series of committees which help us develop and enforce policies and establish the resources to help Lehigh Valley employers and their workforce.

Have an interest in serving on one of our committees? Contact us to find out more information and learn about qualifications.

Find out more about our committees.

Executive Governance Committee

The Executive Governance Committee recommends priorities, goals, objectives, projects, and strategies to address the workforce development needs of the community and delegates actions approved by the WBLV to standing and special committees. This committee negotiates with the commonwealth on local performance measures, monitors performance outcomes, and ensures accountability and transparency of the workforce system.

Our Executive Governance Committee includes the Officers of the Board and Committee Chairs.

Members

Lorraine Faccenda

Plant Manager
Holcim

Denise Maiatico

Vice President
Meyer Jabara Hotels of LV

Portia Watkins

HR Business Partner
Gemini/KB Systems, Inc.

Finance Committee

The Finance Committee maintains oversight of the WBLV spending plan and reviews program budgets, conducts fiscal and financial oversight of programmatic and administrative entities, analyzes strategic plans to determine fiscal impact, develops and recommends fiscal policies, procedures and processes, and reviews audit reports and financial aspects of program monitoring reports, making recommendations as needed.

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Workforce Solutions, Accountability, and Compliance

The Workforce Solutions, Accountability, and Compliance Committee assists with operational and other issues and solutions relating to the workforce delivery system including the provision of services to individuals within targeted populations and individuals with disabilities. The Committee provides leadership in: reviewing career services offered, education and skills training, delivering system policies, customer service satisfaction, and analyzing labor market data and workforce trends. The Committee also monitors performance accountability and certification of the one-stop delivery system.

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Business and Industry Committee

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Business Education Partnership Committee

The Business Education Partnership committee promotes collaboration between business and education to foster productive citizenship, lifelong learning, and employability for economic growth.

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Youth Committee

The Youth committee develops and implements a comprehensive youth plan targeting at-risk youth to coordinate services, training, and work-based learning, and monitors and measures effectiveness. The committee recommends policy to the Board for a comprehensive youth workforce program that ensures a full range of services and job opportunities, leverage resources, coordinates community services among education, and community-based organizations, recommends and reviews eligible youth service providers, and provides on-going leadership and support for continuous quality improvement, and develop innovative ideas focused on pipeline development.

Member

Debi Rice

President
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