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
Sarah Biggs
Assistant VP, Talent Acquisition
St. Luke’s University Health Network
Heather Cardona
Human Resources Director
Jefferson-Lehigh Valley Health Network
Deborah Carey
VP Branch & Community Devlp. Mgr
Community Bank
Brooke Cho
District Administrator
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
David (Mike) Dopkin
Assistant Regional Director – Southeast
Bureau of Workforce Partnership & Operations
Patrick Edmonds
Training Coordinator/Instructor
Sheet Metal Workers, Local 19
Lorraine Faccenda
Plant Manager
Amrize
Jeffrey Fretz
Business Agent
Teamsters Local 773
Karianne Gelinas
VP Regional Partnership/Talent Strategies
Lehigh Valley Economic Development
James Graybill
Senior Consultant, Human Resources
Lutron Electronics Inc.
James Irwin
Staff Representative
Lehigh Valley Labor Council – AFCIO
Ceceilia Jackson
CEO / Founder
CeCe J’s Snacks
Melanie Kohler
Chief Transformation Officer
Ben Franklin Technology Partners
Joseph Kovalchik
Superintendent
Northampton Area School District
Gregg Marzano
Associate Advisor-Hotels
SVN Imperial Realty
John MacDonald
President
Allied Personnel Services
Timothy Mulligan
President/CEO
Communities In Schools of Eastern PA
Kenneth Nasatka
Director, Automotive, Industry & Mfg
Northampton Community College
Lisa Nesbitt
Executive Director
Northampton County Department of Human Services
Owen O’Neil
Executive Director
Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority (LANTA)
Gregg Potter
Sr. Labor Relations Consultant
Capital Blue Cross/IUOE Local 542
Debi Rice
President/Event Planner
Fun-Nominal Events & Marketing
Portia Watkins
HR Business Partner
Gemini/KB Systems, Inc.
Michael Woodland
Co-Owner
Dan’s Camera City & Fast Signs of Easton
Sara Russ
VP Commercial Relationship Manager
Fulton Bank
David Wolff
Vice President
Kressler Wolff & Miller
WBLV & Committee Meeting Schedule
Board Meetings Agenda and Minutes
WBLV December 2, 2025 Agenda and Minutes
WBLV September 9, 2025 Agenda and Minutes
WBLV June 10, 2025 Agenda and Minutes
WBLV March 4, 2025 Agenda and Minutes
WBLV December 3, 2024 Agenda and Minutes
WBLV September 10, 2024 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
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.