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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

2026 Meeting Dates 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

WBLV March 14, 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.