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.
Chair
Keith Reynolds
President
Reynolds Business Systems, Inc.
Vice Chair
Jane Brooks
Regional Manager, Community Affairs
Highmark Blue Shield
Secretary/Treasurer
Stephen Patterson
Chief Lending Officer
Fleetwood Bank
Members
Paul Anthony
Business Manager/Financial Secretary
IBEW Local 375
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.
Chair
Stephen Patterson
Chief Lending Officer
Fleetwood Bank
Member
Ann Bieber
President
Lehigh Carbon Community College
Member
John MacDonald
President
Allied Personnel Services
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.
Chair
Jane Brooks
Regional Manager, Community Affair
Highmark Blue Shield
Member
Heather Cardona
Supervisor, College Relations
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Member
Marybeth Ferguson-Williams
Assistant Regional Director
Bureau of Workforce Partnership and Operations
Member
Member
Lisa Nesbitt
Executive Director
Northampton County Assistance Office
Member
Owen O’Neil
Executive Director
Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority
Member
Susan Storm
District Administrator
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Business and Industry Committee
Chair
Paul Anthony
Business Manager/Financial Secretary
IBEW Local 375
Member
Don Cunningham
President/CEO
Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation
Member
Lorraine Faccenda
Plant Manager
LaFargeHolcim
Member
Jane George
Regional Affairs Director
PPL Electric Utilities
Member
James Irwin
Staff Representative
AFSCME
Member
Susan Storm
District Administrator
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Member
David Wolff
Vice President
Kressler Wolff & Miller
Member
Carol Young
Vice President, Personnel
Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
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.
Chair
Portia Watkins
HR Business Partner
Gemini/KB Systems, Inc.
Laurie Hackett
Director, Community Relations/Philanthropy
Air Products
Joseph Kovalchik
Superintendent
Northampton Area School District
Kurt Landes
President/General Manager
Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs
Gregg Marzano
Associate Advisor – Hotels
SVN Imperial Realty
Michael Woodland
Co-Owner
Dan’s Camera City and FastSigns of Easton
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity Access
Membership in Development
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.
Chair
Denise Maiatico
Vice President
Meyer Jabara Hotels of the Lehigh Valley
Member
Ceceilia Jackson
CEO/Founder
CeCe J’s Snacks
Member
Timothy Mulligan
President/CEO
Communities In Schools of Eastern PA
Member
Gregg Potter
Senior Labor Relations Consultant
Capital Blue Cross/LV Labor Council AFL-CIO
Member
Morten Rasmussen
Vice President, Operations HR & Compensation
B. Braun Medical Inc
Member
Debi Rice
President
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