The Pacific Mountain Workforce Development
Council is a Washington state 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, chartered
in November 1999 under the provisions of the Workforce Investment
Act of 1998. (PL 105-220)
The thirty-five member board of directors
represent the workforce development area comprised of Grays Harbor,
Lewis, Mason, Pacific and Thurston counties. Dedicated to meeting
the challenges of an ever-changing economy, the Council, in partnership
with the five Boards of County Commissioners oversees the federal
employment and training programs operating within our area.
The five
boards of county commissioners have designated Thurston County as
the lead county. The county provides fiscal oversight and staff for
the Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council.
The Council's
membership consists of a majority from the business community, representatives
from economic development, labor, education (K-12 and post-secondary)
and representatives from the workforce programs mandated under the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998. Board members are appointed by the board of
county commissioners in the county they reside or conduct business.
Pacific Mountain
Workforce
Development Council
Membership List
Chairperson, Nancie Payne
Chairperson-Elect, Rick Hole
Vice-Chairperson, Bob Guenther
Secretary-Treasurer, Mary Jo Cady
Grays Harbor County
Edward Brewster, President,
Grays Harbor College
Representing Education
Bob Brown, E & T Manager, Westport
Shipyard
Representing Private Sector
Tami Garrow, CEO - Satsop Business
Park
Representing Private Sector
Rick Hole
Representing Private Sector
LeRoy Tipton, President,
Grays Harbor Chamber of Commerce
Representing Private Sector
Lewis County
Bob Guenther, President,
Thurston-Lewis-Mason
Labor Council
Representing Labor (IBEW)
Stacy Harmon, Quality Manager, Cardinal
Pacific FG
Representing Private Sector
Dick Larman, Executive
Director, Lewis County EDC
Representing Economic Development
Bill Sullivan, Regional
VP, Carnegie Learning Co.
Representing Private Sector
Dr. Jim Walton, President,
Centralia College
Representing One-Stop Partner - Education
Mason County
Mike Boyle, Sr., Owner,
North Bay Mortgage
Representing Private Sector
Mary Jo Cady, Owner, Cady
Tree Farm
Representing Private Sector
Keith Chamberlain, Owner,
Allyn Ornamental Stone
Representing Private Sector
Kim McNamara, Campus Mgr, Olympic
College - Shelton
Representing Education
Kairie Pierce, Washington State Labor Council
Representing Labor
Pacific County
Bob Hitt, Owner, Toad Hill
Cranberry Farm
Representing Private Sector
Stephen Holland, Superintendent,
Raymond School District
Representing Education
Cathy Russ, Executive Director,
Pacific County EDC
Representing Economic Development
Thurston County
John Aultman, Assistant
Superintendent,,
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Representing State Agency
Michael Cade, Executive
Director, Thurston County EDC
Representing Economic Development
Anne Goranson-Salas, Director,
Pac
Mtn Area Employment Security Department
Representing State Agency
Bill Keim, Superintendent,
Educational Service District 113
Representing Education, One-Stop
Partner (Youth)
Joe Kinerk, Executive Director,
New Market Vocational Skill Center
Representing Education
Jim Larson, President/CEO,
Morningside
Representing CBO/Private Sector
Randy Luke, Branch Manager, Horizon
Mortgage
Representing Private Sector
Carol MacCracken, Community
Services Administrator,
Dept of Social
& Health Services
Representing WorkFirst
Nancie Payne,
M.S., President, Payne & Associates,
Inc
Representing Private Sector
Gerald Pumphrey, President,
South Puget Sound Community College
Representing Education
Pat Raines, Vocational Rehabilitation Supervisor,
Dept of Social & Health Services
Representing Vocational Rehabilitation
Lisa Smith, Executive
Director, Enterprise for Equity.
Representing CBO/Private Sector
Karen Stites, Sec/Treas,
Amalgamated Transit Union
Representing Labor
Mae Wheelwright, HR Director,
Lucky Eagle Casino
Representing Private Sector
Vacancies
The Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council's bylaws require a minimum
of five representatives from each county. There is no maximum number from any
one county.
Based on the minimum representation requirement, the following vacancy(ies)
exist:
1 vacancy - Mason County
2 vacancies - Pacific County
1 vacancy - Grays Harbor
Individuals wishing to be considered for Board Membership should
contact:
Michael H. Kennedy, Executive Director
Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council
1570 Irving St SW
Tumwater, WA 98512
(360)570-4240
Mr. Kennedy will provide detailed information
on board membership requirements, appointment
process and an orientation on the work
of the Council.
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