Leadership

Executive Committee

Name Position
Dana Keller, CWDPChair
Walter SimmonsVice-Chair
Vickie Simmons, CWDPSecretary/Treasurer
Tami GrantAt Large Member
Brenda Motley-AikensAt Large Member
Kirkland MurrayAt Large Member
Manuel UguesAt Large Member

Regional Directors

RegionNameOrganization
Region 1
(CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PR, RI, VT, VI)
Sandy MackieCapital Workforce Partners
Region 2
(DC, DE, ME, PA, VA, WV)
Kirkland MurrayAnne Arundel Workforce Development Corporation
Region 3
(AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN)
Rebecca MillerEastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program
Region 4
(AR, CO, LA, MT, NM, ND, OK, SD, TX, UT, WY)
Kelly FolksColorado Department of Labor and Employment
Region 5
(IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, OH, WI)
Shannon JohnsonSt. Louis Agency on Training and Employment
Region 6
(AK, AZ, CA, GU, HI, ID, NV, OR, WA, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau)
Ashley EspinozaLane Workforce Partnership

State Directors

StateNameOrganization
ArizonaVickie SimmonsARIZONA@WORK, Southeastern Arizona
CaliforniaMaxine ChiengCareer Team
ColoradoSuzie MillerColorado Rural Workforce Consortium
ColoradoTami Grant, CWDPEmployment Services of Weld County
ConnecticutDaniel GarewskiCapital Workforce Partners
FloridaJulia DattoloCareerSource Palm Beach County
IllinoisCraig SchmidtGovernors State University
IllinoisClaudia Cattouse-RegaladoChicago Cook Workforce Partnership
IndianaMichelle GinderJobWorks, Inc.
MarylandVacant
MarylandWalter L. SimmonsEmploy Prince George’s Inc.
MichiganTrudy MatthewsPayne Pulliam School
MichiganBrenda J. Motley-Aikens, CWDPRoss Innovative Employment Solutions
MissouriDana Keller, CWDPGamm Inc.
North CarolinaStacy BuffMcDowell Technical Community College
OhioHeather WadeEckerd Connects
PennsylvaniaCarissa Pinkard, CWDPExcellence 4Life Consulting
TexasManuel UguesSerco of Texas, Inc.
VirginiaLarry BrunsonBrooks Cross & Innovation & Opportunity Center
VirginiaLatonya EnglishVirginia Career Works
WashingtonWilliam DowlingOlympic Workforce Development Council
WisconsinNicole HagenRoss Innovative Employment Solutions