Montgomery Works : Workforce Investment Board

Montgomery County Workforce Investment Board

The Montgomery County Workforce Investment Board seeks to increase awareness of workforce development issues and to strengthen the County's workforce development system by developing partnerships with business, government and community-based organizations. These partnerships enable diverse county groups to share a vision of progress and to work together in a focused and unified fashion.

Mission
The Montgomery County Workforce Investment Board helps businesses succeed through workforce services.

Vision
Economic development, education, and the system of talent development are aligned both locally and regionally to sustain a vibrant economy in Montgomery County.

Value Proposition
We are consultative in meeting business needs and enhancing the customer experience through innovation, knowledge, quality, professionalism and being forward looking and anticipatory in meeting your needs.

Customers
Our primary external customers are business and industry. Our secondary external customers are job seekers (emerging, transitional and incumbent) Our workforce partners and staff are our internal customers.

2013 Meeting Calendar

WIB Operating Guidelines

WIB Member Responsibilities

Materials and Reports

The Workforce Investment Board meets every other month. In addition, the WIB produces reports on various employment sectors and drafts plans for improving access to workforce services.

We welcome you to read the meeting minutes and committee reports below. If you need these in an alternate format, please contact us at info@montgomeryworks.com.

General

Summary of the Workforce Investment Act

Board Meeting Material

Meeting Minutes

Reports

Members of the Montgomery County Workforce Investment Board

O. Abiola Afolayan Esq.- Political Director UNITE HERE! Local 25	Uma Ahluwalia Director Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services
Anthony J. Cancelosi President & CEO Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind	Catherine Carroll Director of Public Policy Discovery Communications, Inc.
Barbara Ebel Labor Exchange Administrator Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation	Filip G. Feller Senior Vice President/CFO Capital Bank
David N. Gamse Executive Director Jewish Council for the Aging	Lori Golino Senior Vice President-Human Resources
Pastor Elwood Gray, Jr.	Susan Heltemes Montgomery Alliance
Elyse Kaplan, Chair Consultant Organization Effectiveness Associates	Stephen Kornblatt Performance Excellence Partners
Ayana T. Lambert Deputy General Counsel Percontee Incorporated	Erick Lang Associate Superintendent. Office of Curriculum and Instructional Programs Montgomery County Public Schools
Mary C. Lang Director of Planning/ Chief of Staff and Senior Coordinator Office of the Executive Director	Beth Lash Regional Director Maryland Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS)
Susan Leggett-Johnson Associate Medical Director of Human Resources Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group Kaiser Permanente	Jerome S. Lozupone Local 26 IBEW
Deborah Murphy, Vic Chair Chairman and CEO Standard Supplies, Inc.	Donald M. Pearl, Ph.D. Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Montgomery College
Andrew S. Platou, CPA SnyderCohn	Peter Schiffrin Global Human Resources Officer Lodging Development and Employee Relations Marriott International
Steve A. Silverman Director Department of Economic Development	Eugene Spencer Assistant Director Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County
Reginald A. Stewart Senior Dir. Talent Acquisition Group-Corporate HR Sodexo USA	Michael J. Sullivan, Jr. Manager, Compensation & Benefits Pepco Holdings
Dawn Weglein HR Director & Sr. Vice President Sandy Springs Bank

Montgomery County Workforce Investment Board

The Montgomery County Workforce Investment Board's mission is to ensure that the County's workforce is well-prepared, educated, trained, and adaptable, with the tools and resources to meet the current and future needs of local businesses and successfully compete in a global economy. The business-driven board of 30 members seeks to strengthen the County's workforce system and create job opportunities by encouraging partnerships between business, government, and community-based organizations.

The board also advises the County on the expenditure of over $3 million in federal, state, and county funds-primarily from the Workforce Investment Act to implement MontgomeryWorks, the one-stop workforce development system. The board's policy oversight and guidance for these expenditures foster collaboration among local businesses and the public and private sectors in meeting the County's workforce development needs.

A County Executive Order established the board in 2002 to administer the federal Workforce Investment Act and strengthen public-private involvement in carrying out the Act's programs and services. A copy of that order can be viewed here. The County Executive appoints all board members, including:

16 representatives of a cross-section of local employers
Three representatives of community-based organizations
Two representatives of labor organizations
One member nominated by each of the following County entities: Montgomery County Public Schools, Montgomery College, a four-year college or university, the County Department of Economic Development, the County Housing Opportunities Commission, the County Department of Health and Human Services, the Maryland Job Service, and the agency administering Title V of the Older Americans Act.

MontgomeryWorks is committed to making its programs, services, and facilities accessible to individuals with disabilities. If you cannot fully access the information on this website, or need assistance with an accommodation, please send us an email at info@montgomeryworks.com and we will assist you. This may include providing the information to you in an alternate format.