Executive Committee

Responsible for oversight of all functions. Membership is made up of the BWDB officers and Chairs of each of the committees.

• Dr. Ben Chen, Chair 
• Gary Arenson, Vice Chair 
• Pamela Sands, Secretary/Treasurer 
• Dr. Larry A. Calderon, Vice Chair for Legislative Affairs
• Mayor Frank Ortis, Co-Chair for Legislative Affairs
• Ralph Parilla, Co-Chair Organizational Resources Committee, Past Chair - 2007-2008 
• Linda S. Quick, Co-Chair Organizational Resources Committee
• Frank Horkey, Chair, Audit Committee
• Gary Arenson, Chair, Strategic Planning Committee and Policy Dev. Committee
• Pamela Sands, Chair, Employer Services Committee
• Kevin Cregan, Chair, One Stop Services Committee
• Dr. Abraham Fischler, Chair, Youth Council
• Michael Carn, Past Chair - 2004-2005
• Majorie Walters, Participant Representative

 

Organizational Resources Committee
Goal is to coordinate membership nominating, bylaws, officers, Board structure and functions and WF1 human resource policy.

• Ralph Parilla, Co-Chair
• Linda S. Quick, Co-Chair
• Arline Hampton
• Kathy Knowles
• Dr. Lisa Knowles
• Mayor Frank Ortis
• Victoria Ortiz
• Norman Taylor
• Robert White

Strategic Planning Policy Development and Legislative 

Advocacy Regionalism Committee
Goal is to be involved in all state and federal workforce development legislative or statewide administrative issues.

• Gary Arenson, Chair
• Dr. Larry A. Calderon
• Michael Carn
• Kristen Cavallini-Soothill
• Dr. Ben Chen
• Henry Graham
• Arline Hampton
• Nadine Floyd
• Dr. Lisa Knowles
• Curt Nichols
• Ralph Parilla
• Linda S. Quick
• Roy Rogers
• Mel Rothberg
• Lynn Shatas
• Norman Taylor

Youth Council
Goal is to promote successful youth entry into the workforce through training, education and workplace experience that lead to self-sufficiency and advancement.

• Dr. Abraham Fischler, Chair
• Dr. Ben Chen
• Pamela Davis
• Nelson Fernandez
• Kristen Guerrise
• Vanessa Hargray
• Phyllis Hope
• Dr. Deborah Hopkins
• Theresa Kennedy
• Kathy Knowles
• Gilbert Rincon
• Michael Shorter
• Karen Swartzbaugh
• Mary Watford

One Stop Services Committee

Goal is to assist incumbent workers and employers in upgrading or updating the skills of current employees or assisting incumbent workers to acquire the education or training needed to secure a better job with better wages.

• Kevin Cregan, Chair
• Bill Brown
• Manny Fernandez
• Rhonda Fuller
• Frank Horkey
• Elizabeth Massey
• Tom Mulligan
• Dr. Jennifer O'Flannery Anderson
• Mayor Frank Ortis
• Victoria Ortiz
• Cynthia Sheppard
• Joe Tammy
• Marjorie Walters
• Neesa Warlen
• Dr, Carol Webster
• Robert White
• Ann Williams

   

Employer Services Committee
Goal is to provide a broad range of workforce information, job matching and employee training services customized to the needs of industry.

• Pamela Sands, Chair
• Carlos J. Arboleda
• Gary Arenson
• Bill Armstrong
• Josie Bacallao
• Kristen Cavallini-Soothill
• Paul Farren
• Manny Fernandez
• Nadine Floyd
• Jerome Hutchinson
• Dr. Lisa Knowles
• Francois Leconte
• Rachel Lewington
• Jean Mackintosh
• Ralph Parilla
• Dr. Joyanne Stephens
• Patricia Taylor

Audit Committee
Goal is to review and recommend audit/monitoring firms and protocols and to report on progress to the Executive Committee.

• Frank Horkey, Chair
• Carlos J. Arboleda
• Gary Arenson
• Bill Armstrong
• Dr. Ben Chen
• Joseph Cobo
• Kevin Cregan
• Manny Fernandez
• Donald T. Glenn, Jr.
• Carlos Garcia
• Lynn Shatas