Pennsylvania Partners

Pennsylvania Partners Board and Staff

Officers

Chair:
William J. Thompson, Executive Director
Westmoreland-Fayette Workforce Investment Board


Vice Chair:
Barbara Stanford-Allen, Director of Grants and Development
Philadelphia Workforce Development Corporation

 

Vice Chair:
Michele A. Zieziula, Chief Executive Officer
Regional Center for Workforce Excellence

Secretary/Treasurer:
Alan E. Fineman, Administrative Team Manager
Berks County Employment and Training Office

 

Immediate Past Chair:
Nancy Dischinat, Executive Director
Lehigh Valley Workforce Investment Board, Inc.

Board

(* Executive Committee Member)

Allegheny County Workforce Investment Area
Allegheny County

 

Dan Hiwiller, Manager, Employment & Training
Allegheny County Department of Human Services
 

Patricia Trainer, Vice President of Human Services
Goodwill Industries of Pittsburgh

 

Berks County Workforce Investment Area
Berks County


*Alan E. Fineman, Administrative Team Manager
Berks County Employment and Training Office


Patricia J. Adamczyk, Administrator
PA CareerLink Berks County

 

Bucks County Workforce Investment Area
Bucks County


Liz Walsh, Executive Director
Bucks County Workforce Investment Board

 

Central Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Area
Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Union Counties


*Shannon Miller, Assistant Director
Central Pennsylvania Workforce Development Corporation

 

Lehigh Valley Workforce Investment Area
Lehigh, Northampton Counties


Edward J. Murray, President/CEO
Private Industry Council of Lehigh Valley, Inc.


*Nancy Dischinat, Executive Director
Lehigh Valley Workforce Investment Board, Inc.

 

Luzerne/Schuylkill Counties Workforce Investment Area
Luzerne, Schuylkill Counties


Sharon Angelo, Vice President for Workforce Development
PA CareerLink Schuylkill County/The ReDCo Group


Paul E. O’Malia, Executive Director
Luzerne/Schuylkill Workforce Investment Board

 

Montgomery County Workforce Investment Area
Montgomery County


Gerald J. Birkelbach, Executive Director
Montgomery County Department of Economic and
Workforce Development


Patricia Drummond, Site Administrator
PA CareerLink Montgomery County

 

North Central Workforce Investment Area
Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson, McKean, Potter Counties


Larry Horning, Assistant Director for Workforce Development
North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and
Development Commission

 

Susie Snelick, WIB Director
North Central Workforce Investment Board

 

Northern Tier Workforce Investment Area
Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wyoming Counties


Frank Thompson, Deputy Director
Northern Tier Regional Planning & Development Commission

 

Northwest Workforce Investment Area
Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Forest, Venango, Warren Counties


*Michele A. Zieziula, Chief Executive Officer
Regional Center for Workforce Excellence

 

Kristen Arendash, Director of Policy Operations

Regional Center for Workforce Excellence

 

Philadelphia Workforce Investment Area
Philadelphia County


*Barbara Stanford-Allen, Director of Grants and
Development
Philadelphia Workforce Development Corporation


Ernest E. Jones, Esq., President & CEO
Philadelphia Workforce Development Corporation

 

Debbie Coleman, Senior Vice President

Transitional Workforce Division
Philadelphia Workforce Development Corporation

 

Pittsburgh Workforce Investment Area
City of Pittsburgh


*Judy Finegan, Manager
Pittsburgh Partnership


McCrae Holliday, Chief Operating Officer
Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board

 

Chester County Workforce Investment Area
Chester County


Patrick Bokovitz, Executive Director
Chester County Department of Community Development


Douglas M. Schmidt, Manager
PA CareerLink Chester County

 

Delaware County Workforce Investment Area
Delaware County


*Francis J. Carey, Executive Director
Delaware County Office of Workforce Development


John Sammartino, Assistant Commerce Director
Delaware County Commerce Center

 

Lackawanna County Workforce Investment Area
Lackawanna County


Fred F. Lettieri, Executive Director
Scranton-Lackawanna Human Development Agency, Inc.


Virginia Turano, Executive Director
Lackawanna County Workforce Investment Board

 

Lancaster County Workforce Investment Area
Lancaster County


*Kim Sullenberger, Deputy Director
Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board

 

Mark Sprunger, Acting Director

Lancaster Employment and Training Agency

 

Pocono Counties Workforce Investment Area
Carbon, Monroe, Pike, Wayne Counties


*Joseph J. Sebelin, Executive Director
Pocono Counties Workforce Investment Board


John Casella, Site Administrator
PA CareerLink Monroe County

 

Southcentral Workforce Investment Area
Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata,
Lebanon, Perry, York Counties


*Gary Hoover, Executive Director
Southcentral Employment Corporation

 

Terri Kaufman, Executive Director
South Central Workforce Investment Board

 

Southern Alleghenies Workforce Investment Area
Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, Somerset Counties


Susan Whisler, Director
Southern Alleghenies Workforce Investment Board

 

Southwest Corner Workforce Investment Area
Beaver, Greene, Washington Counties


David Suski, President and Chief Financial Officer
Washington Greene County Job Training Agency, Inc.


Linda Bell, Vice President
Washington Green County Job Training Agency, Inc.

 

Tri-County Workforce Investment Area
Armstrong, Butler, Indiana Counties


Fred L. Fornataro, Executive Director
Tri-County Workforce Investment Board, Inc.


Larry Garvin, Vice President
Butler County CareerT.R.A.C.K., Inc.

 

West Central Workforce Investment Area
Lawrence, Mercer Counties


Samuel J. Giannetti, Executive Director
West Central Job Partnership


*Gregg Dogan, Chief Financial Officer
West Central Job Partnership

 

Westmoreland/Fayette Workforce Investment Area
Westmoreland, Fayette Counties


*William J. Thompson, Executive Director
Westmoreland-Fayette Workforce Investment Board


*Tim P. Yurcisin, President
Private Industry Council of Westmoreland/Fayette, Inc.

 

Staff


Linda Blake, Executive Director


Dennis Rhen, Assistant Director


Lori Zelesko, Member Services Coordinator


Tracy Telesha, Administrative Assistant

 

 

25th Annual

Employment, Training & Education Conference

May 6-8, 2009

Hershey Lodge, Hershey, Pennsylvania

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