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THE MILWAUKEE AREA WORKFORCE INVESTMENT

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board of Directors is comprised
of representatives from various segments of business, education, labor and community-based organizations. Appointed by the Mayor, board members
are responsible to work in tandem with the State to develop policies and guidelines and to provide oversight of the local workforce investment system.

Under the direction of these community leaders, the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board, Inc. implements the principles of the Workforce Investment Act as dictated by the workforce needs in Milwaukee County. As a result, local residents gain access to career opportunities and employers can build the workforce they need for success.


Daniel Bader

President, Bader Foundation

Chairman, Granite Microsystems Inc.

Board Chair

 

Shirley Lanier, President

EnviroTech Services, LLC

Board Vice Chair

 

Donald Layden, Jr., Senior Executive Vice President

Metavante Corporation

Board Secretary/Treasurer

 

Donald Sykes, President / CEO

Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board, Inc.

President of the Board


William Andrekopoulos, Superintendent

Milwaukee Public Schools

 

David W. Aragon, President

SITE Personnel Services Inc.

 

Bill Berezowitz, VP & GM Imaging Sub-Systems

GE Healthcare

 

Sheila Cochran, Secretary /Treasurer - Chief Operating Officer

Milwaukee County Labor Council, AFL-CIO

 

B.G. (retired) Robert Cocroft, CEO

Center for Veterans Issues, Ltd

 

Darnell Cole, President

Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC)

 

Lea Collins-Worachek, WDA 2 Director

Department of Workforce Development

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

 

Melanie Cosgrove Holmes, Vice President and World of Work Expert

Manpower

 

Michael Fabishak, CEO

Associated General Contractors of Greater Milwaukee

 

Willie Johnson, Jr., County Supervisor

Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors

 

John Jorgensen, Business Manager / Secretary-Treasurer

Painters & Allied Trades Local 781

IUPAT, District Council No. 7

 

Gwendilyn Keller, Administrator - Employee Relations

Astronautics Corporation of America

 

Sheila Knox, Director  (RETIRED 11/07)

Milwaukee Job Service District

 

Lupe Martinez, President /CEO

U M O S

 

Sean McGowan, President

Tramont Corporation

 

John Miller, President / CEO

Goodwill Industries of SE Wisconsin

 

Mary Moore, Director

Department of Workforce Development

Division of Unemployment Insurance (UI)

 

Jeannetta Robinson, Founder / CEO

Career Youth Development - C Y D

 

Tom Romoser, Principal Engineer - Advanced Manufacturing
Harley-Davidson Motor Company

 

Carol Sample, Executive Advisor

Spotted Eagle, Incorporated

 

Thelma Sias, Vice President - Local Affairs

We Energies

 

Howard Snyder, Executive Director

Northwest Side Community Development Corporation

 

Linda Sowell, Director of Strategic Programs

Gilbane Building Company

 

Karen Spindler, Corporate Director of Human Resources

The Marcus Corporation

 

Julia Taylor, President
The Greater Milwaukee Committee

 

Devon Turner, Vice President of Urban Affairs

Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC)

 

Willie Wade, Alderman

Milwaukee Common Council

 

Wallace White, Principal / CEO

W2Excel, LLC

 

Steven Xiong, Refugee Services Director

Catholic Charities

 

 

 

 

Updated 2-27-08