Workforce Development Board

Dave Adams Chairman, Workforce Development Board

The Northwest Michigan Workforce Development Board, one of twenty-five Workforce Development Boards in Michigan, is a volunteer board comprised of private business representatives and public sector representatives. The board works in partnership with the Council of Governments board and provides oversight for the entire workforce development system including several federal and state funded programs and the Michigan Works! Centers. 

 

The administration of the Council of Governments and its subcontractors provide delivery of programs under the direction of the Northwest Michigan Workforce Development Board.

David Adams	Bear Lake Hardware/Lumber
Jim Barnard	Barnard Engineering
Ken Bollman	Saber Tool Company
Elaine Carter	DLEG - Mich Rehab Services
Gretchen Crum	Boyne USA
Doug Cunningham	Sheetmetal Local 7
Charles Dillon	West Shore Comm College
Joanne Dunbar	Martin Marietta
Don Eichberger	HW Jenks
Gary Fedus	Mitchell Graphics
Art Jeannot	Platte Lake Resort II
Nathan Kalchik	Kal Excavating Company
Gene Kaminski	Northern Michigan Hospital
Jane Korthase	Grandvue Medical Care Facility
Laura Mitchell	Wayne Wire Cloth Products
Doug Parkes	Workforce Development Board
Steve Perdue	Grand Traverse Industries
Sue Peters	Munson Medical Center
Christine Pettibone	Kalkaska Screw Products
David Pratt	Pugsley Correctional Facility
Jerald Rives	Elk Lake Tool Company
Don Smith	Workforce Development Board
Jim Smith	Workforce Development Board
Al Steimel	Leelanau Fruit Company
Bill Tencza	Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerce
John Toth	Central Labor Council
Randy Tucker	Sara Lee Bakery
Dave Van Houten	Wexford/Missaukee DHS-FIA
Pam Ward	Child Care Connections