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Monroe County/Rochester Workforce Development Board

Workforce Development Board

A Local Workforce Development Board (LWDB) represents every community in the United States. LWDBs are the foundation of workforce development systems statewide. In addition to providing skill-based programs through one-stop career centers, local boards develop strategic plans to match employers with qualified candidates. There are 33 LWDBs throughout New York.

The Monroe County/ Rochester WDB serves Rochester and Monroe County. Rochester’s mayor and county executive appoint board members. Federal law requires that a majority of the board members come from the business community to ensure that workforce initiatives align with economic development. In New York State, LWDBs typically have between 20 and 40 members.

Board Responsibilities

Determine the needs of the local job market as a guide for allocating workforce development resources.

Oversee the activities of the one-stop career centers, which assist unemployed job seekers, existing workers seeking better career paths, local businesses seeking new hires, and young adults entering the local workforce

Hire an Executive Director

Create policies for the WDB that govern the delivery and prioritization of workforce services in the region.

Adopt 4-year local and regional workforce development plans

Approve spending of WIOA and other Federal workforce funds

Member Information

Workforce Development Board

Board Members

DANA ABRAMSON*

Owner, Achieve Results

 

MARCO ALTIERI*

CEO, All American Home Care

 

RANDY ANDRE

Manager, New York State Department of Labor

 

ZACHARY ARNOLD*

Senior Director, Talent Acquisition, University of Rochester Medical Center

 

MARY BETH ARTUSO*

VP, Human Resources, Complemar Partners

 

RACHAEL BARANELLO*

Attorney, Harris Beach

 

THOMAS BATTLEY*

Executive Director, Rochester Regional Photonics Cluster

 

HON. ADAM BELLO

County Executive, County of Monroe

 

KAITLYN BOND*

Senior Director of Talent Acquisition, Rochester Regional Health System

 

BERT BRINKERHOFF* (Treasurer, WDB)

Vice President, M&T Bank

 

DR. ROBIN COLE

Vice President, Economic & Workforce Development and Career Technical Education, Monroe Community College

 

RODRIC COX-COOPER

Regional Director, Workforce Development Institute

 

ROBERT COYNE*

Executive Director, RTMA

  

RICK DONOVAN

Vice President, UAW 1097

 

SERGIO ESTEBAN*

President, LaBella Associates, PC

 

HON. MALIK EVANS

Mayor, City of Rochester

 

DR. LIA FESTENSTEIN

Executive Director, Office of Adult and Continuing Education Services (OACES)

 

SHAWN FUTCH

Manager, Office of Community Wealth Building, City of Rochester

 

MELISSA JAMES GESKA* (Vice Chair, WDB)

President, US Ceiling Corp

 

DR. SHIRLEY GREEN

Commissioner, Department of Recreation and Human Services, City of Rochester

 

JANELLE HARRIS*

Supervisor, Background/Drug Screening Services, Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce

  

GLEN JETER* (Chair, WDB)

Owner, Horace Jeter, LLC

 

ANA LISS

Director, Monroe County Department of Planning and Development

 

GRANT MALONE

District Manager, Operating Engineers Local 158

 

DANIELLE MALOY

Regional Coordinator, ACCESS-VR

 

ROOSEVELT MAREUS

Dean & Executive Director, SUNY Rochester Educational Opportunity Center

 

JOSEPH MORELLE, JR.

Executive Director, UNiCON

 

TIFFANY OWENS

SVP, Entrepreneurship & Wealth Building, Urban League of Rochester

 

ANGELICA PEREZ-DELGADO

President & CEO, Ibero-American Action League

 

TYRONE REAVES*

President, TruForm Manufacturing

 

MAGGIE RIVERA*

Director, DEI & Employee Experience, Paychex

  

GARY ROGERS*

CEO, Dock Hardware

 

DAVID SCOTT

Chief Diversity Officer/Director of DEI, County of Monroe

 

PATRICIA STOVALL

Executive Director, Workforce Program Administration NY/VT/OH, Pathstone Corporation

 

ALMA VIERU*

Vice President of Operations, LMT Technology Solutions

 

MICHAEL WEED*

President, Graywood Companies, Inc.

 

JOE WESLEY*

Workforce Development, Wegmans

 

*Business Member

 

 

 

Policies &
By-Laws

Workforce Development Board

By-Laws
BY-LAWS OF THE MONROE COUNTY / ROCHESTER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Amended: 6/21/2022

Meeting Minutes

2020 - Present

Executive Finance Audit Committee | February 20, 2024

Workforce Development Board | December 19, 2023

Executive, Finance, & Audit Committee | December 6, 2023

Workforce Innovation Performance | December 5, 2023

Workforce Innovation Performance | September 12, 2023

Executive, Finance, & Audit Committee | November 21, 2023

Workforce Development Board | September 19, 2023

Executive, Finance, & Audit Committee | August 15, 2023

Workforce Development Board | June 20, 2023

Workforce Innovation Performance | June 6, 2023

Executive, Finance, & Audit Committee | May 16, 2023

Youth Committee | March 9, 2023

Workforce Development Board | March 21, 2023

Workforce Innovation Performance | March 7, 2023

Executive, Finance, & Audit Committee | February 21, 2023

Executive, Finance, & Audit Committee | November 15, 2022

Workforce Development Board | December 20, 2022

Youth Committee | September 8, 2022

Youth Committee | December 1, 2022

Workforce Innovation Performance | December 6, 2022

Workforce Development Board | September 20, 2022

Workforce Innovation Performance | September 13, 2022

Executive, Finance, & Audit Committee | August 16, 2022

Workforce Development Board | March 15, 2022

Workforce Development Board | March 15, 2022

Executive, Finance, & Audit Committee | February 15, 2022

Executive, Finance, & Audit Committee | May 17, 2022

Workforce Development Board | June 21, 2022

Workforce Innovation Performance | June 7, 2022

Workforce Innovation Performance | March 1, 2022

Youth Committee | March 10, 2022

Youth Committee | June 9, 2022

Youth Committee | December 9, 2021

Youth Committee | September 9, 2021

Youth Committee | June 10, 2021

Youth Committee | March 11, 2021

Youth Committee | December 10, 2020

Youth Committee | September 10, 2020

Workforce Innovation Performance | December 1, 2020

Workforce Innovation Performance | September 1, 2020

Workforce Innovation Performance | June 2, 2020

Workforce Innovation Performance | March 3, 2020

Workforce Innovation Performance | December 7, 2021

Workforce Innovation Performance | September 14, 2021

Workforce Innovation Performance | June 1, 2021

Workforce Innovation Performance | March 2, 2021

Workforce Development Board | December 21, 2021

Workforce Development Board | September 21, 2021

Workforce Development Board | June 15, 2021

Workforce Development Board | March 16, 2021

Executive, Finance, & Audit Committee | November 16, 2021

Executive, Finance, & Audit Committee | May 18, 2021

Executive, Finance, & Audit Committee | February 16, 2021

Executive, Finance, & Audit Committee | August 17, 2021

Workforce Development Board | December 15, 2020

Workforce Development Board | September 15, 2020

Workforce Development Board | June 16, 2020

Executive, Finance, & Audit Committee | November 17, 2020

Executive, Finance, & Audit Committee | May 19, 2020

Executive, Finance, & Audit Committee | February 11, 2020

Executive, Finance, & Audit Committee | August 18, 2020

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