The Board consists of twenty-eight (28) members. The Board's membership is by appointment of the appropriate county councils and is voluntary. The directors are comprised of representatives from local private business and industry, as well as, representatives from education, economic development, labor, community-based organizations, and other representatives from local organizations who are mandated partners within the OneStop Delivery System.
The purpose of the Board is to provide policy and guidance for and exercise oversight of activities under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 for the Catawba Workforce Investment Area. The Board has total responsibility for the federal funds allocated to create and maintain a comprehensive and integrated workforce development system that is responsive to the needs of employers and is available to all citizens with the three-county region. The law mandates local coordination and collaboration among all local employment and training entities. The Catawba Regional Workforce Investment Board is the catalyst to ensure that workforce investment activities are responsive to local demands.
The Board meets bi-monthly to remove barriers and align programs and services to achieve and sustain economic prosperity for the Catawba Region. It has policy responsibility for approximately $2.8 million dollars to administer a comprehensive array of employment and training services for adults, dislocated workers, youth, as well as, services for local private businesses and industries to upgrade the skills of their workforce
Board Members:
- Diana Eastep, WIB Chairman - Dental One Partners
- Monica Graham, Vice-Chairperson – Phillips Staffing
- Dr. Carolyn Stewart, Secretary – York Technical College
- Kathleen Allen - SC Vocational Rehabilitation
- Bruce Barre - Proctor & Gamble
- Mark Cable - Resolute Forest Products
- Ernest Chisholm - AARP Senior Employment Services
- Lance Clark - Guardian
- Karen Craig - The Schaeffler Group
- Teresa Curtice - York County Economic Development
- Tom Drumwright - Meritor
- Dean Faile - Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce
- Kenneth Gaither - Tri-District Adult Education
- Amy Harned - Springs Memorial Hospital
- Michael Haselrig - Platinum Imaging
- Walter Kellogg - Community-based Organization
- Constance Larson - SC Indian Development Council
- Kristin Malbasa - Maclean Power System
- James Nichols - SC DSS
- Grey Parks - SCDEW
- Michael Rallings - Resolute Forest Products
- Monique Ramseur - Robinson Funeral Home
- John Sageser - GAF Elk Plant
- Keith Tunnell - Lancaster County Economic Development
- Tracy Wimmer - Resolute Forest Products
- Joan Winters - Winters Attorney at Law
- Jerry Witherspoon - Lancaster Housing Authority
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