The Sullivan County Workforce Development Board is a group of local business leaders who direct federal, state, and local funding for our local workforce development programs. They also oversee the Sullivan County Career Center, part of the American Job Centers, where job seekers can get employment information, find out about career development training opportunities and connect to various programs in our area. We rely on labor market information to develop sector strategies that focus resources on a particular high growth industry for our area, often involving skill training for local businesses.
Additionally, the Workforce Development Board, through the Center for Workforce Development can help businesses save training costs by connecting businesses that have similar training needs.
More than 50 percent of our board members must come from the business community and have representation from local community colleges and other training providers, as well as elected officials and workforce program leaders. This ensures that current skill needs of local businesses are communicated to relevant training programs.
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Board Members
Laura Quigley - Director to the SC Workforce Development BoardCommissioner of Division of Community Resources
Robert S. Green - Chairman of the BoardPresident, Robert Green Truck Division |
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Jacob Lerner - Vice-Chairman of the BoardIrwin Siegel Agency, Inc. |
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Claire Taggart – Secretary of the BoardVice President, Jeff Bank |
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Dory Alport – Treasurer of the BoardPresident, A. Alport & Son |
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Gene Kelly – At LargeGeneral Manager, Kristt Company |
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Matthew BliefernichCenter Director, Delaware Valley Job Corps Center |
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Jim BoxbergerOwner, Monticello Farm Home & Garden |
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Denise BurgioDirector of Human Resources, Sullivan/Orange ARC |
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Olga CamposTraining & Employment Director, Path Stone |
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Dawn CiorciariGeneral Manager/Director of Marketing, Bold Gold Media Group |
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Stacy CohenOwner/Vice President, Catskill Distilling Company |
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Freda EisenbergCommissioner, Sullivan County Division of Planning |
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Loreen GebeleinDirector, Center for Workforce Development |
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Stephen GidaCorporate Training Assistant Manager, Shoprite Supermarkets Inc. |
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Christine KnickerbockerHR Director, Rolling V Bus Corp. |
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Tom O'ConnellBusiness Agent, Teamsters Local 445 |
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Pamela MillerActing Employment Services Manager II, NYS Department of Labor |
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Angela PatellaDirector of Counseling, ACCESS-VR |
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Joan PattersonDirector of Operations, Crystal Run Healthcare |
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Jay QuaintancePresident, SUNY Sullivan |
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Richard RiselingOwner, Apple Pond Farming Center |
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Jamie SchmeiserPresident/CEO, Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce |
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Chris SchmidtOwner, Schmidt's Wholesale |
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Susan SchmidtDeputy Superintendent, Sullivan County BOCES |
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Rich WhitneyField Representative/LECET Representative, Laborers Local 17 |
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Donna WilliExecutive Director, Sullivan County Childcare Council |
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