Workforce Development Board & Minutes

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.

2020 Minutes

2019 Minutes

Board Members

Robert S. Green - Board Chairman

President, Robert Green Truck Division
845-794-6161 or 794-0300

Jacob Lerner - Board Vice-Chairman

Irwin Siegel Agency, Inc.
845-796-3400

Judy Balaban – Board Secretary

President, Wellness Home Care
845-294-8364

Gene Kelly – At Large

General Manager, Kristt Company
845-794-6639, ext. 217

Dory Alport – Treasurer

President, A. Alport & Son
845-434-7500

Denise Burgio

Director of Human Resources, Sullivan/Orange ARC
845-796-1350, ext. 1302

Jim Boxberger

Owner, Monticello Farm Home & Garden
845-794-6457

Freda Eisenberg

Commissioner, Sullivan County Division of Planning
845-807-0527

Tara Kammarada

HR Manager, Crystal Run Healthcare
845-796-5404

Olga Campos

Training & Employment Director, Path Stone
845-341-2012

Christine Knickerbocker

HR Director, Rolling V Bus Corp.
845-434-0511

John Emminger

Manager, NYS Department of Labor
845-794-3340

Stacy Cohen

Owner/Vice President, Catskill Distilling Company
845-583-3141

Jay Quaintance

President, SUNY Sullivan
845-434-5750

Roy Dalton

Center Director, Delaware Valley Job Corps Center
845-887-9061

Angel Patella

ACCESS/VR
845-452-5325

Jodie Dawson

Owner, Java Love Coffee Roasting Company
845-707-2589

Marcia Valdes

Director of Training, ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc.
845-242-2698

Richard Riseling

Owner, Apple Pond Farming Center
845-482-4764

Donna Willi

Executive Director, Sullivan County Childcare Council
845-292-7166

Chris Schmidt

Owner, Schmidt's Wholesale
845-794-5900, ext. 225

Susan Schmidt

COO and Assistant Principal, Sullivan County BOCES
845-292-0082

Raymond Stanishia

Business Agent, Teamsters Local 445
845-564-5297, ext. 116

Alina Svizzero

HR Specialist, ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc.
917-934-0943

Claire Taggart

VP of Human Resources, Jeff Bank
845-482-4000

Christoper Cerone

Field Representative/Recording Secretary, Laborers Local 17
845-220-2217

Wendy Vogler

Employment Manager, Catskill Regional Medical Center
845-794-3300, ext. 3373

Robert Wong

President, Associated Mutual Insurance Company
845-434-4550

Jamie Schmeiser

President/CEO, Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce
845-791-4200