Board Governance
Napa, Marin, Mendocino and Lake counties have pooled their job-growth efforts to form the Workforce Alliance of the North Bay.
Workforce Alliance of the North Bay: History
The Napa-Lake Workforce Investment Board (WIB) was formed in 2011. In 2017, the WIB combined with the Employment and Training Branch of Social Services in the county of Marin’s Department of Health & Human Services. Later that year the County of Mendocino joined the Alliance. The counties decided to merge for various reasons including common industries, labor pool and workforce and a desire to consolidate both the administrative and the planning functions from the three counties into a single governance structure.
Pursuant to a Joint Powers Agreement, the Counties, through their respective Board of Supervisors, agreed to the establishment of the Workforce Alliance of the North Bay (WANB), consisting of representatives from each geographical area. The Joint Powers Agreement specifies the roles and responsibilities for each party. The Board of Supervisors appoints members to the Alliance for two-year terms. The majority of members are from the business sector in each county. Economic development, education, labor, government and community-based organizations are also represented.
The role of the Advisory Committees is to oversee the Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act funds that support the programs and services provided through a partnership of public agencies whose customers are businesses requiring support around workforce issues and job seekers requiring job search services and/or education and training.
The County Advisory Committees make recommendations to the Regional Workforce Development Board. The Regional Board approves and sends the recommendations to the Governing Board for final approval.
Workforce Alliance of the North Bay is grateful to the following individuals who have volunteered their time and talents to serve on our Boards and Advisory Subcommittees. If you are interested in joining one of our boards, please complete the Membership Application.
New Board Member Orientation
INDEX
TAB 1 Board Member Orientation
TAB 2 Workforce Alliance Member Training Plan
TAB 3 Workforce Alliance Snapshot
TAB 4 Workforce Development Board – Board Member Prospectus
TAB 5 Workforce Alliance Orientation Power Point
TAB 6 Workforce Alliance Fact Sheet
TAB 7 Workforce Alliance Roles & Responsibilities
TAB 8 Workforce Alliance Committees & Assignments
TAB 9 Workforce System Graphics
TAB 10 Workforce Alliance Bylaws
Governing Board Members
Supervisor Damon Connolly, Chair of the Board, Marin County
Supervisor Eddie “EJ” Crandell, Lake County
Supervisor Dan Gjerde, Mendocino County
Supervisor John Haschak, Mendocino County
Supervisor Alfredo Pedroza, Napa County
Supervisor Dennis Rodoni, Marin County
Supervisor Moke Simon, Lake County
Supervisor Brad Wagenknecht, Napa County
Regional Workforce Development Board Executive Committee
Jeri Hansen, Chair
CEO
Sustainable Napa County
Maureen Mulheren, Vice Chair
President
Ukiah Valley Networking Agency
Suzie Byrne, Marin Advisory Subcommittee Chair
Area Quality Leader
Kaiser Permanente
Amar Inalsingh, Policy & Oversight Subcommittee Chair, Napa Advisory Subcommittee Chair
CEO
AIS Group
Monica Rosenthal, Lake Advisory Subcommittee Chair
Owner
R Vineyards
Lene Vinding, Mendocino Advisory Subcommittee Chair
Accounting Manager
Pamela’s Products
Regional Workforce Development Board Members
Mark Bontrager
Director of Regulatory Affairs & Program Development
Partnership HealthPlan of CA
Paul Castro
Director
California Human Development
Frank Cuneo
Acting Director
North Bay TIP
Robert Eyler
Dean, School of Extended & International Education
Sonoma State University
Chief Economist, Marin Economic Forum
Geovanni Flores
Apprentice Coordinator
Northern California Laborers Training Center
Kelley Hartman
Senior Vice President
Nelson Staffing
Paul Hicks
Vice President
Payroll Masters
Annette Lee
Executive Dean
Woodland Community College Lake and Colusa Campuses
Ken Lippi
Assistant Superintendent
Marin County Office of Education
Christy Pedroncelli-Smith
Principal
Ukiah Adult School
Bill Scott
Business Manager
Marin Building & Construction Trades Council
David Tam
Cluster Manager
California Employment Development Department
David Wayte
District Administrator
Department of Rehabilitation
Joanne Webster
President & CEO
San Rafael Chamber of Commerce
Rick Wells
CEO
Marin Builders Association
Cecilia Zamora
Executive Director
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Marin County
Lake Advisory Subcommittee Members
Kelly Cox
Retired County Administrator / Committee Member
Lake County Regional Economic Development Committee
Alan Flora
City Manager
City of Clearlake
Judith Kanavle
Director
Mendocino College
Susan Parker
Assistant County Admin. Officer
County of Lake
Mary Sharlow
Student Engagement and Outreach
Woodland Community College Lake and Colusa Campuses
Wilda Shock
Consultant; Economic Development Specialist
City of Lakeport
Margaret Silveira
City Manager
City of Lakeport
Rebecca Southwick
Mortgage Loan Officer
Community First Credit Union
Marin Advisory Subcommittee Members
Jack Buckhorn
Executive Director
North Bay Labor Council AFL-CIO
Melissa Cadet
Executive Director
Marin City Community Development Corp.
Keith Dias
Business Representative
SMART Local #104
Jason Henderson
District Manager
Wells Fargo
Katheryn Horton
Director of Workforce Programs
College of Marin
Andrea Lackey
Manager
Employment Development Department
Jaemi Naish
Director
Tamalpais Adult School
MaryAnn Perrine
Office Manager
Department of Rehabilitation
MaryKay Sweeney
Executive Director
Homeward Bound of Marin
Mendocino Advisory Subcommittee Members
Megan Barber-Allende
President
Community Foundation of Mendocino County
William Feather
Inmate Services Coordinator
Mendocino County Sheriff’s Department
Heather Gurewitz
Executive Director
Economic Development and Financing Corporation
Pamela Jensen
Executive Director
Ukiah Valley Association for Habilitation
Aimee Swearengin
Team Manager
Department of Rehabilitation
Napa Advisory Subcommittee Members
Myles Davis
President
Myles Davis Electrical
Mandy Le
President/CEO
American Canyon Chamber of Commerce
Mark Leonardi
General Manager
Napa Valley Wine Trolley
Paula McCray
Employment Program Manager I
Employment Development Department
Christine Meehan
Recruiting Manager
Auberge Resorts
G. Anthony Phillips
Stage Technician
IATSE Local 16
Elena Toscano
Program Manager, Adult Education Programs
Napa Valley Unified School District
Mark Van Gorder
Public Affairs
Pacific Gas & Electric
Policy & Oversight Subcommittee Members
Amar Inalsingh, Chair
CEO
AIS Group
Paul Castro
Director
California Human Development
Heather Gurewitz
Executive Director
Economic Development and Financing Corporation
Cecilia Zamora
Executive Director
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
