The Pierce County Workforce Development Board (WDB) and Chief Local Elected Officials establish the vision for the region’s workforce development system, known as WorkSource Pierce, strengthening alignment and helping bridge the skills gap to support a more prosperous economy.
Executive Board
An interlocal agreement between the City of Tacoma and Pierce County provides the foundation for workforce development initiatives across Pierce County.
Elected officials from the City of Tacoma and Pierce County, as well as a representative of business, form a governing board which works closely with and appoints members to the Workforce Development Board (WDB). Together, their mission is to ensure the coordination of the WorkSource Pierce system.
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Ryan Mello
Pierce County Executive
Anders Ibsen
Mayor of the City of Tacoma
Rosie Ayala
Pierce County Council Member (District 4)
Olgy Diaz
City of Tacoma Council Member (Position 7)
Dave Shaw
CEO, Global Business Resources
Pierce County Workforce Development Board
The Pierce County Workforce Development Board (WDB) is a business-led council comprised of community leaders with expertise in the public, private, and philanthropic sectors. With a wealth of expertise, the WDB works side-by-side with the Chief Local Elected Officials to address workforce deficiencies, to upskill workers, to develop potential employees, and to ensure the workforce development system offers the highest quality services to its customers.
The WDB meets every other month, and its individual committees meet on an as-needed basis.
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Dave Shaw
CEO, Global Business Resources
Deborah Tuggle
Owner, Bite Me, Inc.
John Adams
Business Manager, LiUNA! Local 252
Robin J. Baker
Program Manager, Amazon Web Services
Nino Gray
Central Sound Regional Director, Employment Security Department
Deanna Keller
Commissioner, Port of Tacoma
Mandy Kipfer
Deputy Regional Administrator, Dept of Vocational Rehabilitation
Nathe Lawver
Secretary-Treasurer, Pierce County Central Labor Council ALF-CIO
Rachael Pease
Director of Business Development & Strategy, Kiewit Building Group
Jolita Perez
System Manager Workforce Development, MultiCare Health System
Jenna Pollock
Associate Dean, Transitional Studies, Clover Park Technical College
Dona Ponepinto
President & CEO, United Way of Pierce County
Irene Reyes
President & CEO, Excel Gloves & Safety Supplies, Inc.
Demetria “Lynn” Strickland
Executive Director, Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee (AJAC)
Misty Sullivan
Care Center Administrator, Proliance Rainier Orthopedic Institute
Umi Wagoner
Co-Owner, EtC Tacoma
Blaine Wolfe
Project Executive, Absher Construction Company