Workforce Development Board

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The Workforce Development Board of Northwest Georgia, Inc. provides strategic and operational oversight  and policy guidance to help develop a comprehensive and high quality workforce development system in the fifteen county Northwest Georgia Region (SWDA 1).

The board works to increase the Northwest Georgia region’s competitiveness in the global economy by providing employers with a highly trained workforce and robust labor market services. The board also seeks to maximize economic development opportunities and to ensure that residents have access to high-quality labor market information and quality training and employment services.

Workforce Development Board Members

​​Adult Education / Supervisor of Youth Success Academy

• Lisa Shaw, Vice President of Adult Education, Georgia Northwestern Technical College

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IUOE 926

• Anthony Nash, Business Agent, IUOE 926

Business Representatives

• Vacancy
• ​Bruce Bowman, Vice President, Fox Systems, Inc. (Chairman)
• Paige Green, President and CEO, Gilmer County Chamber of Commerce
• Jim Henry, President, Custom Precision Components (Secretary/Treasurer)
• Beth Kelley, Owner, KBruce Farms, Inc.
• Linda McEntire, Director, Technical Training, Mohawk Industries (Vice Chairman)
• Mitchell Morgan, Chairman, United Community Bank Board
• Mike Murphy, COO, McWhorter Capital
• Cam Parker, Area Manager, Georgia Power
• Randy Long, Plant Manager, Pilgrim's
• Nicole Green, HR Representative, Meggitt Polymers

Council of Chief Elected Official

• Larry Stansell, Mayor, Town of Trion

Community Based Organization

• April Rogers, Community Services Director, Tallatoona CAP, Inc.

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Economic Development

• Illya Copeland, Executive Director, Murray County Industrial Development Authority & The Development Authority of Murray County

​Fiscal Department

• Joey Cumbie, Director of Finance
• Anthony Rucker, Fiscal Officer
• Judy Siddall, Fiscal Officer

Higher Education Representative

• John Parton, Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness, West Georgia Technical College

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Labor Representatives

• Mike Hamilton, Business Manager, Millwright Local 1263
• Carey Tucker, Marketing Representative, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and HVACR Technicians, Local 72 ​

​Vocational Rehabilitation

• Scott Jackson, Service Area Manager 1-B

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Wagner-Peyser Representative

• Lisa Adkisson, Regional Coordinator, Georgia Department of Labor

Workforce Development Board Staff

• ​​Lesia Lambert, Director of Workforce Development
• ​Phyllis Walker, Assistant Workforce Director, Equal Opportunity Officer
• Terri Morgan, Administrative Program Assistant
• Carolyn Barrett, Workforce Special Programs Coordinator
• Karla Conetta, Workforce Representative
• Brandi Dover, Workforce ITA Coordinator
• Susan Gentry, Workforce Program Manager
• Tammy Helbing, Intake Assessment Specialist
• Jamye McDonald, Workforce Representative
• ​Derrick McDaniel, Workforce Program Manager

constitution and by-laws

Regional Plan