Consortium Executive Board
The functions of the Consortium Executive Board include responsibility for administrative matters, management and supervisory control over the Executive Director and his or her staff, nominations to the El Paso/Teller Counties Workforce Development Board (WDB) and to the Consortium, approval of plans and contracts developed in conjunction with the WDB, and audit compliance.
Members of the Consortium Executive Board
Vice Chair
Bob Campbell
Teller County Commissioner
Chair
Cory Applegate
El Paso County Commissioner
Secretary/Treasurer
Bill Wysong
El Paso County Commissioner
Workforce Development Board
- Our Mission: To proactively lead a business-driven workforce system that prepares our citizens for the jobs of today and tomorrow.
- Our Vision: To make sure every local business has access to a skilled workforce and every citizen has access to meaningful employment, resulting in regional economic vitality.
- Our Values: Cooperation, transparency, relevancy and providing timely solutions to workforce issues and opportunities.
Members of the WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Zach Barker — CHAIR
Director of Entrepreneurship
International Economic Development Council
Email: zbarker@iedc.org
Erica Skolasinski — CHAIR ELECT
Senior Director of Community Impact
Goodwill of Colorado
Email: eskolasinski@goodwillcolorado.org
Tamara Moore – IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Daniel Mondragon – SECRETARY
Business Manager, Electricians IBEW Local 113
Colorado Springs Electrical JATC
Email: daniel@ibew113.com
Lisanne McNew – PAST CHAIR
President & CEO
SAFE Engineering
Email: Lmm@saf-engineering.com
Renee Zentz – PAST CHAIR
Jordan Ayers
Business Development Manager
Ent Credit Union/Becoming Wings Credit Union
Email: JAyers@ent.com
Sunny Bryant
Deputy County Administrator
El Paso County
Email: sunnybryant@elpasoco.com
Allison Cortez
Chief of Staff
PPSC
Email: allison.cortez@pikespeak.edu
Niki Cicak
Executive Director
Story Ranch
Director of Marketing
Rocky Mountain Soap Market
Email: tnicak@gmail.com
Andy Gilliland
Training Coordinator Colorado Sheet Metal
Joint Apprenticeship and Training Institute
Email: agilliland@smarthvac.training
Jinger Haberer
Superintendent
Academy District 20
Email: jinger.haberer@asd20.org
Sandy Hancock
Director of Adult & Family Education
Pikes Peak Library District
Email: shancock@ppld.org
Sherry L. Jenkins
Transition Services Manager
Army Transition Assistance Program
Email: sherry.l.jenkins8.civ@mail.mil
Robert Hanni
Regional Services Manager
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
Email: rob.hanni@state.co.us
Stacie Kwitek-Russell
Executive Director
El Paso County Department of Human Services
Email: staciekwitek@elpasoco.com
Jonathan Liebert
CEO/Executive Director
Better Business Bureau of Southern Colorado
Email: jonathanl@bbbsc.org
Jonathan Liepe
Human Resources Supervisor
Colorado Springs Utilities
Email: jliepe@csu.org
Robin Lovewell
Workforce Administrator, Office of Economic Development
City of Colorado Springs
Email: robin.lovewell@coloradosprings.gov
Aikta Marcoulier
Small Business Owner
Retail Business
Email: aiktamarcoulier@gmail.com
Kim Mauthe
Director
Department of Human Services Teller County
Email: kim.mauthe@gwpcc.biz
Heather McBroom
Executive Director
The Thrive Network
Email: ceo@psicolorado.com
Bob McLaughlin
COO
Mt. Carmel Center of Excellence of Colorado
Email: bmclaughlin@mtcarmelcenter.org
Melissa Scruggs
CEO
Financial Talent Group
Email: melissa@financialtalentgroup.com
Wendy Swearingen
Director/Principal
Adult & Family Education
Colorado Springs School District 11
Email: wendy.swearingen@d11.org
Beth Ann Taylor
Owner/CEO
Heart Eco Devo
Email: heartcolorado15@gmail.com
Corrie West
Senior Director of Development
UCCS
Email: corrie.west@uccs.edu
Reanna Werner
Chief Problem Solver & Co-Founder,
Savvion HQ
Email: reanna@savvionhq.com
Andrew Winders
Supervisor I, Colorado Springs
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Email: andrew.winders@state.co.us
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEMBERS
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