Workforce Investment Board
Overview
The Workforce Investment Board (WIB) is a 45-member advisory board that includes representatives from all eight counties in the Lincoln Trail Area Development District. The WIB aims to enhance development and solve problems for all residents.
The WIB conducts oversight of the Career Centers, youth services and employment and training activities funded by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. The board also selects and approves providers for employee training, develops relationships with economic development groups and the employer community, promotes private sector involvement in the workforce investment system, and serves as an advisory body to local education and training providers.
Accomplishments
The WIB provided oversight to the Wired65 initiative and funded the development of a new marketing initiative and website for the Lincoln Trail Career Centers.
The WIB and the Fort Knox Civilian Personnel Assistance Center sponsored Federal Hiring Symposiums across the region that provided instruction and information on the civil service application process to more than 1,500 individuals interested in employment at the Human Resource Center of Excellence at Fort Knox.
The WIB funded a contract with the Western Kentucky University (WKU) Research Foundation to establish an Entrepreneurial Academy of Excellence (EAE). WKU partners with the Lincoln Trail Innovation and Commercialization Center to assist eligible adults and dislocated workers seeking assistance in achieving academic, entrepreneurial and employment success.
Another important project funded by the WIB is the Yes, I Can Program. The Yes, I Can Program focuses on out-of-school students between the ages of 16 and 21 years of age. The program is directed at providing students an opportunity to explore many different career paths with the ultimate goal of finding employment or pursuing post-secondary education.
WIB Members
WIB Members include:
- Michael Autry, Assistant Business Manager, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
- Nancy Bacchus, VR Counselor, Office for the Blind
- Kent M. Bailey, Broker/Auctioneer, KMB Brokerage
- Marion E. Brooks, Asst. SRA, CHFS - DCBS
- Mary M. Cambron, HR Manager, Joy Mining Machinery
- Stan Carton, Executive Director, NELCO Training Inc.
- Gary P. Chapman, Banking Center Manager, Cecilian Bank
- Robin Clark, HR/LR Manager, Dow Corning Corporation
- Sam Clements, Transportation Assistant, CKCAC
- Daniel G. Drane, Owner - CPA, Daniel G. Drane, CPA
- Steven Elder, President/CEO, Elder Wealth Management
- Chris Essex, General Manager, Snappy Tomato Pizza
- John Flanagan, Self-Employed Consultant, BedRock Prime
- Hal B. Goode, Executive Director, Springfield - Washington Co EDA
- Sarah Graham, Human Resources Manager, Signature Healthcare
- Brian Hagman, HR Manager,Akebono Brake
- Renae Harrison, Adult Education Coordinator,Hardin County BOE
- Kim Huston, President & COO, Nelson County EDA & Chamber
- William D. Huston, President, St. Catharine College
- Patrick Hutchens, Co-Owner, Promotional Wood Products, LLC
- Vickie Hutcheson, Executive Director, KY Farmworker Program
- Ann Kelley, Manager Recruitment/Retention, Hardin Memorial Hospital
- Karen King, Comm. HR Specialist, Lebanon/Marion County Industrial Foundation
- Laura LaRue, Owner, The LaRue Group, LLC
- Caryn Lewis, Executive Director, Grayson County Chamber
- Gerald Lynn, Meade County Judge–Executive
- Kimberly Mattingly, Employment & Training Coordinator, Experience Works, Inc.
- Charles McGary, Small business owner/farmer
- Morris "Mo" Miller, Investor/Operating Mgmt., Stone Works, Inc.
- Junnie Pennington, Site Manager, Operating Engineers Local 5
- Charles W. Puckett, Regional Administrator, Office of Vocational Rehab
- Brad Richardson, President/CEO, Hardin County Chamber of Commerce
- Al Rider, President/CEO, North Central Education Foundation
- Tom Renfrow, Broker/Owner, Central KY Realtors
- Paul Rogers, Vice President, Cardinal Health
- Ron Sanders, President & CEO, Magnolia Bank
- Keith Schlosser, Owner of Mordecai's Restaurant
- Dan Simpson, President & CEO, Communicare, Inc.
- Bob Sims, Comm. & Econ. Director, LaRue County Industrial Found.
- Sandra Sladics, Human Resources Generalist, Angell-Demmel
- Richard L. Taylor, Owner, Taylor Used Cars
- Tommy Wheatley, Workforce Dev. Manager, Office of Employment & Trng
- Dr. Thelma J. White, President, ECTC
- Lisa Williams, Director, The Innovation Center
