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Workforce Investment Board

Mission Statement

“Champion a world-class workforce that will retain existing and create
new jobs."

WIB remaining 2010
         Calendar

Friday, August 20th
Friday, November 19th 

All meetings are from
8am-10am at

Employment Connection
Euclid Room 1020 Bolivar
Cleveland, OH  44115

Workforce Investment Board Members 2009-2010

Mr. K. Michael Benz
President & CEO
United Way of Greater Cleveland

Mr. Jay Carson
Attorney
Franz Ward LLP

Mr. Joe Gauntner
Director
Employment & Family Services

Ms. Robin Holmes
Section 3 Coordinator
CMHA

Mr. Daniel M. Koncos
Local Officer Manager
Ohio Department of Job & Family Services

Mr. Mick Latkovich
Vice President, Rehabilitation Services
Vocational Guidance Services

Mr. Paul Magnus
Vice President
Mature Services

Mr. Franklin Martin
Owner
F. Martin Company

Mr. Stanley L. McBee (designee Mr. Michael Taylor)
Business and Community Liaison
Cleveland Job Corps

Mr. Quentin L. McCorvey, Sr., Chair
Senior Vice President
Corporate Diversity Strategies & Programs
KeyCorp

Mr. David Megenhardt 
Executive Director
United Labor Agency

Ms. Jacqueline Middleton (designee Mr. Brian Gleisser)
Deputy Executive Director 
CEOGC

Ms. Tracey Nichols
Director
City of Cleveland Department of Development

Mr. Paul Oyaski
Director
Cuyahoga County Department of Development

Mr. Dominic Ozanne
President
Ozanne Construction Company

Ms. Patty Quiñónez, CRPC
Financial Advisor
Quiñónez & Associates: A Financial Advisory Practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

Dr. Eugene Sanders (designee Mr. Omega Brown)
Chief Executive Officer
Cleveland Metropolitan School District

Mr. Loree Soggs
Executive Secretary
Cleveland Building Construction Trades Council

Ms. Jeanne Sydenstricker
President
River Path, LLC

Mr. Steve Wing
President
Corporate Voices for Working Families

Ms. Patti Choby *
President
Cobalt Group, Inc.
Chair, Manufacturing Sector

Ms. Denise Smudla *
Director of Human Resources & REACH Project Director
Jennings Center for Older Adults
Chair, Healthcare Sector

* denotes Sector Chairs. These are non-voting members of the Workforce Investment Board.