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Workforce Development Board

What is the Weld County Workforce Development Board?

The Weld County Workforce Development Board is responsible for identifying regional workforce development needs and creating comprehensive strategies designed to riskybusiness032meet those needs while taking into account the region's economic development priorities. The Board focuses on providing quality, customer-driven employment and training services to the business community, job seekers and other stakeholders in order to support the economic vitality of Weld County.

Mission: To keep the workforce system responsive to employers, employees and job seekers.

Employment Services of Weld County operates an innovative, adaptive, and customer-driven workforce system program that:

  • - Provides services to our customers based upon individual needs and choices.
  • - Provides services that are competitive and valuable.
  • - Focuses on outcomes that are measurable and results oriented.
  • - Responds to the changing labor market conditions, customer profiles and program regulations.
  • - Delivers services that are fiscally responsible.

How is the Board organized?

The Weld County Workforce Development Board is made up of three sub-committees which are the Marketing Committee, Youth Council and Employment Program Development Committee. Together, these three committees complete a General Membership which overlooks the goals, strategies and completion of tasks set forth by the Workforce Development Board.

The objectives of these committees are:

  1. Strategic Planning to achieve long range goals through the overall direction of workforce development in Weld County.
  2. Resolving issues, problems or conflicts which obstruct progress towards a quality workforce.
  3. Resource mobilization (people, financial and communication) to achieve short and long range initiatives.
  4. Celebration of success and progress.

 

The Weld County Workforce Development Board would like to recognize the following Associate members who have played a significant role in the programs and projects: Steve Alkire, Greeley Schools; Sarah MacQuiddy, Greeley Chamber of Commerce; Pam Shaddock, Regional Rep. for US Senator Mark Udall; Gina Salazar, Deputy Director for Representative Jared Polis.

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Long Range Schedule

Board Members

Larry Burkhardt, Up-State Colorado Economic Development

Alvina Derrera, Rocky Mountain SER

Tammy Fisher, SOS Staffing

Mary Freitag, Vision Clinic

Laura Gavito, Complete Energy

Donna Getman, Aurora Organic Dairy

Jeff Goody, Vestas Blades America, Inc.

Julianne Haefeli, Fischer Farms

David E. Long, Weld County Commissioner

Rochelle Mitchell-Miller, Right to Read

Jesse Mortensen, JBS Swift

Brenda Rask, Aims Community College

Dana Rutz, Meadow Gold Dairy

Don Schofield, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment

Dennis Trego, Colorado Sweet Gold

Jeannie Valliere, Bank of Choice

Milt Wedgewood, Norfolk Iron & Metal

Julia Zanon, Colorado Vocational Rehab Services