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Regional Workforce Boards

REGION 1
Counties/Board Name

BOARD CHAIR

Board Staff/Executive Directors

Escambia,
Santa Rosa

Workforce Escarosa, Inc.

Workforce Escarosa, Inc.

John Royal

Loomis, Fargo & Company
564 West Burgess Road
Pensacola, FL 32503

(850) 969-0233
Fax: (850) 969-0244

jroyal@loomisfargo.com

 

Susan Nelms

Workforce Escarosa, Inc.
9111 Sturdevant Street, Ste A
Pensacola, FL 32514

Phone (850) 473-0939
Fax (850) 473-0935

snelms@escarosa.org

 

REGION 2 Counties/Board Name

BOARD CHAIR

Board Staff/Executive Directors

Okaloosa, Walton

Workforce Development Board of Okaloosa and Walton Counties

Workforce Development Board of Okaloosa and Walton Counties

Sylvia Hanks

Vice President, Human Resources
Sandestin Resort
9300 Highway 98 W
Destin, FL 32550

Phone (850) 267-8270

s.hanks@sandestin.com

Mary Lou Reed, Executive Director

Workforce Development Board of Okaloosa and Walton Counties
109 Eighth Avenue
Shalimar, FL 32579

Phone (850) 651-2315 or    (850) 651-8623
Fax (850) 651-3165

mlreed@jobsplus02.com

 

REGION 3 Counties/Board Name

BOARD CHAIR

Board Staff/Executive Directors

Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, Liberty, Washington

Chipola Regional Workforce Planning Board

Chipola Regional Workforce Planning Board

Zenna Corbin

Phone (850) 638-8987



Richard Williams, Executive Director

Chipola Regional Workforce Development Board, Inc.
4636 Hwy. 90 East, Suite K
Marianna, FL 32446

Phone (850) 718-0456
Fax (850) 482-3590

e-mail: richardw@onestopahead.com

 

REGION 4 Counties/Board Name

BOARD CHAIR

Board Staff/Executive Directors

Bay, Franklin, Gulf

Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board

Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board

Ted Mosteller

151 24th Avenue
Apalachicola, FL 32329

Phone: (850) 653-8166
Fax: (850) 913-3269

tedmosteller@yahoo.com

Kimberly L. Bodine, Exec. Director

Gulf Coast Workforce Board
Gulf Coast Community College
5230 West U S Highway 98
Panama City, FL 32401-1058

Phone (850) 913-3285
Fax (850) 913-3269

kbodine@gcwb.org

 

REGION 5 Counties/Board Name

BOARD CHAIR

Board Staff/Executive Directors

Gadsden, Leon, Wakulla

Workforce Plus

Workforce Plus

 

Bill Colledge

Workforce Plus
325 John Knox Rd, Building B-100
Tallahassee, FL  32303

Phone (850) 414-6085 ext. 213/202
Fax (850) 410-2595

wfp@wfplus.org

Kimberly A. Moore, CEO

Workforce Plus
325 John Knox Rd, Bldg. B-100
Tallahassee, FL 32303

Phone (850) 414-6085 Ext. 213
Fax (850) 410-2595

kimberly.moore@wfplus.org

 

REGION 6 Counties/Board Name

BOARD CHAIR

Board Staff/Executive Directors

Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor

North Florida Workforce Development Board

North Florida Workforce Development Board

Paul E. Kovary

North Florida Workforce Development Board
309 S. W. Range Ave.
Madison, FL  32340

Phone (850) 973-2672

jnc_adm@yahoo.com

Sheryl Rehberg, Executive Director

North Florida Workforce Development Board
309 S. W. Range Ave.
Madison, FL  32340

Phone (850) 973-2672
Fax (850) 973-6497

rehbergs@nfwdb.org

 

REGION 7 Counties/Board Name

BOARD CHAIR

Board Staff/Executive Directors

Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Union

Florida Crown Workforce Development Board

Florida Crown Workforce Board Inc.

Larry Thompson

Custom Pinestraw
6800 N. US Highway 129
Bell, FL 32055

Phone (386) 935-6933
Fax (352) 935-1024

Larry@Custompinestraw.com

John Chastain, Executive Director

Florida Crown Workforce Board
1389 US Highway 90 West, #170B
Lake City, FL 32055

Phone (386) 755-9026
Fax (386) 752-6461

jc@flcrown.org

 

REGION 8 Counties/BoardName

BOARD CHAIR

Board Staff/Executive Directors

Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam,
St. Johns

WorkSource

First Coast Workforce Development, Inc.

Lad Daniels, President/CEO

First Coast Manufacturers Association
4215 Southpoint Blvd., Suite 140
Jacksonville, FL 32216

Phone (904) 296-9664
Fax (904) 296-9644

Lad@fcmaweb.com

Bruce Ferguson, President & CEO

First Coast Workforce
Development, Inc.
845 Town Center Blvd.
Suite 250
Orange Park, FL 32003

Phone (904) 213-3800 Ext. 2000
Fax (904) 272-8927 SC 894-8927

bferguson@worksourcefl.com

 

REGION 9 Counties/BoardName

BOARD CHAIR

Board Staff/Executive Directors

Alachua, Bradford

Alachua/Bradford Regional Workforce Board

Alachua/Bradford FloridaWorks

Ken McGurn

McGurn Investment Company
PO Box 2900
Gainesville, FL 32602

Phone: (352) 372-6172
Fax:

ken@mcgurn.com

Angela Pate, Executive Director

Florida Works
4800 SW 13th Street
Gainesville, FL 32608

Phone (352) 955-6510

apate@fmsworks.com

 

REGION 10 Counties/BoardName

BOARD CHAIR

Board Staff/Executive Directors

Citrus, Levy, Marion

Citrus Levy Marion Regional Workforce Development Board

Citrus Levy Marion Regional Workforce Development Board

Brett Wattles

Florida First Enterprise Group
1500 NW 3rd St
Crystal River, FL 34428

Fax: (352) 564-8104
Phone (352) 528-2628

BBWattles@aol.com

Rusty Skinner, Chief Executive Officer

CLM Workforce Connection
Enterprise Center
3003 SW College Road, Ste 205
Ocala, FL 34474

Phone (352) 873-7939 Ext. 1204
Fax (352) 873-7911

rskinner@clmworkforce.com

 

REGION 11 Counties/BoardName

BOARD CHAIR

Board Staff/Executive Directors

Flagler, Volusia

Center for Business Excellence

Center for Business Excellence

Robert Coleman

Regional Manager
Florida Power & Light

Phone (386) 254-2350

bob_w_coleman@fpl.com

 

Rick Fraser, President

Workforce Development Board Center for Business Excellence
Speedway Business Plaza
329 Bill France Blvd.
Daytona Beach, FL 32114

Phone (386) 323-7074
Fax (386) 323-2095

rickfraser@wdb-fvc.org

 

REGION 12 Counties/BoardName

BOARD CHAIR

Board Staff/Executive Directors

Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Lake, Sumter

WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA

WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA

Lena Wasserman, President

Community State Mortgage Corp.
1097 Sand Pond Rd., Suite 1009
Lake Mary, Florida 32746

Phone (407) 531-1201
Fax (407) 805-8020

Chair@wcfla.com

Gary J. Earl, President/CEO

Workforce Central Florida
1097 Sand Pond Road, Suite 1009
Lake Mary, FL 32746

Phone: (407) 531-1222
Fax (407) 805-8020

gearl@wcfla.com

 

REGION 13 Counties/BoardName

BOARD CHAIR

Board Staff/Executive Directors

Brevard

Brevard Workforce Development Board, Inc.

Brevard Workforce Development Board, Inc.

 

George Mikitarian, President

Parish Medical Center
951 N Washington Ave
Titusville, FL 32796

Phone (321) 268-6100
Fax (321) 268-6231

George.mikitarian@
parrishmed.com

Lisa Rice, Executive Director

Brevard Workforce Development Board
597 Haverty Court, Suite 40
Rockledge, FL 32955

Phone (321) 394-0700
Fax (321) 504-2065

lrice@job-link.net

 

REGION 14 Counties/BoardName

BOARD CHAIR

Board Staff/Executive Directors

Pinellas

WorkNet Pinellas

WorkNet Pinellas

 

David Welch

13805 58 Street North, Suite 2-140
Clearwater, FL 33760

Phone (727) 507-4300, ext. 3005
Fax (727) 524-4350

AMWELCH987@aol.com
house.com

Edward Peachey, Executive Director

WorkNet Pinellas
13805 58th St North, Ste. 2-140
Clearwater, FL 33760

Phone (727) 507-4300, ext. 3016
Fax (727) 524-4350
Dianna Day, Assistant
(727) 524-4344 x3005

epeachey@worknetpinellas.org
Dianna’s e-mail: dday@worknetpinellas.org

 

REGION 15 Counties/BoardName

BOARD CHAIR

Board Staff/Executive Directors

Hillsborough

Tampa Bay WorkForce Alliance, Inc.

Tampa Bay WorkForce Alliance, Inc.

Simone Gans-Barefield

Tampa Bay WorkForce Alliance, Inc.
5701 E. Hillsborough Avenue, Ste. 1419
Tampa, FL 33610

Phone (813) 986-4441
Fax (813) 986-4775

simone@gansgans.com

Renee Benton,  Executive Director

Tampa Bay WorkForce Alliance, Inc.
5701 E. Hillsborough Avenue, Ste. 1419
Tampa, FL 33610

Phone (813) 740-4680
Fax (813) 740-4693 or (813) 740-4694

rbenton@workforcetampa.com

 

REGION 16 Counties/BoardName

BOARD CHAIR

Board Staff/Executive Directors

Hernando, Pasco

Pasco-Hernando Jobs and Education Partnership Regional Board, Inc.

Pasco-Hernando Jobs and Education Partnership Regional Board, Inc.

Janice Montero

P.O. Box 15790 (mail only)
15588 Aviation Loop Drive
Brooksville, FL 34604

Phone (352) 797-5781
Fax (352) 797-5785

Janice@career-central.org

Lee Ellzey

P.O. Box 15790 (mail only)
15588 Aviation Loop Drive
Brooksville, FL  34604

Phone (352) 797-5781
Fax (352) 797-5785

For overnight mail, use:
15588 Aviation Loop Drive
Brooksville, FL 34609

Lee@careercentral.jobs

 

REGION 17 Counties/BoardName

BOARD CHAIR

Board Staff/Executive Directors

Polk

Polk County Workforce Development Board, Inc.

Polk County Workforce Development Board, Inc.

Rebecca Rodgers

Campus President
Keiser College/Lakeland Campus
2400 Interstate Drive
Lakeland, FL 33805
(863) 682-6020
Fax: (863) 688-6196

rebeccar@keiseruniversity.edu

Stacy Campbell-Domineck, President/CEO

Polk County Workforce Development Board (Polk Works)
500 East Lake Howard Drive, Suite 400
Winter Haven, FL 33881

Phone: (863) 508-1600
Fax: (863) 508-1601

stacy_campbelldomineck@
polkworks.org

 

REGION 18 Counties/BoardName

BOARD CHAIR

Board Staff/Executive Directors

Manatee, Sarasota

Suncoast Workforce Board, Inc.

Suncoast Workforce Board, Inc.

James Taylor

MetLife Financial Services
647 Owl Way
Sarasota, FL 34236

Phone (941) 366-0687 x102
Fax (941) 366-3398

JTaylor@metlife.com

Mary Helen Kress, President & CEO

3660 North Washington Boulevard
Sarasota, FL 34234

Phone (941) 358-4080
Fax (941) 358-4085

MHKress@SWDB.org

 

REGION 19 Counties/BoardName

BOARD CHAIR

Board Staff/Executive Directors

DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands

Heartland Workforce Investment Board, Inc.

Heartland Workforce One-Stop Career Centers

Mr. Dan Graham, Chief Executive Officer

DeSoto Home Health Care, Inc.,
508 S. 6th Avenue
Wauchula, Fl 33873

Phone (863) 773-9115

 

Roger Hood, President & CEO

Heartland Workforce
2726 US Hwy. 27 N.
Sebring, Florida 33870

Phone 863-385-0843
Fax 863-382-9067

rhood@heartland-workforce.org

 

REGION 20 Counties/BoardName

BOARD CHAIR

Board Staff/Executive Directors

Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, St. Lucie

Workforce Development Board of the Treasure Coast

Workforce Development Board of the Treasure Coast

Carrol Frischkorn

1651 Binney Drive
Fort Pierce, FL 34949

Phone (772) 466-1616

carrolste@aol.com

Gwenda Thompson, President/CEO

Workforce Development Board of the Treasure Coast
584 NW University Blvd., Ste 100
Port St. Lucie, FL  34986

Phone (772) 335-3030
Fax (772) 335-0677

gthompson@tcjobs.org

 

REGION 21 Counties/BoardName

BOARD CHAIR

Board Staff/Executive Directors

Palm Beach

Workforce Alliance, Inc.

Workforce Alliance, Inc.

George Elmore

President, Hardrives, Inc
2101 South Congress Ave
Delray Beach, FL 33445

Phone 561-278-0456
Fax 561-278-2147

gteharvey@aol.com

Kathryn Schmidt, President & CEO

Workforce Alliance, Inc.
326 Fern Street, Suite 301
West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Phone (561) 340-1061
Fax (561) 340-1062

kschmidt@pbcalliance.com

 

REGION 22 Counties/BoardName

BOARD CHAIR

Board Staff/Executive Directors

Broward

Broward Workforce Development Board

Broward Workforce Development Board

 

Ralph Parilla

Parilla and Associates
P.O. Box 15670
Plantation, FL 33318

Phone (954) 587-7431
Fax (954) 587-3844

rmparillajr@aol.com

Mason C. Jackson, President/CEO

Workforce One
3800 Inverrary Blvd., Suite 400
Lauderhill, FL  33319

Phone (954) 535-2345
Fax (954) 535-2346

mcj@wf1broward.com

 

REGION 23 Counties/BoardName

BOARD CHAIR

Board Staff/Executive Directors

Miami-Dade, Monroe

South Florida Workforce Board

South Florida Workforce Board

Edward Margolis, Chair

Mast Realty, Inc.
18155 NE 19 Avenue
North Miami Beach, FL 33180

Phone (305) 949-6278

Roderick Beasley, Executive Director

South Florida Workforce Board
Miami Airport Corporate Center
7300 NW Corporate Center Drive, Ste 500
Miami, FL 33126

Phone (305) 594-7615, ext. 369
Fax (305) 593-5632
TTY (305) 470-5529

rbeasley@southflorida
workforce.com

 

REGION 24 Counties/BoardName

BOARD CHAIR

Board Staff/Executive Directors

Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee

Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board, Inc.

Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board

Brian Settle, President

NCH Health Care System
Human Resources
350 7th Street North
Naples, FL 34102

Phone: 239-513-7599
Fax: 239-436-5677

brian.settle@nchmd.org

Joseph Paterno,
Executive Director

Career and Service Centers of Southwest Florida
9530 Marketplace Road, Ste 104
Ft Myers, FL 33912

Phone: (239) 225-2500
Fax (239) 225-2559

jpaterno@sfwdb.org