The City of Detroit Workforce Development Department administers a wide
variety of programs and services for our customers, job seekers and employers.
WHAT IS THE CHARGE OF THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD?The primary responsibilities of the Workforce Investment Board, under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), are to:
- Promote private sector employer participation in all workforce activities to assist in meeting their hiring needs and to connect workforce investment with local and regional economic development strategies.
- Develop a budget for carrying out the duties of the Workforce Investment Board, subject to the approval of the chief elected official, Mayor.
- Certify the new one-stop operator(s) with agreement of the chief elected official.
- Identify providers of training and labor market services.
- Award contracts to certified service providers.
- Identify and award competitive contracts to providers of youth services based on recommendations of a youth council.
- Set local performance measurers and standards.
- Conduct oversight of all workforce activities in partnership with the chief elected official.
- Develop and submit a local plan, in partnership with the chief elected official, and assist the Governor in developing a statewide employment statistics system (new).
The Workforce Development Department identifies local employment and training custom designed training program options to assist employers to grow their businesses and make their workforce more productive. Increased productivity through workforce development fosters economic development. Economic development is synonymous with increases in employment opportunities for our job seeking customers.
Representatives of the Workforce
Development Board PRIVATE SECTOR REPRESENTATIVES
Workforce Development Board Chair
Mr. Tom Goss,
Chairman
Goss LLC
Workforce Development Board
Vice Chair
Mr. Tyrone Sanders, Jr.
Associate Public Affairs Associates, Inc.
Mr. Harrison Blackmond
Chairman
Blackmond Givens Group
Mr. Larry Brinker
CEO
The Brinker Group
Mr. Byron Carter
Administrator, Human Resources Development
UAW/General Motors Center for Human Resources
Mr. Jim Flanegin
Corporate Director Recruitment
St. John Health Systems
Ms. Belda Garza
Principal Associate
PMA – Consultants LLC
Ms. Jocelyn A. Giagrande
Senior Consultant, Diversity Recruitment & Affirmative Action
Henry Ford Health System
Mr. Roderick D. Gillum
Vice President Corporate Relations and Diversity
General Motors Corporation
Dr. Karl Gregory
Consultant
K.D.G. & Associates - Management & Economic Consulting
Mr. Jerry Kaminski, CPT
Senior Training Technologist
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
Mr. Patrick O. Lindsey
Community Relations Specialist
Chrysler LLC
Ms. Sharon Mattic
President
Certified Compliance Services
Mr. Gary Moss
Supervisor Education and Community Services
DTE
Mr. Albert Taylor Nelson, Jr. Fr., PLC.
Attorney
Berry Moorman, PC.
Ms. Cindy Pasky
CEO and President
Strategic Staffing Solutions
Dr. Rhonda Paul
Consultant
Career Development Associates
Mr. Cliff Riley
District Manager
CVS Pharmacy
Mr. Paul Riser, Jr.
President/CEO
Riser Group LLC
Mr. Cliff Riley
District Manager
CVS Pharmacy
Mr. Paul Riser, Jr.
President/CEO
Riser Group LLC
Mr. Calvin C. Sharp
Sr. Vice President of Human Resources
United Auto Group, Inc.
Mr. Gerald W. Smith
Director
Comcast Cable Communications, Inc.
Mr. Frank Taylor
President and CEO
Seldom Blues
Ms. Helen Wright
President
E & H Printing Company
Mr. Calvin C. Sharp
Sr. Vice President of Human Resources
United Auto Group, Inc.
Mr. John Hayden
V.P. Human Resources
Henry Ford Health System
Mr. Keith Williams
Wayne County Commissioner
District 6
Wayne County Commission
Mr. Gerald W. Smith
Director
Comcast Cable Communications, Inc.
Mr. Frank Taylor
President and CEO
Seldom Blues
Ms. Helen Wright
President
E & H Printing Company
EDUCATIONAL AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. Gerald K. Smith, Ed.D.
President and CEO
Detroit Youth Foundation
Dr. Mary Smith
Vice Chancellor, Workforce, Economic Development & Career Programs
Wayne County Community College District
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE REPRESENTATIVE
Mr. Jerome Rutland
Director
Department of Human Services
ORGANIZED LABOR REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. Albert Garrett
President
Michigan Council 25 Representative – AFSCME
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
Mr. N. Charles Anderson
Chief Executive Officer, Detroit Urban League
Mr. Michael J. Brennan
President & CEO
United Way for Southeast Michigan
Ms. Shirley Stancato
President
New Detroit, Inc.
Mr. Heaster Wheeler
Executive Director
Detroit Branch NAACP
REHABILITATION AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. Donald Hill, District Manager
MDCD Rehabilitation Services
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. Douglas J. Diggs
Director
City of Detroit - Planning & Development Department
Mr. Gregory Handel
Senior Director, Workforce Development
Detroit Regional Chamber
Ms. Mary Grace Wilbert
Principal Accountant Manager
Detroit Economic Growth Corporation
OTHER
Mr. Shaun Thomas
Acting Director
External Benefit Services for Unemployment Insurance Agency
Alternates
Ms. Jacqueline Jones
Group Vice President
Community Building and Investment
United Way Community Services
Ms. Kenyatta Wright
Mr. Carl J. Bentley
Dr. Veronica Madrigal
Ms. Nancy Flake-Johnson
Mr. Dalton Roberson, Jr.
Mr. Donnell R. White
Ms. Dorothy Quinn
Robert Troutman
Reginald Witherspoon
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We are an Equal Opportunity
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