Workforce Development Board

Name       Employer/Agency       Category      County

Dennis Myers Industrial Opportunities  Private Sector       Clay
(Chairman)

Eugene Farley Farley Insurance              Private Sector        Graham
(Owner)

Joy Brown Evergreen Packaging               Private Sector         Haywood
(HR Generalist)

Ken Mills Appalachian Market                    Private Sector         Swain
(Vice-Chairman)

Michael Chapman Dnet Internet             Private Sector         Macon
(Marketing Director)

Josh Carpenter Cherokee County      Econ. Development      At Large
(Economic Developer)

Nelson Bates B & B Concrete                     Private Sector             Macon
(Owner)

Jane Kimsey Macon County DSS           Public Assistance         At Large
(Director)

Robbie Benton NC DVR                             Vocational Rehab         At Large
(Unit Manager)

Chuck Sutton Macon Prog. for Progress  Community Org.     At Large
(Executive Director)

Rose Johnson Haywood Com. College   Education                     At Large
(President)

Jack Chapman U. Paperworkers of A.       Labor                           At Large
(Financial Secretary)

Virginia Gribble NC ESC                            Public Service               At Large
(Office Manager)

Russ Paine Murphy Medical Center       Private Sector               At Large
(HR Manager)

Jim Pressley, NCDOT                                        Labor                           Jackson County
(Computer Consultant)

 Workforce Development Board Staff

Lisa Aldridge, MIS Specialist, Monitor    lisa@regiona.org
Beth Cook,  Business Services Representative     beth@regiona.org