Workforce Development - Southwestern Commission

Southwestern Workforce Development Board is a business-led
board that is charged with creating a world class workforce in
Southwestern North Carolina. The area's JobLink Centers are the
service provider for Employers and Jobseekers in the region.

	Workforce Investment Act Basics
	Joblink Centers
	Employer Resources
	Board Members
	Special Projects

Workforce Investment Act Basics
Southwestern Workforce Development Board charters JobLInk Centers to provide services to jobseekers and employers.

The purpose of the JobLink Centers are to create a highly skilled and motivated workforce and to promote economic growth of the region.

The Workforce Board promotes economic growth by providing services to employers such as

an employer resource room located in the JobLink Career Centers

labor market information

human resource expertise.

The Workforce Board promotes a trained workforce by:

providing basic and intensive services to individuals looking for work

providing access, funding and/or referral for training for those who need training to obtain and retain employment

providing assessment and technology for career development

JobLink Centers
The Southwestern North Carolina Workforce Board invites you to use the JobLink Center nearest you to look for work, find an employee or use the many other services available to you.

find the Joblink Center nearest you

Employer Resources
The JobLink Centers in Region A have a variety of resources to assist businesses to find employees, develop current employees, train current employees, human resource development resources and referral.

Do you need:
·	to find an employee
·	to develop a current employee
·	to find training for an employee
·	to find human resource development information
·	to be referred to another source for human resource needs
·	another resource
·	contact a JobLink Manager

See Employer Resource Directory

Workforce Development Board

NAME	Employer/Agency	Category	County
Eugene Farley Board Chair	Farley Insurance	Private Sector	Graham
Michael Chapman Director of Marketing	Dnet Internet Services	Private Sector	Macon
Ken Mills Owner	Appalachian Market Basket	Private Sector	Swain
Dennis Myers WDB Vice Chairman	Industrial Opportunities, Inc.	Comm. Based Organization	At Large
Gary Arrington HR Director	Haywood Regional Medical Center	Private Sector	Haywood
Nelson Bates Owner	B & B Concrete	Private Sector	Macon
Warren Woodard Owner	Woodard Electric	Private Sector	Clay
David Kelly	Coats American	Private Sector	Cherokee
Brenda Patterson		Private Sector	Jackson
Patsy Dowling Executive Director	Mountain Projects, Inc.	Comm. Based Organization	At Large
William F. Forsyth	Real Estate	Private Sector	At Large
Rose Johnson President	Haywood Community College	Education	At Large
Jack Chapman Financial Secretary	United Paperworkers of America	Labor	At Large
Virginia Gribble Office Manager	Employment Security Commission of NC	Public Service Employment	At Large
Russ Paine Human Resource Manager	Murphy Medical Center	Private Sector	Cherokee

Workforce Development Board Staff
Vicki Greene , Administrator	vicki@regiona.org
Andy Golley , Monitor	andy@regiona.org
Lisa Aldridge, MIS Specialist	lisa@regiona.org
Beth Cook, Business Services Representative	beth@regiona.org