The Golden Sierra Workforce Board is an industry-led board of directors who identify and solve problems within key economic sectors in the tri-county region (Placer, El Dorado and Alpine). These private sector business leaders volunteer their time to assist with the coordination and alignment of a myriad of partners and products. The work they do is an investment that increases employability and business success, while creating relationships across a broad partnership.
The Workforce Board is a separate entity from the Golden Sierra Job Training Agency whose staff provide administrative assistance to the Board.
Learn more about the Golden Sierra Workforce Board
Mission:
The Golden Sierra Workforce Board convenes industry leaders and key partners to identify workforce initiatives, create innovative solutions, and measure the success of systems’ ability to meet industry and workforce needs.
Vision:
A fully integrated workforce system that capitalizes on the expertise of industry and workforce partners to continuously meet the needs of business, and facilitate pathways to success for students, workers and job seekers.
For more information, contact our main office at (916) 773-8544 or email Melissa Keefe
Meeting Schedule Agendas Minutes Presentations
CHAIR
RICK LARKEY
Associated Resources, LLC
VICE CHAIR
MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN
Campus (formerly known as MTI College)
AMY SCHULZ
Sierra College
CARIANNE HUSS
Employment Development Department
CHRISTINA NICHOLSON
Whole Person Learning
DANIELA DEVITT
California Employers Association
JASON BUCKINGHAM
Golden Sierra Job Training Agency
JEFF SHARP
Parker’s Hot Dogs
KYLE ZIMBELMAN
County of El Dorado
Economic Development
LAUREL BRENT-BUMB
El Dorado Chamber of Commerce
MICHAEL SNEAD
Sierra Consulting Services, Inc.
The NiVACK Group
Roseville Chamber of Commerce
SMART Local No. 104
SCOTT ALVORD
Advanced Development Concepts, LLC
STEVEN CASPERITE
Placer School for Adults
TINK MILLER
Placer Independent Resource Services
VIVIAN HERNANDEZ-OBALDIA
California Department of Rehabilitation
VOLMA VOLCY
Sacramento Central Labor Council
AFL-CIO
WILLIAM GONZALEZ
District Countil 16 International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT)
DR. WILLIAM REED
United Domestic Workers of America