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Council Members
Updated 8/19/11

The SAWDC is comprised of leaders from business, education, government, education, labor, economic development, and others.  The Council's staff is housed in Spokane City Hall .

Below is a list of our current members including their committee participation for the period of July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012:

Brian Read - Chair
Executive Committee
Executive Vice President, Retail & Private Banking Group
Sterling Savings Bank
Business Representative 

Joe Tortorelli - Vice-Chair
Executive Committee
Economic Development Northwest
Business Representative

Peter Casimir
Administrator, Spokane WorkFirst CSOA
Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS)
Public Assistance Agency Representative

Paulette Crowley
Policy Committee
Superintendent
West Valley School District #363
Education K-12 Representative

Kevin Daniel
Executive Director
Inland Northwest Lighthouse
Lighthouse for the Blind
Community Based Organization Representative
 
Craig Dias
Vice President/General Manager
Haskins Steel
Business Representative

John Dickson
Area Director
WorkSource
Employment Service Representative

Robert Duron - Past Chair
Executive Committee
Owner
Coffee Systems, Inc.
Business Representative

Omar Garza
Assistant Chief Financial Officer
Deaconess Medical Center
Business Representative

Robert Goranson
Chief Financial Officer
Hotstart, Inc.
Business Representative

Rich Hadley
Membership Committee Chair
President/CEO
Greater Spokane Incorporated
Economic Development Representative

Christine Johnson
Chancellor
Community Colleges of Spokane
Post Secondary Education Representative

Machelle Johnson
Services & Oversight Committee
Human Resource Director
Pearson Packaging Systems
Business Representative

Jennifer MacKay
Services & Oversight Committee
Production Support Engineering
Boeing Commercial
Labor Representative 

Alethea McCann
President/CEO
Spherion Staffing Services
Business Representative

Julie Meyer
Executive Committee
Membership Committee
Senior Director Human Resource Integration
Providence Health & Services - Washington/Montana Region
Business Representative
 
Nancy Nelson
Youth Council Chair
Executive Committee
President
Humanix Staffing Services
Business Representative

Michael Schelstrate
Services & Oversight Committee Chair
Human Resources Director
Triumph Composite Systems, Inc.
Business Representative

Hugh Severs
Membership Committee
Public Relations Committee
Executive Director
American Cancer Society, Great West Division, Inc.
Community Development Representative

Beth Thew
Executive Committee
Policy Committee
Executive Secretary-Treasurer
Spokane Regional Labor Council
Labor Representative

Todd Turner
Policy Committee
Training Director
Inland Empire Electrical Training Trust
Labor Representative

Derek Tyree
Vice President-Employment & Corporate Training Manager-Human Resources
Washington Trust Bank
Business Representative

Lisa White
Youth Council
Career & Technical Education Director
Spokane Public Schools
Education K-12 Representative

Diana Wilhite
Interim Policy Committee Chair
Owner
Safeguard Business Systems
Business Representative

Geneva Ybarra
Program Specialist 3
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation Representative



 

The Spokane Area Workforce Development Council is an equal opportunity employer and provider of employment and training services.
Auxiliary aids are available upon request to persons with disabilities.

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