Region 1 Workforce Investment Board (WIB)
The Region I WIB (also known as the Full Board) was established to design and implement a system to match up the abilities local job seekers are attaining with the skills that local employers want for their businesses. The Region I WIB also approves members that serve on the Youth Council.
The board consists of individuals from business, community-based organizations, economic development, education, labor, and One-Stop partner agencies. The business sector represents fifty-one percent (51%) of the total WIB membership. The board chair is required to be from the business sector. Membership must include at least two (2) individuals from each of the following sectors: community-based, economic development, education, and labor. In addition, each One-Stop partner must be represented on the WIB. The Region I WIB has quarterly meetings, which are open to the public.
Name | Organization | County |
Phil Bostic | LIUNA Local #1182 – LIUNA Representative | Greenbrier |
Coby Brown | Snowshoe Mountain, Inc. | Pocahontas |
Wes Dangerfield | Summers County ARH | Summers |
John David | Southern Appalachian Labor School – Professor WVU Tech | Fayette |
Brett Dillon | UMWA Career Centers Inc. – Beckley Director | Raleigh |
Mary Lynn Flint | Fayette County ABE. – Coordinator | Fayette |
Barry Glick | Sunshine Farm & Gardens – President | Greenbrier |
Geoff Heeter | Opossum Creek Retreat LLC. – Owner | Fayette |
Oraetta Hubbard | C.A.S.E. Job Training – Executive Director | Mercer |
Tom Hughes (Chair) | Hughes Supply Company – Owner | Raleigh |
Tammy Jordan | Fruits of labor, Inc. – President | Monroe |
Nancy Kissinger | Chase Bank – Vice President | Raleigh |
Lisa Lilly | Workforce West Virginia – Manager | Raleigh |
Karen Lobban | Lobban Funeral Home – Owner | Greenbrier |
Carson Meade | M&W Contractors – Owner | Raleigh |
Shirley Morris | Kirkwood Winery – President | Nicholas |
Jeanette Ratcliffe | West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation – District Manager | Raleigh |
Greg Rogers | R.T. Rogers Oil Company – President | Summers |
Connie Saunders | Saunders Employment Service – Owner | Mercer |
Earl Smith | Integrated Resources, LLC – Director | Wyoming |
Dean Stone | Stonepointe, Inc. – Owner | Raleigh |
Mike Swatts | Frontier Communications – Area Manager | All Counties |
L. Marshall Washington | New River Community & Technical College – President | Raleigh |
Chad Wykle | New River Gorge Regional Development Authority | Raleigh |