Board/Council
Nevadaworks Board
The Nevadaworks Board decides policy and sets the direction for workforce efforts throughout northern Nevada. The Board is comprised of the Nevadaworks Council and the Nevadaworks Local Elected Officials. Each group has its own by-laws and each group is independent of the other. When meeting together the two groups form the Nevadaworks Board and operate under Board by-laws.
Nevadaworks Council
The Council membership is comprised of at least two members each from economic development, labor, education and community based organizations. In addition, representatives of each of the eighteen Workforce Investment Act mandated partners are on the Council as well as members from the business community. Business members must be the majority of the total Council membership.
All Council members are appointed to terms of up to three years by the Local Elected Officials. Terms run from July 1 through June 30. Members may represent more than one category and may seek re-appointment when their current term expires.
Current Council:
Bradley Woodring Chair- NV Energy
Kris Wells Chair-elect- AT&T
Danny Campos – Northern Nevada Development Authority
Shirley Chantrill – Nevada Aging and Disability Services Division
Maureen Cole - Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation
Alan Darney – Northern Nevada Electrical Apprenticeship
Kenneth Dugan – Sierra Nevada Job Corps Center
Jeff Griffin – Jeff Griffin Consulting
David Meares – SK Food Group
Tom Miller – Applied Staffing Solutions
Brian Moore – Microsoft Licensing
Vicki Morris – Northern Nevada Literacy Council
Jim Nelson – Nevada Association of Employers
Tony Ramirez – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Ernie Rivera – LaborMax Staffing
Russ Romine – Griffin Global Logistics
Nancy Rutherford – SOC Hawthorne
Michelle Sanchez-Bickley – Renown Health
Maria Sheehan – Truckee Meadows Community College
Greg Smith – Northern Nevada Operating Engineers
Len Stevens – Northern Nevada Chamber of Commerce
Nevadaworks Local Elected Officials
The Nevadaworks Local Elected Officials are either elected to a county office or represent such an official. Their two year terms on the Nevadaworks Board are determined by their respective county commissions and run from January 1 in even numbered years through December 31 in odd numbered years.
Current Local Elected Officials:
Norm Frey – Chair - Churchill County Commissioner
Darin Bloyed – Vice Chair - Pershing County Commissioner
Dean Bullock – Lander County Commissioner
- Carson City
Richard Carney – White Pine County Commissioner
Denise Castle - Douglas County Commissioner Representative
James Essenprise – Mineral County Commissioner
Jim French – Humboldt County Commissioner
Vida Keller – Lyon County Commissioner
Bob Kershaw – Storey County Commissioner
Mike Page - Eureka County Commissioner
Warren Russell – Elko County Commissioner
Bonnie Weber – Washoe County Commissioner
Nevadaworks Youth Council
The goal of the Nevadaworks Youth Council is to ensure the broadest range of services available to northern Nevada youth while minimizing duplication. Nevadaworks has contracted with premier youth agencies to coordinate this function for the best interests of the communities involved.
