Who We Are

Our Dedicated Board Members

Commitment to excellence

Our Workforce Investment Board (WIB) is comprised of public and private sector stakeholders in the region dedicated to making the right investments in workforce talent for our regional businesses.

Meet our Board
Meet our Committees

WIB Members

Bill DeLain - Region Manager
Southern California Edison
(Chair)

Gil Aguilar - Partner CPA
Pine, Pedroncelli & Aguilar, Inc.

Robert Alcazar - Farm Workers Division Director
Proteus, Inc.

Marcia Becerra - Manager
Employment Development Department

Sandra Bullard
Banking, Retired
(Treasurer)

Dr. Rosa Carlson - President
Porterville College

Timothy Chaney - Vocational Instructor
SEIU 1000 District President

Kevin L. Cole - Assistant Business Manager
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

David Crawford - Director of Human Services
Health & Human Services Agency

Randy Dennis - Fireman
Fresno Fire Department, IAFF Local 753

Mike Ennis - Supervisor
Tulare County Board of Supervisors

Mary Alice Escarsega-Fechner - Vice President of Administrative Services
Family HealthCare Network

Jeff Fly - Chief Executive Officer
Turning Point of Central California, Inc.

Gary Germaine - Director of Operations
Land O’ Lakes

Joe Hallmeyer - President
Ken’s Stakes & Supplies

Mariann Hedstrom - Owner
Visalia Lumber Co.

Ronny Jungk - Executive Board Treasurer
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

Carolyn Kehrli, Ed.D. - Superintendent of General Services
Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District

George Maness
Veterans Employment & Veterans Opportunity Day Committees

Charles McAninch - President
Job Resource Unlimited

Carolyn Rose - Executive Director
Community Services & Employment Training (CSET)

Paul Saldana - President/CEO
Tulare County Economic Development Corporation

William D. Scott - Rehabilitation Supervisor
State of California - Department of Rehabilitation

Dr. William T. Scroggins - President/Superintendent
College of the Sequoias

Tricia Stever - Executive Director
Tulare County Farm Bureau

Jim Vidak - Superintendent of Schools
Tulare County Office of Education

Barbara Waldron
Three Rivers Garden Art Gallery

Harroll Wiley - Vice President
Tri-Counties Bank
(Vice Chair)

Bobbie Wilson
Human Resources, Retired

Board Committees

WIB Executive Committee is a minimum seven member group comprised of three elected officers, three elected Directors, the immediate past WIB Chair, and the Chairs of each committee and council, if applicable. The Executive Committee meets six times a year and has the authority to conduct business and reach decisions if the Board of Directors is not in session.

Program Committee provides for development and implementation of WIB objectives including but not limited to design of the local workforce investment plan in accordance with WIA directives; program procurement; and provides review and oversight for monitoring and evaluation of activities under the five-year local workforce investment plan as required.

Public Relations/Marketing Committee provides policy and guidance to initiate advertising, public relations and image building which furthers the WIB activities, such as the Employment Connection system, youth projects, and industry specific events. Committee members are appointed by the WIB Chair and are members in good standing. The committee meets quarterly-February, May, August, November-immediately following the full WIB meeting.

Sector Committees represent high growth/high wage/ career path sectors as defined by County economic trends. Committees are chaired by a WIB member with membership made of private sector representatives from each cluster industry. The committees define workforce issues facing each sector, develop and approve Customized Training and Employer Training Panel agreements; serve as an industry advisory group for career technical training; and review WIB expenditures for training within each sector.

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