Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird is the Chief Elected Official. All members volunteer their time to serve on this board and are appointed by the Mayor of Lincoln.
Chief Elected Official
Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird
Chief Elected Official
Workforce Board Members
Jim Townsend
Kawasaki Motor Manufacturing Corp. USA
Sherla Post
Cornhusker Bank
Julie Panko Haberman
Lincoln Electric System Secretary
Randy Sterns
IBM
Jacquelyn Miller
Nebraska Vocational Rehabilitation
Jane Goertzen
Crete Carrier Corporation
Diane Temme Stinton
TMCO, Inc.
Bryan Seck
Lincoln Literacy
Ronald Kaminski
Laborers International Union of North America #1140
Ashley Krajewski
Procore
Allison Hatch
Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development
Jessica Greenwald
INSPRO Insurance
Leon Holloway
Duncan Aviation
Carol Swigart
Hillaero Modification Center Vice Chairperson
Tom Emerson
IBEW Local Union #265
Matt Scott
North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters
Heather Loughman
Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties
Katherine Warren
KidGlov
Chelsea Reller
Talent Plus
Cristina Thaut
Southeast Community College
Kelly Vogler
Agilx
Shannon Peterson (Pending)
Nebraska Department of Labor
Jamie Bearup
Lincoln Central Labor Union
Marguerite Himmelberg
Southeast Community College
Members are appointed by the Mayor of Lincoln. Members serve three-year terms with possible re-appointment. If you’d like to be nominated to the Workforce Board, contact the workforce administrator: Dylan Wren, Dwren@lincoln.ne.gov for more information. The responsibilities of the Board include:
- Developing the Greater Lincoln local and regional Workforce Plan for the use of WIOA funds
- Overseeing the operation of the American Job Center
- Scanning the community for unmet employment and training needs, and convening the appropriate partners to develop solutions
- Fostering the close relationship between education, workforce development, and economic development in maintaining and growing our economy
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A message from Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird, Chief Elected Official
