Education and Credential Attainment Committee 

This committee identifies strategies, policies, and other activities to ensure North Carolina has the workforce needed for a strong and vibrant economy. It also seeks to identify and promote strategies that support credential attainment and career advancement. 

  • Sherry Carpenter, Chair 
  • Suzanne Johnson, Vice Chair 
  • Brian Floyd 
  • Robert Van Dyke 
  • Sec. Lee Lilley (Designee-Andrea DeSantis) 
  • Sec. Gabe Esparza (Designee- Maria Richardson) 
  • Himanshu Karvir 
  • Steven Hunt 
  • Mo Green (Designee- Kristi Day) 
  • Hope Williams
  • Staff: Tracie Ford 

 

Apprenticeships and Work-Based Learning Committee 

This committee identifies strategies to increase work-based learning experiences throughout the workforce system, allowing learners and jobseekers to explore and experience the world of work, and allowing employers to work with potential and recent hires to develop important durable and technical skills to enhance engagement, learning, and productivity. 

  • Tammy Simmons, Chair 
  • Sec. Dev Sangvai, Vice Chair (Designee-Chris Egan) 
  • Jim Hartman 
  • Robert Doreauk 
  • Jeff Frederick 
  • Pres. Jeff Cox (Designee-John Loyack) 
  • Pam Townsend 
  • Greg Thompson 
  • Darla D. McGlamery 
  • Wesley Davis
  • Staff: Veronica Green 

 

Future-Ready Workforce and Employer Partnerships Committee 

This committee supports strategies to ensure the workforce development system is visible, relevant, efficient, and easy to access by employers. The committee strives to connect employers to qualified, work-ready employees through meaningful partnerships with the workforce system. 

  • Mark Richardson, Chair 
  • Olalah Njenga, Vice Chair 
  • Daniel Briggs 
  • Governor Josh Stein (Designee-Kindl Detar) 
  • Marti Matthews Martin 
  • Aharon Segal 
  • Kathie Smith 
  • Carnessa Ottelin 
  • Staff: Kristie Van Auken 

 

Modernizing and Aligning the Workforce System Committee 

This committee supports strategies and oversees activities that foster a more aligned and responsive system that is easy to access and customer-oriented. The committee focuses on using data to drive strategies, measure performance, increase transparency, and improve accountability of the system. The committee promotes collaboration, policy alignment, innovation, and communication among workforce system agencies and partners. 

  • Cheryl Richards, Chair 
  • Sharene Pierce, Vice Chair 
  • Shawn Brown 
  • Paul Lawler 
  • Rodney Carson 
  • Chris Gergen 
  • Chris Arabia 
  • Byron Hicks  (Designee-Peter Hans)
  • Anita Bachmann 
  • Staff: James Bain 

 

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