NCWorks NextGen Providers

This page lists the youth services providers for North Carolina’s NCWorks NextGen programs, arranged by local workforce development board (WDB) area.

Cape Fear WDB

WIOA Youth Service Provider (Organization Name, Address and Phone Number)

Contact Person (Name, Title and Email Address)

County/Counties Served and where services are provided

(One-Stop, Office, Both)

Brunswick Community College Administrative Building & Student Center

50 College Rd NE, Bolivia, NC 28422

910 755-7339

Greg Bland, Vice President of Continuing Education, Economic and Workforce Development, Brunswick Community College

bland@brunswickcc.edu

Brunswick

Southeastern Community College NCWorks Career Center 

4564 Chadbourn Highway

Whiteville, NC 28472 

910 642-7141 ext. 208

Chris English, President, Southeastern Community College 

chris.english@sccnc.edu

Columbus 

Both

Cape Fear WDB 

1528 Harbour Drive

Wilmington, NC 28401

(910) 274-0351

Brian Jackson

Deputy Director, CFWDB

bjackson@capefearcog.org

New Hanover 

Pender

Capital Area WDB

WIOA Youth Service Provider (Organization Name, Address and Phone Number)

Contact Person (Name, Title and Email Address)

County/Counties Served and where services are provided

(One-Stop, Office, Both)

Educational Data Systems,
Inc.
1800-H Tillery Place
Raleigh, NC 27604
919.615.1919
Kevin Schnieders
President
kschnieders@edsisolutions.com 
Wake County - Office
(NextGen Ctr)
Lee and Chatham
Counties - One-Stop 
Johnston County
Industries, Inc.
912 N. Brightleaf Blvd.
Smithfield, NC 27577
919.934.1029 
Taylor Kirks
Vice President
Taylor.Kirks@jcindustries.com 
Johnston County - Office
(NextGen Center) 
Orange County DSS
203 S Greensboro St,
Carrboro, NC 27510
Phone: 919.245.2840 
Sharron Hinton
Human Service Manager
Shinton@orangecountync.gov 
Orange County- One-Stop 

Centralina WDB

WIOA Youth Service Provider (Organization Name, Address and Phone Number)

Contact Person (Name, Title and Email Address)

County/Counties Served and where services are provided

(One-Stop, Office, Both)

Organization Name:
Arbor E&T, LLC, d/b/a
Equus Workforce
Solutions
Address / Telephone:
9901 Linn Station Road
Louisville, KY 40223
(502) 394-2100
Region Contact
Location:
NCWorks Career Center
– Rowan
Address / Telephone:
1904 S. Main St.
Salisbury, North Carolina 28144
(704)-639-7529
Contact Person(s):
National
Mr. Jack Sawyer, President
Email:
jack.sawyer@equusworks.com 
Regional
Ms. Rochelle Brown, Regional
Director of Operations Email:
rochellebrown@equusworks.com 
Local
Mr. John Smith, One-Stop
Operator Email:
john.smith@equusworks.com 
Ms. Kim Carpenter, WIOA
Project Director Email:
kim.carpenter@equusworks.com 

Anson
Cabarrus
Iredell
Lincoln
Rowan
Stanly
Union


NextGen Youth and Young Adult services are
provided in all eight (8) NCWorks Centralina
Career Centers across the seven (7) counties located in the Centralina WDB local area. 

Charlotte Works WDB

WIOA Youth Service Provider (Organization Name, Address and Phone Number)

Contact Person (Name, Title and Email Address)

County/Counties Served and where services are provided

(One-Stop, Office, Both)

Out-of-School Youth
Program
Central Piedmont Community College
1320 Sam Ryburn Walk
Charlotte, NC 28204 
Sheena Ashley
Director of Career Development
(HRD) and NextGen
Sheena.Ashley@cpcc.edu 
704-330-2722 ext 3885 
Charlotte/Mecklenburg
County
Central Piedmont
Community College
1320 Sam Ryburn Walk
Charlotte, NC 28204 
In-School Youth Program
Charlotte Works
8601 McAlpine Park
Drive Suite 120 Charlotte, NC 28211 
Shemia Williams
Chief Programs Officer
swilliams@charlotteworks.com 
704-274-8021
Charlotte/Mecklenburg
County
Services provided in 4
local high schools:
Chambers (formerly Vance),
Garinger, West Charlotte,
Harding High Schools 

Durham WDB

WIOA Youth Service Provider (Organization Name, Address and Phone Number)

Contact Person (Name, Title and Email Address)

County/Counties Served and where services are provided

(One-Stop, Office, Both)

Eckerd Connects/ 

Eckerd Workforce Development
100 Starcrest Dr.
Clearwater FL, 33765

Renee Alexander
Sr. Operations Director
ralexander@eckerd.org 
(864) 634-0151
Durham
Services provided in:
NCWorks Career Center
One-Stop, 1105 S. Briggs
Ave., Durham, NC 27703 

Eastern Carolina WDB

WIOA Youth Service Provider (Organization Name, Address and Phone Number)

Contact Person (Name, Title and Email Address)

County/Counties Served and where services are provided

(One-Stop, Office, Both)

Carteret Community College
3505 Arendell Street
Morehead City, NC 28557
Ph: 252-222-6000
Perry Harker
Vice President Corporate &
Community Education
harkerp@carteret.edu 
Carteret County (One-Stop &
Community College) 
Eckerd Connections, Inc.
100 N. Starcrest Drive
Clearwater, FL 33765
Ph: 919-801-1743 
Ryan Salzer,
Vice President Business &
Resource Development
jsalzer@eckerd.org 
Duplin County, Craven County,
Pamlico County, Onslow County
(One-Stop & Community
Colleges)

Lenoir Community College 

231 Highway 58 South
Kinston, NC 28502
Ph: 252-527-6223

Josephine Wallace-Koonce
Career Center Manager
jwallace-koonce68@lenoir.edu 
Greene County, Jones County,
Lenoir County (Office &
Community College)
Wayne Community College
3000 Wayne Memorial Dr.
Goldsboro, NC 27534
Ph: 919-739-6980
Renita Dawson
Associate Vice President of
Continuing Education
Rddawson@waynecc.edu 
Wayne County (One-Stop &
Community College)

Foothills WDB

WIOA Youth Service Provider (Organization Name, Address and Phone Number)

Contact Person (Name, Title and Email Address)

County/Counties Served and where services are provided

(One-Stop, Office, Both)

Ross Innovative
Employment Solutions
Corp 301 Orchard Street,
Suite 2, St. Clair, MI 48079
(810)326-1510 
Malcolm Free
Workforce Program
Director,
mfree@rossworks.com 
Cleveland, Rutherford,
Polk, and McDowell Counties. Services are
provided through Foothills
Region’s 3 One-Stop
Centers in Cleveland, Rutherford and McDowell
Counties.

Gaston WDB

WIOA Youth Service Provider (Organization Name, Address and Phone Number)

Contact Person (Name, Title and Email Address)

County/Counties Served and where services are provided

(One-Stop, Office, Both)

Two Hawk Workforce
Services
1391 Bessemer City Rd
Gastonia, NC 28052
704-853-5328 
Aletha Poole
Two Hawk Workforce
Services Director
aletha.poole@twohawk.net 
Gaston County
One-Stop 

Guilford Works WDB

WIOA Youth Service Provider (Organization Name, Address and Phone Number)

Contact Person (Name, Title and Email Address)

County/Counties Served and where services are provided

(One-Stop, Office, Both)

Ross Innovative Employment Solutions

7800 W. Brown Deer Rd. 2nd Floor, Milwaukee, WI 53223

414-760-6060

Kelli Bell, Project Director

kbell@rossworks.com

336-297-9444

One-Stop: 

607 Idol St. 

High Point NC 

Specialized: 

301 S. Greene St.

Greensboro, NC

High Country WDB

WIOA Youth Service Provider (Organization Name, Address and Phone Number)

Contact Person (Name, Title and Email Address)

County/Counties Served and where services are provided

(One-Stop, Office, Both)

Goodwill Industries of
Northwest NC
2701 University Parkway
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
Toni Deal
WIOA Director
tdeal@goodwillnwnc.org 
(828) 265-5385
(828) 278-6460
Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga,
and Wilkes
In Alleghany County, the
one-stop center is located
in the library. Ashe,
Watauga, and Wilkes are
stand-alone centers. Youth
services are also provided
at all four (4) centers. 
Mayland Community
College
PO Box 827, Spruce Pine,
NC 28777
Pam Wilson
WIOA Director
pam.wilson@ncworks.gov 
(828) 682-6618 
Avery, Mitchell, and
Yancey counties. In Avery
and Mitchell counties, the
one-stop is located on the
MCC campus. Yancey is a
stand-alone center. Youth
services are also provided
at all three (3) centers. 

Kerr-Tar WDB

WIOA Youth Service Provider (Organization Name, Address and Phone Number)

Contact Person (Name, Title and Email Address)

County/Counties Served and where services are provided

(One-Stop, Office, Both)

Educational Data
Systems, Incorporated
(EDSI)
15300 Commerce Drive
North
Dearborn, MI 48120
313-271-2660
Kevin Schnieders, CEO
kschnieders@edsi.com 
Franklin, Granville,
Person, Vance, Warren
Counties; 
One-Stop Centers and
Affiliate Locations

Lumber River WDB

WIOA Youth Service Provider (Organization Name, Address and Phone Number)

Contact Person (Name, Title and Email Address)

County/Counties Served and where services are provided

(One-Stop, Office, Both)

Bladen Community College
7418 NC Hwy 41 West
Dublin, NC 28332
910-879-5500
Katrina Harbison
Director
kharbison@bladencc.edu 
Bladen County
One-Stop
Scotland County Schools
322 S Main St
Laurinburg, NC
(910) 276-7370 
Vondia Caple
Program Supervisor
vcaple@scotland.k12.nc.us 
Scotland County
In-School Only
Office 
Two Hawk Workforce
Services
118 West 5th Street
Lumberton, NC 28358
(910) 738-3014
Aletha Poole
Director
aletha.poole@twohawk.net 
Hoke County
Richmond County
Robeson County
Scotland County Out-of-
School Only
One-Stop 

Mid-Carolina WDB

WIOA Youth Service Provider (Organization Name, Address and Phone Number)

Contact Person (Name, Title and Email Address)

County/Counties Served and where services are provided

(One-Stop, Office, Both)

Cumberland County
Schools
2465 Gillespie Street,
Fayetteville, NC 28306 
Chip Lucas
CTE Executive Director
chiplucas@ccs.k12.nc.us 
(910) 678-2411 
Cumberland
Both
Equus Workforce
Solutions 9200
Shelbyville Road, Suite
210, Louisville, KY 40222 
Christine Grigsby
Regional Director
christine.grigsby@equusworks.com 
(229) 328-2388
Cumberland, Moore &
Sampson
Both 
Harnett County
Government
900 9th Street, Lillington,
NC 27546
Charlotte Leach
Workforce Development Director
cleach@harnett.org 
(910) 814-6320 
Harnett
Both
Montgomery Community
College
1011 Page Street, Troy,
NC 27371 
Ricardo Romero
Dean of Continuing Education
(910) 898-9600 
Montgomery
Office 

Mountain Area WDB

WIOA Youth Service Provider (Organization Name, Address and Phone Number)

Contact Person (Name, Title and Email Address)

County/Counties Served and where services are provided

(One-Stop, Office, Both)

Madison County Schools
5738 Hwy25/70
Marshall, NC 28753
James Huey
CTE Director
jameshuey@madisonk12.net 
828-649-9276
Madison (Both)
Madison County School 
Goodwill of Northwest NC
P.O. Box 4299
Winston Salem, NC 27115 
Jordan Meeks
Youth Programs Manager
jmeeks@goodwillnwnc.org 
828-299-3595 
Buncombe (Both)
Madison (One Stop)
Transylvania (One Stop)
Goodwill 
Henderson County Schools
414 4th Avenue W
Hendersonville, NC 28739 
Shannon Auten
Director of Title I Services
mwgruebmeyer@hcpsnc.org 
270-831-5000
Henderson (Both)
Henderson County
Innovation High School 

Northeastern WDB

WIOA Youth Service Provider (Organization Name, Address and Phone Number)

Contact Person (Name, Title and Email Address)

County/Counties Served and where services are provided

(One-Stop, Office, Both)

Northeastern Workforce
Development Board, 101
ARPDC Street, Hertford,
NC 27944 
Rachel Clipston, 
Director
rclipston@accog.org 
Pasquotank, Camden,
Chowan, Gates,
Perquimans, Currituck,
Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell
Washington
One-Stop locations are in
Pasquotank and Chowan
Counties, all other Counties
access services through the
Career Centers (in-person
or remote), at established
hub offices, and at
community locations
throughout the region based
on the needs of the
customer.

Piedmont Triad Regional WDB

WIOA Youth Service Provider (Organization Name, Address and Phone Number)

Contact Person (Name, Title and Email Address)

County/Counties Served and where services are provided

(One-Stop, Office, Both)

Goodwill Northwest NC
2701 University Parkway
Winston Salem, NC
27115
Crystal Bowman
Regional Compliance Specialist-
Youth
crbowman@goodwillnwnc.org 
336-816-1720
All 10 counties served
Based in a Surry County
office
Goodwill Northwest NC
2701 University Parkway
Winston Salem, NC
27115
Devita Ewell
Program Manager- Youth
dewell@goodwillnwnc.org 
336-724-3621
All 10 counties served,
based in Forsyth
NCWorks Career Center
Goodwill Northwest NC
2701 University Parkway
Winston Salem, NC
27115 
Shannon Huffman
Case Manager
shuffman@goodwillnwnc.org 
336-290-0750
Alamance County/
Alamance NCWorks
Career Center 
Goodwill Northwest NC
2701 University Parkway
Winston Salem, NC
27115
Kristina Regan
Youth Coordinator
kristina_regan@davidsondavie.edu 
336-751-2885
Davie County/
Davidson/Davie
Community College 
Goodwill Northwest NC
2701 University Parkway
Winston Salem, NC
27115
Steven Parker
Case Manager
sparker@goodwillnwnc.org 
336-464-0520
Forsyth County/ Forsyth
NCWorks Career Center
Goodwill Northwest NC
2701 University Parkway
Winston Salem, NC
27115
Mary “Kathy” Kullman
Case Manager
mkullman@goodwillnwnc.org 
336-464-0520
Forsyth County/ Forsyth
NCWorks Career Center
Goodwill Northwest NC
2701 University Parkway
Winston Salem, NC
27115
Eric Taylor
Case Manager
etaylor@goodwillnwnc.org 
336-464-0520
Forsyth County/ Forsyth
NCWorks Career Center
Goodwill Northwest NC
2701 University Parkway
Winston Salem, NC
27115
Tashenia Spinks
Case Manager
tspinks@goodwillnwnc.org 
336-625-5128
Randolph County/
Randolph NCWorks
Career Center
Goodwill Northwest NC
2701 University Parkway
Winston Salem, NC
27115
Kendra Griffin
Case Manager
kgriffin@mtairy.k12.nc.us 
540-598-8707
Surry County/Surry
NCWorks Career Center/
Mt. Airy High School
Goodwill Northwest NC
2701 University Parkway
Winston Salem, NC
27115
Polly Long
Youth Coordinator
plong@mtairy.k12.nc.us 
336-786-9763
Surry County/
Mt. Airy High School
Goodwill Northwest NC
2701 University Parkway
Winston Salem, NC
27115
Brittney Creed
Case Manager
bcreed@goodwillnwnc.org 
336-354-2554
Yadkin County/ Surry
Community College-
Yadkin County
Goodwill Northwest NC
2701 University Parkway
Winston Salem, NC
27115
Teresa Allen
Case Manager
tallen@goodwillnwnc.org 
Rockingham and Caswell
County/Rockingham
NCWorks Career Center

Rivers East WDB

WIOA Youth Service Provider (Organization Name, Address and Phone Number)

Contact Person (Name, Title and Email Address)

County/Counties Served and where services are provided

(One-Stop, Office, Both)

Mid-East Commission
1502 N. Market Street
Washington, NC 27889
Jennie Bowen, WD Director
jbowen@mideastcom.org 
252-974-1815
Beaufort, Bertie, Hertford,
Martin and Pitt- One-Stop 

Southwestern WDB

WIOA Youth Service Provider (Organization Name, Address and Phone Number)

Contact Person (Name, Title and Email Address)

County/Counties Served and where services are provided

(One-Stop, Office, Both)

HIGHTS INC.
PO Box 865
Cullowhee, NC 28723
Marcus Metcalf
Executive Director
marcus@hights.org 
Cherokee, Clay, Graham,
Jackson, Macon, Swain
Counties
Jackson County Schools
housed in The Hub alternative school 
Haywood Central Schools
72 Virginia Avenue
Waynesville, NC 28786
828-784-7869
Nancy Medford
WIOA Youth Program
Manager
Haywood Community
Learning Center
Haywood

Turning Point WDB

WIOA Youth Service Provider (Organization Name, Address and Phone Number)

Contact Person (Name, Title and Email Address)

County/Counties Served and where services are provided

(One-Stop, Office, Both)

Choanoke Area
Development Association,
Inc.
120 Sessoms Drive
Rich Square NC 27869
Stephanie Cherry, WIOA
LEAD
scherry@nc-cada.org 
252.578.0223
Halifax / Northampton
(Office)
Halifax Cooperative
Extension
359 Ferrell Lane
Halifax NC 27839 
Michael Pittman, WIOA
Director
Michael_pittman@ncsu.edu 
252.583.3684
Halifax
(Office)
Rocky Mount Opportunities
and Industrialization Ctr,
Inc.
402 E. Virginia Street
Rocky Mount NC 27801 
Gregory Singleton, Dean of
Academic Programs
gsingleton@oicone.org 
252.212.6812
Edgecombe / Nash
(Office)
Wilson Opportunities and
Industrialization Center Inc.
801 Reid Street
Wilson NC 27893
Gwendolyn Burton Director
gwen.burton@gmail.com 
252.291.0038
Wilson
(Office)

Western Piedmont WDB

WIOA Youth Service Provider (Organization Name, Address and Phone Number)

Contact Person (Name, Title and Email Address)

County/Counties Served and where services are provided

(One-Stop, Office, Both)

Ross Innovative
Employment Solutions
301 Orchard St Suite 2
St Claire, MI
810-326-4447
Malcolm Free, Program
Manager
mfree@rossworks.com 
Alexander, Burke, Caldwell
and Catawba
Services are provided at the
One-Stop locations, local
libraries and community
college campuses. 

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