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WDB Members

What Do We Do?

The Workforce Development Board of Ventura County serves the needs of business, workers, and job seekers in Ventura County. The WDBVC is a chief architect of the workforce system and plays a central role in building the talent pipeline for the future. The WDBVC manages a variety of funding sources to support workforce development throughout Ventura County.

Workforce Development Board

The Ventura County Board of Supervisors appoints members to the WDB for three-year terms.  The majority of WDB members are from the business sector in Ventura County.  Others represent economic development, education, labor, government and community-based organizations.

WDB Chair Laura MartinezWDB  Chair

Laura Martinez
HR Force, Inc.

WDB Vice Chair

Byron Ward
Action Human Technologies, LLC

WDB MEMBERS

  1. Anaya, Esther – The Arc of Ventura County
  2. Carpenter, Davita – HCA Human Resources Group
  3. Daniels, Celia – Rebekon Consulting
  4. Dollar, Victor – Brighton Management
  5. Goldberg, Jeremy – Tri-Counties Central Labor Council (AFL-CIO)
  6. Herrera, Cynthia – Ventura County Community College District
  7. Jansen, Marilyn – United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 770
  8. Liu, Gregory – Jaxx Manufacturing, Inc.
  9. Martinez, Laura (Chair) – HR Force, Inc.
  10. McNutt, Scott – Ventura Adult and Continuing Education (VACE)
  11. Mendieta, Blanca – Fillmore Unified School District / Ventura County Adult Education Consortium
  12. Mireles, Anthony – Laborers International Union of North America
  13. Perez, Tracy – KFI Staffing
  14. Pratt, Bill – Kinamed, Inc.
  15. Rodriguez, Miguel The Port of Hueneme
  16. Safaeinili, Lisa – Westminster Free Clinic
  17. Serrato, Rosa – Reiter Affiliated Companies
  18. Stenslie, Bruce – Economic Development Collaborative
  19. Valladares, Cesar – Employment Development Department
  20. Ward, Byron (Vice Chair) – Action Human Technologies, LLC
  21. Winic, Brian – California Department of Rehabilitation
  22. Wiseman, Ken – Corazon de Piru
  23. Yeoh, Stephen – Un1teee
  24. Zacarias, Celina – California State University, Channel Islands
  25. Zierhut, Peter – Haas Automation Inc.