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