WORKFORCE BOARD
Powerful Partners
The volunteers who compromise our board of directors are an integral part of our team and a tremendous resource.
The One Stop Operator award for LWDA 21 for the 2023- 2026 year is Eckerd Connects – $ 300,000 ($100,000/year)
Board Members
| Private Representatives | |
| Brett Simon, Talent Acquisition Specialist (Chair) | AWC Inc. |
| Elizabeth Beckham, Learning & Development Manager (Vice-Chair) | Turner Industries |
| Kenneth Champagne, SVP, Premium Finance Business Unit | Confie Group |
| Yvette Moody, BR CIC Delivery Manager | IBM |
| Blaine Grimes, Board Chair | Louisiana Jump$tart Coalition |
| Judi Lefebvre, Manager of Talent Acquisition | Baton Rouge General Medical Center |
| David Fahr, VP of Technology & Risk | Community Coffee |
| Sandy Michelet, Vice President of Human Resources | Sparkhound |
| Christy Reeves, Vice President of Regional Community Affairs & Government Relations | Ochsner Health |
| Amy Eberly, Manager, Workforce Engagement | Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED, Inc |
| Russell Wilkes, Account Manager | Brown Eagle |
| Evon Roquemore, CEO | Brightside |
| Public Representatives | |
| Nicholas Felton, Assistant to President | LA AFL CIO |
| Gayle Fisher, Workforce Development Specialist 9 | Louisiana Workforce Commission |
| Andrew Fitzgerald, SVP of Business Intelligence | Baton Rouge Area Chamber |
| Dr. Dawn Hall, Director of Adult Continuing Education | East Baton Rouge Parish School System |
| Joseph Maranto, Business Agent | Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 198 |
| Maydel Schexnayder-Chatelain, Regional Manager | Louisiana Workforce Commission |
| Charlene Trusclair, Workforce Development Specialist | Department of Child & Family Services |
| Dr. Brandy Tyson, Vice-Chancellor of Workforce | Baton Rouge Community College |
| Luke Waggenspack, President/Business Agent | Ironworkers Local 623 |
| Shanan Waters, Secretary-Treasurer | Laborers Local 99 |
| Chad Williams, Training Coordinator | Central South Carpenters & Millwrights |