Members of Governor Kasich's Executive Workforce Board met at the Riffe Center in Columbus, Ohio to discuss the current state of Ohio's workforce. They discussed the Aligning Training to Business Needs, Connecting Businesses and Workers.
Members of the Board work closely with the Governor's Office of Workforce Transformation, created by Gov. Kasich in February 2012, to rationalize Ohio's entire workforce system and provide recommendations on how best to streamline workforce programs.
Additional speakers include: Elise Meyers, Ohio Department of Higher Education Josh Hawley, Ohio Education Research Center, OSU Doug Lumpkin, Office of Human Services Innovation Katie Cobb, Owens Corning Jeremy Shapira, Giant Eagle
Members of the Governor's Executive Workforce Board include: Blane Walter (Chair) Partner, Talisman Capital Partners Dennis Nash (Vice-Chair) Chairman & CEO, Kenan Advantage Group Mike Archer President & CEO, Pioneer Pipe/Pioneer Group John Barnes, Jr. State Representative, Ohio House (12th District) Bill Beagle State Senator, Ohio Senate (5th District) Brian P. Benyo President & CEO, Brilex Industries Inc. John Carey Chancellor, Ohio Department of Higher Education Roy Church President, Lorain County Community College Janet Weir Creighton County Commissioner, Stark County Tim Derickson State Representative, Ohio House (53rd District) Cynthia Callender Dungey Director, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Dennis Franks Superintendent, Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center Lou Gentile State Senator, Ohio Senate (30th District)Vicki Giambrone Partner, CBD Advisors Andrea Kramer Founder/President, City Apparel / Go Grow Strategies Stephen Lipster Director, The Electrical Trades Center Kevin Miller Executive Director, Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Phil Parker President & CEO, Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce Albert Ratner Co-Chairman Emeritus, Forest City Doug Reffitt Director, Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters Jamie Regg Senior Executive, Communications and Infrastructure, GE Aviation Patrick Sink Business Manager, International Union of Operating Engineers Richard Stoff President & CEO, Ohio Business Roundtable David Whitehead Chair, Cuyahoga Community College David Wynn Manufacturing Director, BASF Corporation Thomas F. Zenty III Chief Executive Officer, University Hospitals