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