Capital Area Workforce Development Board Members

Several members of the CAWDB Board

The board is composed of not more than 25 members, a majority of whom must be representatives of the private sector. Members are appointed to serve a two-year term by the Chief Elected Official (Chairman for the Wake County Board of Commissioners).

Representing Private Sector

Zena Anderson
Human Relations Manager
Cisco Systems, Inc.

Robert Barham
Human Resources Consultant

Bruce Clarke
Vice Chair
President
Capital Associated Industries

Amy Fariss
CEO/President
The Cortina Group

Susan E. Jackson,
Chair
Executive Director
WakeMed Physician Practices

Bob Kingery
Co-Founder
Southern Energy Management

Valerie Sachariat
Senior Recruiting Manager
Time Warner Cable

Donna Steele
Performance Development Manager
Talecris Biotherapeutics

Michele Tavernise
Consultant

Durwood Woodall
Vice President
Tarheel Tooling

Representing Community-Based Organizations

Vicki Shore
Executive Director
Johnston County Industries

Marie Watson
Executive Director
Johnston-Lee-Harnett Community Action, Inc.

Howard Manning, Secretary
Executive Director
Dorcas Ministries

Representing Vocational Rehabilitation

Kenny Gibbs
Unit Manager
Vocational Rehabilitation

Representing Organized Labor

Vacant

Representing Economic Development

Thomas White
Director
Economic Development Partnership
North Carolina State University

Representing Employment Services

Leon Perry
Manager
Employment Security Commission Raleigh Local Office

Representing Secondary Education

Joy Frankoff
Coordinator
Career & Technical Education
Wake County Public School System

Jo Anne Honeycutt
Director
Career & Technical Education
Johnston County Schools

Representing Post-Secondary Education

Gerald Mitchell
Executive Vice President
Wake Technical Community College

Dr. David N. Johnson
President
Johnston Community College

Representing Social Services

Vacant

Capital Area Workforce Development Board accepts applications to fill private and public sector openings on our Board.

Candidates must be a representative of a business or organization located in Wake or Johnston Counties.

Members are appointed to serve a two-year term by the Chief Elected Official (Chairman for the Wake County Board of Commissioners).

Appointment Process

Application

For additional questions, please contact the
Capital Area Office at
(919) 856-6040.

Capital Area Workforce Development Board Committees:

Executive

Business Alliance

JobLink System

Youth Council

Liaison to County Commissioners

Stan Norwalk

Wake County Commissioner

The WDB Board is a public sector, private sector and community partnership and must have a majority of its members from private sector businesses. The chair and vice-chair must also represent the private sector.