We’re proud to see Althea Salas, vice president of human resources, join an esteemed list of industry leaders to helm the new San Diego Workforce Development Board. This new board structure will provide direction on optimal ways to provide job training opportunities for job seekers that meet the needs of regional employers.
“Streamlining our governance allows for more strategic alignment and responsiveness that will help us be most effective in our efforts to close the skills gap in our region” says Peter Callstrom, CEO, San Diego Workforce Partnership.
Members of this new board include:
- Richard Barrera, Secretary-Treasurer/CEO, San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council
- Andrew Berg, Executive Manager, National Electrical Contractors Association
- Phil Blair, President, Manpower San Diego
- Mark Cafferty, President & CEO, San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation
- Erik Caldwell, Director of Economic Development, City of San Diego
- Dr. Sunita Cooke, President, Mira Costa College
- Carlos O. Turner Cortez, Ph.D., President, San Diego Continuing Education
- Lee Goodman, President & CEO, Jerome’s Furniture
- Ellen Greer, Division Chief, Employment Development Department
- Katie Hansen, Director of Community Affairs, Associated Builders and Contractors San Diego (ABC)
- Ed Hidalgo, Senior Director of Government Affairs, Qualcomm
- Patrick Knighton, Director, San Diego Electrical Training Center
- Matt Kriz, Political Director, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council
- Tom Lemmon, Business Manager, San Diego County Building & Trades Council
- Ky Lewis, Senior Vice President, Sharp Health Care
- Patrick Lloyd, Vice President Human Resources, GKN Aerospace
- Nick Macchione, Director – HHSA, County of San Diego
- Mitch Mitchell, Vice President, SDG&E
- John Ohanian, CEO, 2-1-1 San Diego
- Marco Ortiz, Owner, Ortiz Insurance Agency
Omar Passons, Attorney, Stutz Artiano Shinoff & Holtz- Steve Redding, HR Operations Manager, UPS- Southern California
- Eric Robles, Director of Political and Legislative Affairs, United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care
- Althea Salas, Vice President of Human Resources, San Diego Tourism Authority
- Marlene Taylor, President, Taylor Trim & Supply
- Krista Torquato, Senior Vice President, Bank of America
- Carmencita Trapse, Regional Administrator, Department of Rehabilitation
“Our governance members have always been committed to our mission to empower job seekers to meet the current and future workforce needs of employers in San Diego County. We are excited to continue this journey with a new structure and new members,” says Callstrom.
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