BOARD MEMBERS
BUSINESS
Joe Benetti
Owner
Chris Guastaferro
AHECSW
Jason Traylor
Area Manager Northwest
Dave Sanders
HR Generalist & Business Analyst
AdvanTec Manufacturing
Dr. Jason Gray
Interim CEO
Andy Owens
Chief Operations Officer
Marie Simonds
Executive Director
Wild Coast Rivers Alliance
Laura McKeane
Director of Oral Services
AllCare Health
Susan Ray
HR Coordinator
C & D Lumber Co.
LABOR
Mike Hicks
Labor Representative
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace
OPEN
WORKFORCE
Ben Messner
Chief Executive Officer
Rhonda Amer
HR Director
Orenco Systems, Inc.
Robert Westerman, SOWIB Vice Chair
Business Agent
EDUCATION
Rachel Pokrandt
President
Ali Mageehon
Vice President of Instruction
Southwestern Oregon Community College
GOVERNMENT, ECON. DEV.
Amy Kincaid
Branch Manager
Debbie Sargent
Area Manager
Oregon Employment Department, WorkSource Oregon
Brian Prawitz
Executive Director
Umpqua Economic Development Partnership
COOS, CURRY, DOUGLAS
WORKFORCE CONSORTIUM
The Coos, Curry, Douglas Workforce Consortium is made up of one local elected official from each of the three counties in the Southwest area as required by WIOA. The consortium is responsible for making appointments to the board along with approving the local plan and budget for SOWIB.
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Coos County Commissioner John Sweet
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Curry County Commissioner Jay Trost
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Douglas County Commissioner Chris Boice, Chair