Board of Directors
Rob Morse (Chair)
Owner, Monterey Bay Epic Adventures
Elyse Destout (Vice Chair)
Owner, Photography by Elyse Destout
Alia Ayyad
Director, Center for Employment Training
Felix Cantu
Field Office Manager, EDD
Christina Cuevas
Trustee – Area 3, Cabrillo Community College
MariaElena De La Garza
Executive Director, Community Action Board
Marshall Delk
Vice President, Santa Cruz County Bank
Peter Detlefs
Principal Administrative Analyst, County of Santa Cruz
Daniel Dodge
Executive Director, Cabrillo College Federation of Teachers
Sean Hebard
Field Representative, Carpenters Local 505
Carmen Herrera-Mansir
Executive Director, El Pajaro Community Development Corp.
Laura Holmquist-Gomez
Owner, Five Star Catering
LeNae Liebetrau
Staff Services Manager I, Department of Rehabilitation
Chris Miller
Founder, Cloud Brigade
Janet Nagamine
Owner/Farmer, Hikari Farms; Doctor, Watsonville Community Hospital
Suzette Reuschel-DiVirgilio
Programs Director, Health Improvement Partnership
Shaz Roth
President/CEO, Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Eric Saavedra
Assistant Director, Watsonville/Aptos/Santa Cruz Adult Education
Katie Setzler
Director, Human Resources, Palo Alto Medical Foundation Santa Cruz
Carol Siegel
Employment Manager, SC Seaside Company
Raymundo Sumano
Owner, Sumano’s Bakery
Dustin Vereker
Owner, Discretion Brewing LLC
Become a Board Member
The Workforce Development Board of Santa Cruz County invites you to join other business and community leaders in an exciting opportunity for leadership and vision as we move into the new millennium.
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) calls for communities to create dynamic Workforce Development Boards that will develop broad workforce development policies to meet the needs of local employers and the community in a new global economy. As a Workforce Development Board member, you will lead efforts to help our community develop a qualified workforce in Santa Cruz County.
In the Board’s view, providing quality services to employers and individual customers is critical to the success and vitality of our local economy. Our mission is “Building economic prosperity through workforce development.”
The Workforce Development Board Chair thanks you in advance for your interest in the Workforce Development Board. Your application will be reviewed and you will be contacted to discuss the activities of the Board and membership further.
Your participation will make this effort a success. In the meantime, if you would like more information, please contact the Workforce Development Board.
Staff
Andy Stone
Director
Nathan Kieu
Business Services Manager
Sara Paz-Nethercutt
Senior Human Services Analyst
Lacie Gray
Senior Human Services Analyst
Brenda Diaz-Rivas
Associate Human Services Analyst
Elizabeth Gutierrez
Admin Aide
Marcy Villalobos
Clerical Support