Workforce Development Working Group
Purpose
The Workforce Development Working Group aims to create a best-in-class workforce system to engage and support the long-term unemployed, job seekers, and employers.
2024 Objectives
- Improve postsecondary attainment and reduce poverty in West Michigan while incentivizing work and advancement by partnering with the Federal Reserve.
- Enhance Michigan’s adult basic education system by accelerating the implementation, evaluation, and scaling of effective practices.
- Improve employability and retention of justice-involved individuals by partnering with Calvin University to develop and pilot a microcredential program with best practices for second chance hiring.
Purpose
The Workforce Development Working Group aims to create a best-in-class workforce system to engage and support the long-term unemployed, job seekers, and employers.
2024 Objectives
- Improve postsecondary attainment and reduce poverty in West Michigan while incentivizing work and advancement by partnering with the Federal Reserve.
- Enhance Michigan’s adult basic education system by accelerating the implementation, evaluation, and scaling of effective practices.
- Improve employability and retention of justice-involved individuals by partnering with Calvin University to develop and pilot a microcredential program with best practices for second chance hiring.
Leadership
Membership
Erica Armstrong
Root Functional Medicine
Tony Calcagno
Goodwill of Greater Grand Rapids
Jay Dunwell
Wolverine Coil Spring Company
Gene Ford
GW Ford Consulting
Frances Hogsten
Haworth Inc.
Jeanette Hoyer
Goodwill Industries of West Michigan
Peter Hungerford
ADAC Automotive
Shelly Keene
Michigan Works! – West Central
Jason Kehr
Valley City Electronic Recycling
Stephanie Kempa
Herbruck’s
Sara Knoester
Mixed Staffing & Recruiting
Valarie Krause
YWCA West Central Michigan
Mark Lancaster
EG Workforce Solutions
Jacob Maas
West Michigan Works!
Jeff McMartin
Pliant Plastics
Julie Parks
Grand Rapids Community College
Janis Petrini
Express Employment Professionals
Dan Rinsema-Sybenga
Muskegon Community College
Randi Roehling
DISHER
Joanne Roehm
Western Michigan University
Mary Rosser
Trinity Health Grand Rapids
Mylène Sage
Paramelt
Stephanie Schoenherr
Cascade Engineering
Monica Schuyler
Pennies from Heaven Foundation
Wendy Wells
West Shore Community College
Kristy White
Autocam Medical
Crystal Young
West Shore Community College
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