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WDB Members

What Do We Do?

The Workforce Development Board of Ventura County serves the needs of business, workers, and job seekers in Ventura County. The WDBVC is a chief architect of the workforce system and plays a central role in building the talent pipeline for the future. The WDBVC manages a variety of funding sources to support workforce development throughout Ventura County.

Workforce Development Board

The Ventura County Board of Supervisors appoints members to the WDB for three-year terms.  The majority of WDB members are from the business sector in Ventura County.  Others represent economic development, education, labor, government and community-based organizations.

WDB  Chair

Laura Martinez
HR Force, Inc.

WDB Vice Chair

Byron Ward
Action Human Technologies, LLC / Central Coast Minority Enterprise Resource Affiliates (CCMERA)

WDB MEMBERS

  1. Anaya, Esther (Vice Chair, Performance and Evaluation Committee) – The Arc of Ventura County (Category: Workforce)
  2. Daniels, Celia (Chair, Performance and Evaluation Committee) – Rebekon Consulting (Category: Business)
  3. Dollar, Victor – Brighton Management (Category: Business)
  4. Falk, Sarah Christopher – Scientific Cutting Tools (Category: Business)
  5. Goldberg, Jeremy – Tri-Counties Central Labor Council (AFL-CIO) (Category: Workforce and Labor)
  6. Herrera, Cynthia – Ventura County Community College District (Category: Education and Training)
  7. Jansen, Marilyn – United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 770 (Category: Workforce and Labor)
  8. Knox, Alex – Mercury Systems (Category: Business)
  9. Liu, Gregory – Jaxx Manufacturing, Inc. (Category: Business)
  10. Martinez, Laura (Chair) — HR Force, Inc. (Category: Business)
  11. McNutt, Scott – Ventura Adult and Continuing Education (VACE) (Category: Education and Training)
  12. Mendieta, Blanca – Fillmore Unified School District / Ventura County Adult Education Consortium (Category: Education and Training)
  13. Mireles, Anthony – Laborers International Union of North America (Category: Workforce and Labor)
  14. Perez, Tracy – KFI Staffing (Category: Business)
  15. Pratt, Bill – Kinamed, Inc. (Category: Business)
  16. Rodriguez, Miguel The Port of Hueneme (Category: Government and Economic Development)
  17. Safaeinili, Lisa – Westminster Free Clinic (Category: Workforce and Labor)
  18. Serrato, Rosa – Reiter Affiliated Companies (Category: Business)
  19. Stenslie, Bruce – Economic Development Collaborative (Category: Workforce and Labor)
  20. Valladares, Cesar – Employment Development Department (Category: Government and Economic Development)
  21. Winic, Brian – California Department of Rehabilitation (Category: Government and Economic Development)
  22. Ward, Byron (Vice Chair) –  Action Human Technologies, LLC / Central Coast Minority Enterprise Resource Affiliates (CCMERA) (Category: Business / Category: Workforce and Labor)
  23. Wiseman, Ken – Corazon de Piru (Category: Business)
  24. Yeoh, Stephen – Un1teee (Category: Business)
  25. Zacarias, Celina – California State University, Channel Islands (Category: Education and Training)
  26. Zierhut, Peter – Haas Automation Inc. (Category: Business)

Interested in board membership? Please review our Board Member Description and complete an application at https://cobpublic.venturacounty.gov/boards/board-application.