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

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