The Oakland County Workforce Development Board (WDB) is the recipient of the 2022 Board of Excellence Award by the Michigan Works! Association at its annual conference earlier this month.
"Workforce development is a critical component to Oakland County's long-term success," said Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter. "We're so fortunate to have a fantastic workforce development board made up of a diverse group of education, business, labor and community leaders from across Oakland County. They work well together and produce results."
Each year, the Michigan Works! Association honors a workforce development board for exemplary work to support Michigan job seekers and employers. Association CEO Ryan Hundt said Oakland County's WDB is innovative, collaborative, and forward-thinking.
"The Michigan Works! Association is proud to present this year's Board of Excellence Award to the Oakland County Workforce Development Board," Hundt said. "Time and again, Oakland County has proven itself as a national leader in delivering workforce services that will have a broad, positive impact on businesses and residents throughout the county."
The Oakland County WDB has achieved several notable initiatives over the past five years, including restructuring Oakland County Michigan Works! to improve accessibility for employers and job seekers, supporting Oakland County in creating its economic development strategic plan, and supporting Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter's Oakland80 goal of county residents attaining post-secondary degrees or certificates.
The Oakland County WDB also has taken the lead in development of continued innovative, customer-focused workforce development programming, administered through the six Oakland County Michigan Works! centers across the region.
Board Chairwoman Lauren Royston and Chief Deputy County Executive Hilarie Chambers accepted the award at the conference. Royston said the award reflects the great work of the center staffs and administrative team each day and thanked everyone for their work implementing important programs on behalf of the WDB.
The 2022 Oakland County WDB is made up of Belinda Arborgast, Department of Health and Human Services - Oakland County; Jack Becher, Mall Masilow & Cooney, PC; Paula Boegner, University Bank – Workforce Development Board Vice Chairperson; Carlo Castiglione, United Association of Plumbers, Local 98; Hilarie Chambers, Oakland County; David Darbyshire, CybLLings, Inc.; Steven Fladger, The Huttenlocher Group; Lee Graham, Operating Engineers Local 324; Tim Hatfield, New Horizon Rehabilitation Services, Inc.; Amanda Lockwood, Beaumont Health; Anahita Lord, MI Rehabilitation Services – Oakland County, Leah McCall, Alliance for Housing; Paul Myles, Magna International, Inc.; Joseph Petrosky, Oakland Community College; Peter Rosenkrands, MI Manufacturing Technology Center; Lauren Royston, Consumers Energy – Workforce Development Board Chairperson; Robert Steeh, Adult Education; Bryan Stowe, IBEW Local 58; Wayne Thibodeau, Oakland University; Christina Tribuzio,PGK Engineering; Garth Wooten, Veterans Services – Oakland County; and Daniel Zaliwski, GableTEK.
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