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The Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council is a Washington state 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, chartered in November 1999 under the provisions of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. (PL 105-220)

The thirty-five member board of directors represent the workforce development area comprised of Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific and Thurston counties. Dedicated to meeting the challenges of an ever-changing economy, the Council, in partnership with the five Boards of County Commissioners oversees the federal employment and training programs operating within our area.

The five boards of county commissioners have designated Thurston County as the lead county. The county provides fiscal oversight and staff for the Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council.

The Council's membership consists of a majority from the business community, representatives from economic development, labor, education (K-12 and post-secondary) and representatives from the workforce programs mandated under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Board members are appointed by the board of county commissioners in the county they reside or conduct business.

Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council

Membership List

Chairperson, Nancie Payne

Chairperson-Elect, Rick Hole

Vice-Chairperson, Bob Guenther

Secretary-Treasurer, Mary Jo Cady

Grays Harbor County

Edward Brewster, President
Grays Harbor College
Representing Education

Rick Hole, Plant Manager
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
Representing Private Sector

Michael Tracy, Executive Director
Grays Harbor EDC
Representing Economic Development

Bob Brown, Westport Shipyard
Representing Private Sector

LeRoy Tipton, President -
Grays Harbor Chamber of Commerce
Representing Private Sector

Tami Garrow, CEO - Satsop Business Park
Representing CEO (business)

Lewis County

Bob Guenther, President
Thurston Lewis Labor Council
Representing Labor (IBEW)

Dr. Jim Walton, President
Centralia College
Representing One-Stop Partner
(Adult Basic Education & Literacy)

Bill Little, Timber Country Community Federal Credit Union
Representing Labor

Mason County

Mary Jo Cady, Windermere/Himlie Real Estate/Mason EDC Board
Representing Business

Mike Boyle, Sr.
North Bay Mortgage
Representing Business

Keith Chamberlain, Owner
Allyn Ornamental Stone
Representing Business

Gary Rhoades, Executive Director
Evergreen Rural Water of Washington
Representing CBO

Matt Matayoshi, Executive Director
EDC of Mason County
Representing Business

Pacific County

Carol Halsan, Admin.
Willapa Harbor Hospital
Representing Business

Stephen Holland, Superintendent
Raymond School District #116
Representing Education

Cathy Russ, Executive Director
Pacific County Economic Development Council
Representing Economic Development

Bob Hitt, Owner
Toad Hall Cranberry Farm
Representing Business

Thurston County

Gerald Pumphrey, President
South Puget Sound Comm. College
Representing Education, Post-Secondary

John Aultman, Executive Director
New Market Vocational Skills Center
Representing Education, K-12

Bill Keim, Superintendent
Educational Service District 113
Representing Education, K-12 & 1-Stop Partner (Youth)

Cynthia Mund, Reg. Admin.
DSHS Region 6 Community Services
Representing 1-Stop Partner (WorkFirst)

Gary Gallwas, WS Area Director
Employment Security Department
Representing 1-Stop Partner
(UI, I-B Adult & DW, Vets, WtW, TAA, Wagner-Peyser & MSFW)

Michael Cade, Executive Director
Thurston County EDC
Representing Economic Development

Nancie Payne, M.S., President
Payne & Associates, Inc
Representing Business

Bill Sullivan, Regional Vice President
Riverside Publishing Company
Representing Business

Randy Luke, Branch Manager
Horizon Mortgage
Representing Business

Jim Larson, President/CEO
Morningside
Representing Private Sector

Susan Meenk, Human Resources
Providence Health Services
Representing Business

Dennis Matson, Owner
Matson and Associates
Representing Business

Vacant - Representing Labor

Pat Raines, Superintendent
DSHS Division of Voc. Rehab.
Representing DVR

Vacancies

The Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council's bylaws require a minimum of five representatives from each county. There is no maximum number from any one county.

Based on the minimum representation requirement, the following vacancy(ies) exist:

Thurston County - 1 vacancy - Labor

Individuals wishing to be considered for Board Membership should contact:

Michael H. Kennedy, Executive Director
Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council
719 Sleater-Kinney Road Suite 200
Lacey, WA 98503
360.754.4113 ex. 111

Mr. Kennedy will provide detailed information on board membership requirements, appointed process and an orientation on the work of the council.

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