Executive Committe and General Membership Application
The Peninsula Council for Workforce Development accepts applications for membership positions. A PCFWD Membership Application formis available to submit your interest in serving as a general member of the Council or WIB. A member of the Council Staff will contact you shortly.
Leadership & General Membership
The Council is governed by a 17-member executive committee comprising nine representatives from the private business community, seven local elected officials (one from each jurisdiction) and the president of Thomas Nelson Community College. The Council's leadership wishes to recognize and thank the members for their participation and contributions:
Peninsula Council for Workforce Development/ Greater Peninsula Workforce Investment Board Executive Committee & Members
Executive Committee
Dr. Robert P. Leber Northrop Grumman Newport News Chairman
Ms. Sybil Wheatley W.M. Jordan Company, Inc. Vice Chairman
Mr. Robert R. Brown, Sr. Robert Brown & Associates, Inc.
Ms. Tracee Carmean Riverside School of Health Careers Administration
Mr. Jerome F. Clark SunTrust Bank
Ms. Sandy Donaldson Ferguson Enterprises
Mr. Keith Potts Daily Press
Mr. Dale Stone Wal-Mart Distribution Center
Robert A. Braxton * Councilman, City of Williamsburg
Herbert R. Green, Jr. * Councilman, City of Poquoson
Williams F. Haskins, Jr. * Councilman, City of Newport News
James O. Icenhour, Jr. * James City County Board of Supervisors
Christian D. Rilee * Gloucester County Board of Supervisors
Thomas G. Sheppperd, Jr.* York County Board of Supervisors
Paige V. Washington, Jr. * Councilman, City of Hampton
* Also Members of Greater Peninsula Workforce Development Consortium
Dr. Charles A. Taylor President, Thomas Nelson Community College
Local Government Representatives - Non-Voting
Mr. Alan K. Archer Assistant City Manager, City of Newport News
Mr. Charels W. Burgess, Jr. City Manager, City of Poquoson
Ms. Georgette N. Hurley Asst. County Administrator, Gloucester County
Mr. Pete Peterson Assistant City Manager, City of Hampton
Mr. Douglas Powell Assistant Manager-Community Services James City County
Ms. Anne Smith Community Services Director, York County
Mr. Peter P. Walentisch Human Services Director, City of Williamsburg
Peninsula Council For Workforce Development General Members
Mr. Alvin Anderson Kaufman & Canoles
Mr. Keith Arnold B B & T
Mr. Paul B. Babcock The Arc of the Virginia Peninsula, Inc.
Ms. Laura Barnes Verizon Communications
Mr. Charles E. Brinley Dominion Terminal Associates
Ms. Rhonda Bunn Canon Virginia, Inc.
Ms. Kimberly L. Christner Beck Company
Mr. Daniel Cooper Electronic Systems
Mr. Craig Cope Liberty Property Trust
Mr. William B. Downey Riverside Regional Medical Center
Mr. Adrian G. Duplantier, Jr. 1 st Advantage Federal Credit Union
Ms. Cathie France Virginia Natural Gas
Mr. Rick Gallaer The Pomoco Group, Inc.
Mr. Gordon Gentry, Jr. Towne Bank
Mr. Rick Hammond Canon Virginia, Inc.
Mr. Mike Herron Inside Business
Ms. Melissa T. Hespenhide The Daily Press, Inc.
Mr. Danny Hunley Northrop Grumman Newport News
Ms. Ann Hunnicutt Pembroke Construction
Ms. Dottie Jordan Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Eric Kean The Lee Group
Mr. Ken LaVoie Branscome Construction
Mr. Gary M. Massie Jack L. Massie Contractor, Inc.
Mr. Brian McNelis Anheuser Busch
Ms. Susan Milhoan Retail Alliance
Mr. Charles Mitchell Zel Technologies
Mr. John A. Munick, Jr. Drucker & Falk
Mr. Vernon Page Resource Bank
Ms. Patricia L. Robertson Bon Secours Hampton Roads Health Systems
Mr. Robert F. Shuford, Sr. The Old Point National Bank
Mr. Dick Steinberg Mall Properties
Mr. Raymond Tripp Mall Properties, Inc.
Mr. Harvey E. Weinstein The Commonwealth Company
Mr. Matt Yarborough Giant Industries Yorktown Refinery
Ms.Jean M. Yokum Langley Federal Credit Union
Mr. Joseph M. Ziglar, Jr. Chesapeake Masonry Corporation
Greater Peninsula Workforce Investment Board Members
Mr. Robert Baker Howmet Castings
Mr. David Bruckheimer Pembroke Construction
Ms. Kristin H. Craft Anheuser Busch
Mr. William M. Grace Grace Industries, Inc.
Ms. Mary Greenman 1st Advantage Federal Credit Union
Mr. Dudley Harris Harris Power & Equipment
Mr. Dave Herring Canon Virginia, Inc.
Mr. John Hornbeck Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce
Ms. Kim Maloney Williamsburg Pottery Factory
Mr. John Olson ECPI
Ms. LaSandra H. Owens Pressure Systems, Inc.
Mr. Scott Ramer AVID Medical
Mr. Gregory M. Richardson Goodman & Co.
Mr. Billy Scruggs Fife & Drum Inn
Mr. Richard L. Sindy Kinyo Virginia, Inc.
Ms. Bessie Willis West Corporation
Mr. Joseph Johnson New Horizons Regional Education Center
Dr. Deborah G. Wright Thomas Nelson Community College (Alternate)
Mr. James W. Avery Virginia Peninsula Central Labor Council
Mr. Kenneth S. Lewis United Steelworkers of America
Mr. Herbert R. Green, Jr. Greater Peninsula Workforce Development Consortium
Mr. Robert W. Hershberger Greater Williamsburg Chamber & Tourism Alliance
Mr. Joseph Hopkins Virginia Employment Commission
Ms. Dottie Jordan Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Roger E. McDaniels Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services
Ms. Sylvia Copeland-Murphy Newport News Redevelopment and Housing Authority
Mr. Richard L. Sorey Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
Non Voting Staff
Mr. William H. Mann, Jr. Executive Director Greater Peninsula Workforce Development Consortium
Dr. Edward (Ned) Carr Executive Director Peninsula Worklink One Stop Centers
PCFWD Staff
Mr. Matthew James President & CEO
Mr. Shawn Avery Workforce Development Manager
Ms. Mary Dunnigan Workforce Development Specialist
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