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New Orleans Workforce Development Board

Contact Information

Phone:(504) 658-4542
Board address:

3400 Tulane Avenue
Suite 2000
New Orleans, Louisiana 70119
 

Purpose

The New Orleans Workforce Investment Board plans and oversees all workforce training and services and evaluation of all workforce development programs in its workforce development area to ensure outcomes consistent with statewide goals, objectives, and performance standards established by the commission.

Composition

The Mayor appoints members as follows:

  • The Mayor may appoint as many members as chosen but the board must be in compliance within required proportions:

  • 51% of Members must be representatives of the business sector
  • 20% of members must be workforce representatives
    • Two or more must be from Labor Organizations
    • One or more must be from Joint-Labor Management, union affiliated, apprenticeship programs
    • Others may representatives of community-based organizations that have expertise in addressing employment, training, or education needs of individuals with barriers to employment or representatives of community-based organizations that have expertise addressing employment, training or education needs of WIOA eligible youth including out-of-school youth
  • 2 or more education and training representatives
    • One must represent higher education
    • One must be eligible provider administering adult education and literacy activities representative
  • Minimum of four Government and Economic Development and Community representatives
    • One economic development representative
    • One Wagner-Peyser/Louisiana Workforce Representative
    • One vocational rehabilitation representative
    • Department of Children and Family Service Representative
  • Optional representatives representing agencies or entities administering programs serving local are or philanthropic organizations

 

Current Composition:

Appointed By/Elected Official on Board

First Name

Last Name

Term Expires

Appointed by the Mayor, Business Representative

Laura

Russett

6/30/2020

Appointed by the Mayor, Business Representative

Melissa

Maratea

6/30/2020

Appointed by the Mayor, Business Representative

Hyma

Moore

6/30/2021

Appointed by the Mayor, Business Representative

Allen

Square

6/30/2020

Appointed by the Mayor, representative of business in the local area

Melissa "Missy"

Hopson-Sparks

6/30/2021

Appointed by the Mayor, representative of business in the local area

Jonee

Love

6/30/2021

Appointed by the Mayor, representative of business in the local area

Mikal

Anderson

6/30/2021

Appointed by the Mayor, representative of business in the local area

Floyd

James

6/30/2021

Appointed by the Mayor, representative of business in the local area

Dan

Johnson

6/30/2021

Appointed by the Mayor, representative of business in the local area

Gregory

Curtis

6/30/2020

Appointed by the Mayor, representative of business in the local area

Chad

Courrege

6/30/2021

Appointed by the Mayor, representative of business in the local area

Alexis

Korman

6/30/2021

Appointed by the Mayor, representative of business in the local area

Amber

Lopez

6/30/2021

Appointed by the Mayor, Workforce Representatives - Labor

Michael

Fernandez

6/30/2020

Appointed by the Mayor, Workforce Representatives

Thelma

French

6/30/2020

Appointed by the Mayor, Workforce Representatives

Robert “Tiger”

Hammond

6/30/2020

Appointed by the Mayor, Workforce Representatives

Claire

Jecklin

6/30/2021

Appointed by the Mayor, Workforce Representatives

Andrew N.

O’Brien

6/30/2021

Appointed by the Mayor, Education and Training Representative

Erin

Landry

6/30/2020

Appointed by the Mayor, Education and Training Representative

Arlanda

Williams

6/30/2021

Appointed by the Mayor, Vocational Rehabilitation Representative

Charlene

Bonck

6/30/2021

Appointed by the Mayor, Wagner-Peyser Representative

Sterling

Dolese

6/30/2020

Appointed by the Mayor, Department of Children & Family Services Representative

Amelia "Amy"

Moore

6/30/2020

Appointed by the Mayor, Economic Development Representative

Sunae

Villavaso

6/30/2021

Appointed by the Mayor, optional/philanthropic partner

Carmen

James

6/30/2021

Term Length

Two and three year terms. Initial terms are staggered.

(Created by: Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801); La R.S. 23:2191, et seq.)