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New Orleans Workforce Development Board

Contact Information

Phone:	504-658-4504
Board address:	1307 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., Suite 3000 New Orleans, LA 70113

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	Gregory	Curtis	6/30/2028
Appointed by the Mayor, Business Representative	Melissa "Missy"	Hopson	6/30/2028
Appointed by the Mayor, Business Representative	Mikal	Anderson	6/30/2028
Appointed by the Mayor, Business Representative	Chris	Bardell	6/2/2027
Appointed by the Mayor, Business Representative	Dottie	Belletto	6/30/2028
Appointed by the Mayor, Business Representative	Desiree	Stelly Bordenave	5/13/2027
Appointed by the Mayor, Business Representative	Danielle	Garrett	6/30/2028
Appointed by the Mayor, Business Representative	Floyd	James	6/30/2028
Appointed by the Mayor, Business Representative	Jeffrey	Martin	6/30/2028
Appointed by the Mayor, Business Representative	Peter	Pappas	6/30/2028
Appointed by the Mayor, Business Representative	Stacey	Shepperson	5/29/2027
Appointed by the Mayor, Business Representative	Allen	Square	6/30/2028
Appointed by the Mayor, Business Representative	Allyson	Wilson	6/30/2028
Appointed by the Mayor, Workforce Representatives	Thelma	French	6/30/2027
Appointed by the Mayor, Workforce Representatives	Claire	Jecklin	6/30/2027
Appointed by the Mayor, Workforce Representatives	Andrew N.	O’Brien	6/30/2027
Appointed by the Mayor, Workforce Representatives	Jerry	Repka	6/30/2027
Appointed by the Mayor, Workforce Representatives	Rodney	Wallis	6/30/2027
Appointed by the Mayor, Education and Training Representative	Arlanda	Williams	6/30/2027
Appointed by the Mayor, Education and Training Representative	Angelle	Hava	6/30/2027
Appointed by the Mayor, Vocational Rehabilitation Representative	Charlene	Bonck	6/30/2027
Appointed by the Mayor, Wagner-Peyser Representative	Rachel	Mackey	6/30/2027
Appointed by the Mayor, Department of Children & Family Services Representative	RuNiaja	Vicksbrown	6/30/2027
Appointed by the Mayor, Economic Development Representative	Jeffrey	Schwartz	6/30/2027
Appointed by the Mayor, optional/philanthropic partner

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.)