About Us

The New Orleans Workforce Development Board (NOWDB) was established under the guidance of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. The Workforce Development Board is a business-led organization, partnering with education, organized labor, higher education, the community, and government, to provide oversight to public workforce development programs. The New Orleans Workforce Development Board has federal legislative authority to approve Workforce Innnovation and Opportunity Act – Title I spending and to measure the effectiveness of publicly funded workforce development programs in partnership with the Mayor of New Orleans. It convenes JOB1, a partnership of public and/or private workforce development agencies and organizations.

View NOWDB Bylaws

NEW ORLEANS WORKFORCE BOARD MEMBERS

  • Gregory Curtis, Board Chair | Human Resource Director, Windsor Court Hotel
  • Melissa Sparks, Co – Chair | VP Talent Management – Workforce, Ochsner Health System
  • Mikal Anderson | Chief Executive Officer, Prototype Entities
  • Chris Bardell | Owner, CLB Investments LLC
  • Dottie Belletto | President, New Orleans Convention Center NOCCI
  • Charlene Bonck | Regional Manager, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services
  • Desiree Stelly Bordenave | Director, Bordenave Wellness
  • Thelma French | President/CEO, Total Community Action
  • Danielle Garrett | Director of People and Culture, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts
  • Angelle Havá  | Director Adult Education, Delgado Community College
  • Floyd James | President, Team Fresh CO, LLC & Murphy Business Sales of Louisiana LLC
  • Claire Jecklin | Executive Director, New Orleans Career Center
  • Rachel Mackey | Louisiana Workforce Commission Workforce Development Specialist
  • Carla Major | Chief Human Resources Officer, Delgado Community College
  • Jeffrey Martin | Hospitality Consultant, Innovative Service Providers
  • Andrew O’Brien | Executive Secretary, Southeast Louisiana Building & Construction Trades Council
  • Peter Pappas | Human Resource Business Partner, DXC Technology
  • Jerry Repka | Director of Training, Finishing Trades Institute of District Council 10
  • Chante Rice Graham | Pathways to Employment Manager, Department of Children & Family Services
  • Jeffrey Schwartz | Director, Office of Economic Development
  • Stacey Thomas Shepperson | President, Southern Province Developments LLC
  • Allen Square | Chief Executive Officer, Square Button Consulting
  • Rodney Wallis | Assistant Agent, Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union
  • Arlanda Williams | Vice Chancellor Workforce Development and Institutional Advancement, Delgado Community College
  • Allyson Wilson | President, CAG LLC

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