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Good Jobs Challenge Contacts
| Awardee | Point(s) of Contact | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Primary Care Association | Nancy Merriman | Executive Director | [email protected] |
| Charleston Chamber Foundation | Adrian Cain; Barbara Stapleton | Executive Director; Program Officer, Lowcountry Career Collaboratives | [email protected] |
| Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership | Patrick Combs | Interim CEO | [email protected] |
| City of Birmingham | Sarah McMillan | Manager of Workforce and Talent Development | [email protected] |
| City of New York Human Resources Administration | Suzanne Farrell | Director, Research Collaboration and Grants | [email protected] |
| City of Springfield | Sally Payne | Director | [email protected] |
| Dallas College | Benjamin Magill, CEcD | Associate Vice Chancellor, Economic Opportunity | [email protected] |
| Economic Development and Industrial Corporation of Boston | (Ms.) Trinh Nguyen | Director, Office of Workforce Development | [email protected] |
| Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees | Kyle McCurry | AVP of Marketing & Communication | [email protected] |
| Foundation for California Community Colleges | Jeffrey Clark | Senior Director, Climate Strategies | [email protected] |
| Fresno County Economic Development Corporation | Lee Ann Eager | President & CEO | [email protected] |
| Hampton Roads Workforce Council | Shawn Avery | President and CEO | [email protected] |
| Illinois Central College | Sheila Quirk-Bailey | President | [email protected] |
| Lakota Funds | Tawney Brunsch; Lavonne Randall | Executive Director; Finance Director | [email protected]; [email protected] |
| Maryland Department of Labor | James Rzepkowski | Assistant Secretary, DWDAL | [email protected] |
| Miami Dade College | Dr. Malou C. Harrison | Executive Vice President and Provost | [email protected] |
| Nevadaworks | Elizabeth Wicks | Finance Manager | [email protected] |
| North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University | Eric Muth | Vice Chancellor, Research and Economic Development | [email protected] |
| North Central New Mexico Economic Development District | Monica Abeita | Executive Director | [email protected] |
| Office of Workforce Strategy | Laura Baker | Workforce Development Specialist | [email protected] |
| OMA Educational and Industrial Development Institute | Sara Tracey | Managing Director of Workforce Services | [email protected] |
| PERSEVERE | Sean Hosman | President/Founder | [email protected] |
| Philadelphia Works, Inc. | Patricia Blumenauer | Vice President, Operations and Data | [email protected] |
| Southwestern Oregon Workforce Investment Board | Jennifer Spatz | Operations Manager | [email protected] |
| The Chamber Foundation | Jenna Mueller | Executive Director | [email protected] |
| UnidosUS | Irene Cuyun; Luis Quinones | Deputy Vice President, Programs & Development; Sr Director of Workforce Development | [email protected]; [email protected] |
| United Way of Central Iowa | Sarah Roy; Nicole Shalla | Chief Operating Officer; Grants Director | [email protected]; [email protected] |
| University of Hawaii | Joshua Kaakua | Academic Program Officer | [email protected] |
| Washington Student Achievement Council | Heather Hudson | Director of Policy & Planning | [email protected] |
| Workforce Solutions Rural Capital | Paul Fletcher | Chief Executive Officer | [email protected] |
| WTIA Workforce Institute | Jennifer Carlson | Executive Director | [email protected] |