Mission

The North Central Workforce Development Board serves as the premier facilitator of an innovative workforce development system that meets the changing human capital needs of our employers and provides resources for our job seekers that maximizes their career potential and focuses on the customers’ needs.

Vision

The North Central Workforce Development Board will be a strategic workforce development leader focused on promoting economic prosperity and self-sufficiency of individuals by creating a workforce that is competitive in the global marketplace.

Goals

• Enhance public-private partnerships through better connectivity and communication in order to increase investment in our workforce system leading to greater economic vitality for our region.
• Engage in Sector Strategies of our growth industries identifying current skill gaps of both the incumbent and entry-level worker that will result in skill upgrades through customized training and partnerships.
• Design innovative workforce development strategies to reach young adults and keep them engaged through the identification of best practices and development of new programs utilizing the Customer Centered Design Method.
• Identify Career Pathways in major industry sectors to enhance career counselling that will result in training opportunities for our customers through skill, credential and degree attainment.
• Ensure that our customers, both employers and job seekers, remain in the center of our design of all services and encourage our partners to do the same.

Role of Workforce Solutions for North Central PA / North Central Workforce Development Board (NCWDB)

• Direct federal, state and local funding to workforce development programs.
• Conduct and publish research on the needs of the regional economy.
• Oversee PA CareerLink® locations, where job seekers can get employment information, find out about career development training opportunities, and connect to various programs in their area.

• Corine Christoff Chair Alpha Precision Group
• Jeff Miller 1st Vice Chair I.B.E.W., Local No. 5, AFL-CIO
• Ashley Gerg 2nd Vice Chair Collins Hardwood - Kane
• Kelly Davis Secretary Seneca Highlands IU-9
• Jim Chorney Treasurer North Central PA Regional Planning and Development Commission
• Cortney Fritz At Large Gasbarre Products, Inc.

• Chris Adamson The Adamson Group
• Kate Brock Community Education Center of Elk & Cameron Counties
• Karen Costello-Pecht Control Chief Corporation
• Buddy Franklin I.B.E.W., Local No. 5, AFL-CIO
• Thomas Glasl Goodwill Industries for North Central PA, Inc.
• Ed Hayden Zippo Manufacturing Company
• Michael Hoskavich ICC Ammo
• Bruce Jones Bureau of Workforce Partnership of Operations Central Region
• Dr. Ryoo Jungwoo Penn State DuBois
• Elizabeth Kweder ABARTA Coca Cola Refreshments
• David Miller Miller Fabrication Solutions
• Leslie Neal Elk County Veterans Affairs
• Christina Palmer Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
• Glenn Poirier Keystone Automatic/Metalkraft Powdered Metal
• Kimberlea Whiting Citizens and Northern Bank

Committees

• Executive Committee
• Finance Committee
• Policy and Performance Committee
• Youth Committee

Chief Elected Officials

• Commissioner Herbert L.  Bullers Jefferson County
• Commissioner Joseph Daghir Elk County
• Commissioner Carol Duffy McKean County
• Commissioner Barry Hayman Potter County
• Commissioner James Moate Cameron County
• Commissioner John Sobel Clearfield County