Workforce Development Board Committee

Meeting the N.C. High Performing Local Workforce Development Board Standards is the priority for the Cumberland County Workforce Development Board (WDB). Members of the board and staff have met on several occasions to review the board’s goals, objectives and committee structure. With the suggestions made at these meetings, the board revised its committee structure to better position itself with an emphasis on their strategic workforce responsibilities. Following are the board committees and their primary responsibilities:

• Business Services Committee – Responsible for the delivery of coordinated outreach to businesses in our community. This committee will have a sub-committee that will report to the Chair of the Business Services Committee and will be responsible for conducting surveys of business and industry to determine their needs and in turn help workers attain the skills needed to find good jobs at good wages.
• Executive Committee – Responsible for an accountability system that builds the capacity of the Cumberland County WBD.
• Communications/Community Relations Committee – Responsible for promoting workforce development success and the role of the Cumberland County WDB. It works to increase awareness of the workforce system within the community.

Programs/JobLink Career Center Committee – Responsible for ensuring that the center meets chartering responsibilities, the preparation of the annual Workforce Investment Act (WIA) plan, reviewing application for potential training providers and on-going continuous improvement of the JobLink Career Center.

Cumberland County Youth Council Members
Amy Cannon, Interim Director and Deputy County Manager
Lovern Small, Chairperson
Teresa Anthony
Fred Baker
Edith Edmond
Robert Lock
Meredith McAllister
Nichole Singletary
Regina Smalls
Charlene Sumlin Cross
Sonya Thompson
Vivian Tookes
Lorria Troy
Amanda Williams
Mary Young