State Board Membership
The California Workforce Development Board (CWDB) is responsible for assisting the Governor in performing the duties and responsibilities required by the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
All members of the Board of Directors are appointed by the Governor and represent the many facets of workforce development – business, labor, public education, higher education, economic development, youth activities, employment and training, as well as the Legislature. Board members are now afforded the opportunity to become acquainted with membership duties via our Board Orientation/On-Boarding Packet.
The Board meets on a regular basis and the public is encouraged to attend the meetings. Decisions are reached through a collaborative process.
The State Plan serves as the framework for the development of public policy, fiscal investment, and operation of the state workforce and education system.
State Board Members
Dr. Angelo Farooq, Chair
Owner – AVM Innovation Consulting, LLC
Kamyar Amiri-Davani
Vice President – Outclick Media
Mark Arabo
President and CEO – Refined Management
Robert Beitcher
President and Chief Executive Officer – Motion Picture and Television Fund
John Brauer
WED Executive Director – California Federation of Labor
Hon. Anna Caballero
California State Senator, District 12
Hon. Damon Connolly
Representative – California State Assembly
Hon. Dave Cortese
California State Senate, District 15
Jamil Dada
Senior Financial Manager – Provident Bank-Riverside County Branches
Lee Ann Eager
President/CEO – Fresno County Economic Development Corporation
Diane Factor
Worker Education and Resource Center
Nancy Farias
Director, Employment Development Department
Dean Fealk
Partner & Co-Chair, International Labor and Employment practice, DLA Piper
Larry Frank
Capital Campaign Director, UCLA Labor Center
Michael Gallo
President and Chief Executive Officer – Kelly Space and Technology, Inc.
Mark Ghaly, M.D., M.P.H.
Secretary – California Health and Human Services Agency
Daisy Gonzales, PhD
Interim Chancellor – California Community Colleges
Leonard Gonzalez
Executive Director, Laborers’ Training and Retraining Trust Fund
Jason Haider
Founder – Xenco Medical
Gary King
Chief Workforce Officer – Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Stewart Knox
Secretary – Labor and Workforce Development Agency
Hilary D. Lentini
President and Chief Executive Officer – Lentini Design and Marketing, Inc.
Stephen Levy
Director and Senior Economist – Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy
Laura Long
Vice President, Operations, Performance & Compliance – Kaiser Permanente National Equity, Inclusion and Diversity
James Mangia
President and Chief Executive Officer – St. John’s Well Child and Family Center
Rebecca Miller
Workforce Director – SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West (UHW)
Stephen Monteros
Vice President of Operations and Strategic Initiatives – SIGMAnet
Robert Redlo
Consultant – Doctors Medical Center
Nicole Rice
President, California Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition
Charles Riojas
Secretary-Treasurer — Fresno, Madera, Tulare, Kings Building Trades Council
Fabrizio Sasso
Executive Director – Sacramento Labor Council
Hon. Pilar Schiavo
Representative – California State Assembly
Avin Sharma
Director of Labor Relations and Workforce Development, Port of Los Angeles
Jeremy Smith
Deputy Legislative Director – State Building and Construction Trades Council of California
Anette Smith
Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – Roth Staffing Companies
Bruce Stenslie
President and Chief Executive Officer – Economic Development Collaborative, Ventura County
Hon. Tony Thurmond
State Superintendent of Public Instruction – California Department of Education
Floyd Trammell
Executive Director – West Bay Local Development Corporation
Joseph Williams
Community Agent of Strategic Partnerships – Rialto Unified School District
Joe Xavier
Director – Department of Rehabilitation
Gloria Young
President & Chief Executive Officer – Young and Lamay Associates
Carol Zabin
Research Director – University of California, Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education
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- EDD Policy & Guidance
- California Employment Training Panel
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- California Department of Rehabilitation