Gulf Coast Workforce Board
Who We Are
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Board
Members :: Partners ::
Florida Workforce System
Who We Are
The Gulf Coast
Workforce Board is one of 24 regional workforce boards around the
state of Florida. It is chartered to serve the workforce and training
needs of Bay, Gulf, and Franklin counties. Our board members represent
a broad cross-section of industry, economic development, government,
and education partners. They bring an industry focus as well as
management and policy development expertise to the provision of
workforce services in our community and administer federal funds in a
way that reflects the values of private business. The vehicle for
providing employer and job seeker services is the Workforce Center.
The Board creates the vision and the focus of workforce services in
our region and selects service providers who are best suited for
ensuring that our workforce meets the employment needs of our
community.
Mission
To provide
leadership, oversight, guidance and assistance to institutions and
agencies delivering training and workforce services in order to meet
the economic development and employment
needs of Bay, Gulf, and Franklin Counties.
Gulf Coast Workforce Board Members
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Lynn Funchess |
Berg Steel Pipe |
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Jimmy Vineyard |
Clear Channel Communications |
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Duane Laster |
Trane, Inc. |
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Alisa Kinsaul |
Applied Research Associates, Inc. |
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Jon Cupp |
Bay Medical
Center |
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Lisa Thompson |
Peaden Mechanical, Inc. |
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Betty Croom |
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Ted Mostellar |
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Shelia Hauser |
Forgotten Coast TV |
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Randi Turpin |
Adecco |
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Chuck Edwards |
Health Check, Inc. |
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Jerry Warren |
Jerry’s Framing Crew, Inc. |
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Gary Ross |
Hoist
& Crane Company |
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Dr. Jim Kerley |
Gulf Coast
Community College |
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Fred Poteat |
Vocational Rehabilitation |
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Janice Brown |
Florida Department of Children
and Families |
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Barbara Griffin |
Agency for Workforce Innovation |
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Flo Sasser |
National Caucus and Center on Black Aged, Inc. |
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Tommy Ward |
Central Labor Council |
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Fred Croon |
Central Labor Council |
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Brian Phillips |
Central Labor Council |
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Rev. Billy Fox |
Panama City
Rescue Mission |
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Ruth Phillips |
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Cliff Butler |
Friends of the Franklin County Public Library |
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James McCalister |
Bay District Schools |
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JoAnn Gander |
Franklin County Schools |
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Tom Wilder |
Gulf County Schools |
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Leigh Berdon |
Bay County
Economic Development Alliance |
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Suzanne Zimmerman |
Carrabelle Chamber of Commerce |
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William Dozier |
Bay County Commission |
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Russell Crofton |
Franklin County
Commission |
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Billy Traylor |
Gulf County
Commission |
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Sue Brookhart |
Naval Support Activity Panama City Career Development and
Resource Center |
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Staff
Executive Director -
Kimberly L. Bodine
Deputy Director - Jennifer German
Finance Director - Deb Bentley
Program Monitor - Judy Creel
Director of Communications - Maria Goodwin
Business and Educational Liaison - Joe Chavarria
Information Systems Administrator - Gaston Glasgow
Performance Analyst - Corbett Hines
Senior Bookkeeper - Janine Dexter
Executive Secretary - Donna Williams
Partners
To provide workforce
development services, the Gulf Coast Workforce Board relies on a
strong network of community, economic development,
and governmental partners.
Community Partners
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Gulf Coast Community College,
which operates the Workforce Training Center and our one-stop
center, The Workforce Center. The Workforce Center coordinates
employer services, job seeker services, testing, and veteran’s
employment services.
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Royal American Management, which manages the region’s welfare reform program, One on One, One
by One and manages a youth program, Youth Employment Services (YES).
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The
Friends of Franklin County Libraries,
Bay
District Schools, Workforce Training Center at Haney and
STARS Workforce Program provide services to youth in Bay County.
Economic Development
Partners
Governmental
Partners
The Gulf Coast
Workforce Board is the custodian of federal monies and is rigorously
evaluated by the state.
Workforce Florida Inc., measures us on many outcomes
quarterly and yearly. In Florida, these core measures are used to
determine performance incentives with the possibility of adding to
local funds and support. Each year since 1999, the Gulf Coast
Workforce Board has been ranked among the top five regions in the
state on these outcome measures. In 2004, we are proud to say that we
were ranked 1st in the state in overall performance. We partner with
several state agencies to provide a seamless system of programs for
our community.
State
Workforce System
Kimberly Bodine
serves as Executive Director of the Gulf Coast Workforce Board, Inc.,
which is governed by a local board of directors. The Gulf Coast
Workforce Board is part of a network of local workforce boards and is
overseen by the state level workforce board, Workforce Florida, Inc.
Each individual board is given great freedom to structure partnerships
and programs that are responsive to their local community needs.
Workforce Florida Inc.
was created by Governor Jeb Bush and the Florida Legislature with the
passage of the Workforce Innovation Act of 2000, Chapter 445, Florida
Statutes. A 45-member board appointed by the Governor oversees and
monitors the administration of the state’s workforce policy, programs
and services carried out by the 24 business-led
Regional Workforce Boards and the
Agency for Workforce Innovation. Direct services are
provided at nearly 100
One-Stop Centers with locations throughout the state.
This innovative approach to workforce development in Florida is
illustrated in the model above.
