Board Members - Governor's Workforce Development Board (GWDB)
Hon. Wes Moore, Governor
Delali Dzirasa
Board Chair
Founder & CEO
Fearless
VACANT
Board Vice-Chair
A. Ferris Allen, III
Thoroughbred Horse Trainer
Warwick Stable
Hon. Vanessa Atterbeary
State Delegate, District 13
Maryland House of Delegates
Alexander Austin
President & CEO
Prince George’s Chamber of Commerce
Marco V. Ávila, P.E.
Vice President
WSP
Calvin Ball
County Executive
Howard County
John D. Barber, Jr.
Senior Council Representative of Local 197
Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters
Stacey Beichler
Assistant Vice President, Neurodiversity and Community Workforce Development
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Hon. Joanne C. Benson
State Senator, District 24
Erikk B. Bonner
Assistant State Superintendent,
Division of Rehabilitation Services
Maryland State Department of Education
Donald Boyd
Supervisor of Strategic Initiatives
Dorchester County Public Schools
Brian S. Cavey
International Vice President
International Association of Heat and
Frost Insulators & Allied Workers
Dr. Annesa Cheek
President
Frederick Community College
Harry Coker, Jr.
Secretary
Maryland Department of Commerce
Donna Edwards
President
MD State and DC AFL-CIO
Mackenzie Garvin
Director
Baltimore Mayor’s Office of Employment Development
Steven W. Groenke
General Manager
Himmelrich Associates, Inc.
Kevin D. Heffner
President and CEO
LifeSpan Network
Matthew R. Holloway
Owner & Operator
Quantico Creek Sod Farms, Inc.
Dr. Roderick King
Chief Diversity, Equity and
Inclusion Officer
University of Maryland Medical
System
Larry Letow
CEO US
CyberCX
Aminah “Amie” J. Long
Human Resources Director
Chaney Enterprises
Jessica Mente
Director of Training
Royal Farms
Kirkland J. Murray
President and Chief Executive Officer
Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corporation
President, Maryland Workforce Association
Stephen Wayne Neal
President/CEO
K. Neal International Trucks, Inc
K. Neal Idealease
CTE Committee Chair
Senior Director
Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures
Sanjay Rai
Secretary
Maryland Higher Education Commission
Edward C. Rothstein (COL Ret)
Commissioner
Carroll County Commissioners Office
Martin “Marty” Schwartz
President
Vehicles for Change
Michelle B. Smith
President & CEO
1st Choice, LLC
Brian Stamper
Executive Director, Cell Therapy Operations
AstraZeneca
Inez Stewart
SVP-CHRO
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Teaera Strum
Chief Executive Officer
Strum Contracting Company Inc.
Michael D. Thomas
Vice President, Workforce
Development & Continuing
Education
Baltimore City Community College
Perketer Tucker
Director, Office of Adult Education
and Literacy Services
Maryland Department of Labor
Charles T. Wetherington
President
BTE Technologies, Inc.
Jennifer Woods
President & CEO
Future Business Leaders of America
Carey Wright
State Superintendent of
Schools
Maryland State Department of
Education
Portia Wu
Secretary
Maryland Department of Labor
Charnetia V. Young-Callaham
Director, Diversity Workforce Initiatives
CVS Health
NON-VOTING MEMBERS
Carol Beatty
Secretary
Maryland Department of Disabilities
Jacob “Jake” Day
Secretary
Maryland Department of Housing and
Community Development
Rafael Lόpez
Secretary
Department of Human Services
Paul Monteiro
Secretary
Maryland Department of Service and
Civic Innovation
Carmel Roques
Secretary
Maryland Department of Aging
Vincent "Vinny" Schiraldi
Secretary
Department of Juvenile Services
Meena Seshamani
Secretary
Maryland Department of Health
Carolyn J. Scruggs
Secretary
Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
Paul Wiedefeld
Secretary
Maryland Department of
Transportation
Anthony "Tony" Woods
Secretary
Department of Veterans Affairs