The Sacramento Works One Stop Career Center System provides resources and services to employers and job seekers in Sacramento County. Planning, policy, and oversight for the system is the responsibility of Sacramento Works, Inc., the Workforce Investment Board, a 41-member volunteer board of directors. Services, resources, workforce development sector strategies, training programs, and services to employers are provided by the staff of Workforce Development Department of the Sacramento Employment and Training Agency, the Employment Development Department and over 40 community workforce development partners.
Sacramento Works is building a dynamic workforce for the Sacramento Region by partnering with the workforce community to serve regional employment needs.
Goals:
1. Prepare customers for viable employment opportunities and career pathways in the region by improving the one stop career center system.
2. Support regional employers’ efforts to hire, train, and transition employees by enhancing and communicating the availability and value of Sacramento Works’ employer and business services.
3. Prepare youth to thrive and succeed in the regional workforce by providing relevant work readiness and employment programs and engaging regional employers and academia.
Sacramento Works, Inc. Board Members
Larry Booth
President
Frank M. Booth, Inc.
Leslie Botos
Vice President
Blood Source
Brian Broadway
Business and Community Liaison
Sacramento Job Corps Center
Bill Camp
Executive Secretary
Sacramento Central Labor Council
Paul Castro
Interim Director of Farmworker Services
California Human Development Corporation
Lynn R. Conner
President
Parasec
Michael Dourgarian
Workforce Consultant
MDDV, Inc.
Diane Ferrari
Chief, Northern Job Service Division
Employment Development Department
Troy Givans
Manager
Economic Development and Intergovernmental Affairs
County of Sacramento
David W. Gordon
Superintendent
Sacramento County Office of Education
Jason Hanson
President/CEO
Sierra Pacific Home and Comfort, Inc.
Lisa Harr
Staffing Supervisor
Vision Service Plan
Barbara Hayes
Executive Director
SACTO
Thomas P. Kandris
CEO/Managing Partner
American River Packaging
Matthew Kelly
Business Manager/Financial Secretary
Sac. Sierra Building & Constructions Trades Council
Gary R. King
Chief Workforce & Technology Officer
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Daniel Koen
Negotiations & Organization Development Specialist
California Teachers Association
Kathy Kossick
Executive Director
Sacramento Employment & Training Agency
Steven M. Ladd, Ed.D
Superintendent
Elk Grove Unified School District
Paul Lake
Director
County Department of Human Assistance
Frank A. Louie
Integrated Sales Manager
Xerox Corporation
Joanne Mahaney-Buehler
Program Manager
Area 4 Agency on Aging
Elizabeth McClatchy
President & CEO
The Safety Center, Inc.
Dennis Morin
Director
Sacramento Area Electrical Training Center
Roger Niello
President/CEO
Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
Jay Onasch
District Administrator
California Department of Rehabilitation
Kim Parker
Executive Director
California Employers Association
Martha Penry
Area Director
California School Employees Association
Deborah Portela
Administrator
Casa Coloma Health Care Center
Jonathan Raymond
Superintendent
Sacramento City Unified School District
Maurice Read
Consultant
Sac. Sierra Building & Constructions Trades Council
Lorenda T. Sanchez
Executive Director
California Indian Manpower Consortium
Anette Smith-Dohring
Program Manager/Workforce Development
Sutter Health: Sacramento Sierra Region
Michael R. Testa
Executive Vice President
Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau
Dr. Dan Throgmorton
Associate Vice Chancellor, Workforce & Economic Development
Los Rios Community College District
Kingman Tsang
Senior Vice President/Regional President
First Bank
Terry A. Wills, Esq
Partner
Cook Brown, LLP
Rick Wylie
President
Beutler Corporation
David P. Younger
Principal/Vice-President
Lionakis Design Group
Composition of the Sacramento Works, Inc. Board
The majority representation on this 41-member board is business and industry. Other sectors represented on the Sacramento Works, Inc. board include education, labor, rehabilitation and state employment services, public assistance agencies, community-based organizations as well as local economic development interests.
Private Sector
Representatives of the Private Sector, shall constitute a majority of the membership of the Board and are to be owners of business concerns, chief executives or chief operating officers of non-governmental employers, or other private sector executives who have substantial management or policy responsibility. Private Sector representatives shall be selected from nominations made by general-purpose business organizations.
Education Sector
Education representatives shall be selected from nominations made by local educational agencies, vocational education institutions, or institutions of higher education. General organizations of such agencies or institutions, institutions of higher education, or general organizations of such agencies or institutions can also nominate an education representative. Private and proprietary schools or general organizations of such schools, within the City and County of Sacramento are also eligible to have representation on the Sacramento Works, Inc. board. Individuals wishing to apply for membership need to contact one of these entities and request a letter of recommendation.
Labor Sector
Labor representatives are recommended by recognized State and local labor organizations or appropriate building trades councils.
Community-based Organizations
Community-based Organization representatives shall be recommended by community organizations.
Other represented sectors on the Sacramento Works, Inc. board are:
Economic Development Sector
Public Employment Service Sector
Rehabilitation Agency Sector
Public Assistance Agency
Letters of recommendation for individuals shall come from organizations that represent these sectors.
Application/Appointment Process
Those wishing to apply for membership on the Sacramento Works, Inc. board are asked to fill out an application form available at 925 Del Paso Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95815, Attention Nancy Hogan (phone 263-3827). Completed applications should be returned to SETA along with a résumé . These applications go through an application/appointment process for each sector.
