Board of Directors - Workforce Alliance

Board of Directors

Steven M. Parrish - Chair Attorney Broad and Cassel	Kenneth Kirby President TransDermal Technologies, Inc.
Mel D. Coleman, Ed.D. – Chair Elect Program Professor, Education Leadership Program Nova Southeastern University	Thomas E. Lynch, CPCU President/Owner/Producer Plastridge Insurance Agency
Robert W. Alt Training Director Ironworker LU 402 Apprenticeship	Dwight Mattingly President / Business Agent Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1577
Roger Amidon Executive Director Tourist Development Council PBC	Troy McLellan President & CEO Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce
Perry Borman Circuit 15 Administrator Dept. of Children & Families	Christopher M. Perez President The Academy of South Florida
Max Davis Appointee City of Palm Beach Gardens	Charles Rutherford Rutherford Mulhall, P.A.
Amy L. Dean VP, Strategic Programming and Policy Palm Healthcare Foundation	Edward Sabin Corporate VP Biomet 3i
Gaetana Ebbole CEO Children's Services Council	Jorge Sanchez South Bay Pallets
Dorothy Ellington President / CEO Delray Beach Housing Authority	Melody Sanger Director of Clinical Research Drug Study Institute
George T. Elmore President Hardrives	LaFaye Sharp Employment and Training Coordinator Experience Works
Michael J. Faby VP, Finance Dyadic International, Inc.	Kelly Smallridge President Business Development Board
Patrick Franklin President & CEO Urban League of Palm Beach County	Charleen Szabo Director Veterans Administration Medical Center
Dennis Gallon, Ph.D. President Palm Beach State College	David H. Talley Consultant
Ed Gruvman CEO Nutrition S'Mart	Priscilla Taylor Palm Beach County Commissioner District 7
Roger Hudspeth II Business Representative S.M.W.I.A. L.U. #32 West Palm Beach	James S. Titcomb Executive Director Palm Beach County League of Cities
Arthur C. Johnson, Ph.D. Superintendent School District of Palm Beach County	Gary B. Vonk President, West Palm Beach Campus Keiser University
Randy K. Johnson, Sr. – Past Chair CEO Communications by Johnson, Inc.	Mary L. Watford Area Director Division of Vocational Rehab, FDOE
	David Baker, Legal Counsel to the Board Alley, Maass, Rogers & Lindsey

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Post Open Positions	Hiring Veterans
Tax Credits & Training Grants/Incentives	Business Resources
Professional Placement Network	Links

Services to Job Seekers	Veteran's Employment Services
Job Search	Resources for Veterans
Free Workshops	Youth Programs
Professional Placement Network	Youth Helpful Links
Training Opportunities

Department of Labor Overview of Workforce Provision	Information for Private Sector Employers
The Florida Office of Economic Recovery
Workforce Alliance Plans and Communications	Information for Job Seekers
Information for Municipalities
Information for Non Government Organizations	View all comments and Q&A

Latest Unemployment Data for PB County

The unemployment rate in Palm Beach County was 11.8 percent in June 2010, an increase of 0.6 percentage points compared to the previous month’s rate of 11.2 percent.

The June 2010 rate is up .8 percentage point compared to the June 2009 rate of 11.0 percent.

The County’s unemployment rate was slightly higher than the state’s rate of 11.6 percent in June and 2.2 percentage points higher than the USA rate of 9.6 percent, not seasonally adjusted.

Industry categories, as defined by the State, with job growth in the County during the past 12 months were government (+2,000 jobs), professional and business services (+1,900), and health services and private education (+ 1,200).

The largest decline in jobs was in the construction sector (- 5,200) followed by leisure and hospitality (- 2,200) and financial activities (-1,900 jobs).

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