Find out about the work of the WCSO Committees below.
Learn more about who serves on the Board of Directors for the Workforce Council of Southwest Ohio: https://cincyworkforce.org/about/#ourmembers
Do you want to learn more about the work committees? Contact the staff liaison of the group:
WCSO Executive Committee
Chair – Myron Hughes, BlueRose Supply LLC
Immediate Past Chair – Natasha Chesnut, Skyline Chili, Inc.
Treasurer – Andrew Crum, US Bank
Chair-Elect – DeJuan Gossett, USI Insurance Services LLC
Secretary – Rene McPhedran, Melanoma Know More
Vice Chair – Asha Parker, Kroger Health
Vice Chair – Timothy Thornton, The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
Vice Chair – Janelle Olds, Fifth Third Bank
Staff Liaison – Beth Yoke, Workforce Council of Southwest Ohio
Finance Committee
Chair – Shwetha Pai, VCM Products
Staff Liaison – Beth Yoke, Workforce Council of Southwest Ohio
BOD Member – Andrew Crum, US Bank
Volunteer – Shanna Ford, Fifth Third Bank
Volunteer – Robert Elmore, Chatfield Edge
BOD Member – Mike Yeazell, Robins, Kelly, Patterson, & Tucker
Volunteer – Thanapat Vichitchot, Cincinnati Office of Environment & Sustainability
Outreach & Engagement Committee
Chair – Renee Dean, Performance Food Services
Staff Liaison – Pam Massey, Workforce Council of Southwest Ohio
Staff Liaison – Beth Yoke, Workforce Council of Southwest Ohio
BOD Member – Amy Waldbillig, Cincinnati State Community & Technical College
BOD Member – Bryan Wright, Cincinnati Compass
BOD Member – Shanel Gentry, Primo Services
BOD Member – Paula Brehm-Heeger, Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library
BOD Member – Rodney Hardin, ProCare RX
For People with Disabilities (4PWD)
Chair – Mike Turner, Cincinnati Public Schools
Staff Liaison – Pam Massey, Workforce Council of Southwest Ohio
Volunteer – Kelly Palmer, Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services
Volunteer – Christine Mason, Easterseals Redwood
Volunteer – Elizabeth Whelpdale, the Hearing Speech + Deaf Center
Volunteer – Teri Shirk, Cincinnati Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired
Volunteer – Rob Festenstein, Independence Alliance
BOD Member – Jennifer Roeder, Opportunities for Ohioians with Disabilities
Volunteer – Monika Royal-Fischer, the Talent Collaborative of Greater Cincinnati
Volunteer – Cheryl Krummen, IKRON Corporation
Volunteer – Nathan Beck, Hamilton County Developmental Disabilities Services
Youth Committee
Co-Chair – Timothy Thornton, The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
Co-Chair – Asha Parker, Kroger Health
Staff Liaison – Pam Massey, Workforce Council of Southwest Ohio
BOD Member – Michael Beck, Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati USA
Volunteer – Sean Kelley, Greater Cincinnati STEM Collaborative
BOD Member – Hope Arthur, The Health Collaborative
Volunteer – Michelle Matthews, Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library
BOD Member – Shwetha Pai, VCM Products
BOD Member – Jesse Simmons, Supply Chain OKI
Volunteer – Benita Spraggins, Talbert House
Volunteer – Antonio Williams, Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio
Education & Training Committee
Chair – Brian Griffin Cincinnati AFL-CIO Labor Council
Chair-Elect – Elizabeth Kerr, University of Cincinnati
Staff Liaison – Elaine Fay, Workforce Council of Southwest Ohio
Volunteer – Andreas Brockmann, United Grinding
BOD Member – Mark Dierig, Kroger Company, Logistics Division
BOD Member – Jason Harvey, Prus Construction
Volunteer – Shawn Jensen, Catholic Charities
Volunteer – Tonya Key, Princeton City Schools
Volunteer – Donna Lauver, Hamilton County ESC
BOD – Member Diana Small, The Management Association (MRA)
Volunteer – Evanda Steele, Talbert House
Volunteer – Carolyn Swabek, Council of Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL)
BOD Member – John Thomas FFE, Inc
BOD Member – Jordan Vogel, Allied Construction Industries (ACI)
Volunteer – Latreshia Walters, UC Health
Volunteer – Darrin Wilson, Northern Kentucky University
Business Engagement Committee
Chair – Jesse Grissom, Community Member (retired)
Staff Liaison – Elaine Fay, Workforce Council of Southwest Ohio
Volunteer – Jill Cates, Easterseals Redwood
BOD Member – Catherine Fitzgerald, Alloy Development Company
Volunteer – Sonya Fultz, Adopt A Class Foundation
Volunteer – Taylor German, City of Cincinnati Dept. of Community & Economic Development
Volunteer – Adam Jones, REDI Cincinnati
Volunteer – Madeleine Kipperman, The Gorilla Glue Company
Volunteer – Mary Maune, Hamilton County Commission on Women & Girls
Volunteer – Monika Royal-Fischer, the Talent Collaborative of Greater Cincinnati
Volunteer – Barb Smith, Journey Steel, Inc.
Volunteer – Kimberly Smith, Fifth Third Bank
Volunteer – Rochelle Thompson, Link Communications, LLC