Board
Board of Directors
Our business-led workforce board represents private businesses, education, organized labor, local governments, community-based and nonprofit organizations, state agencies and economic development councils.
The board provides strategic direction and oversight for the local area’s workforce plan; defines policies, goals and objectives that meet the workforce needs of business and individuals; and evaluates the workforce system that serves Southwest Washington. Investments are made based on the strategic direction set by the Board and in keeping with the guidelines of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
Workforce Southwest Washington Bylaws – Amended WIOA Update June 2023 (PDF)
Workforce Southwest Washington’s board meets quarterly in March, June, September and December. Meetings are open to the public.
Join the Workforce Southwest Washington Board of Directors
The WSW Board of Directors, WSW Elected Official Consortium, and all staff are dedicated to a workforce system that supports businesses, regional industry sectors, and all level of employers and job seekers. We are developing a fully integrated system of services that is efficient at meeting the community and economic needs of the region. If interested in joining the WSW Board of Directors, please fill out the board application below.
Executive Committee
Board Members
dustin hysmith
Business Representative
NWRC of SMART Local #16 Sheet Metal Workers
Clark County organized labor sector
Mandy Kipfer
Deputy Regional Administrator – Region 3
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Clark County WorkSource Partner
Bill sauters, Jr.
Washington state area representative
AWPPw
wahkiakum County organized labor sector
Executive Board of County Commissioners (EBOCC)
The Executive Board appoints members to the Local Workforce Development Board and provides oversight of the Workforce Board’s policies, procedures and budget.
Councilor WIL FUENTES
Clark County
2025 Board Meetings
March 11, 2025 4-6 p.m.
Zoom Conference Call
Meeting ID: 817 0225 1095
Passcode: 883793
June 10, 2025 4-6 p.m.
Workforce Southwest Washington
805 Broadway, Suite 412
Vancouver, WA 98660
September 9, 2025 4-6 p.m.
Zoom Conference Call
Meeting ID: 862 9636 4268
Passcode: 265177
December 9, 2025 4-6 p.m.
Workforce Southwest Washington
805 Broadway, Suite 412
Vancouver, WA 98660
Board Minutes
- March 11, 2025 Board Minutes
- June 10, 2025 Board Minutes
- September 9, 2025 Board Minutes
- December 9, 2025 Board Minutes
Board Committees
- Finance Committee
- Business Growth and Development Committee
- Economic Mobility
- Governance Committee
- Executive Committee
Members:
- Monte Constable, DSHS
- A.D. Simmons, Aligned Lifestyle Concierge
- John Vanderkin, On-Line Support
- Corey Balkan, Gallagher
- Jim Lucey, NVM
The purpose of WSW’s Business Recovery and Growth Committee is to work towards fulfilling the mission and vision of the organization’s strategic plan, while staying true its core values. The Business Recovery and Growth Committee works to achieve an environment where businesses have access to hire, develop and invest in the skilled workers they need to grow and recover.
Members:
- Adam Blackwell, Molecular Testing Labs
- Mike Bridges, Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Central Labor Council
- Tracy Doriot, Doriot Construction
- Corey Giles, NORPAC
- Nick Massie, Rotschy, Inc.
- Ebony Price, SEIU49
- Ted Sprague, CEDC
- John Vanderkin, On-Line Support
- Adrienne Watson, PeaceHealth
- Amanda Martinez, U.S. Bank
- Darcy Hoffman, Workforce Southwest Washington
- Alyssa Joyner, Workforce Southwest Washington
- Julia Maglione, Workforce Southwest Washington
- Sean Moore, Workforce Southwest Washington
- Nolan Yaws-Gonzalez, Workforce Southwest Washington
The purpose of the committee is to work towards fulfilling the vision and mission of the organization, while staying true its core values. More specifically, the Economic Mobility Committee works to promote equity for every individual providing access to high-quality employment and advancement opportunities.
Members:
- Renny Christopher, Washington State University Vancouver
- Monte Constable, Department of Social and Health Services
- Karin Edwards, Clark College
- Mandy Kipfer, DVR
- A.D. Simmons, Aligned Lifestyle Concierge
- Mark Tishenko, Edge Networks
- Jasmine Tolbert, YWCA Clark County
- Nathan Webster, NDUB Brand
- Katie Miles, Goodwill
- Dani Trimble, LCC
- Amanda Martinez, U.S. Bank
- Vickei Hrdina, ESD112
- Paul Burgess, Fourth Plain Forward
- Rebecca Kennedy, City of Vancouver
- Laura Ellsworth, Council for the Homeless
- Marnie Farness, Workforce Southwest Washington
- Nolan Yaws-Gonzalez, Workforce Southwest Washington
- Lyn Love, Workforce Southwest Washington
- Mando Antonino, Workforce Southwest Washington
Members:
Tracy Doriot
A.D. Simmons
Nathan Webster
Members:
A.D. Simmons – Chair
Corey Giles – Vice Chair
Monte Constable – Treasurer
Renny Christopher
Adrienne Watson
Mark Tishenko
Ted Sprague
