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 2025 (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
Joe Vansyckle
director, sw coastal region
employment security department
Clark County worksource partner
john vanderkin
vp operations
on-line support
Clark County Private Sector
jasmine tolbert
vp of people and culture
ywca clark county
Clark County community based organization
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
CHIEF LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIAL
2026 Board Meetings
March 10, 2026 4-6 p.m.
Zoom Conference Call
Meeting ID: 886 7437 9837
Passcode: 779774
June 9, 2026 4-6 p.m.
Workforce Southwest Washington
805 Broadway, Suite 412
Vancouver, WA 98660
September 8, 2026 4-6 p.m.
Zoom Conference Call
Meeting ID: 871 6486 7926
Passcode: 408709
December 8, 2026 4-6 p.m.
Workforce Southwest Washington
805 Broadway, Suite 412
Vancouver, WA 98660
Board Minutes
- March 10, 2025 Board Minutes (PDF)
- June 10, 2025 Board Minutes (PDF)
- September 9, 2025 Board Minutes (PDF)
- December 9, 2025 Board Minutes
Board Committees
- Finance Committee
- Job & Business Growth Committee
- Community Connector Committee
- Governance Committee
- Executive Committee
Members:
- Monte Constable, DSHS
- John Vanderkin, On-Line Support
- Corey Balkan, Gallagher
- Elizabeth Gubrud-Howe, Pacific Die Casting
- 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:
- Dustin Hysmith, NWRC of SMART Local #16 Sheet Metal Workers
- Ebony Price, SEIU49
- Bill Sauters Jr, Association of Western Pulp & Paper Workers
- Jasmine Tolbert, YWCA of Clark County
- Darcy Hoffman, Workforce Southwest Washington
- Alyssa Joyner, 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:
- Karin Edwards, Clark College
- Max Booth, Maddox Industrial Transformer
- Joe Vansyckle, ESD
- Mike Bridges, IBEW #48
- Mandy Kipfer, DVR
- Nathan Webster, NDUB Brand
- Vickei Hrdina, ESD112
- 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
John Vanderkin
Max Booth
Members:
A.D. Simmons – Chair
Corey Giles – Vice Chair
Monte Constable – Treasurer
Mark Tishenko
Ted Sprague
Councilor Fuentes
Elizabeth Gubrud-Howe
