The Pocono Counties Workforce Development Board is comprised of 24 members from the four counties representing private sector business interests, local educational entities, organized labor, apprenticeship, community based organizations, Economic Development, Wagner-Peyser and OVR.
Craig Zurn, Chair
President & CEO
Jim Thorpe Neighborhood Bank
Barbara Diliberti, Vice Chair
Human Resources Manager
Marshall Machinery, Inc.
Brooke Cho
Asst. District Administrator
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Kenneth Reisinger
Assistant Regional Director
Bureau of Workforce Partnership Operations
Kim Miller
Executive Director
Carbon County Action Committee for Human Servcies
Terrence Purcell
Vice President, Market Development
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Barbara Green
Owner
Blue Mountain Ski Area/Tuthill Inc.
Vicki Herman
Human Resources Director
United Envelope
Eric Noone
Co-Owner
Frogtown Chophouse Restaurant
Michelle Bisbing
Vice President, Administration & Marketing
Pocono Mountains Economic Development Corporation
Vacant
Vacant
Vacant
Debra Raneri
Associate Director
Northampton Community College
Tiffany Atkins
Director of Education and Training
IATSE Local 329
Brad Hummel
Training Director
Scranton Electricians JATC
Fred Mutzek
President
Spiral Tool Corporation
Deborah Fischer
President
Pike County Licensing
Janna Genzingler
Director of Human Resources
Settlers Hospitality
Ladora “Lori” Phillips, Treasurer
Assistant GM
Recreation Management Corp.
Anthony Manzione
Owner
Manz1 Consulting
Patrick Resti
General Manager
Kriger Construction
Mary Beth Wood
Executive Director
Wayne Economic Development Corporation
Cynthia Matthews
Developmental Program Director
Wayne County Office of Behavorial & Developmental Programs
William Cockerill, Secretary
Treasurer
Scranton Central Labor Union
Karen Casciano
Human Resources Director
St. Luke’s University Network
Michael J. Sofranko, Chair
(Chairman, Local Elected Officials)
Wayne E. Nothstein, Vice-Chair
Rocky C. Ahner
Samuel Hellen
Executive Director
Service Access Management Inc.
Fiscal Management Contractor
Benjamin Winn
Deputy Director/Equal Opportunity Officer
Amanda Trach
Administrative Assistant
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The Pocono Counties Workforce Development Board (WDB) is comprised of private-sector business, social service, education, labor, economic development and community-based organization representatives. The purpose of the Board is to provide strategic oversight, direction, and focus to the employment and training services provided to residents and employers of the 4 counties that comprise the Pocono Counties Workforce Development Area (WDA) – Carbon, Monroe, Pike, and Wayne Counties.
The Workforce Development Board’s vision is to support regional economic growth and self-reliance through a comprehensive network of service locations, employment and training services, and strategic partnerships with the region’s employment, educational, economic development, and labor organizations. The economic future of our Workforce Development Area is dependent on a workforce that is globally competitive and aligned with the skills needed by the employer community within our local and regional labor markets.
The Board is committed to building a workforce system that is universally accessible to our labor force, accountable to its stakeholders, data-driven, and aligned with the economic development and education efforts of our community partners. It is also committed to a regional strategy of interaction and cooperation with the Lackawanna County, Luzerne/Schuylkill, and Northern Tier Workforce Development Boards that are part of our planning region for Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Located in the northeastern corner of Pennsylvania, the Pocono Counties Workforce Development Area is comprised of Carbon, Monroe, Pike, and Wayne Counties. The Pocono Counties employers and workers are connected to a wide range of labor markets. The labor market within the borders of the 4 counties, as well as those of Lackawanna, Luzerne/Schuylkill, the Lehigh Valley and the bordering states of New York and New Jersey. In the past decades, the Pocono Counties have become home to thousands of visitors who initially came to enjoy the natural landscape, pristine environment, and reputation as a vacation destination. The areas’ quality of life, low cost of living, and location within commuting distance of these larger labor markets has fueled recent growth in both population and economic development opportunities in our region. Served by the Pennsylvania Turnpike, as well as the major Interstates 80 and 81, the Pocono Counties are centrally located within the Northeastern U.S. Corridor. The Northeastern U.S. Corridor is home to 17% of the U.S. population and 20% of its’ GDP. If the Corridor was a country, it would be the 5th largest GDP in the world. Because of its’ location, the opportunities for economic development and the need for a skilled and diverse workforce within the Pocono Counties WDA are central to our mission.