Welcome
I am honored to serve as Chair for the DuPage County Workforce Innovation Board along with a talented group that represents the local business community as well as other community representatives. We are passionate advocates for DuPage County and the continued advancement of our citizens and businesses.
View this site to find programs to help in your job search or to identify services to support your business. We offer assistance for both employers and job seekers. Information on our Board can be viewed below. Please reach out to any member with any questions you may have.
Sincerely,
Susan Ryan
DuPage County Workforce Innovation Board Chair
Vice President of Human Resources
Victor Envelope
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, more than 8 million Ukrainians have fled their country. 250 are now remaking their lives in DuPage County. Victor Envelope and the DuPage Workforce Innovation Board/workNet DuPage have been supporting Ukrainians with job training and language resources – providing not just assistance but hope to individuals whose lives have been forever changed by the war. Read about it in the Daily Herald.
Slide 1DuPage Workforce Innovation Board settles Ukrainian refugees into jobs and training
Get to know us.
The DuPage County Workforce Innovation Board is a business-led policy and decision- making body created under the federal law called the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). All Board members are appointed by Deborah A. Conroy, the Chief Elected Official of DuPage County. The majority of the Workforce Board membership represents local business leaders in the community as well as representatives from economic development agencies, community-based organizations, education, organized labor and public assistance agencies.
The Board is responsible for:
- Developing local plans for the use of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Funds
- Oversight of the local service delivery system
- Coordinating activities with economic development entities and employers in DuPage County
- Ensuring DuPage County residents have the skills and knowledge they need to find and keep jobs that lead to economic self-sufficiency
- Ensuring DuPage County employers have access to the skilled labor they need to compete in a global economy
Meet the Board
With thirty individuals from the private sector, non-profit agencies, educational institutions, labor, and government, our board reflects the vibrant economy and community that is found here in DuPage County.
Treasurer
Dr. Joseph Cassidy
College of DuPage
Vice Chair
Kevin Bass
Sterling Engineering
Chair
Susan Ryan
Victor Envelope
Secretary
Tiffany Rotondo
Jel-Sert
Barbara Szczepaniak
The DuPage Community Foundation
Calvin Giles
Illinois Department of Employment Security
Christine Torres
Crowe LLP
Craig Meyer
RJW Logistics Group
Dan Allen
CISCO
Dan Deasy
College of DuPage
Danielle Kuglin Seago
College of DuPage
Dr. Michael Wojtowicz
Lake Park HS Dist. 108
Greg Bedalov
Choose DuPage
Jane Clark
NationaLease
Kate Wollensak
Workplace Advisor, LLC
Kimberly Godden
Superior Ambulance
Larry Blackburn
Datatelligent
Mary Keating
DuPage County Community Services
Michelle Einfalt
Endeavor Health
Nisha Patel
Systematics
Patrick Chandler
United Parcel Service
Patti Romanowicz
Aqueity
Peter Skoda
Freudenberg Home and Cleaning Solutions
Rosanne Potter
Sentinel Technologies
Terry Jarman
IBEW 701
Tom Wendorf
Illinois Workforce Investment Board
Planning and Policy Documents
Board Meeting Dates 2023
The DuPage County Workforce Innovation Board typically meets the fourth Wednesday of every other month from 7:30a.m.-9:00a.m. at the workNet DuPage Career Center located at 2525 Cabot Drive, Suite 302 in Lisle.
Upcoming Board Meetings
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Upcoming Executive Committee Meetings
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
(Third Wednesday due to Thanksgiving)
