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,


Jane Clark

DuPage County Workforce Innovation Board Chair

Vice President of Member Services
NationaLease

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.

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DuPage 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.

Secretary

Ian Hardie

Universal Technical Institute

Treasurer

Dr. Joseph Cassidy

College of DuPage

Vice Chair

Susan Ryan

Victor Envelope

Chair

Jane Clark

NationaLease

Barbara Szczepaniak

The DuPage Community Foundation

Calvin Giles

Illinois Department of Employment Security

Christine Torres

Crowe Horwath, LLP

Craig Meyer

101 Digital

Dan Allen

CISCO

Dan Deasy

College of DuPage

Dr. Michael Wojtowicz

Lake Park HS Dist. 108

Greg Bedalov

Choose DuPage

Kate Wollensak

YMCA of the USA

Kevin Bass

Sterling Engineering

Marilyn Liwanag

Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Rehabilitation Services

Mary Keating

DuPage County Community Services

Michelle Einfalt

Edward-Elmhurst Health

Nisha Patel

Systematics

Patrick Chandler

United Parcel Service

Rosanne Potter

Sentinel Technologies

Tamryn Hennessy

Greater Oakbrook Chamber of Commerce

Terry Jarman

IBEW 701

Tiffany Rotondo

Jel-Sert

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)