Board Members

The Workforce Board is the governing body for all federally-funded workforce development activities in Grundy, Livingston, and Kankakee Counties. Their role includes policy making, financial oversight, long-term planning, and supervision of the Board staff.

The Board Chair and Executive Committee work with the local chief elected officials (CEOs) to recruit and develop active board members who will be effective in implementing the workforce board agenda.

2007-2008 Workforce Board Executive Committee

  • Chairperson - Harry Bond
  • Vice Chair - Lori Gadbois
  • Secretary - Lana Brown
  • Business Services Committee Chair - Steve Magruder
  • Marketing/Membership Committee Chair - Scott Franco
  • Operations Committee Chair - Lucia West Jones
  • Youth Council Chair - Lori Gadbois
Chief Elected Officials

  • Frank Halpin, Grundy County Board Chair
  • Bill Flott, Livingston County Board Chair
  • Karl Kruse, Kankakee County Board Chair
Board Members

Annabelle Aguilera
Merisant
Representing: Manufacturing

Nancy Norton Ammer
Grundy Economic Development Council
Representing: Economic Development

Bernie Anderson
Nicor Gas
Representing: Construction & Utilities

Harry Bond
Monical Pizza Corporation
Representing: Entertainment, Accommodations, and Food Service

Lana Brown
Futures Unlimited
Representing: Community Based Organization

Margaret Cooper
Kankakee Community College Workforce Services
Representing: WIA Title 1 and Adult Education & Literacy

Sandy Erschen
Manpower, Inc.
Representing: Administrative and Other Services

Don Fay
Kankakee Area Career Center
Representing: Education

Scott Franco
Heritage Development & Construction, Inc.
Representing: Finance/Insurance/Real Estate/Management

Lori Gadbois
Dominik Dubravec, DDS
Representing: Health Care and Social Assistance

Becky Hinrichs
Riverside Healthcare
Representing: Health Care and Social Assistance

Steve Magruder
IBEW Local #176
Representing: Organized Labor

Michael Mattingly
Law Office of Michael A. Mattingly
Representing: Information, Professional, and Technical Services

Tammy Nemeth
Department of Human Services Office of Rehabilitation Services
Representing: Vocational Rehabilitation, Title IV

Duane Oosterhoff
Oosterhoff Ground Covers
Representing: Agriculture

Caroline Portlock
Grundy Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Representing: Grundy County Business

Maureen Powell
CSL Behring
Representing: Manufacturing

Gloria Richard
Illinois Department of Employment Security
Representing: Wagner Peyser, Veterans and Unemployment Insurance

Robin Savage
Harbor House
Representing: Community-Based Organization

Michael Smith
AFL-CIO
Representing: Organized Labor

Dennis Sorensen
Kankakee Community College / Perkins Act
Representing: Postsecondary / Carl Perkins

Jennifer Stephen
Illinois Department of Human Services
Representing: TANF Employment and Training & Food Stamp Employment and Training 

Mike Van Mill 
Kankakee County Economic Alliance
Representing: Economic Development

Judith Wahl
Genco/Alberto Culver
Representing: Transportation and Logistics

Dr. Jerry Weber
Kankakee Community College
Representing: Education

Lucia West Jones
NE Illinois Area Agency on Aging
Representing: WIA Title V Older Americans Act