Brunswick County Residents, Industry Representatives Appointed to Regional Workforce Development Board

By Frank Williams | May 4, 2016 | Comments Off on Brunswick County Residents, Industry Representatives Appointed to Regional Workforce Development Board

workforce consortium logoWILMINGTON, N.C. – Several Brunswick County residents and industry representatives were recently appointed to the Cape Fear Workforce Development Board on the recommendation of County Commissioner Frank Williams, who represents Brunswick County on the smaller Cape Fear Workforce Development Consortium board.

The appointees are:

  • Gordon Corlew, Vice President of Lee Linear
  • Russell Green, Vice President of Human Resources for Atlantic Telephone Membership Corp. (ATMC)
  • Jonathan Hicks, Manager of Training Programs for the Duke Energy Nuclear Plant
  • Bobby Davis, Vice President of Technical Services for Brunswick Electric Membership Corp. (BEMC)
  • Greg Bland, Dean of Continuing Education & Workforce Development for Brunswick Community College.

“A skilled, qualified workforce is a critical piece of the economic development puzzle,” says Williams. “When it came time to make these appointments, I strategically sought out individuals from organizations whose experience has given them a solid understanding of our workforce’s current situation and skills as well as future training needs. I am pleased that these individuals have agreed to serve.”

The Cape Fear Workforce Development Consortium is an association of the four counties of Region O – Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover and Pender — to provide employment and training activities under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998.

The consortium board, which is comprised of the four county commissioners who represent Brunswick, Pender, Columbus and New Hanover Counties on the Cape Fear Council of Governments (CFCOG) executive committee, appoints members to the larger regional workforce board. Commissioner Williams is Brunswick County’s commissioner representative on the CFCOG executive committee for 2016.

The Cape Fear Workforce Development Board is appointed by the Cape Fear Workforce Development Consortium Board to provide policy guidance and program oversight for workforce development programs in the four counties. The Board is a group of volunteers representing local business and industry (51% representation on the Board), educational agencies, community-based organizations, organized labor, rehabilitation agencies, economic development and the public employment service. The Chairman of the Workforce Development Board must be a member of the private sector.

For more information, please visit http://www.capefearcog.org.

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