The North Country Workforce Development Board is a public-private partnership that works across the boundaries of professional, personal, educational, and cultural experience.
The Clinton, Essex, Franklin, and Hamilton County Legislatures appoint the Workforce Development Board, which includes prominent business, labor, higher education, government, and community leaders.
John VanNatten, of Glens Falls National Bank serves as chair.
The North Country Workforce Development Board is a public-private partnership that connects business, government, schools, higher education, labor, and community organizations to create innovative workforce and education solutions. The WDB is the connection between education and workforce, between school and career, and between classroom and the workplace. WDB initiatives thrive on the synergy created when business and community needs overlap. The result is a win-win situation: Businesses develop the workforce they need and North Country residents gain access to career opportunities and higher incomes. As a workforce intermediary, the WDB (1) convenes local leadership around education and workforce priorities, (2) brokers employer partnerships, (3) connects youth and adults with education and employment opportunities, and (4) measures program impact, in terms of both quality and scale.
The North Country Workforce Development Board provides employment-related services to local businesses and job seekers through a network of region-wide OneWorkSource Career Centers. Businesses look to the North Country Workforce Development Board for skilled employees, expertise in job training and supportive services. Job seekers, both adult and youth, receive referrals and placement in quality jobs, education, and training programs.
All Regional Board meeting are publicly posted. These meetings are open to the general public to attend and any meeting details will be in the published ad on our Facebook and or local newspapers.
Please contact our office if you have any questions in regards to these meetings at:
January 10, 2025 - 8:30AM
Conference Room @ Adirondack Educational Center, 711 State Rte 3, Saranac Lake, NY 12983
Agenda
John VanNatten, Chair - Glens Falls National Bank
John Vermette, Immediate Past Chair - Spencer ARL
Brian Post, Vice Chair - SUNY Plattsburgh Upward Bound
Maryellen Cooke, Treasurer - Mohawk Casino
Erin Hynes, Secretary - Empire State Development
Dan Alexander - Denton Publications
Todd Ashline - SMARDT Chillers, Inc.
Kassandra Beauregard - CVPH
Janet Clark - Agri-mark/McCadam
Deb Cleary - ETS, Inc.
Maryellen Cooke - Mohawk Casino
Eugene Fox - Sylvamo
Mimi Lane - General Composites
Becky Leahy - NC Home Systems
Katherine Martin - Plattco Corp
Emily Martz - Great Camp Sagamore
Sue Matton - North Country Chamber of Commerce
Tyler Seabrook - Alstom
John VanNatten - Glens Falls National Bank
John Vermette - SpencerARL
Johnny Williams - Bitters and Bones
Fran Wynnik - Delagar
John Bernardi - United Way
Svetlana Filipson - Adirondack Foundation, Innovation Tech Initiative
Dale Breault - Franklin Essex Hamilton BOCES
Carol Calabrese - Essex County
Michele Friedman - CV-TEC
Erin Hynes - Empire State Development
Stacey Fuller - NYSDOL
John Kowal - Clinton Community College
Matt Osbourne - New England Regional Council of Carpenters, Local 291
Brian Post - SUNY Plattsburgh Upward Bound
Christine Sampson-Downs - ACCESS VR
Alan Smith - IBEW 910
Russ Kinyon, Executive Director
194 US Oval
Plattsburgh, NY 12903
(518) 561-4295 ext. 3075
(518) 561-0229 Fax
russ@ncworkforce.com
Darcy Staley, Program Monitor
194 US Oval
Plattsburgh, NY 12903
(518) 561-4295 ext. 3002
(518) 561-0229 Fax
darcy@ncworkforce.com
Amy Burdo, Bookkeeper & Grant Manager
194 US Oval
Plattsburgh, NY 12903
(518) 561-4295 ext. 3002
(518) 561-0229 Fax
amy@ncworkforce.com
Janet Puhalla, Disability Resource Coordinator
194 US Oval
Plattsburgh, NY 12903
(518) 561-4295
(518) 561-0229 Fax
janet@ncworkforce.com
For more information on the Work Readiness Certificate, please contact us at (518) 561-0430 ext. 3085
The North Country Workforce Development Board is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.
