STATE DELEGATION LEADS

State delegation leads are selected based on their network knowledge and previous advocacy experience. Leads convene participants from their state who are participating in hill visits to help folks contextualize talking points, plan the meeting agenda, and model effective advocacy strategies.

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Alphabetized by State

A

ARIZONA

Laurie Kierstead-Joseph

Assistant Vice Chancellor, Adult Basic Education for College & Career, Pima Community College

ARKANSAS

Andrea Henderson

Executive Director, Arkansas Community Colleges

C

CALIFORNIA

Jodi Doane

Director of Grants, Contracts & Strategic Partnerships at JVS SoCal

Mark Edwards

Vice President of Government Relations at JVS SoCal

COLORADO

Chaer Robert

Legislative Director at Colorado Center on Law and Policy

CONNECTICUT

Jim Boucher

Chief Strategy Officer at Capital Workforce Partners

F

FLORIDA

Jeffrey Connor-Naylor

Director at Business Leaders United (BLU)

G

GEORGIA

Jamal Jessie

Workforce Development Manager at Georgia Power

I

ILLINOIS

Annika Cole

Advocacy Manager at Chicago Jobs Council

INDIANA

Peggy Frame

Executive Director at Southeast Community Services

IOWA

Dave Stone

Advocacy Officer at United Way Central Iowa

KANSAS

K

Kim Pentico

Director of Economic Justice Program at National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV)

L

LOUISIANA

Davante Lewis

Director of Public Affairs and Outreach at Louisiana Budget Project

M

MAINE

Amy Winston

Senior Director, State Policy at Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI)

MARYLAND

Ioana Stoica

Policy Advocate at Jobs of the Future (JFF)

MASSACHUSETTS

Kaitlyn Bean

Deputy Director at SkillWorks

MICHIGAN

Amanda Klein

Manager, Advocacy & Government Relations at United Way Southeastern Michigan

Angie Barksdale

Chief Operating Officer at West MI Works

MINNESOTA

Luke Weisberg

Senior Partner at LukeWorks

N

NEVADA

Andrew Holbert

Program Manager for Public Safety, Veterans, & Career Education at the Governor's Office of Workforce Innovation

NEW JERSEY

Peg Gould

Director, Community Education and Training at Mercer County Community College

NEW MEXICO

Anabel Mendoza

SNAP E&T Staff Manager, Policy & Program Development Bureau at the New Mexico Human Services Department

NEW YORK

Therese Daly

Deputy Director for Advocacy and Equity Initiatives at New York Association for Training and Employment Professionals (NYATEP)

NORTH CAROLINA

Pam Bash

Director of Development at Code the Dream

O

OHIO

Rebecca Kusner

Principal at R4Workforce

OREGON

Marc Goldberg

Owner/Principal at Skills Strategy Consulting

Sage Learn

Chief of Staff & Executive Director for College Relations at Portland Community College

P

PENNSYLVANIA

Dillon Moore

Senior Director of Policy and Data at Partner4Work

R

RHODE ISLAND

Anita Bruno

Founder and Executive Director of Rhode Island Women in the Trades (RI WITT)

T

TENNESSEE

Stephanie Coleman

Chief Talent Development Officer at Nashville Chamber of Commerce

TEXAS

Jeran Culina

Manager at Business Leaders United (BLU)

V

VIRGINIA

Constance Green

WIOA Adult & Dislocated Worker Programs State Coordinator at Virginia’s Community Colleges System

VERMONT

Rhoni Basden

Executive Director at Vermont Works for Women

W

WASHINGTON

Samantha Poster

Senior Consultant at Seattle Jobs Initiative

WISCONSIN

Tracey Carey

Director at Midwestern Urban Strategies