Our Board
Workforce Development Board Members
Business-led board guiding workforce strategy for Northern California
The NoRTEC Workforce Development Board (WDB) is a business-led advisory body composed of representatives from private industry, labor, education, and community organizations. WIOA requires that a majority of WDB members represent private-sector employers.
Chair
Susan Marie
Private Industry · Trinity County
Susan Marie & Associates
P.O. Box 702, Weaverville, CA 96093
(530) 739-3237
Vice-Chair
Michael Clarno
Private Industry
Mt. Shasta Ski Park
P.O. Box 1180, Mt Shasta, CA 96067
(530) 925-4356
Penny Artz
Private Industry
County Cleaners
802 Main St, Susanville, CA 96130
(530) 257-5538
Blanca Barba
Community Based Organization
California Human Development
414 Fourth Street, Woodland, CA 95695
(530) 662-9601
Patricia Barbieri
Public Assistance
Siskiyou County Health and Human Services
818 South Main Street, Yreka, CA 96097
(530) 841-2750
Connie Barton
Community Based Organization
Alliance for Workforce Development
P.O. Box 3750, Quincy, CA 95971
(530) 283-9621
Russell Butler
Organized Labor
Teamsters Local 137
3540 South Market Street, Redding, CA 96001
(530) 243-0232
Elizabeth Cavasso
Private Industry
Cavasso Corporation
1201 Juniper St., Alturas, CA 96101
(530) 233-2655
Dorie Gaynor
Private Industry
G4 Environmental LLC
100 Railroad Avenue, Box 208, Loyalton, CA 96118
(858) 204-6700
Willy Hagge
Private Industry · Modoc County
Hagge Ranch, Inc.
P.O. Box 444, Alturas, CA 96101
(530) 233-2053
Noah Levinson
Education
Nevada County Adult Education
11761 Ridge Rd., Grass Valley, CA 95945
(530) 477-1225
Megan Loeswick
Private Industry
Megan Loeswick Coaching
213 Chief Kelly Drive, Nevada City, CA 95959
(925) 548-1118
Gil Mathew
Community Representative
Nevada County Economic Resource Council
336 Crown Point Circle, Grass Valley, CA 95945
(530) 274-8455
Wade Meith
Private Industry
Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
525 Airport Parkway, Oroville, CA 95965
(530) 533-1058
Regina Muse
Rehabilitation
Department of Rehabilitation
470 Rio Lindo Ave, Suite 4, Chico, CA 95926
(530) 895-5507
Michelle Nystrom
Private Industry
Sierra Pacific Industries
19794 Riverside Ave., Redding, CA 96007
(530) 378-8271
Tim O'Brien
Private Industry
TOB Adventures, Inc.
P.O. Box 556, Chester, CA 96020
(530) 258-2103
Hiram Oilar
Private Industry · Shasta County
Oilar Marketing and Management
3335 Placer #157, Redding, CA 96001
(530) 242-0597
Dena Platz
Private Industry
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Center
2175 Rosaline Avenue, Redding, CA 96001
(530) 225-6132
Araceli Gutierrez Renteria
Private Industry
Araceli Gutierrez Marketing and Business Consulting
741 Main St., Unit 102, Red Bluff, CA 96080
(530) 840-1422
Ryan Richardson
Economic Development
Superior California Economic Development
350 Hartnell Avenue, Suite A, Redding, CA 96002
(530) 225-2760
Tiffany Rowe
Health and Human Services
Butte County Dept. of Employment and Social Services
202 Mira Loma Drive, Oroville, CA 95965
(530) 552-6332
Larry Russell
Organized Labor
California School Employees Association #55134
P.O. Box 496006, Redding, CA 96049
(530) 242-7794
Stacey Sanchez
Private Industry
CDC Small Business Finance
2448 Decatur Rd. #200, San Diego, CA 92601
(714) 918-0886
Zoe Watson
Community Based Organization
Sierra Institute for Community and Environment
4438 Main Street, Taylorsville, CA 95983
(530) 284-1022
Joe Wilson
Private Industry · Butte County
Pacific Gas and Electric
350 Salem Street, Chico, CA 95926
(530) 896-4254
John Wilson
Organized Labor
Plumbers and Pipefitters, LU 228
900 Locus Street, Redding, CA 96001
(530) 245-0650
Amber Yearton
One Stop Partner
Employment Development Department
1325 Pine Street, Redding, CA 96003
(530) 225-2185
Linda Zorn
Higher Education
Butte College
3536 Butte Campus Drive, Chico, CA 95928
(530) 879-9069