Workforce Development Board of Rockland County

Connecting Rockland's Workforce to Economic Development

℅ RTCI, Stony Point NY
(845) 348-3500 xt. 7
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About Us

The Workforce Development Board of Rockland County sets workforce development policy and oversees the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (Go to: WIOA text), procures services for WIOA Title I programs as well as identifies training providers and programs for inclusion on the Eligible Training Providers List (ETPL) (Go to: ETPL)

Executive Team

  • Debra Thomas, Executive Director
  • Lynne Allan, Chair
  • Howard Hellman, Vice Chair
  • Michele Green, Secretary
  • Matthew Shelley, Treasurer

Board Members

  • Lynne Allan – PayServ
  • Joe Allen – Hudson Cove Group
  • Ann Mendelsohn Byne – Partner at GMLV
  • Kathy R. Canter – ARC of Rockland
  • Robert J. Dutra – Sheet Metal Worker’s Union Local 38
  • William Edwards – IBEW, Local Union 363
  • Michele Green – ACCES-VR
  • Eileen Guzzo – Donnelly & Moore Corporation
  • Elena Hansen – Red Hill Cafe
  • Howard Hellman – All Bright Electric
  • Renold Julien – Konbit Neg Lakay
  • Brian Levy – Goosetown Communication
  • Donald Lucarello – NYSDOL Career Center Manager
  • Thomas Ossa – Rockland Web Design Inc. (DBA RocklandWeb)
  • Gregory Parseghian – Best Western-Nyack on Hudson
  • Robert Pitkofsky, ESQ – Pitkofsky Law
  • Patricia P. Rajala – Literacy Solutions NY, Inc.
  • Thomas Scaglione – Commissioner’s Hudson Valley Region Representative at NYSDOL
  • Jeremy Schulman – Rockland County Economic Development & Tourism
  • Matthew Shelley – Camp Venture
  • Mary Shinick – Nyack Hospital
  • Ramon Soto – El Sol de NY Co.
  • Sister Kathleen Sullivan, O.P. – Dominican College of Blauvelt
  • Jill Warner – Jawonio Inc.
  • Robert Woodill – HMSHost

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Local Plan

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Connecting Rockland’s Workforce to Economic Development

“The partnership between local government and the Workforce Development Board of Rockland County is critical to our success as a county in both the short and long term.

Coordinating training and support services for job seekers with the skills and certifications employers are looking for is the best way to get our residents into quality, high paying jobs that will allow them to support their families and lead to further success here in Rockland.”

–Ed Day, County Executive

County Executive Ed Day

Connecting Rockland’s Workforce to Economic Development

We are a volunteer body responsible for policy guidance and oversight of workforce development in Rockland County.  We direct federal, state, and local funding to programs for adults, dislocated workers and youth to help them acquire the skills employers want and help employers access the talent pool they need to compete and win in a global economy.

Contact Us

(914) 393-3649

Our Location

14 Liberty Square Mall
Stony Point, NY 10980
c/o RTCI

Our Partners

County of Rockland
New York State Department of Labor
Rockland Community College
Rockland County BOCES

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