Board Members - Governor's Workforce Development Board (GWDB)

Hon. Wes Moore, Governor

Delali Dzirasa
GWDB Chair
CEO
Fearless

A. Ferris Allen, III
Thoroughbred Horse Trainer
Warwick Stable

Hon. Vanessa Atterbeary
State Delegate, District 13
Maryland House of Delegates

Alexander Austin
President & CEO
Prince George’s Chamber of Commerce

Marco V. Ávila, P.E.
Vice President
WSP
Chair/Director
Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Calvin Ball
County Executive
Howard County

Stacey Beichler
Assistant Vice President, Neurodiversity and Community Workforce Development
Kennedy Krieger Institute

Hon. Joanne C. Benson
State Senator, District 24
James Senate Office Building

Erikk B. Bonner
Assistant State Superintendent, Division of Rehabilitation Services
Maryland State Department of Education

Donald Boyd
Director of Teaching and Learning Dorchester County Public Schools

Charnetia V.(Young) Callaham
Lead Director, Workforce Initiatives
CVS Health

Brian S. Cavey
International Vice President
International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators
& Allied Workers

Dr. Annesa Cheek
President
Frederick Community College

Harry Coker, Jr.
Secretary
Maryland Department of Commerce

Donna Edwards
President
MD State and DC, AFL-CIO

MacKenzie Garvin
Director
Baltimore City Mayor’s Office of Employment Development

Kevin D. Heffner
President & CEO
LifeSpan Network

Matthew R. Holloway
Owner & Operator
Quantico Creek Sod Farms, Inc.

Dr. Roderick King
Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer
University of Maryland Medical System

Jessica Mente
Director of Training
Royal Farms

Kirkland J. “Kirk” Murray
President & CEO
Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corporation
President, Maryland Workforce Association

Myra W. Norton
CTE Committee Chair
Senior Director
Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures

Tamla Oliver
GWDB Vice Chair
President & CEO
BGE

Sanjay Rai
Secretary
Maryland Higher Education Commission

Martin “Marty” Schwartz
President
Vehicles for Change

Michelle B. Smith
President & CEO
1st Choice, LLC

Brian Stamper
Executive Director, Cell Therapy Operations
AstraZeneca

Inez Stewart
SVP-CHRO
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Teaera Strum
Chief Executive Officer
Strum Contracting Company, Inc.

Michael D. Thomas
Vice President, Workforce Development & Continuing Education
Baltimore City Community College

Perketer Tucker
Director, Office of Adult Education and Literacy Services
Maryland Department of Labor

Carey Wright
State Superintendent of Schools
Maryland State Department of Education

Portia Wu
Secretary
Maryland Department of Labor

Caryn York
Lead Director, Workforce Initiatives
CVS Health