Seeking Board and Committee Members
The Mississippi Valley Workforce Development Board (MVWDB) is seeking interested individuals to serve on our board and committees. The purpose of the MVWDB is to serve as the Local Area’s expert and leader in workforce development by identifying workforce issues and concerns, and by bringing together the necessary assets to facilitate solutions for Local Area prosperity. By joining the MVWDB you can network with other business owners and community leaders, represent your industry’s workforce needs, learn about workforce trends at the local, regional, state, and national levels, and guide regional service delivery and impact local business and job seeker needs.
Officers
Kirby Phillips
Muscatine Power and Water
Board Chairman
Carol Reynolds
Kent Corporation
Vice Chair
Ryan Drew
I.U.O.E. Local 150
Treasurer
Jacob Nye
I.B.E.W Local 13
Secretary
Business Members
John Clark
Hearth & Home
Joyce Stimpson
CNH Industrial America LLC
Randy Olsen
Twin State Technical Services
Mandy Parchert
HON Company
Heather Halbrook
Doran and Ward
Kimberly Jaber
Berry Global
Casey Pape
John Deere
Lori Bassow
Sterilite
Labor Members
Nick Flogel
Carpenters Union Local 4
Cory Bergfeld
I.B.E.W. Local 145
Members
Regina Matheson
St. Ambrose University
Martha Bell
Southeastern Community College
Chad Pratz
Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Stacy Borgeson
Grow Clinton
Rick Ernst
Iowa Workforce Development
Chief Elected Officials (CEOs)
Jim Irwin, Clinton County Board of Supervisors (Chief Lead Elected Official)
Don Schwenker, Jackson County Board of Supervisors
Jean Dickson, Scott County Board of Supervisors
Danny Chick, Muscatine County Board of Supervisors
Brad Quigley, Louisa County Board of Supervisors
Chad White, Henry County Board of Supervisors
Shane McCampbell, Des Moines County Board of Supervisors
Chuck Holmes, Lee County Board of Supervisors
Board Staff
Miranda Swafford
Executive Director
Mandy Tripp
Compliance Officer
Tyler Lanz
Strategic Partnership Specialist
Destiny Gerhardt
Fiscal Manager
Chris Caves - QC Chamber
Lindsay Trumbell - Muscatine Chamber
Kendra Schaapveld - Eastern Iowa Community College
Stephanie Torrance - Goodwill of the Heartland
Cori Milan - Louisa County Economic Development
Emily Benjamin - Lee County Economic Development
Kelley Brown - Jackson County Economic Alliance
Erika Clark - IowaWORKS
Brandon Rumler - Skyline Center
Eva Castillo - Imagine Iowa
Travis Robinson - Iowa Dept. for the Blind
Committee Advisors
Jack Willey - Retired County Supervisor
Dennis Duke - Carl A. Nelson
Charlene Fitzgerald - Precision Metal Works
Erica Lee - Safer Foundation
Scott Schneider - Eastern Iowa Community College
Tim Snyder - IowaWORKS
Sarah Potter - Tri-City Group
Rebecca Ruberg - Burlington Public Library
Shannon Jamison - Goodwill of the Heartland
Ashley Velez - Humility Homes and Services
Tim Svoboda - City Hope Foundation