ABOUT VIRGINIA CAREER WORKS NORTHERN REGION
Virginia Career Works – Northern is a team of private and public sector partners who share a common goal-to promote Northern Virginia economic prosperity and long-term growth. The board receives and administers annual Federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) dollars that help fund comprehensive employment and training services to area employers, job seekers and youth.
The SkillSource Group, Inc. (SSG) is a separate nonprofit entity of the Virginia Career Works – Northern with its own Board of Directors. SSG shares in the mission and goals of the Virginia Career Works – Northern, while also serving as fiscal agent and an entity that pursues additional funding sources for the board. These dollars further sustain and create workforce development initiatives for all current and future employers, job seekers throughout the region.
Virginia Career Works Northern and its partners operate (7) Career Centers in the Northern Virginia Region.” Knowledgeable center staff assist employers, job and career seekers, and youth with a comprehensive range of free employment, training, and career development services. One-Stop Centers use public Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) dollars and other funding sources to provide employment services to local workers and employers throughout the region.
In 2015, Congress passed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), a Federal job training program sponsored by the Department of Labor. Through a network of One Stop Centers, WIOA offers employers and job seekers, universal access to free employment and training services. WIOA assists workers with tools to manage their career and helps employers find skilled workers. The primary goal is to increase employment, job retention, earnings, and occupational skills among all employer and job seeker populations including adults, dislocated workers, youth, incumbent workers, new entrants to the workforce, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.
SkillSource operates seven (7) One Stop Employment Centers in Annandale, Alexandria, Leesburg, Manassas, Reston, and Woodbridge. These resource centers provide free access to numerous career development, training, and support services to benefit both local employers and job seekers. SkillSource partners include Virginia Employment Commission, Northern Virginia Community College, Job Corps, Family and Social Services and Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services and public schools.
Board Members
Virginia Career Works – Northern is the designated regional convener and administrative entity that coordinates workforce training and career services through federal funding from the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). We are charged with overseeing and implementing workforce development initiatives and activities throughout the Virginia Career Works – Northern Region.
The board collaborates with contracted program operators and workforce system partners to assist employers with applicant screening, writing job descriptions, and training new employees. The board also ensures that classes and career services are effectively delivered for Virginia Career Works – Northern Region youth and adult residents as well as businesses.
- SSG Board Member Governance Principles
- SSG Board Member Code of Ethical Conduct and Membership Application
Joseph Carter | Donna L. Motsek |
Kim Clark-Pakstys | Christopher Rieley |
Debra Eshelman | Todd Rowley |
Gene Frogale | Nicole Smith |
Wayne Hallheimer | Marc Tate |
George Harben | William Trumbull |
Todd House | Hector Velez |
Rebecca Hughes |
Shakera Alvarado
Fairfax County Public Schools
Marc Austin
George Mason University
Robert J. Bartolotta
New Editions Consulting
Michael Becketts
Fairfax County Department of Family Services
Anthony Cancelosi
Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind
Joseph Carter
R&K Cyber Solutions LLC
Rodney Caulkins
Caulkins Construction Company, Inc.
Louis Cernak
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 99
Julie Coons
Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Alan Dorn
Virginia Employment Commission
Nicholas Dunn
Integrated Federal Solutions
Kenneth Garrison
Heavy Construction Contractors Association
George Harben
Prince William County Department of Economic Development
Larry Hoffman
George Washington University
Mohamed Hussein
PGLS
Susana Marino
Northern Virginia Hispanic Chamber
Roxana Mejia
IUPAT District Council 51
Julie Mullen
Northern Virginia Family Service
William Mountjoy
AFL-CIO
Fatimah A. Ogungbade
Dominion Energy
Steven B. Partridge
Northern Virginia Community College
Bruce Patterson
ServiceSource
Leanne Rerko
Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services
Christopher Rieley
Bank of Clarke County
Todd Rowley
Old Dominion National Bank
Roopal Saran
Northern Virginia Literacy Council
Mary Ann Shurtz
Stratford University
Olivia Shultz
SAP NS2
Karen Smaw
Fairfax County Economic Development Agency
Zuzana Steen
Micron Technology, Inc.
Paul Steiner
Fairfax County Public Schools
Joseph Terry
President, J Terry & Associates
William Threlkeld
Cornerstones Virginia
William Trumbull
ICF International
Hector Velez
Vector Talent
Lisa Whetzel
Britepaths, Inc.
Lisa Whetzel
Britepaths, Inc.
VIRGINIA CAREER WORKS – NORTHERN STAFF
David Hunn
Executive Director
SkillSource President and CEO
david.hunn@vcwnorthern.com
703-827-3782
Claudia Barrios
DEI Project Director
Ticket to Work Case Manager
claudia.barrios@vcwnorthern.com
703-343-6392
Rebecca Bennett
Prince William and Cherokee Avenue Center Manager
rebecca.bennett@vcwnorthern.com
703-586-6542
Eliza Chappell
Career Pathways Coordinator, DEI Grant
eliza.chappell@vcwnorthern.com
703-689-1717
Mark Chernisky
Fairfax PRC Job Developer
mark.chernisky@vcwnorthern.com
703-935-3083
Angela Harris
Prince William Workforce Center Specialist
angela.harris@vcwnorthern.com
703-586-6800
Ann Hyslop
Northern Virginia TANF/ESLA Initiative Project Director
ann.hyslop@vcwnorthern.com
703-342-9091
Seema Jain
Deputy Executive Director
SkillSource VP of Operations and Contract Monitoring
seema.jain@vcwnorthern.com
703-827-3782
Sheila Jones
Disability Resource Coordinator
Ticket to Work Case Manager
sheila.jones@vcwnorthern.com
703-827-3782
Ngan (Nancy) Nguyen
Director of Budget & Financial Accounting
nancy.nguyen@vcwnorthern.com
703-827-3782
Lauren Parker
Senior Director, Ticket to Work Employment Network
lauren.parker@vcwnorthern.com
703-689-1793
Karla Quiroz
Fairfax-Prince William County ESLA Initiative Job Developer
karla.quiroz@vcwnorthern.com
703-300-7431
Deborah Shaffer
Accounting Assistant
deborah.shaffer@vcwnorthern.com
703-424-9088 (Video Phone)
Christine Slattery
WIOA Young Adult Case Manager
Career Focus Initiative
christine.slattery@vcwnorthern.com
703-826-1936
Sabrina Walker
Program Coordinator
sabrina.walker@vcwnorthern.com
703-827-3782
Committees
The SkillSource Group, Inc. Board
The SkillSource Group, Inc. Finance Committee
Chief Local Elected Officials
Policy Council
Program Planning Committee
Quality Assurance Committee
Youth Committee
Disability Services Subcommittee