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Leadership

The WIB elects its leadership positions annually, including WIB Chair and Chair-Elect.

2009-2010 WIB Leadership

Chair: Mary Russell, HealthPartners

Chair-Elect: Butch Howard, HMSHost, Mpls/St Paul Airport

The Chief Executive Officer, responsible for helping the WIB implement its Strategic Plan, is Mary Jo Gardner. Please contact her at mgardner@rcwib.org for policy or strategic questions regarding workforce development in Ramsey County. 



Board Members

Members of the Workforce Investment Board are appointed by the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners and Saint Paul Mayor Chris Coleman. 

Chair
Mary Russell
Manager of Organizational Development 
HealthPartners

Chair-Elect
Butch Howard
General Manager, Food & Beverage Operations
HMSHost, Mpls/St Paul Airport

Past-Chair
Robert Morse
Asst. Vice President Community Business Banking
Bremer Bank

Treasurer
Doug Hubbard
Owner
Custom Desk and Hardwood Visuals

Craig Anderson
Vice President, Administration
Saint Paul College

Patricia Brady
Director
Workforce Solutions (Ramsey County)

Elizabeth Campbell
Emerging Business Inclusion Coordinator
Ryan Companies US Inc.

Steve Carlson
Partner
Hedback, Arendt, Kohl & Carlson, PLLC

Jacquelyn Carpenter
Branch Manager
Manpower, Inc.

Toni Carter
County Commissioner
Ramsey Co. Board of Commissioners

Michael Chanaka
HR Director
CHS, Inc.

Joe Crowe
Executive Director
Quality Career Services

Mary Dahlquist
Manager, Apprentice Opportunities Project
Regional Labor Federation-Labor Resource Center

Robert de la Vega
Director, State Government Relations
Wells Fargo and Co.

Kathleen Engesser
Vice President, Marketing & Communications 
U.S. Bank

Amy Filice
Strategic Services, Planning Economic Development
City of Saint Paul

Trixie Golberg
President
Lifetrack Resources

Lee Helgen
City Councilmember
City of Saint Paul
Scott Helland
Adult Basic Education Coordinator
ISD 622

Clarence Hightower
Executive Director
Community Action Partnership of Ramsey and Washington Counties

Barb Jeanetta
Manager, Community Development Intermediary
Twin Cities LISC

Dennis Johnson 
Rehabilitation Area Manager
MN Dept. of Employment & Economic Development

Janet Ludden
Executive Director
Employer Solutions Inc.

David MacKenzie
Center Director
Hubert H. Humphrey Job Corps

Rob McKenzie
Union Staff
International Auto Workers Union, Region 4

Barbara Mednick
President
BKM Consulting

Paul Nelson
Business Development
Shaw-Lundquist Associates, Inc.

Scott North
Vice President and CEO
St. John's Hospital

Jim Schultz
Job Service Manager
Minnesota WorkForce Centers

Joe Stratig
Director, Placement Services
Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota

Dan Strittmater
Strategic Initiatives Project Manager
Presbyterian Homes and Services

 

 

 
Ramsey County Workforce Investment Board
2098 11th Avenue East
North Saint Paul, MN 55109
651.779.5422