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Workforce Development Board

Angela Chewning, Dayton T. Brown, WDB Chair

Derek Peterson, Soter Technologies, WDB Vice-Chair

Wayne T. Rogers, SCDOLLCA, Non-Business Vice-Chair

Sandra Alfano, Youth Chair

Gerard Cairns, Disability Chair

Mission Statement

The Suffolk County Workforce Development Board (WDB) seeks to maintain a state of the art One-Stop Employment System that provides universal access, meets the needs of job seekers and employers, and supports economic growth in Suffolk County.

Workforce Development Board - Members


Angela Chewning

Dayton T. Brown, WDB Chair

Derek Peterson

Soter Technologies, WDB Vice-Chair

Wayne T. Rogers

SCDOLLCA, Non-Business Vice-Chair

Sandra Alfano

Youth Chair

Gerard Cairns

Disability Chair

Matthew Aracich

Building Trades of Nassau-Suffolk Counties

Edward T. Bonahue, Ph.D

Suffolk Community College

Lorie Boyd

ACCES-VR

Kevin Casey

IBEW Local 25

Mark X. Cronin

John's Crazy Socks

James DiLiberto

Island Drafting & Technical Institute

Adrian R. Fassett

EOC of Suffolk, Inc.

Retha Fernandez

National Grid

Sal Ferrara

Electrical Training Center, Inc.

Tricia Folliero

SMM Advertising

Vincent Frigeria

PSE&G LI

Jay Fund

Hunter Business School

Michael Griffin

Griffin Group Global

Billy Haugland II

Haugland Group

Maria Sicari

Stony Brook University

Claudia Mazzola

Rechler Equity, Inc.

Matthew McCaffrey

Job Corps

Glen Melder

Sensaras LLC

Kelly Murphy

Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency

Martin G. Murphy, Ph.D.

Long Island Regional Adult Education Network

Monica Miranda

Suffolk Transportation Service, Inc.

Christine Ponzio

Winters Center for Autism

Trish Romano

East/West Industries, Inc.

JoAnna Schwaner

New York State Department of Labor

Ryan Stanton

LI Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

Ines R. VanBoom

Northwell Health

Nanda Viswanathan, Ph.D.

Farmingdale State College

Suffolk County Government

H. Lee Dennison Bldg

100 Veterans Memorial Hwy
P.O. Box 6100
Hauppauge, NY 11788

Riverhead County Center

County Road 51
Riverhead, NY 11901