Information
Composition
The Tompkins County Workforce Development Board works to enhance the productivity and competitiveness of Tompkins County by developing and coordinating resources that meet employer needs while facilitating employment and development opportunities for individuals. The board is composed of fifty-one percent private sector and forty-nine percent non-for profit, community-based, and other organizations.
Board Members
Scott Pronti - Chair
Vice President of Human Resources
Tompkins Trust Company
Kirra Franzese - Vice Chair
Associate Vice President, Human Resources and Planning
Ithaca College
Kim Babuka
Senior Director, Workforce Planning and Compensation
Cornell University
Todd Bruer
Business Manager and Fund Administrator
IBEW - Local 241
Suzanne Cerquone
Human Resources Manager
Ithaca Marriott Downtown
Kip Cerasaro
Employment Services Manager
New York State Department of Labor
John Cometti
Business Agent and Organizer
Teamsters Local 317
Danielle Harrington
Executive Director
Tompkins Community Action
Leon Holden
Human Resources Director
Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services
Kit Kephart
Social Services Commissioner
Tompkins County Department of Social Services
Paul Levesque
President
HOLT Architects
Chris Malcom
Service Area Manager
Wegmans
Heather McDaniel
President
Ithaca Area Economic Development
Ron Olson
Director of Operations
Cornell NanoScale Facility, Cornell University
Samantha Pennell
Human Resources Generalist
BorgWarner
Kate Shanks-Booth
Director of Youth Services
Tompkins County Youth Services
Teri Tarshus
Regional Manager of Operations
Baywood Hotels
Jennifer Tavares
President & CEO
Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce
Andrew Tunison
Director of Counseling
ACCES-VR
Denise Vreeland
Vice President of Services
Challenge
Steve Waight
Human Resources Manager
Cayuga Health
Carrie Whitmore
Director of Continuing Education & Workforce Development
Tompkins Cortland Community College
Yen Wu
Owner
Lev Kitchen
Ex-Officio, Non-Voting
Bridgette Nugent
Deputy County Administrator
Tompkins County
Creating pathways to better careers and economic growth.
