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Appendix B: Program Contact Information
Service-Focused Employment Preparation
Anoka Country Partnerships for Family Success (PFS) Program
Sally Cleveland
sally.cleveland@co.anoka.mn.us
763-783-4770
Sandy Froiland
Sandy.Froiland@co.anoka.mn.us
763-783-4819
Anoka County Job Training Center
1201 89th Avenue NE, Suite 400
Blaine, MN 55434-3377
Ramsey County Integrated Services Project (ISP)
Sue Illg
Ramsey County Workforce Solutions
2098 11th Avenue East
North Saint Paul, MN 55109
Sue.Illg@co.ramsey.mn.us
651-770-4492
The Substance Abuse Case Management Program
Arthur Swanson
Program Director
United Behavioral Associates
aswanson@montefiore.org
718-652-0227 Ext. 231
John Martinez
Senior Research Associate
MDRC
16 E. 34th Street
New York, NY 10016
john.martinez@mdrc.org
212-532-3200
Wellness Comprehensive Assessment, Rehabilitation and Employment Initiative (WeCARE)
Howard Knoll
Senior Director
Arbor Education and Training
hknoll@arbornyc.com
212-967-2619
Employment-Based Experience
Subsidized Employment
Community Jobs Program
Tim Combs
Community Jobs Program Manager
Goodwill Industries of San Francisco,
San Mateo, and Marin Counties
tcombs@sfgoodwill.org
415-575-2101
The Enterprising Kitchen
Joan Pikas
Program Director
The Enterprising Kitchen
4426 North Ravenswood
Chicago, Illinois 60640
joan@theenterprisingkitchen.org
773-506-3880
Georgia GoodWorks!
Linda Johnson
Georgia Department of Labor
lindat.johnson@dol.state.ga.us
404-232-7452
Philadelphia@Work
Richard Greenwald
President and CEO
Transitional Work Corporation
Land Title Building
100 South Broad Street, 7th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19110
rcg@transitionalwork.org
215-965-8140
Rubicon Programs, Inc.
Rick Aubry
President
Rubicon Programs, Inc
2500 Bissell Avenue
Richmond, CA 94804
ricka@rubiconprograms.org
510-231-3927
Washington Community Jobs
Diane Klontz
Program Manager
Washington Department of Community
Trade and Economic Development
128 10th Avenue SW
Olympia, WA 98504
dianek@cted.wa.gov
360-725-4147
Temporary Employment
FirstSource Staffing
Ben Thomases
President
FirstSource Staffing
621 DeGraw Street
Brooklyn, NY 11217
benjamin@fssny.com
718-636-7350
Harborquest Staffing Services
John Plunkett
President and CEO
Harborquest Staffing Services
14 E. Jackson, Suite 1210
Chicago, IL 60604
jplunkett@haborquest.com
312-612-7600
Skill Development
Instructional and Curricular Reforms
Essential Skills Program at Denver Community College
Elaine Baker
Director of Workforce Initiatives
Center for Learning Outreach
Community College of Denver
Elaine.baker@ccd.edu
303-352-6912
I-BEST
Israel Mendoza
Director of Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Program
imendoza@sbctc.ctc.edu
360-704-4326
Tina Bloomer
Student Achievement Director
tbloomer@sbctc.ctc.edu
360-704-4325
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
1300 Quince St SE
Olympia WA 98504-2495
On-Ramp to Biotech/Bridge to Biotech
Eugenie FitzGerald
Program Director
San Francisco Works
235 Montgomery St, 12th Floor
San Francisco, CA, 94104
www.sfworks.org
415-217-5193
Portland Careet Pathways
Pamela Murray
Dean, Workforce and Economic Development
Portland Community College
pmurray@pcc.edu.org
503-788-6151
Mimi Maduro
Pathways Initiative Statewide Director
Columbia George Community College
400 East Scenic Drive
The Dalles, OR 97058
mmaduro@cgcc.cc.or.us
541-506-6105
Kentucky Ready-to-Work (RTW)
Shauna King-Simms
Director of College and Career Transitions
Kentucky Community and Technical
College System
300 North Main Street
Versailles, KY 40383
shauna.king-simms@kctcs.edu
859-256-3301
Financial Aid Programs
Arkansas Workforce Improvement Grant
Philip Axelroth
Assistant Coordinator of Financial Aid
Arkansas Department of Higher Education
114 East Capitol
Little Rock, AR 72201
phila@adhe.arknet.edu
501-371-2052
Hope Grants
William Flook
Director of Scholarships and Grants
Georgia Student Finance Commission
2082 East Exchange Place, Suite 200
Tucker, Georgia 30084
flook@gsfc.org
770-724-9052
Minnesota Low-Income Worker Training Grants
Carrie Thomas
Policy Director
Jobs Now Coalition
400 Selby Avenue, Suite Q
St. Paul, MN 55102
cthomas@jobsnowcoalition.org
651-290-0240
Opportunity Grants Pilot Program
Israel Mendoza
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Director of Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Program
319 SE 7th Ave
Olympia, WA 98504
imendoza@sbctc.ctc.edu
360-704-4326
Sectoral Training Programs
Boston Skillworks
Loh Sze Leung
SkillWorks Director
The Boston Foundation
75 Arlington Street, 10th Floor
Boston, MA 02116
Lohsze.leung@tbf.org
617-338-4377
Capital Idea
Steven Jackobs
Executive Director
504 Lavaca, Suite 1008
Austin, TX 78701
sjackobs@capitalidea.org
512-457-8610
Cooperative Home Care Associates
Peggy Powell
Director of Workforce Strategies
Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
349 East 149th Street, 10th Floor
Bronx, NY 10451
peggy@paraprofessional.org
718-402-7463
Culinary Training Academy
Pam Egan
Chief Operating Officer
Nevada Partners, Inc.
Culinary Training Academy
710 W. Lake Mead Blvd.
North Las Vegas, NV 89030
702-399-5627
District 1199C Training and Upgrading Fund
Cheryl Feldman
Director
District 1199C Training and Upgrading Fund
100 S. Broad St.
Land Title Building 10th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19110
cfeldman@1199ctraining.org
215-568-2220
Instituto del Progreso Latino
Juan Salgado
Executive Director
Instituto del Progreso Latino
2570 S. Blue Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60608
juan@idpl.org
773-890-1537
Project QUEST, Inc.
Mary Pena
Executive Director
Project QUEST, Inc.
301 S. Frio, Suite 400
San Antonio, TX 78207-4446
mpena@questsa.com
210-270-4690
Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership
Eric Parker
Center on Wisconsin Strategy,
University of Wisconsin
7122 Social Science Building
1180 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
414-217-3158
Career Ladders and Credentialing Programs
Arkansas Career Pathways Program
Michael Leach
Director, Public Policy Program
Southern Good Faith Fund
1400 West Markham, Suite 302
Little Rock, AR 72201
mleach@southergoodfaithfund.org
501-661-0322
Career Pathways Initiative (Kentucky)
Shauna King Simms
Director of Adult Education Programs and Transitions
Kentucky Community and Technical College System
300 North Main Street
Versailles, KY 40383
shauna.king-simms@kctcs.edu
859-256-3301
Certified Specialist Programs (Georgia)
Pamel Griffin
Director
Corporate/Customized Contract Training Operations
Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education
75 Fifth Street NW, Suite 400
Atlanta, GA 30308
pgriffin@georgiaquickstart.org
404-253-3871
Extended Care Career Ladder Initiative (ECCLI)
Carol Kapolka
ECCLI Project Director
The Commonwealth Corporation
529 Main Street, Suite 110
Boston, MA 02129-1125
ckapolka@commcorp.org
617-727-8158 x2230
Ohio Bridges to Opportunity Initiative
Brett Visger
KnowledgeWorks Foundation
1 West 4th Street, Suite 200
Cincinnati, OH 45202
visgerb@kwfdn.org
513-929-4777
Incumbent Worker Training Programs
New Jersey Workforce Development Partnership Program
Jim Boyle
Business Service Representative
New Jersey Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development
John Fitch Plaza, 7th Floor
PO Box 933
Trenton NJ, 08625
609-292-1489
Pennsylvania Incumbent Worker Training Fund
Fred Dedrick
Executive Director
PA Workforce Investment Board
901 North 7th Street, Suite 103
Harrisburg, PA 17102
fedrick@state.pa.us
717-772-4966
WorkSource Employed Worker Training
Bryan Stone
Vice President of Program and Policy
WorkSource, Inc.
215 Market St.
Jacksonville, FL 32202
bstone@worksourcefl.com
904-213-3800 x2004
Income and Work Supports
Post-Employment Assistance Programs
The Advancement Project
Seanna Ruvkun
WorkSource Renton
919 SW Grady Way, Suite 125
Renton, WA 98055"
sruvkun@seakingwdc.org
206-448-0474 x3009
Centers for Working Families, LISC/Chicago
Ricki Lowitz
LISC/Chicago
1 N. LaSalle Street 12th Floor
Chicago, IL 60602
rlowitz@lisc.org
312-697-6135
Connectinc's Work Central Call Center
Jackie Savage
President
Connectinc.
110 Fountain Park Drive, Suite 2A
Battleboro, NC 27809
jsavage733@aol.com
252-442-3265
EarnBenefits
Chauncy Lennon
Vice President
Seedco
915 Broadway, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10025
clennon@seedco.org
212-663-2694
Marriott International My Assistance and Resources for Life (myARL)
Nina Madoo
Director of Workplace Strategies
Marriott International
1 Marriott Drive
Washington, DC 20058
nina.madoo@marriott.com
301-380-7846
Southwest Organizations Unifying Resources for Community and Employees
Andrew Brower
Executive Director
The SOURCE
1409 Buchanan Ave. S.W.
Grant Rapids, MI 49507
andrew@grsource.org
616-452-5295
TJXtra!
Patrick Flavin
Manager of Government Programs
The TJX Companies, Inc.
770 Cochituate Road
Framingham, Massachusetts 01701
patrick_flavin@tjx.com
508-390-3639
Welfare to Career (W2C) at Cascade Engineering
Ron Jimmerson
Human Resource Manager
Cascade Engineering
3400 Innovation Court SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49512
jimmersonr@cascadeng.com
616-975-4812
Financial Incentives
Arkansas Work Pays
Cindy Varner
Director of Employment Assistance
Department of Workforce Services
P.O. Box 2981
Little Rock, Arkansas 72203-2981
Cindy.Varner@arkansas.gov
501-371-1028
Passport to Economic Progress
JenniLee Robins
Workforce Florida, Inc.
1974 Commonwealth Lane
Tallahassee, FL 32303
Jrobins@workforceflorida.com
863-325-0049
Reward Work Initiative
Lillian Koller
Director
Hawaii Department of Human Services
1390 Miller Street, Room 209
Honolulu, HI 96813
808-586-4997
Asset Building Strategies
Earned Assets Resource Network (EARN)
Ben Mangan
President and CEO
Earned Assets Resource Network
235 Montgomery Street, Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94104
ben@sfearn.org
415-217-3662
Economic and Community Development Institute (ECDI)
Inna Kinney
President and Founder
Economic and Community Development Institute
1151 College Ave.
Columbus, OH 43209
ikinney@ecdi.org
614-559-0106
Women's Initiative for Self-Employment (WISE)
Julie Abrams
Chief Executive Officer
519 17th St., Ste. 110
Oakland, CA 94612
jabrams@womensinitiative.org
510-287-3110
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