ABOUT US
The Delaware County Workforce Development Board
The Delaware County Workforce Development Board (DCWDB) is a business-led Board that works in partnership with County Council. Our goal is to make sure that Delaware County has a dynamic and high quality workforce.
The DCWDB was established through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The legislation was enacted in July 2014 and authorizes Workforce Development Boards to establish goals for workforce programs in their local communities. The DCWDB has set standards that will improve the quality of job seeker and employer services throughout Delaware County and Southeastern Pennsylvania. Because it is a business-led Board, it is expected to bring best practices to public workforce development programs and services.
Leadership
The DCWDB provides leadership on critical workforce issues identified in the Local Strategic Plan.
The Board also engages the community to deliberate on key workforce and economic development issues. The DCWDB also oversees programs and services to ensure high quality performance. The DCWDB is comprised of volunteer leaders from private business, organized labor, education, economic development, human services and community-based organizations, all of whom are appointed by County Council to terms of three years.
DCWDB Board Members
- Lynda Kugel, Chair, AmeriHealth Caritas
- William Adams, I.B.E.W. Local Union 654
- Eric Bennung, Acrymax Technologies, Inc.
- Shelly Buck, Riddle Hospital/Main Line Health
- Stephen Butz, Delaware County Technical Schools
- Patricia Cain, Harrah’s Philadelphia, Chester
- Laura Goodrich Cairns, Delaware County Commerce Center
- Catherine Judge Cardillo, Trinity Health
- Ed Coleman, Community Action Agency of Delaware County
- Colleen Duran, Delaware County Literacy Council
- Rick Durante, Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union
- Adam Gattuso, Monroe Energy, LLC
- Makeda Hudson, Delaware County Assistance Office
- Laura Kasper, Monarch Staffing
- Karen Kozachyn, Delaware County Community College
- Patricia McFarland, Delaware County Chamber of Commerce
- Asma Munir, Drummond Scientific Company
- Jason Rode, Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters
- John Sanchez, Mustang Expediting
Edessa Snyder, UPS
- Shanae Stallworth, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
- William J. Tyson, Penn State Brandywine
- Marybeth Williams, Bureau of Workforce Partnership & Operations
Southeast Pennsylvania Regional and Local 2021-2024
2021-2024 WIOA Local Plan and Southeast Pennsylvania Regional Plan Modification Effective 07/01/2023.
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) requires local workforce development boards and workforce regions to develop and publish a strategic plan every four years that details workforce service delivery and compliance. Additionally, both local and regional plans must be reviewed for modifications every two years. The Delaware County 2021-2024 WIOA Local Plan and the Southeast Pennsylvania 2021-2024 WIOA Regional Plan modifications are effective July 1, 2023.
Southeast Pennsylvania Opportunity Youth Study:
DCWDB Staff
Stevens Amendment
The Stevens Amendment is an appropriations provision that requires grantees of the Department of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education to disclose for a grant program the percent of the costs financed with federal funds. The below funding levels are for Program Year 2023 – 2024, covering July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, as of July 1 , 2023. Services provided by the PA CareerLink® Delaware County including Business Services, Career Services and Training Services are 100% funded through the US Department of Labor under the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA).
Public Law 101-166, Section 511
- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) programs are federally supported 100% by the U.S. Department of Labor as part of an award totaling $4,365,589 with $0 (0%) state, local and/or non-governmental funds.
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) programs are federally supported 100% by the U.S. Department of Human Services as part of an award totaling $4,943,697 with $0 (0%) state, local, and/or non-governmental funds.
- Discretionary grants are federally supported by the U.S. Department of Labor as part of an award totaling $487,911, with $0 (0%) being state, local and/or non-governmental funds.