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
![Tompkins County Trust logo](/files2/workforceny/images/tompkins%20county%20trust%20logo_0.png)
Kirra Franzese - Vice Chair
Associate Vice President, Human Resources and Planning
Ithaca College
![Ithaca College logo](/files2/workforceny/images/IC%20logo_0.png)
Kim Babuka
Senior Director, Workforce Planning and Compensation
Cornell University
![Cornell University logo](/files2/workforceny/images/cornell%20uni%20logo.png)
Todd Bruer
Business Manager and Fund Administrator
IBEW - Local 241
![International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers](/files2/workforceny/images/IBEW%20logo_0.png)
Suzanne Cerquone
Human Resources Manager
Ithaca Marriott Downtown
![Marriot logo](/files2/workforceny/images/marriot%20logo_0.png)
Kip Cerasaro
Employment Services Manager
New York State Department of Labor
![New York State Department of Labor logo](/files2/workforceny/images/NYS%20DOL.png)
John Cometti
Business Agent and Organizer
Teamsters Local 317
![teamsters local 317 logo](/files2/workforceny/images/teamster%20logo%20cropped.png)
Danielle Harrington
Executive Director
Tompkins Community Action
![Tompkins County Community Action logo](/files2/workforceny/images/TCAction%20logo.jpg)
Leon Holden
Human Resources Director
Family and Children's Services of Ithaca
![Family&Childrens logo](/files2/workforceny/6957232-logo_0.jpg)
Kit Kephart
Social Services Commissioner
Tompkins County Department of Social Services
![Tompkins County logo](/files2/workforceny/images/TC%20social%20services%20logo_0.png)
Paul Levesque
President
HOLT Architects
![HOLT architects logo](/files2/workforceny/images/HOLT%20logo.png)
Chris Malcolm
Service Area Manager
Wegmans
![Wegmans logo](/files2/workforceny/images/wegmans%20logo.png)
Heather McDaniel
President
Ithaca Area Economic Development
![Ithaca Area Economic Development](/files2/workforceny/images/IAED%20logo.png)
Ron Olson
Director of Operations
Cornell NanoScale Facility, Cornell University
![Cornell NanoScale Facility logo](/files2/workforceny/images/CNFLogo.png)
Samantha Pennell
Human Resources Generalist
BorgWarner
![BogWarner logo](/files2/workforceny/images/BorgWarner_Logo%20updated.png)
Kate Shanks-Booth
Director of Youth Services
Tompkins County Youth Services
![Tompkins County Youth Services logo](/files2/workforceny/images/TC%20youth%20services%20logo.jpg)
Teri Tarshus
Regional Manager of Operations
Baywood Hotels
![Baywood Hotels logo](/files2/workforceny/images/baywood%20hotels%20logo.png)
Jennifer Tavares
President & CEO
Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce
![Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce logo](/files2/workforceny/images/chamber_logo.png)
Andrew Tunison
Director of Counseling
ACCES-VR
![Acces VR logo](/files2/workforceny/images/acces%20vr%20logo%20new.png)
Denise Vreeland
Vice President of Services
Challenge
![Challenge logo](/files2/workforceny/images/challenge%20logo.png)
Steve Waight
Human Resources Manager
Cayuga Health
![Cayuga Health System logo](/files2/workforceny/images/Cayuga%20health%20logo.jpg)
Carrie Whitmore
Director of Continuing Education & Workforce Development
Tompkins Cortland Community College
![Tompkins County Community College logo](/files2/workforceny/images/tc3%20logo.jpg)
Yen Wu
Owner
Lev Kitchen
![Lev Kitchen logo](/files2/workforceny/images/lev%20kitchen%20logo.png)
Ex-Officio, Non-Voting
Bridgette Nugent
Deputy County Administrator
Tompkins County
![Tompkins County logo](/files2/workforceny/images/TC%20social%20services%20logo_0.png)
Creating pathways to better careers and economic growth.
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