Workforce Development Board of Ventura County Adds New Board Members

VENTURA, Calif. - March 23, 2016 - PRLog -- The Workforce Development Board (WDB) of Ventura County announced the addition of four new board members. The Ventura County Board of Supervisors made the appointments official at its March 8 meeting.

         The new board members are Jeremy Goldberg, Richard Trogman, Greg Van Ness and Stephen Yeoh. They were each appointed to a three-year term. All come with a unique set of experiences and skills.

         Jeremy Goldberg is the executive director of the Tri-Counties Central Labor Council (AFL-CIO) in Camarillo. He will represent Ventura County unionized workers. "I'm looking forward to the opportunity to utilize my experience protecting and defending the rights of workers to help make Ventura County a better place to create good, middle class jobs that will benefit our community and our economy," says Goldberg.

         Richard Trogman is chief operating officer for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Ventura County. "As an employer and provider of health care services to the Ventura County community for more than 10 years, Kaiser Permanente is committed to the economic development of the region and understands the importance of a highly skilled workforce," says Trogman. "I look forward to sharing my insight on the opportunities and requirements present in the health care field."

         Greg Van Ness is CEO of Tolman & Wiker Insurance Services, LLC in Ventura. "I have a personal passion for education-to-career program development, so the work of the WDB is a perfect fit," says Van Ness. "The Workforce Development Board and its partners in our regional community are performing very important work that elevates our economy and the lives of those we serve."

         Stephen Yeoh is director of Un1teee, a technology consulting firm in Westlake Village. "Based on my own personal experience, there is a shortage of qualified IT personnel," says Yeoh. "My goal is to increase awareness of the opportunities that working in the IT field can provide, and to increase the amount of practical training available to potential candidates."

         "Our WDB members are committed to advancing regional workforce development," says Cheryl Moore, WDB executive director. "It is through their efforts that Ventura County has been able to secure a variety of federally funded workforce programs that give local job seekers, workers, youth and employers the access to no-cost and low-cost assistance for employment, training and business consulting. The WDB couldn't be as successful without them."

         Members of the WDB include leaders from business, economic development, education, labor, government and community-based organizations.

About the Workforce Development Board

        The Workforce Development Board administers federal funds that help to support American Job Center locations and other free adult, youth, and employer programs and services in Ventura County. For more information, call 800-500-7705 or visit http://portal.countyofventura.org/portal/page/portal/WIB.