Board Membership

Executive Committee Members are:

  • Trent Cockerham, Chair
  • Kevin Franklin, Vice Chair
  • Darren Poole, Immediate Past Chair
  • Nancy Johnston, Youth Committee Chair
  • Lydia Walton, Business Engagement Committee Chair
  • Joe Wallace
  • Scott Kidd

The following people serve on the Piedmont Triad Regional Workforce Development Board:

Board Member Name Category or Representation

W. Trent Cockerham, President & CEO

Hospice of the Piedmont

 Business, Chair, Forsyth

Kevin Franklin, President

Randolph County Economic Development Corporation

 Business, Vice Chair, Randolph

Darren Poole, Vice President & Chief Safety Officer

EVO Corporation

Small Business, Forsyth

Dawn Braswell, Learning and Development Manager

Siemens Mobility

Business, Davidson

Pamala Behm, Human Resources Manager

Purina

Business, Rockingham
Randy Perkins, President

Prime Personnel Resources, Inc.

Business, Alamance
Kevin Szostak, Director of Economic Development Projects

Alamance Chamber of Commerce

Business, Alamance

Dylan Wilmoth, Human Resources Manager

Mohawk Industries

Business, Davidson
Joe Wallace, President/CEO

Lexington Area Chamber of Commerce

Business, Davidson
Brian Hughes, Human Resources Manager

Woodgrain, Inc.

Business, Davidson
Don Clinard, Owner/CEO

Allied Foam Products

Business, Davidson

Kevin Austin, VP of Operations

Austin Electrical Enclosures

Business, Yadkin

Don Powell, Owner

Powell & Associates

Business, Rockingham
Lydia Walton, Human Resources Manager

Energizer

Business, Randolph

Michael L. Suggs, President

Goler Community Development Corporation

Community-Based Organization, Forsyth

Catrina Alexander, Industry Initiatives Director

Surry County Economic Development Partnership, Inc.

Business, Surry
Nancy Johnston, Executive Director
NC Biotechnology Center
Community-Based Organization, Forsyth

Robert J. Egleston, Executive Director

Twin City Foundation

Community-Based Organization, Forsyth
Sherry Carpenter, Vice President of Workforce Development
Goodwill Industries of NWNC, Inc. 
Community-Based Organization, Forsyth

Tawanna Williams, Executive Director

Regional Coordinated Transportation System (RCATS)

Community-Based Organization, Randolph

Cindy Tuttle, Executive Director

Stokes Partnership for Children

Community-Based Organization, Stokes

Dr. Louis Finney, Director

Smart Start of Forsyth County

Community-Based Organization, Forsyth

Derrick Byrd

BCTGM International Union

Labor Organization, Alamance

Adam Shull, Economic Development Director

City of Burlington

Other, City of Burlington
Carolyn McManamy, President
Davie County Chamber of Commerce
Economic Development, Davie

Shannon Stanley, Dean of College & Career Readiness

Forsyth Technical Community College

Adult Education and Literacy Activities Eligible Under WIOA Title II, Forsyth 
Lei Zhang, Professor of Physics

Winston-Salem State University

Organizations Addressing Needs of Eligible Youth, Forsyth

Konrad Walsh, Dean of Public Safety Technologies

Forsyth Technical Community College

Organizations Addressing Needs of Eligible Youth, Forsyth

Laquista Knox, Assistant Unit Manager

NC Department of Health and Human Services

Vocational Rehabilitation Program, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry

Lisa Lamb, NCWorks Center Manager

NC Dept. of Commerce Division of Workforce Solutions

Wagner-Peyser, Surry

Ben Rowe, Assistant City Manager

City of Winston-Salem

Other, City of Winston-Salem

Scott Kidd, Liberty Town Manager

City of Liberty

Other, Randolph

 

The Piedmont Triad Regional Workforce Development Program is an equal opportunity employer/program and auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.