work2future

Opportunity - Jobs - Success

BOARD + COMMITTEES

work2future is your local workforce development board for central and southern Santa Clara County

work2future is a part of the national workforce development system as authorized by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) with the City of San José serving as the fiscal agent for the program.

The mission of work2future is to assist businesses and individuals to meet the workforce demands and opportunities of a global economy. We strive to provide our diverse community a world-class workforce that fosters economic development, through collaboration with businesses, residents, government, educational, and community-based organizations to maximize local and regional employment opportunities. We are the catalyst in the development and implementation of a comprehensive workforce strategy. Our goal is to strengthen the economic base in San José and Santa Clara County by increasing employment opportunities and job retention for all residents.

Our Board represents the diverse business community of Silicon Valley, and key public sector partners are appointed to four-year terms by the Mayor of the City of San José.

BOARD MEMBERS

ALAN TAKAHASHI
BOARD CHAIR
Senior Vice President and Division General Manager, Missile Systems, CAES by Honeywell
 
MITESH SHAH
BOARD VICE CHAIR
Vice President and Business Unit Head, Tech Mahindra
LOUISE AUERHAHN
Director of Economic and Workforce Policy, Working Partnerships USA
DENISE DORSEY
Regional Director, San Jose District
Department of Rehabilitation, State of California
JACK ESTILL
ERIC FLINT
Partner, Coactify
Senior Director, Global Operations Workforce of the Future, Western Digital
JOSEPH FLYNN
CASEY GALLAGHER
Vice President of Software Transformation, CommScope
California Regional Director, Machinists Institute
MICHAEL HILL
Principal, UpHill Workforce Consulting
VAN T. LE
Agent, State Farm Insurance
Trustee and Clerk of the Board, East Side Union High School District
MARIA LUCERO
DANNY MANGAN
Deputy Division Chief, Region 1, Employment Development Department, State of California
Organizer, Sprinkler Fitters U.A. Local 48
TERESA ONG
RAFAELA PEREZ
Associate Vice President, Workforce & CTE Programs, Foothill College
Retired, Formerly Employment Services Director, Social Services Agency, County of Santa Clara
STEVE PREMINGER
Director, Civic and Community Engagement, County of Santa Clara
PRIYA SMITH

Chief Employee Human Resources Officer, The Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Kaiser Permanente Greater Northern California

TRACI WILLIAMS
Co-Chair, South Bay Consortium for Adult Education
Director, East Side Adult Education

BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDAS

Board and Committee meeting information, including location and staff contact, can be found in the Meeting Agenda Packet. Occasionally, meetings are canceled, rescheduled, or relocated.  Meetings are open, and the public is welcome to attend.

Agendas, minutes, and other documents related to work2future Board activities are available on meeting documents + reports.

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work2future by-laws are available on policy + governance.

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