Board Members
Sheila Appel | DCWIB Chair
U.S. Manager Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs | IBM Corporation
Laine Belmonte
Director of Human Resources | Premier Medical Group of the Hudson Valley PC
Mary Jane Bertram
Regional Director | Workforce Development Institute
Christy Caridi
Assistant Professor | Marist College
Reinaldo Diaz
Political Coordinator | Hudson Valley Area Labor Federation
Garrett Dyal
Assistant Store Manager | Adams Fair Acre Farms
Nicole Fenichel-Hewitt
Executive Director | The Art Effect
Theresa Giovanniello
Deputy Commissioner | DC Department of Community & Family Services
Linda Hannigan, CPA
Director | RBT CPAs, LLP
Johnnieanne Hansen
Vice President of Operations and Workforce Development | Council of Industry
Dr. Richard Hooley
District Superintendent for Business Services | DC BOCES
William Jeffries
Director of Staff Development | Mobile Life Support Services, Inc.
Rich Kleban
Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer | DC Regional Chamber of Commerce
Donald Lucarello
Employment Services Manager II | New York State Department of Labor
Paul Mancarella
President | De’s Jewelers
Michael McCormack, A.I.A
Partner | Liscum, McCormack, Vanvoorhis
Rita McPeck
Business Banking Sales Officer – SBA| KeyBank National Association
Angela Patella
Director of Counseling | NYS Education Department - ACCESS/VR
Elizabeth Spira, CEO
NCRT | Community Action Partnership for Dutchess County
Brandon Walker
Owner | Essie’s Restaurant
Jessica Woodson
Director of Human Resources | The Bonura Hospitality Group
Union Representation
Pending Appointment
ANNUAL MEETING NOTICE DECEMBER 8, 2022
Agenda & Minutes
The DCWIB Board meets the fourth Thursday of selected months, at the WIB Office located at 3 Neptune Road, Poughkeepsie, NY, via Zoom OR in-person/Zoom Hybrid unless otherwise stated.
The DCWIB Executive Committee meets the second Thursday every month, at the WIB office located at 3 Neptune Road, Poughkeepsie, NY, via Zoom OR in-person/Zoom Hybrid unless otherwise stated.
2021
2020
Note: Due to COVID - 19 restrictions during 2020, the DCWIB Board only met twice
Board - Agenda & Minutes
- 06/25/2020
- 10/22/2020
Executive Committee - Agenda & Minutes
- 01/09/2020
02/13/2020Cancelled- 03/12/2020
- 04/09/2020
- 05/14/2020
- 06/11/2020
- 07/09/2020
09/10/2020Cancelled- 10/10/2020
- 11/12/2020
2019
Board - Agenda & Minutes
- 03/28/2019
- 05/30/2019
- 06/27/2019
- 10/24/2019
Executive Committee - Agenda & Minutes
- 01/10/2019
02/14/2019- 03/14/2019
- 04/11/2019
- 05/09/2019
- 06/13/2019
- 08/08/2019
- 09/12/2019
- 10/10/2019
- 11/14/2019
- 12/12/2019
Responsibilities of the Workforce Development Board
Dutchess County Board Policies
