About the MassHire State Workforce Board

The Massachusetts Workforce Development Board serves as the Governor’s advisory board for the Massachusetts workforce development system.

The Massachusetts State Workforce Board plays a critical role in strengthening Massachusetts' workforce system and ensuring it meets both statewide and regional needs. The Board provides strategic leadership, oversight, and recommendations to support a workforce that is innovative, inclusive, and aligned with the needs of employers and workers across every industry.

 

Committees

Committee meetings are open to the public.

Performance and Accountability Subcommittee 

Develops and oversees strategies to enhance the workforce system’s capacity to support MassHire’s mission, vision, and values. It develops and reviews model program metrics and impact reporting standards.

Recognition Subcommittee

Works to highlight and promote workforce best practices and success stories.

Resources

WIOA requires workforce planning at the state, regional, and local levels to foster partnerships that address the workforce needs across the state. Access regional workforce blueprints below. 

Membership

Name	Title	Organization	Affiliation
Sherry Dong	Director, Community Health Improvement Programs	Tufts Medical Center	Governor Appointed
Lauren Jones	Secretary	Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development	Title I and III Representative
Robert LePage	Assistant Secretary for Career Education	Executive Office of Education	Title II Representative
Patrica Yu		Executive Office of Health and Human Services	Title IV Representative
Emily MacCormack	Deputy Chief of Staff	Executive Office of Economic Development	Other Representative
Toni Wolf	Commissioner	MassAbility	Other Representative
Jennifer Almeida	Director of Education	Massachusetts Restaurant Association	Business and Industry
Nancy Luc	Deputy Executive Director	Building Pathways	Business and Industry
Maddrey Goode	Executive Director	New England Culinary Arts Training	Business and Industry
Megan Driscoll	Founder and CEO of Megan Driscoll Consulting	Wage Equity Now Coalition	Business and Industry
Rainer Gawlick		Progress Software	Business and Industry
Randall Lyons	Executive Director	Massachusetts Marine Trades Association	Business and Industry
Tonja Mettlach	Executive Vice President	Massachusetts Business Roundtable (MBR)	Business and Industry
Joanne Pokaski (Chair)	AVP, Workforce Planning and Development	Beth Israel Lahey Health	Business and Industry
Radhames Nova	President and CEO	Junior Achievement of Greater Boston	Business and Industry
Representative Kip Diggs	Representative, Second Barnstable District	Massachusetts House of Representatives	Legislature
Senator Jake Oliviera	Senator, Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester	Massachusetts Senate	Legislature
Chrissy Lynch	President	Massachusetts AFL-CIO	Labor
John G. Mann	President	NAGE, Local 292	Labor
Elizabeth Skidmore	Business Representative/Organizer	North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters	Apprenticeship
Maria Ferreira-Bedard	Executive Director	Southeastern Mass SER-Jobs for Progress	Community-based Organization
Dr. Pam Eddinger	President	Bunker Hill Community College	Community-based Organization
Paul Coogan	Mayor	City of Fall River	Chief Elected Official
Joshua Garcia	Mayor	City of Holyoke	Chief Elected Official
Anna Yu	Executive Director	Artists for Humanity	Business and Industry
Derek Costa	Superintendent	Bristol County Agricultural High School	Community-based Organization
Kelly Aiken	Director of Workforce Development	UMass Memorial Health	Business and Industry
Liseth Velez	Founder and CEO	LJV Development	Business and Industry