MassHire State Workforce Board

Across Massachusetts, employers, workforce leaders, educators, and community partners are collaborating to identify the most needed jobs and skills across the Commonwealth while designing training programs aligned with real job opportunities to upskill workers and build a more responsive and equitable workforce system.

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MassHire Awards 2025

Know someone who goes above and beyond? Help us recognize their impact.

Nominations are now open for the 2025 MassHire Awards! These awards honor the incredible contributions of workforce system staff, partners, and participants who are making a difference across Massachusetts. Award winners will be honored at the Massachusetts State House on November 19, 2025

For this year's awards, all nominations must be submitted by September 12, 2025.

State Workforce Board committees and open meetings

The 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.

The MassHire Recognition Subcommittee works to highlight and promote workforce best practices and success stories. The Subcommittee is currently engaged in developing the 2025 MassHire Awards taking place in November 2025.

Committee meetings are open to the public. Visit the Open Meetings page for more information on past meetings, and future committee meeting dates, times, and locations.

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Membership

NameTitleOrganizationAffiliation
Sherry DongDirector, Community Health Improvement ProgramsTufts Medical CenterGovernor Appointed
Lauren JonesSecretaryExecutive Office of Labor and Workforce DevelopmentTitle I and III Representative
Robert LePageAssistant Secretary for Career EducationExecutive Office of EducationTitle II Representative
Patrica Yu Executive Office of Health and Human ServicesTitle IV Representative
Emily MacCormackDeputy Chief of StaffExecutive Office of Economic DevelopmentOther Representative
Tina WolfCommissionerMassAbilityOther Representative
Jennifer AlmeidaDirector of EducationMassachusetts Restaurant AssociationBusiness and Industry
Nancy LucDeputy Executive DirectorBuilding PathwaysBusiness and Industry
Maddrey GoodeExecutive DirectorNew England Culinary Arts TrainingBusiness and Industry
Megan DriscollFounder and CEO of Megan Driscoll ConsultingWage Equity Now CoalitionBusiness and Industry
Rainer Gawlick Progress SoftwareBusiness and Industry
Randall LyonsExecutive DirectorMassachusetts Marine Trades AssociationBusiness and Industry
Tonja MettlachExecutive Vice PresidentMassachusetts Business Roundtable (MBR)Business and Industry
Joanne Pokaski (Chair)AVP, Workforce Planning and DevelopmentBeth Israel Lahey HealthBusiness and Industry
Radhames NovaPresident and CEOJunior Achievement of Greater BostonBusiness and Industry
Representative Kip DiggsRepresentative, Second Barnstable DistrictMassachusetts House of RepresentativesLegislature
Senator Jake OlivieraSenator, Hampden, Hampshire and WorcesterMassachusetts SenateLegislature
Chrissy LynchPresidentMassachusetts AFL-CIOLabor
John G. MannPresidentNAGE, Local 292Labor
Elizabeth SkidmoreBusiness Representative/OrganizerNorth Atlantic States Regional Council of CarpentersApprenticeship
Maria Ferreira-BedardExecutive DirectorSoutheastern Mass SER-Jobs for ProgressCommunity-based Organization
Dr. Pam EddingerPresidentBunker Hill Community CollegeCommunity-based Organization
Paul CooganMayorCity of Fall RiverChief Elected Official
Joshua GarciaMayorCity of HolyokeChief Elected Official
Anna YuExecutive DirectorArtists for HumanityBusiness and Industry
Derek CostaSuperintendentBristol County Agricultural High SchoolCommunity-based Organization
Kelly AikenDirector of Workforce DevelopmentUMass Memorial HealthBusiness and Industry
Liseth VelezFounder and CEOLJV DevelopmentBusiness and Industry

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