Olympic Workforce Development Council
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Board Function and Purpose

      The Olympic Consortium Workforce Development Area serves the three-county region of Clallam, Jefferson, and Kitsap Counties. The Olympic Workforce Development Council and all staff are dedicated to the development of a workforce system that supports business, industry, and all levels of employers and job seekers. The Olympic Consortium is a hub for gathering and disseminating information about the area's labor market and business' employment needs. The OWDC is convening groups of businesses, collaborating with education and training providers, and researching, cultivating, and funding innovative solutions for workforce challenges. The Olympic Consortium Local Plan is a document detailing how the OWDC plans to coordinate with employers and job-seekers to grow the economy and train workers for the jobs of today and tomorrow.


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​Meetings

Occur Bi-Monthly (see 2024 calendar)

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Location
Conducted Hybrid - See packet for details on how to join our meeting in-person or virtually,


Committee Meetings 9 - 10 a.m.

Main OWDC Meeting 10 - 11:30 a.m.

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*Agenda Packets include Meeting Minutes.

Business Members
Marilyn Hoppen
Chair
SVP Human Resources
Kitsap Bank
5/1/22-5/1/25

Monica Blackwood
Vice Chair
West Sound Workforce
3/1/24-3/1/27

Cordi Fitzpatrick
Human Resource Director
Security Services NW
11/1/23-11/1/26

Danny Steiger
CEO
Lumber Trades Inc. 
11/1/22-11/1/25

Nicole Brickman
HR Director
YMCA
9/1/22-9/1/25

Allison Plute
Human Resource Director
Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe
6/1/22-6/1/24

Megan Mason-Todd
Workforce Development Director
Skookum
11/1/22-11/1/25


Business Members, con't.
Alex Lewis
Human Resource Director
North Olympic Healthcare Network
2/1/24-2/1/27

James Fetzer
General Manager
Clallam Transit
3/11/24-3/11/27

Molly Propst
Human Resource Executive
Jefferson Healthcare
3/11/24-3/11/27

Michael Refuerzo
Maritime Cyber Engineering Advisor
Booz | Allen| Hamilton
7/1/24-7/1/27

Economic Development
​Colleen McAleer
Executive Director
Clallam EDS
11/1/22-11/1/25

Cindy Brooks
Executve Director
Team Jefferson EDS
12/1/21-12/1/24

James Davis
Economic Development Manager
Kitsap Economic Development Alliance
7/1/24-7/1/27


Labor
Chuck Moe
Field Rep Northwest Laborers-Employers Training
9/11/21-9/10/24

Neal Holm
IBEW, Silverdale
12/1/22-12/1-25

Felix Salazar
Iron Worker
Pacific NW Ironworkers Apprenticeship
2/1/24-2/1/27

Education Postsecondary
​Dr. Suzi Ames
President 
Peninsula College
11/1/2022-11/1/2025

Dr. Marty Cavalluzzi
President
Olympic College
10/22/21-10/21/24

Education K-12
​Aaron Leavell
Superintendent
Olympic Educational Service District #114
11/1/22-11/1/25

Dr. Kareen Borders
South Kitsap School District
3/1/24-3/1/27

Public Employment Service
​Jessica Barr
Regional Director
Employment Security Department
5/1/22-5/1/25

Public Assistance
​Gina Lindal
Administrator
Department of Social and Health Services
5/1/22-4/30/25


​Lucinda Heidel
Supervisor
Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
5/8/21-5/7/24

Community Based Organizations
​Anthony Ives
Executive Director
Kitsap Community Resources
11/1/22-11/1/25

Jeff Randal
Commissioner District 1
Jefferson PUD
9/1/22-9/1/25

Council Meeting Packets
2024 OWDC Meetings - Hybrid
Click on the dates below to be redirected to PDF packets.


2023 Meeting Packets
January 20, 2023 - Amended (1/13/2023)​
September 14 (Revised)

Joint OCB & OWDC Meeting November 17th

Previous Year Agenda Packets
2022       2021      2020

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William Dowling

Director of Olympic Workforce Development
wdowling@kitsap.gov

Alissa Durkin

Program Supervisor & EO Officer
adurkin@kitsap.gov

Luci Bench

Program Analyst
lbench@kitsap.gov

Doug Washburn

Kitsap County Human Services Director
dwashbur@kitsap.gov