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Arkansas Workforce Development Board Members

Arkansas Workforce Development Board


Governor Sarah Sanders

Chairperson Thomas Anderson

Vice-Chairperson Karen Breashears

Members

PhotoNameCategoryOrganizationAppointment DateAppointment Expiration
Anderson, ThomasBusinessT. A. Holdings, LLC3/4/20225/1/2025
Baxter, JosephState Agency Director of a WIOA Core ProgramArkansas Rehabilitation Services
Blaylock, LenBusinessAerojet Rocketdyne8/1/20195/1/2023
Breashears, KarenLabor-Apprenticeship ProgramNational Apprenticeship Training Foundation3/4/20225/1/2025
Childers, CharisseState Agency Director of a WIOA Core ProgramArkansas Division of Workforce Services
Crawford, MilesBusinessDPI Staffing, Regional Development & Operations Manager3/4/20225/1/2025
Ellison, BrandonCounty JudgeCounty Judge6/14/20165/1/2020
Finegan, RandyBusinessD & R Finegan Investments, LLC8/1/20195/1/2023
French, WilliamNominated by Labor FederationInternational Brotherhood of Electrical Workers5/2/20225/1/2025
Houseworth, AbbyBusinessHoliday Inn- Blytheville8/1/20195/1/2023
Ives, RebeccaBusinessLockheed Martin Corporation8/27/20185/1/2025
Lawrence, CandiceBusinessArkansas State Chamber of Commerce
Henderson, RandyBusinessNucor Steel3/4/20225/1/2025
Little, HolleyBusinessFirst Staff Inc.3/4/20225/1/2025
Marsh, BrianCommunity-Based OrganizationGoodwill Arkansas3/4/20225/1/2025
Miles, TreniaState Agency Director of a WIOA Core ProgramAdult Education
Nunnally, GeorgeBusinessGeorge Nunnally Chevrolet8/5/20205/1/2024
O’Neal, ClintEconomic DevelopmentArkansas Economic Development Commission
Robinson, LatanyuaBusinessLatrobe LLC5/27/20225/1/2026
Sanders, SarahGovernorState of Arkansas
Sharp, KelleyWorkforce-Higher EducationUniversity of Arkansas-Fayetteville3/4/20225/1/2025
Thorne, RobertBusinessRobert Thorne LLC8/5/20205/1/2024
Warden, KenHigher EducationArkansas Division of Higher Education
Williams-Stokes, CassondraState Agency Director of a WIOA Core ProgramDivision of State Services for the Blind
VacantTraining or Education of Eligible YouthArkansas Division of Higher Education
VacantNominated by Labor FederationNominated by Labor Federation
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Committees

Executive Committee

  • Governor Sanders
  • Thomas Anderson – Chair
  • Karen Breashears – Vice Chair
  • Joe Baxter
  • Miles Crawford
  • Brandon Ellison
  • Candice Lawrence
  • William French
  • Clint O’Neal

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Oversight Committee

  • George “Gan” Nunnally – Chair
  • Holley Little
  • Randy Finegan
  • Robert Thorne
  • Brandon Ellison
  • Charisse Childers
  • Mary Franklin

Strategic Planning Committee

  • Karen Breashears – Chair
  • Rebecca Ives
  • Latanyua Robinson
  • Charles Johnson
  • Cassondra Williams-Stokes
  • Brian Marsh
  • Randy Henderson

Program & Performance Evaluation Committee

  • Abby Houseworth – Chair
  • Len Blaylock
  • Trenia Miles
  • Rachel Mize
  • Kelley Sharp
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

FROM THE ARKANSAS DIVISION OF WORKFORCE SERVICES​

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