Board of Directors

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2009-2011

The First Coast Workforce Development board of directors provides critical guidance, feedback and direction as we deliver the full range of WorkSource services.

The board of directors is made up of 33 community and civic leaders in the areas of education, business and government. Board members are nominated by local chambers of commerce, county commissioners, city councils and mayors. The board is mandated legislatively to have local college presidents, school superintendents, labor leaders and representatives from state agency partners.

Board Officers

Van Royal, Chair
Elaine Johnson, Vice Chair
Eda Edgerton, Secretary/Treasurer

Baker County

Mr. Clay Lyons, Partner 
Lyons & Lyons

Clay County

Mr. Van Royal, Owner/Broker
Magnolia Point Realty

Mr. Paul Cummins, Owner
DuVal Fields

Duval County

Mr. Lad A. Daniels Jr., President
First Coast Manufacturer’s Association

Ms. Elaine A. Johnson, SPHR, Sr. Director – Marketing Performance
Marketing Group
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida

Mr. Bryant Rollins, CEO
Stetson Rollins Consulting, Inc.

Mr. John (Jake) J. Schickel, Esq., Partner
Coker, Schickel, Sorenson, & Posgay

Dr. Stephen R. Wise, President
Stephen Wise Consulting, Inc.

Nassau County

Mr. Raymond Chauncey, President & CEO
Business & Emerging Technology Accelerator

Mr. Peter M. von Dyck, President
Zassi Medical Evolutions, Inc.

Putnam County

Ms. Laura Turner, Owner
Merrill-Hancock & Turner Insurance

St. Johns County

Ms. Eda Edgerton, Certified Public Accountant

Dr. Barbara Drummund Huth, Chief Nursing Office
Flagler Hospital

Mr. Ron Avery, President/CEO
The Ronco Group

Regional

Mr. Robert "Bob" Buehn, Division Chief for Military Affairs

Ms. Linda C. Bush, Area Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

Dr. Christine Cothron, President
First Coast Technical College

Ms. Nancy Dreicer, District Administrator – District 4
Department of Children and Families

Mr. John Edwards, Executive Director Northeast
Florida Community Action Agency

Ms. Kelly Jo Kilberg, President/CEO
Clay Chamber of Commerce

Dr. Kerry Romesburg, President
Jacksonville University

Dr. John Ruis, Superintendent
Nassau County Public Schools

Ms. Barbara Smith-Fischer, CWDP
Experience Works, Inc. 

Dr. Linda Sparks, Regional Executive Director
Jacksonville Academy of Electrical Technology

Dr. Steven Wallace, President
Florida State College at Jacksonville

Ms. Ezra Sneed, President
Local 531 Cigar Makers Union, Swisher International Group

Ex-officio

Mr. Hector L. Sepulveda, M.A.S., Program Director
Family Readiness Program

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