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