OUR
TEAM

Shawn Avery

President & CEO
757-314-2370 Ext. 100
savery@theworkforcecouncil.org

Deborah (DeDe) Bailey

Business Services Director
757-629-4695
dbailey@theworkforcecouncil.org

Claudia Barrington

Regional Infrastructure Career Planner
cbarrington@theworkforcecouncil.org

Keaun Barrett

Business Services Specialist
(Norfolk)

Claudia Barrington

Regional Infrastructure Career Planner
cbarrington@theworkforcecouncil.org

Lisa Belcher

WIOA Youth Career Planner
757-629-4673
lbelcher@theworkforcecouncil.org

Jennie Bonds

Payroll Coordinator
(7572904517 ex 106)
jbonds@theworkforcecouncil.org

Rita Bond

Office Manager, Peninsula
757-826-3327
rbond@theworkforcecouncil.org

Jaquana Branch

Career Planner, Norfolk,
757-629-4684 x1450
jbranch@theworkforcecouncil.org

Ali Broemelling

Senior Director, Hampton Roads Maritime Training System
(7572904583 ex 1400)
broemeling@theworkforcecouncil.org

Arthur Brooks

Career Planner, Hampton
abrooks@theworkforcecouncil.org

Christina Brooks

Senior Director, Community Initiatives
757-314-2370 Ext. 104
cbrooks@theworkforcecouncil.org

Khalil Brooks

Manager, Regional Infrastructure Training System, VCW Norfolk
757-629-4684
kbrooks@theworkforcecouncil.org

Helen Bryant

Senior Director - VCW Centers
757-629-4674
hbryant@theworkforcecouncil.org

Holly Bryant

Human Resources Director
757-314-2370 Ext. 115
hmbryant@theworkforcecouncil.org

Priscilla Bryant

Career Coach, Emerging Workforce
757-233-8686
pbryant@theworkforcecouncil.org

Sultan Camp

Director, Veteran Employment Centers
757-618-6400
scamp@theworkforcecouncil.org

Erika Chavis

Accounting Specialist
757-314-2370
echavis@theworkforcecouncil.org

Kayla Cherry

Business Services Specialist
(Hampton)

Stephen (Steve) Cook

Chief Innovation Officer
757-314-2370 Ext. 110
scook@theworkforcecouncil.org

Patricia (Pat) Currin

Staff Assistant
757-314-2370 Ext. 108
pcurrin@theworkforcecouncil.org

Stacey Daniels-Fayson

Chief Financial Officer
757-314-2370
sdaniels-fayson@theworkforcecouncil.org

Ariel Davis

Career & Training Services Coordinator, Hampton
adavis@theworkforcecouncil.org

Jamal Davis

Director, Emerging Workforce
jdavis@theworkforcecouncil.org

Cassie Dawson

Coordinator, Veterans Employment Center, Newport News
757-782-4528
cdawson@theworkforcecouncil.org

Kathryn Devlin

Career Planner, Norfolk
757-629-4677
kdevlin@theworkforcecouncil.org

Sen Dutystone

Data Analyst
757-826-3327
sdutystone@theworkforcecouncil.org

Melva Edwards

Senior Director, Finance
medwards@theworkforcecouncil.org

Francis Elman

Manager, Training Provider Engagement (Maritime)
757-793-1063
felman@theworkforcecouncil.org

Latonya English

Vice President, Workforce Operations
757-630-2122
lenglish@theworkforcecouncil.org

Kevin Felton

Director, Virginia Career Works
757-629-4675
kfelton@theworkforcecouncil.org

LJ Fogarty

Business Services Coordinator, Peninsula
757-782-4529
lfogarty@theworkforcecouncil.org

Patricia Forde, MBA, CWDP

Senior Career Advisor, Hampton
757-766-4901
pforde@theworkforcecouncil.org

Christina Harris

Career Planner, Hampton/Williamsburg
757-766-4906
charris@theworkforcecouncil.org

Alysia Hayden

Manager, Administrative Services
757-629-4698
ahayden@theworkforcecouncil.org

Clara Henry

Follow-up Services Specialist
757 629-4689
chenry@theworkforcecouncil.org

Jamaica Hobbs

Accountant
757-314-2370
jhobbs@theworkforcecouncil.org

Paul Hughes

Career Planner, Portsmouth
757-929-2517
phughes@theworkforcecouncil.org

L'Tia Johnson

Administrative Services Specialist
ljohnson@theworkforcecouncil.com

Brandi Jones

Infrastructure Career Planner
757-705-4891
bljones@theworkforcecouncil.org

Bryonna Jones

Program Specialist, Emerging Workforce
757-233-8686
bjones@theworkforcecouncil.org

La'Shon Jordan

Maritime Career Planner
ljordan@theworkforcecouncil.org

Sergio León

Center Director, Virginia Career Works
757-629-4701 Ext. 1372
sleon@theworkforcecouncil.org

Whitney Lester

Vice President, Talent Development
757-314-2370 Ext. 112
wlester@theworkforcecouncil.org

Kim Longmire

Administrative Assistant, Virginia Career Works, Hampton
(7577664930)
klongmire@theworkforcecouncil.org

Andi McCusker

Manager, Naval Workforce Projects
(O)757-290-4551
amccusker@theworkforcecouncil.org

Dawn Morgan

Career Planner, VCW Hampton
757-629-4680
dmorgan@theworkforcecouncil.org

Star Batton

Manager, Maritime Training System
757-705-5261
sbatton@theworkforcecouncil.org

Kimberlee Murray

Youth Contractor Specialist
757-630-9378
kmurray@theworkforcecouncil.org

Jon Nieves

HRVEC Coordinator, Norfolk
757-807-1192
jnieves@theworkforcecouncil.org

Andrew Nissman

Senior Director, Development & Communications
757-314-2370 Ext. 111
anissman@theworkforcecouncil.org

Anthone Oates

Development Coordinator
aoates@theworkforcecouncil.org

Amanda Rafferty

Senior Director, Operations
757-314-2370 Ext. 116
arafferty@theworkforcecouncil.org

Haydn Rogers

Maritime Career Planner
757-995-6512
hrogers@theworkforcecouncil.org

Jackie Rondeau

Director, Employer Engagement (Maritime)
757-951-8921
jrondeau@theworkforcecouncil.org

Nahla Saleh

Director, Apprenticeship Programs
nsaleh@theworkforcecouncil.org

Robert Schuller

Director, Information Technology
757-778-3464
rschuller@theworkforcecouncil.org

Zail Singh

Campus757 Program Manager
(7577273182)
zsingh@theworkforcecouncil.org

Kaneesha Scott

Business Services Coordinator, Southside
757-629-4665
kscott@theworkforcecouncil.org

Dawn Settles

Maritime Career Planner
757-793-1132
dsettles@theworkforcecouncil.org

JaQuana Spruill-Phillips

Maritime Career Planner
jspruill@theworkforcecouncil.org

Melody Temple

Manager, Regional Apprenticeship Hub
757-793-1430
mtemple@theworkforcecouncil.org

Katrena Thompson

HR Specialist
757-290-4559
kthompson@theworkforcecouncil.org

Helena Trent

Emerging Workforce Maritime Program Coordinator
htrent@theworkforcecouncil.org

Shannon Trochuck

Director, Program Support
757-826-3327
strochuck@theworkforcecouncil.org

Randy Troutman

One-Stop Operator
757-766-4910
rtroutman@theworkforcecouncil.org

Charles Ward

Data Entry Assistant, HRVEC
757-782-4547
cward@theworkforcecouncil.org

Elizabeth Whitaker, MPA

Career Planner, Suffolk/Franklin
Suffolk - 757-514-7737
Franklin -757-569-6070
ewhitaker@theworkforcecouncil.org

Joyce Williams

Executive Assistant to the
President and CEO
757-314-2370 ext. 100
jwilliams@theworkforcecouncil.org

Carol Winslow

Jalisa Winslow

Career Planner, VCW Norfolk

Alisia Woody

Emerging Workforce Career Planner
757-233-8686
awoody@theworkforcecouncil.org

Chiara Worthey

Career and Training Services Coordinator
VCW, Norfolk
757-629-4683 Ext. 1314
cworthey@theworkforcecouncil.org