Our Leadership Team
Meet the people who help bring our vision to life.
Assisting jobseekers with gaining the skills to meet their desired career goals is difficult when other needs get in the way. That’s why the support of partners, community members and other community resources is so important.
Walter Simmons
President & CEO
Jeffrey Swilley
Chief Program Officer
Lisa Barber
Chief Administrative Officer
Jeffrey Dufresne
Chief Financial Officer
Adrienne L. Stay
Chief Human Resources Officer
Alexander Austin
Director, Business Services
Vernice González
Director, Program Performance and Data Management
Patricia Blackwell
Director, Career Services
Portia I. Hurtt
Director, Policy & Compliance
Jamie N. Gunnell
Director, Community Development
Jennifer Ricks
Director, Youth Services
Debra Cook
Manager, Fundraising & Development
Edna Owens
Manager, Career Services
Martin Copeland
Director, Education Training & Assessments
Ericka Stevens
Director, Contracts & Operations
Armani McMillan
Director, Talent Acquisition
Claudia Marin
Manager, Career Services
Annette Chisolm
Executive Assistant/Office Manager
