1801 McCormick Drive, Suite 400,
Largo, MD 20774
(301) 618-8400
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
wsimmons@co.pg.md.us
Jeffrey Swilley
Chief Program Officer
jswilley@co.pg.md.us
Lisa Barber
Chief Administrative Officer
Jeffrey Dufresne
Chief Financial Officer
Marcita Bentley-Pinkston
Director, Youth Services
Patricia Blackwell
Director, Job Seeker Services
Portia I. Hurtt
Director, Policy & Compliance
Yolanda Tully
Director, Youth Career Connect
Andrea Williams
Director, Performance & Data Quality
Ingrid Harrison
Manager of
Outreach & Communications
Vernice González
Manager, American Job
Center Largo
Jamie N. Gunnell
Manager, American Job
Center Community Network
Edna Owens
Community Network Liaison
Jennifer Ricks
Manager, Knowledge Equals Youth Success