Nationally in Labor Participation
Workforce Committee
The workforce committee works with Economic Development and communities to establish avenues to recruit, train and retain a qualified workforce. This may mean looking at other geographic areas that we may be able to recruit workforce to re-locate to Western Kansas (WKREDA Area) to work and live. Other recruitment activities may include making sure that job openings or potential job growth is pushed out and marketed to jobseekers so that they are aware of what is available and in high demand. Training jobseekers to fill in-demand job openings across the WKREDA area will be very important in order to fill the openings that are currently available and upcoming projects that will need a qualified workforce. And of course, retention will be key in maintaining job growth across WKREDA. That may included ensuring that area employers are of aware of what competitive wages and benefit packages look like. Training availability and quality of life factors will be necessary to in order to retain the quality workforce.
Committee Co-Chairs:
Tucky Allen (316) 303-2906 tucky@kansasworkforceone.org
Kyla Keller (620) 371-3866 kkeller@dodgedev.org
Committee Members:
Cindy Wallace (620) 626-2256 ck.wallace@yahoo.com
Clare Gustin (785) 635-3511 cgustin@sunflower.net
Courtney Kuntz (785) 532-1249 cakuntz@ksu.edu
Heather Morgan (913) 683-9946 hmorgan@kacct.org
Joann Knight (620) 338-5101 jknight@dodgedev.org
Kelly Larson (785) 524-8954 LcedfDirector@Outlook.com
Kimberly DeClue (620) 672-5501 executivedirector@prattkansas.org
Lea Ann Seiler (620) 357-5561 hodgeman1@unitedwireless.com
Lucas Goddard (785) 874-5150 lucas@nwkeici.org
Marla Canfield (785) 230-1025 marla.canfield@ks.gov
Phyllis LaShell (785) 577-4610 Phyllis.LaShell@ks.gov
Ron Wilson (785) 532-7690 rwilson@ksu.edu
Vernon Hurd (785) 460-4511 director@thomascounty.com