Seventh Planning District Consortium Workforce Development Board Members
Appointments to the Workforce Development Board (WDB) are made by the area’s Chief Elected Official from nominations submitted by all ten parishes. Membership and composition of the Workforce Development Board are then submitted to the Governor of Louisiana for certification.
Chief Elected Official
The Hon. Tray Murray
President
Red River Parish Police Jury
Chairperson
Matt Wheeler
Manager of Revenue Contract
Willis-Knighton Health System
Vice Chairperson
Bruce Roberts
President
Roberts and Murphy, Inc.
Private Board Members
Matt Wheeler
Manager of Revenue
Willis-Knighton Health System
Business Representative
(Caddo Parish)
Kirk Dickson
Owner
Spectrum Painting, LLC
Business Representative
(DeSoto Parish)
Steven Mayeux
Business Unit Manager
International Paper
Business Representative
(DeSoto Parish)
Mary Duncan
HR Business Partner/Manager
General Dynamics Information Technology
Business Representative
(Bossier Parish)
Eugene Fremaux
Owner
Eugene Fremaux, ll CPA
Business Representative
(Sabine Parish)
Patricia Trim
Owner/Director
Genesis Childcare and Development Center, LLC
Business Representative
(Caddo Parish)
Bruce Roberts
President
Roberts and Murphy, Inc.
Business Representative
(Caddo Parish)
Brandon Hillman
Administrator
Christus Coushatta Health Care
Business Representative
(Red River Parish)
Michael Barrett
Banking Center Manager
Origin Bank
Business Representative
(Bossier Parish)
Amanda Simpson
Chief Operations Officer
ANECA Federal Credit Union
Business Representative
(Caddo Parish)
Shirley Marcus
Owner
Royal Services, LLC.
DBA Towmasters
Business Representative
(Bossier Parish)
Wayne Watley
Agency Principal
Wayne Watley Insurance Agency, LLC.
Business Representative
(Caddo Parish)
Laura Lyles
President
Natchitoches Area Chamber of Commerce
Business Representative
(Natchitoches Parish)
Public Board Members
Clifton Starks
President
Central Trades Labor Council of Shreveport and Vicinity AFL-CIO
Workforce Representative
(Caddo Parish)
Brent Moreland
Manager
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 194
Workforce Representative
(Caddo Parish)
Matt LaFisca
Manager
Shreveport Area Electrical JATC
Workforce Representative
(Bossier Parish)
Julie Bass
Chief Program Officer
Goodwill Industries of North Louisiana
Workforce Representative
(Caddo Parish)
Curtis Shepard
Center Director
MINACT/Shreveport Job Corps.
Workforce Representative
(Caddo Parish)
Renee Sears
Vice Chancellor of Academics, Student Services, and Workforce
Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College - Minden
Education & Training Representative
(Webster Parish)
Joni Nelson
Director, WorkReadyU
Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College - Minden
Education & Training Representative
(Webster Parish)
David "Rocky" Rockett, Jr.
Executive Director
Greater Bossier Economic Development Foundation
Economic Development Representative
(Bossier Parish)
Chad Bynog
Program Manager
Louisiana Workforce Commission
Wagner-Peyser Representative
(Region 7)
Teresa Hefner
Rehabilitation Regional Manager
Louisiana Rehabilitation Services
Vocational Rehabilitation Representative
(Caddo Parish)
Lori Webb
Program Manager
Department of Children and Family Services
Department of Children and Family Services Representative
(Caddo Parish)
If you are interested in becoming part of our Board and sharing your talents with the Seventh Planning District Consortium Workforce Development Board, please contact, Candle Sattler at [email protected].