Our Commitment is Key
Our Board of Directors charts a path to support the mission and vision of Charlotte Works. These committed community members hail from a variety of backgrounds, representing a broad range of the region’s businesses, industries, educational institutions, and organizations.
Whether through our business services, community partnerships, youth and young adult programs, or data resources, our dedicated staff follows through on the objectives and initiatives determined by our Board.
Our Board of Directors
- Raki McGregor (Chairman)
SYDKIMYL Educational Consulting - Brandi Newman (Vice Chair)
Atrium Health, now a part of Advocate Health - Cassandra Triggs-Tucker (Treasurer/Secretary)
Hearst Communications - Reenie Askew
City of Charlotte - Melissa Balknight
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools - James Bolling
Microsoft Corporation - Matt Bradley
Deloitte Consulting, LLP - Sparkle Douglas
Truist Bank - Veronica Grantham
NC Department of Commerce - Chris Hage
Duke Energy - William Haygood
Boundary Street Advisors - Heather Hill
Central Piedmont Community College - Chris Jackson
Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont - Roger Johnson
Mecklenburg County Office of Economic Development - David Leonardi
UA Local 421 - A. Fulton Meachem
INLIVIAN - Thomas Ray
Groninger USA, LLC - Tonja Reeder
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, N.C. Department of Health & Human Services - Valerie Sachariat
Charter Communications - Chad Schuchmann
Polypore International - Blair Stanford
Charlotte Executive Leadership Council - Cheryse Terry
Archive CLT - Scott Thrower
Southern Piedmont Central Labor Council - Anthony Trotman
Mecklenburg County Health & Human Services
What started as a subcommittee of our board has grown to become a broader workforce initiative. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Workforce Development Providers Council (WPC) is comprised of 15 organizations that serve job seekers and businesses in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area. The WPC is an advisory committee to the Charlotte Works Workforce Development Board that provides leadership for local workforce development efforts and collaborates to develop talent, respond to business needs and ultimately increase economic opportunity. The names of our WPC partners are featured on this page.
To learn more about the WPC and how it supports our Talent Source Network (TSN), click here.