Workforce Innovation Board

The Partnership serves as staff to the Chicago Cook Workforce Innovation Board (WIB), the federally mandated body that oversees the investment of the region’s annual Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) allocation from the U.S. Department of Labor.

In accordance with federal guidelines, the board is comprised of public and private sector leaders in business, organized labor, economic development, education, community-based organizations. The WIB is committed to supporting the development of innovative programs and partnerships that fuel a thriving economic climate in the Chicagoland region.

Jacki Robinson - Ivy, Co-Chair
Northern Trust
Haven Allen, Co-Chair
mHUB
Hardik Bhatt
SDI Presence LLC
Dr. Lisa Bly-Jones
Chicago Jobs Council
Nancy Cao
Director of Social Services Policy, Office of the Mayor
Victor Dickson
Safer Foundation
Don Finn
IBEW Local 134
Xochitl Flores
Cook County Bureau of Economic Development
Jennifer Foster
Illinois Community College Board
Adam Hecktman
For Good Advisory
Matt Johanson
Just Act Partners
Liisa L. Stark
Union Pacific Railroad
Pam McDonough
McDonough Enterprises
Rahnee K. Patrick
Illinois Department of Human Services
Donovan Pepper
Walgreens
Robert Reiter Jr.
Chicago Federation of Labor
Manny Rodriguez
Revolution Workshop
Juan Salgado
City Colleges of Chicago
Marc Schulman
Eli's Cheesecake
Michelle Smith
Advocate Health
Jason Spigner
Sinai Health System
Carrie Thomas
Illinois Department of Employment Security