- NASWA Chief Executive Officer
- CESER Chief Executive Officer
- National Labor Exchange Executive Committee Member
- NASWA Board of Directors Liaison
- U.S. Department of Labor Liaison
- Federal Agency Liaison
- Congressional Liaison
- Business and other Nongovernmental Organization (NGO) Liaison
- Board of Directors Treasurer, National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI)
- Board Member of the UWC Foundation
- President's Award Liaison
- Co-Director of the Recovery Act Study for USDOL/ETA
Marc Katz, Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs Director
mkatz@naswa.org
- Congressional Liaison
- Budget and Appropriations Advocacy
- NASWA Workforce Bulletin Editor
- National Governors Association Liaison
Bob Simoneau, Workforce Development Director and Deputy Executive Director
bsimoneau@naswa.org
- Workforce Employment and Training Committee Liaison
- Veterans Affairs Committee Liaison
- Workforce Attorneys Workgroup Liaison
- Salute to Leadership Awards Program
- Mark Sanders Award Liaison
- Eagle, SEAL, and Walls Award Liaison
- Workforce Investment Act Programs
- Employment Service Program
- Veterans Employment and Training
- Work Opportunity Tax Credit
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program
- Prisoner Reentry Initiative
- Foreign Labor Certification
- Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program
- Business Services
- Workforce Bulletin Contributor
Don Wehbey, Economics Director
dwehbey@naswa.org
- Labor Market Information (LMI) Committee Liaison
- LMI Conference Liaison
- Vladimir Chavrid Award, LMI Publications/Communications Awards Liaison
- Workforce Information Council Liaison
- Equal Opportunity (EO) Committee Liaison
- EO Conference Liaison
- William J. Harris Award Liaison
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Civil Rights Center, Employment and Training Administration Core Products and Services Grants Liaison
- Projections Managing Partnership Member
- Immigration Policy
- Carl D. Perkins Program
- Workforce Investment and Regional Economic Development (WIRED) grants
- NASWA web site
SUPPORT TEAM:
TEAM RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Answering general telephone calls and greeting visitors
- Processing state mailings
- Preparing and shipping Federal Express packages
- Photocopying and faxing documents
- Setting-up in-house meetings, ordering of AV, and food arrangements
- Providing administrative support for national membership conferences
- Supporting other team members with their committee meetings and conferences
- Offering executive assistance when necessary
- Assisting callers with Workforce ATM questions/issues, offering recommendations for website improvements
- Providing all necessary support for various CESER projects - including mailings, meeting arrangement, etc. Supporting appropriate CESER contractors
- Identifying supply needs and when appropriate ordering office supplies
- Offering recommendations for workflow process improvements
- Assisting state members in opening WorkforceATM accounts
- Assisting state members in registering for meetings
INDIVIDUAL POSITIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Ben Fendler, Research Assistant
bfendler@naswa.org
- Performs all team responsibilities listed above
- Coordinates background materials and briefing packages for national membership meetings and other national workgroups as assigned
- Offers meeting support -- including, but not limited to: packages, name tents, meeting receipts, and mailings for the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Committee, Interstate Benefits (IB) Subcommittee, and the UI Information Technology Support Center (ITSC) Steering Committee.
- Offers administrative support for assigned committees' annual conferences, such as but not limited to: National UI Directors and Legal Issues Forum, Biennial UI Integrity Conference, Biennial National UI Tax Conference, and the Biennial Interstate Benefits Conference.
- Conducts special projects such as developing: databases, spreadsheets, charts and graphs for presentations.
- National Labor Exchange (NLX) Special Project Assistant
Gloria Fluellen-Simpson, Administrative Assistant/Bookkeeper
gfluellen@naswa.org
- Performs all team responsibilities listed above
- Functions as the primary office receptionist
- Maintains telephone system and updates as needed
- Handles all NASWA/CESER project invoices
- Assist Executive Director in mailing NASWA dues letters and invoices to state membership
- Maintains NASWA/CESER accounts payable and accounts receivable
- Offers meeting support -- including, but not limited to: packages, name tents, meeting receipts, and mailings for the Labor Market Information (LMI) Committee, the Equal Opportunity (EO) Committee, the Information Technology (IT) Committee, and the UI Program and Technology Subcommittee (UITS)
- Offers administrative support for assigned committees' annual conferences and for Board meetings
- Offers conference support for Winter Policy Forum
- Orders supplies and helps maintain photocopier and fax machines
- Contact person for maintaining service needs for photocopier and fax machines
- Preparation of contents for Board boxes sent for all Board Meetings
- Manages office's water supply
Martina L. Pass, Office & Membership Services Manager
mpass@naswa.org
- Performs all team responsibilities listed above
- Acts as librarian and historian of NASWA/CESER
- Offers administrative support for assigned committees' annual conferences, coordinates background materials and briefing packages for national membership meetings and other national workgroups as assigned
- Maintains and updates Committee lists each year
- Maintains and updates all Program Director lists
- Coordinates awards process and Salute to Leadership brochure for NASWA Annual Conference.
- Offers meeting support -- including, but not limited to: packages, name tents, meeting receipts, and mailings for the Workforce Employment and Training (WET) Committee, the WIA Attorney's Workgroup, the Veterans' Affairs (VETs) Committee, and the Administration & Finance (A&F) Committee
- Provides assistance to the hosting state for the NASWA Annual Conference
- Provides support to the National Labor Exchange
- Oversees management of printers
- Coordinates shipment of Winter Policy Forum and Annual Conference materials
- Assist NASWA Executive Director with meetings for the National Academy of Social Insurance
- Assists Executive Director in coordination and production of Board of Director's books
- Mails/Distributes Board of Director's books to Membership
- Manages office files
- Manages staff attendance calendar
- Produces and mails all committee nomination packages, collects nomination information, and enters into the database
- Provides information packages for new administrators
- Oversees the ordering of all office supplies
Charlie Terrell, Staff Assistant
cterrell@naswa.org
- Performs all team responsibilities listed above
- National Labor Exchange (NLX) Case Manager
- Niche Site Support for NLX
- Offers meeting support - including, but not limited to: packages, name tents, meeting receipts, and mailings for NLX Operations Committee
- Offers administrative support for NLX as needed
- Supports production of the weekly Bulletin
Information Technology Support Center
(ITSC)/NASWA
Joe Vitale
jvitale@naswa.org
- ITSC Director
- USDOL and ITSC Liaison
- ITSC Steering Committee Liaison
