Workforce Education Council (WEC) Members and Committees

2023-2024 Executive Committee:

• Chair:Dani Trimble 
  Lower Columbia College
  360-442-2622
• Chair-Elect:Michael Reese
  Bellevue College
  425-564-4066
• Past-Chair: VACANT
• Recorder: Trish Newbold
  Whatcom Community College
  360-383-3234
• Treasurer: Rickitia Reid
  Highline College
  206-592-3856
• Member at Large: Keri Lobdell
  Columbia Basin College
  509-542-4422
• Member at Large: Chris Sullivan
  Seattle Central College
   206-934-5566
• Member at Large:Lauren Hadley
  Shoreline Community College
  206-533-6725
• DEI Advocate:Cathy Alston
  Green River College
  253-833-9111 ext. 4943

• SBCTC Liaison: William Belden 
  360-704-4359
  
  

WEC Voting Members

The chief workforce education officer at each college has one vote.

College	Name/Title	Phone Number
Bates Technical College	Marcus Harvey Dean of Instruction, South Campus	253-680-7575
Bellevue College	Michael Reese Associate Dean	425-564-4066
Bellingham Technical College	Ray Kubista Dean, Professional Technical Education	360-752-8312
Big Bend Community College	Daneen Berry-Guerin Dean, Workforce Education	509-793-2053
Cascadia College	Erik Tingelstad Dean for Student Learning	425-352-8277
Centralia College	Betsy Lazo Dean of Career and Technical Education	360-623-8612
Clark College	Theo Koupelis Dean of Workforce, Professional Technical Education - STEM	360-992-2936
Clover Park Technical College	Jason Boatwright  Dean of Instruction for Healthcare	253-589-5878
Columbia Basin College	Keri Lobdell Dean of Library & Instructional Services	509-542-4422
Edmonds College	Karen Townsend Dean, Health & Human Services Division	425-640-1316
Everett Community College	Herman Calzadillas Dean of AMTEC and Career Connected Learning	425-267-0165
Grays Harbor College	Nancy Estergard Director, BAS in Teacher Education Interim Dean, Workforce Education	360-538-4012
Green River College	Sidney Weldele-Wallace Dean of Instruction for Business & Law, Trade Divisions, BAS Program Director, Court Reporting & Captioning	253-288-3325
Highline College	Paulette Lopez Dean of Instruction Workforce Programs/Professional-Technical Education	206-592-3301
Lake Washington Institute of Technology	Priyanka Pant Dean of Instruction	425-576-5816
Lower Columbia College	Dani Trimble Director of Workforce & Career Services	360-442-2622
North Seattle College	Jeanette Miller Director of Workforce Education	206-934-3727
Olympic College	Terry Cox Interim Dean of Workforce & Economic Development	360-475-7549
Peninsula College	Mia Boster  Dean of Instruction	360-417-6484
Pierce College Fort Steilacoom	Susan Cable Director, Workforce Development	253-964-6265
Pierce College Puyallup	Jo Ann Baria Vice President-Workforce, Economic and Professional Development	253-964-6640
Renton Technical College	Jacob Jackson Executive Dean of Workforce, Trade and Economic Development	425-235-7863
Seattle Central College	Chris Sullivan  Executive Director, Workforce Education	206-934-5566
Shoreline Community College	Lauren Hadley  Director of Workforce	206-533-6725
Skagit Valley College	Darren Greeno Executive Dean of Instruction, Workforce Education	360-416-7729
South Puget Sound Community College	Amy Warren Dean of Workforce Education and Food and Beverage Arts	360-709-2015
South Seattle College	Veronica Wade Executive Dean, Professional Technical & Workforce Education	206-934-5216
Spokane Community College	Jaclyn Jacot Dean of Extended Learning & Workforce	509-279-6234
Spokane Falls Community College	Chris Pelchat Dean of Professional Studies, Library, and Workforce Education	509-533-3190
Tacoma Community College	Kelli Johnston Director, Workforce Education	253-460-3978
Walla Walla Community College	Gerald J. Anhorn Dean, Workforce Education	509-527-4299
Wenatchee Valley College	Yuritzi Lozano Dean, Workforce Education and Allied Health	509-682-6614
Whatcom Community College	Trish Newbold Director for Workforce and Special Projects	360-383-3234
Yakima Valley College	Skye Field Dean Workforce Education & Applied Baccalaureate Programs	509-574-4748