Workforce Training Customer Advisory Committee (CAC) Members and Committee Staff

CAC Membership

Representatives from business, labor and the community and technical college system each serve two-year terms on the Workforce Training Customer Advisory Committee (CAC).  Each member also serves on either the Worker Retraining or Job Skills Program standing sub-committees.

Sub-committees meet as needed to review emergency or time-sensitive requests for funding. Up to five non-voting members from state government organizations may serve at the discretion of the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges' (SBCTC) executive director.

Lead State Agency

  • Executive Director, State Board for Community and Technical Colleges 

Business 

  • Neil Strege 
    Washington Roundtable 
  • Courtney Robinson
    Renaissance Marine Group
  • Annette Herup
    Genie Terex

Labor

  • Joe Krels 
    Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 44
  • Shaunie Wheeler-James
    Teamsters Joint Council 28
  • Emmanuel Flores
    Washington State Labor Council

Education

  • Maryann Brathwaite
    Northwest Career College Federation
  • Jenni Martin
    Spokane Community College
  • Chemene Crawford
    North Seattle College

State Agency (non-voting members)

No more than five non-voting members from state government organizations may be selected at the discretion of the SBCTC executive director to serve on the committee.

  • Colleen Seto
    Workforce Training & Education Coordinating Board
  • Gary Kamimura
    Workforce Policy Director, Employment Security Department
  • Harry Bitak
    Department of Commerce

SBCTC Committee Staff