WIB Welcomes New Members

The WIB is pleased to welcome three new members to the Board. These individuals and others to be named soon are coming to the Board as part of its 2006 membership campaign to expand the leadership capacity and regional impact for the WIB.

As the Human Resources officer for Able Manufacturing and Assembly, LLC, Susan Adams, represents the targeted sector interests of Advanced Manufacturing for the WIB. She is active in the local Industrial Management Consortium and also chairs the Youth Outreach Workforce Partnership for the Joplin Chamber of Commerce.

Adolfo Castillo is a consultant in the Joplin area where he works with local leaders to promote Hispanic involvement in government issues and regularly consults and speaks on education, workforce, health, and welfare impacts of the Hispanic community. For the WIB, he’ll represent the private-sector with the Board’s Global Workforce Relations strategy.

Steve Borders of UMOS, Inc. represents the Migrant/Seasonal Farm Worker public sector for the WIB. UMOS operates this workforce program in Southwest Missouri through the Monett Career Center. As Steve is based at UMOS headquarters in Wisconsin, Anita Franson of the local UMOS staff will sit in for Steve in an ex-officio manner for the WIB.