Olympic Workforce Development Council


Board Function and Purpose

      The Olympic Consortium Workforce Development Area serves the three-county region of Clallam, Jefferson, and Kitsap Counties. The Olympic Workforce Development Council and all staff are dedicated to the development of a workforce system that supports business, industry, and all levels of employers and job seekers. The Olympic Consortium is a hub for gathering and disseminating information about the area's labor market and business' employment needs. The OWDC is convening groups of businesses, collaborating with education and training providers, and researching, cultivating, and funding innovative solutions for workforce challenges. The Olympic Consortium Local Plan is a document detailing how the OWDC plans to coordinate with employers and job-seekers to grow the economy and train workers for the jobs of today and tomorrow.


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Occurance Bi-Monthly

2025 Calendar

2026 Calendar

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Location
Conducted Hybrid - See packet for details on how to join our meeting in-person or virtually.


Youth Committee 9 - 10 a.m.

Main OWDC Meetings 10 - 12

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Public Comment

*Agenda Packets include Meeting Minutes.


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Business Members

Monica Blackwood
Chair
West Sound Workforce
3/1/2024 - 3/1/2027

Cordi Fitzpatrick
Human Resource Director
Security Services NW
11/1/2023 - 11/1/2026

Danny Steiger
CEO
Lumber Trades Inc. 
11/1/2025 - 11/1/2028

Nicole Brickman
HR Director
YMCA
11/1/2025 - 11/1/2028

Megan Mason-Todd
Workforce Development Director
Skookum
11/1/2025 - 11/1/2028

Marilyn Hoppen
SVP Human Resources
Kitsap Bank
3/1/2025 - 3/1/2028



Business Members, con't.

Alex Lewis
Human Resource Director
North Olympic Healthcare Network
2/1/2024 - 2/1/2027

Michael Refuerzo
Maritime Cyber Engineering Advisor
Booz | Allen| Hamilton
7/1/2024 - 7/1/2027

David Ballif
Executve Director
Team Jefferson EDS
11/15/2024 - 11/15/2027

Elizabeth Court
Economic Development Principal
Kitsap Economic Development Alliance
7/1/2024 - 7/1/2027

Allison Plute
Human Resource Director
Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe
11/15/2024 - 11/15/2027

Nick Seedoff
Program Manager
Olympic Medical Center
3/1/2025 - 3/1/2028



Workforce Representatives

Chuck Moe
Field Rep Northwest Laborers-Employers Training
11/15/2024 - 11/15/2027

Neal Holm
IBEW, Silverdale
11/1/2025 - 11/1/2028

Felix Salazar
Iron Worker
Pacific NW Ironworkers Apprenticeship
2/1/2024 - 2/1/2027

​Anthony Ives
Executive Director
Kitsap Community Resources
11/1/2025 - 11/1/2028

Education Postsecondary

WIOA Title II
​Dr. Suzi Ames
President 
Peninsula College
11/1/2025 - 11/1/2028

Higher Education
Dr. Joan Hanten, JD
Interim President
Olympic College
11/1/2025 - 11/1/2028

Public Assistance

​Jessica Barr
Regional Director
Employment Security Department
3/1/2025 - 3/1/2028

​Gina Lindal
Administrator
Department of Social and Health Services
3/1/2025 - 3/1/2028

​Lucinda Heidel
Supervisor
Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
3/1/2025 - 3/1/2028

​Aaron Leavell
Superintendent
Olympic Educational Service District #114
11/1/2025 - 11/1/2028

Dr. Kareen Borders
South Kitsap School District
3/1/2024 - 3/1/2027

Economic Development

​Colleen McAleer
Executive Director
Clallam EDS
11/1/2025 - 11/1/2028

Council Meeting Links

Public Comment

Members of the public wishing to comment during designated public comment periods may do so through the following options. Each member of the public is limited to three minutes of Internet, call-in, or written comments. At the discretion of the Chair, a public comment that is overly repetitive or inappropriate (vulgar, disruptive, etc.) will be ended.

Internet Users: Please click on the raise hand feature in Teams. The sound will be unmuted, and the Internet participant should announce their name. The participant will be called upon to speak at the designated time.

Call-In Users: Callers will be unmuted one at a time and asked whether the caller wishes to offer public comment. The last four digits of the call-in number will be announced, and call-in participants should announce their first and last name before speaking.

Written Comments: Written comments will be read during the public comment period if submitted via online form: OWDC Public Comment by 12:00 p.m. the day before the meeting. Comments read are limited to three minutes. To ensure written public comments are read at the proper meeting, a written statement should include: the date of the meeting the written comments are intended for; participant's first and last name; and agenda item and/or subject the written comments refer to.

Previous Year Packets

​2024
2023
2022
 2021   
2020


William Dowling, Director of Olympic Workforce Development

wdowling@kitsap.gov

Alissa Durkin, Program Supervisor & EO Officer

adurkin@kitsap.gov

Luci Bench, Program Analyst

lbench@kitsap.gov

David Herrick, Workforce Grant Analyst

dherrick@kitsap.gov


Doug Washburn

Kitsap County Human Services Director
dwashbur@kitsap.gov