About NKY Works
NKY Works was created when local businesses recognized that low unemployment, high workforce-participation rates, and essentially stagnant population growth could only be tackled through a collective approach. NKY Works operates throughout the entire regional labor shed. It provides a single point of contact for employers to find data, best practices, partners and resources that enable them to attract, grow, and retain talent.
NKY Works is led by a nine-member Executive Committee of regional growth organizations and local government leaders and advised by a 24-member Advisory Committee comprised of private-sector representatives and workforce partners.
Executive Committee:
BE-NKY Growth Partnership: Lee Crume, President/CEO
Boone County Fiscal Court: Gary Moore (chair), Judge Executive
Brighton Center: Wonda Winkler, President/CEO
Campbell County Fiscal Court: Steve Pendery, Judge Executive
Duke Energy: Rhonda Whitaker Hurtt, Vice President, Community Relations
Kenton County Fiscal Court: Kris Knochelmann, Judge Executive
Northern Kentucky Area Development District: Tara Johnson-Noem, Executive Director
Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce: Brent Cooper, President/CEO
One NKY Alliance: Karen Finan, President/CEO
Advisory Committee:
BAWAC: Jason Ashbrook, President/CEO BE-NKY Growth Partnership: Kimberly Spreder, Workforce Development Manager
Boone County Fiscal Court: Laura Pleiman, Director, Community Services and Programs
Campbell County Fiscal Court: Kim Serra, Assistant County Administrator
C.A.P. Real Estate: Jesse Brewer, Owner (Also Commissioner, Boone County Fiscal Court)
Duke Energy: Rhonda Whitaker Hurtt, Vice President, Community Relations
EC Learn: Sandy Woodall, Executive Director/CEO
Educate NKY: Tom Haggard, Vice President
Education Council: Dr. Randy Poe, Executive Director
Ft. Thomas Independent Schools: Brian Robinson, Superintendent
Gateway Community and Technical College: Dr. Fernando Figueroa, President
Kenton County Fiscal Court: John Stanton, Director of External Affairs
Kentucky Career Center: Lauren Allhands, Director of KCC Operations
Kentucky Refugee Ministries: Wilson Mejia, Resettlement Director
Learning Grove: Shannon Starkey-Taylor, CEO
meetNKY: Julie Kirkpatrick, President/CEO
NKY Chamber of Commerce: Gene Kirchner, Sr. Vice President/COO
NKY Chamber of Commerce: Nancy Spivey, Vice President, Talent Strategies
NKY Workforce Investment Board: Correy Eimer, Director, NKY Works
Northern KY Education Cooperative: Rachel Ball, School-Based Mental Health Higher Education Liaison
Northern KY University: Jenny Sand, Director of Economic Engagement
Northern KY-Greater Cincinnati International Airport: Gina Stough, Vice President, Human Resources
St. Elizabeth Healthcare: Julie McGregor, Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Staffmark: Michelle Cestaric (chair), Director of Sales, Digital Staffing Group
Staff:
The NKY Works staff is housed at the Northern Kentucky Area Development District
Correy Eimer
Director, NKY Works and Director, NKY Workforce Investment Board
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mail Correy.Eimer@nkadd.org
Vicki Berling, Ph.D.
Workforce Integrator
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mail Vicki.Berling@nkadd.org