ECI WIOA & Workforce Development Leaders

  • Local elected officials serving as ECIWDB’s CEOs determine local workforce board funding, governance and infrastructure to support success.

    Chief Lead Elected Official - Linn County - Kirsten Running-Marquardt

    Vice Chief Lead Elected Official -Cedar County - Jon Bell

    Johnson County - V Fixmer-Oraiz

    Jones County - Joe Oswald

    Benton County - Bruce Volz

    Iowa County - Seth Meyer

    Washington County - Bob Yoder

  • Board members set ECIWDB and local IowaWORKS programs, operations and service strategy.

    Board Chairperson, Ashley Ferguson, Manager of Learning & Development, TrueNorth Companies

    Board Vice Chairperson, Christine Gust, Human Resources Generalist, University of Iowa Heath Care

    **Matthew Auliff, Operations Manager, Iowa Workforce Development

    Erica Bellach, Director of Marketing, Thompson Truck & Trailer

    John DeLany, Training Coordinator, Carpenter's Training Institute

    **Stephanie Hasakis Flaucher, Associate Director of Secondary Programs, Kirkwood Community College

    *Ryan Larson, Director of Strategy, Collins Aerospace

    **Holly Mateer, Rehabilitation Supervisor, Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation

    Rick Moyle, Executive Director, Hawkeye Area Labor Council AFL-CIO

    Daniel Perez, Commercial Product Manager, Bankers Trust

    Robert Rathje, HR Program Manager, UFG Insurance

    Chasity Rojas, Asst. Director - Human Resources, Talent Acquisition Specialist, Iowa Interstate Railroad

    Cedar Rapids, IA

    Mike Sadler II, Business Manager, Plumbers & Pipe-fitters Local 125

    Lucy Steele, Internal Auditor, Board of Regents, State of Iowa

    Holly Stevenson, Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, Optimae LifeServices Inc.

    A (*) denotes a member of the Executive Committee

    A (**) denotes a member of the One Stop Operator Consortium

  • The Executive Director and Assistant to the board ensure effective and compliant board operations.

    Learn more about them by clicking here.

  • The ECIWDB's strives to support WIOA staff so they can serve jobseekers and businesses through the Core Partner programs offered through our One-Stop or IowaWORKS Centers.

    Title I and Title II.

    Carla Andorf, Dean, Workforce Services

    Title I.

    Jessica Merino , Title I Director

    Title II.

    Stephanie Hasakis Flaucher, Associate Director, Secondary Programs

    Title III.

    Matthew Auliff, Title III Operations Manager

    Kevin Swartzendruber, Title III Operations Manager

    Title IV.

    Monica Brockway, Rehabilitation Supervisor

    Holly Mateer, Rehabilitation Supervisor

    Learn more about them by clicking here.

  • The One Stop Operator (OSO) Consortium

    The OSO Consortium coordinates the service delivery of required one-stop partners and service providers in the East Central Iowa Local Workforce Area. 

    All Core Partners listed under the "WIOA Staff - Core Partners" section above - are members of East Central Iowa's One Stop Operator Consortium as of July 1, 2024.

    Learn more about them by clicking here.

  • WIOA identifies the entities that are required partners in the local one-stop delivery systems. The required partners are the entities responsible for administering WIOA programs and activities in the local area.

    View by clicking here.