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.

  • Chris Bailey
    Interim Executive Director, State Board for Community and Technical Colleges 

  • Neil Strege 
    Washington Roundtable 
  • VACANT
  • Annette Herup
    Genie Terex

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

  • Maryann Brathwaite
    Northwest Career College Federation
  • Michael Lee
    Columbia Basin College
  • Chemene Crawford
    Everett Community College

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