Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Meet our leaders from diverse perspectives across business, education, labor management, workforce organizations and philanthropy.

Alejandro Mendoza, Chairperson

Human Resources Director
Optimax Systems

Emylene Aspilla

Director of Department of Workplace and Employment Standards
City of Oakland

Bethia Burke

President
Fund for Our Economic Future

Cheryl Childers

Director of Human Resources
Cox Machine, Inc.

Kristin Driscoll

Executive Director of Workforce Development
Mass General Brigham

Ayeola Fortune

Vice President, Impact Programs
United Way Worldwide

Andrea Glispie

Senior Manager, Community Development
Charles Schwab Bank

Todd Greene

Senior Vice President
Morehouse School of Medicine

Michael Gritton

Executive Director
KentuckianaWorks

Mark Kessenich

Chief Executive Officer
Associated General Contractors of Greater Milwaukee

Seung Kim

Director of Social Impact
Paul Angell Foundation

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