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MAWDB announces Annual Recognition Award winners

Dec 14, 2023 02:17PM ● By WNC Business

Mountain Area Workforce Development Board recognizes outstanding employers, adult, youth and workforce staff at 2023 Recognition Luncheon on Tuesday, December 12 at the Virginia Boone Building, WNC Agricultural Center in Fletcher. MAWDB shared special thanks to the Clyde A. Erwin High School Orchestra for their performance prior to the recognition ceremony. 

NCWorks NextGen Youth Programs
Lori Cole-Goodwill NWNC 
Lavendar Mullican - Madison County Schools 
Lolita Perez-Patishtan - Henderson County Public Schools 

NCWorks Business Partners in the MAWDB Region
UPM Raflatac, Inc. - NCWorks Career Center, Henderson County 
Transylvania Economic Alliance - NCWorks Career Center, Transylvania County
Elderberry Health Care - NCWorks Career Center, Madison County 

NCWorks & WIOA Adult & Dislocated Worker Programs
Timothy Underwood - Mountain Area Regional Business Services 
Jamis Gaughan - Mountain Area Regional Business Services
Dameion Fenton - NCWorks Career Center, Buncombe County
Brian Spreng - NCWorks Career Center, Henderson County
Brenda Hicks - NCWorks Career Center, Madison County 
Kita Bowman - NCWorks Career Center, Buncombe County 

MAWDB Regional Business Services
Western Carolina Sewing Company - Mountain Area Regional Business Services 

Deb Holebrooks Outstanding Customer Service Award
Mary Moore - NCWorks Career Center, Henderson County 

Mountain Local Area Special Recognition
Michael Horvath - Experienced Workforce Initiative (Asheville 50+) 
Meet the Geeks - Career Pathway & Workforce Development Collaboration 
Vannoy Construction Strategic Regional Partnership - Construction Career Day 
MB Haynes Corporation - Regional Apprenticeship 

About Mountain Area Workforce Development Board:
Mountain Area Workforce Development Board, a department of Land of Sky Regional Council, oversees a single, comprehensive strategic plan for the four-county area by meeting the workforce needs of local employers and job seekers. Their budget approaches $2.5 million annually, and funds are allocated for workforce development and training in the four-
county area. Learn more at MountainAreaWorks.org.
The Mountain Area Workforce Development Board is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider of Career Development, Training and Employment Services. 
Source: Mountain Area Workforce Development Board