Mountain Area Workforce Development Board recognizes outstanding employers, adult, youth, and workforce staff at their 2022 Recognition luncheon in December.

Recipients are listed below.

NCWorks NextGen Youth Programs’ Outstanding Participants:

• Hayley Petit - Goodwill Northwest North Carolina 
• Tom White - Mountain Area Regional Business Services
• Adrienne Ducharme - Henderson County Public Schools

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Business Partners in the MAWDB region’s Outstanding Workforce Development Partners:

• Jabil, Inc. - NCWorks Career Center Henderson County
• New Excelsior, Inc. - NCWorks Career Center - Transylvania County
• Hot Springs Health Program - NCWorks Career Center - Madison County

Outstanding NCWorks and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Adult and Dislocated Worker Participants:

• Ken Wallace - Mountain Area Regional Business Services
• Holly McBride - Mountain Area Regional Business Services
• Reco Mosley - NCWorks Career Center - Asheville
• Jennifer Keeter - NCWorks Career Center - Henderson County
• Wyatt Broyles - NCWorks Career Center - Madison County
• Desiree Chambliss - NCWorks Career Center - Transylvania County

MAWDB Regional Business Services - Employer Engagement:

• Devil’s Foot Beverages - Mountain Area Regional Business Services
• Survival Innovations - Mountain Area Regional Business Services

Deb Holebrooks Outstanding Customer Service Award:

• Dianne Ables - NCWorks Career Center - Asheville

Mountain Local Area Special Recognition:

• Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce - Outstanding Workforce Development Collaboration
• Dr. Abraham Pallas, PhD - The MAWDB Outstanding Leadership Award
• Jonathan Szucs - The Bill Ragland Award
• Brock Ashburn & Himanshu Karvir - Outstanding Workforce Development Leadership
• Dr. Tony Baldwin, Ed.D & Dr. John Bryant, Ed.D - Outstanding Dedication as Superintendents

Source: 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 they allocate those funds for workforce development and training in the four-county area. 

Learn more at MountainAreaWorks.org.