Contact Us

Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board
128 10th Avenue SW
PO Box 43105
Olympia, WA 98504-3105

Telephone: (360) 753-5662
Media Calls: (360) 586-8678 or 586-8679
Fax: (360) 586-5862
E-mail: workforce@wtb.wa.gov

Driving Directions

A map with driving directions,

From Interstate 5
Take the State Capitol exit (Exit 105A Southbound and Exit 105 Northbound). Proceed through the 14th Avenue tunnel. Turn right on Capitol Way. Turn left on 10th Avenue. The Workforce Board office is on the sixth floor of the Raad Building, 128 10th Avenue SW.

Parking
The closest parking lot is the roof of the General Administration garage, 11th Avenue and Columbia Street. On-street metered parking also is available throughout the neighborhood.

Agency Staff (see Staff by Issue List)

NAME	TITLE	PHONE (360)
Eleni Papadakis	Executive Director	753.5660
Karla Thomas	Executive Assistant	753.5682
Bryan Wilson	Deputy Director	753.0891
Walter S. Wong	Chief Operating Officer	753.5676
Tim Sweeney	Marketing Director (Media calls)	586.8678
Jon Agnone	Research Investigator	586.8684
Dave Pavelchek	Research Manager	753.5141
Julie Anderson	Board Secretary/Events Planner	753.5677
Donna Ashman	Administrative Assistant - Veterans Administration	753.5665
Darlene Bartlett	Administrative Assistant - Private Vocational Schools	753.5662
Joyce Brake	Policy Analyst/Legislative Liaison	753.5661
Mike Brennan	Economic Development Program Specialist	586.8683
Terri Colbert	Program Specialist - Career and Technical Colleges	753.5680
Sonja Hallum	Policy Analyst/Legislative Liaison	753.5653
Robert Hinsch	IT Manager, Chief Security Officer	753.7441
James Hu	Senior Researcher	753.3284
Katherine Mahoney	Management Analyst	664.4232
Minh Mai	Accountant	753.5668
Martin McCallum	Policy Analyst	586.0151
Beth Meyer	ARRA Grants Project Manager	586.3328
Barbara Mix	Administrative Assistant - Research/Policy	586.3322
Marina Parr	Communications Consultant (Media calls)	586.8679
Wes Pruitt	Policy Analyst/Legislative Liaison	586.1652
Karen Pyle	IT and Research Specialist	664.4622
Peggy Rudolph	Program Manager - Private Vocational Schools	586.8682
Patricia Spencer	Program Manager- Private Vocational Schools	586.8778
Terry Travis	Research Investigator	753.5652
Lee Williams	Program Manager - Veterans Administration	586.3321

Staff by Issue List

Adult Basic Education	Martin McCallum
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act	Health Care – Beth Meyer Energy – Martin McCallum Grants Project Manager - Beth Meyer Analyst - Katherine Mahoney
Best Practices Awards	Tim Sweeney
Career & Technical Education issues	Wes Pruitt
Career Bridge	Karen Pyle, Marina Parr
Career Planning Resources	Marina Parr
Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Act	Terri Colbert
Dropout Prevention & Retrieval	Wes Pruitt
Economic Development Policy	Joyce Brake
Eligible Training Provider List	Karen Pyle, Barbara Mix
Employer Survey	Dave Pavelchek
Evergreen Jobs Leadership Team	Joyce Brake
Green Jobs	Joyce Brake , Martin McCallum
Health Care Personnel Shortage Task Force	workforce@wtb.wa.gov
Higher Education	Sonja Hallum
High Skills, High Wages plan	workforce@wtb.wa.gov
Human Resources	Karla Thomas
Industry Skill Panels	Mike Brennan
Information Systems and Security	Robert Hinsch
K-12 Education	Wes Pruitt
Lifelong Learning Account program	Mike Brennan
Media	Tim Sweeney , Marina Parr
Newsletters	Tim Sweeney , Marina Parr
Opportunity Internship Program	Mike Brennan
Opportunity Partnership Program	Mike Brennan
Performance Measures (Integrated Performance Information)	Bryan Wilson
Private Career Schools	Peggy Rudolph, Patricia Spencer
Publications	Tim Sweeney , Marina Parr
Skill Gap Report	Dave Pavelchek
Strategic Industry Cluster	Bryan Wilson , Joyce Brake
Training Provider Results	Karen Pyle, Barbara Mix
Transcript Requests	Darlene Bartlett
Veterans Education Programs	Lee Williams , Donna Ashman,
Vocational Rehabilitation	Martin McCallum
WAVE Scholarship	Terri Colbert . Julie Anderson
Website content	Tim Sweeney ,Marina Parr
Work Readiness Credential	Mike Brennan
Workforce & Economic Development Conference	Tim Sweeney , Mike Brennan
Workforce Board Meetings/Logistics	Julie Anderson
Workforce Investment Act	Martin McCallum
Workforce Training Results	Dave Pavelchek