Located in:
- III. Operational Planning Elements
The Unified or Combined State Plan must include an Operational Planning Elements section that supports the State’s strategy and the system-wide vision described in Section II(c) above. Unless otherwise noted, all Operational Planning Elements apply to Combined State Plan partner programs included in the plan as well as to core programs. This section must include—
- b. State Operating Systems and Policies
The Unified or Combined State Plan must include a description of the State operating systems and policies that will support the implementation of the State strategy described in section II Strategic Elements. This includes—
- 3. State Program and State Board Overview
- B. State Board
Provide a description of the State Board, including—
- B. State Board
- 3. State Program and State Board Overview
- b. State Operating Systems and Policies
III. b. 3. B. i. Membership Roster
Provide a membership roster for the State Board, including members’ organizational affiliations.
Current Narrative:
Table 58 - PR State Workforce Board Members
| Member Name | Affiliation | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Wanda Vázquez Garced | Government Representative | Governor, Puerto Rico |
| Carlos Méndez | Government Representative | President, Puerto Rico Representatives Chamber |
| Miguel Romero Lugo | Government Representative | Senator, Puerto Rico |
| Manuel A. Rivera Laboy | Government Representative | Secretary, Department of Economic Development and Commerce |
| Eligio Hernández Pérez | Government Representative | Secretary, Puerto Rico Department of Education |
| Briseida Torres Reyes | Government Representative | Secretary, Puerto Rico Department of Labor |
| Luis Fernández Trinchet | Government Representative | Secretary, Puerto Rico Department of Housing |
| Eddie García Fuentes | Government Representative | Acting Secretary, Puerto Rico Department of the Family |
| Madeline Hernández Dipiní | Government Representative | Vocational Rehabilitation Administrator |
| Rosachely Rivera Santana | Government Representative | Mayor, Gurabo Municipality |
| Felix Delgado Montalvo | Government Representative | Mayor, Cataño Municipality |
| Emilio Colón Zavala | Business/Industry Representatives | ECZ Group |
| Nelson Ramírez | Business/Industry Representatives | Secure Tech Group |
| Coral Cummings Pino | Business/Industry Representatives | Walgreens Puerto Rico |
| Vanessa de Mari Monserrate | Business/Industry Representatives | F&R Management Services LLC |
| Jorge Capó Matos | Business/Industry Representatives | American International Plaza |
| Sonia Navarro González | Business/Industry Representatives | Brodersen Enterprise of P.R. |
| Luz Disla Peña | Business/Industry Representatives | Finanzas al Día, Inc. |
| Lymaris Otero Cruz | Business/Industry Representatives | Asociación de Comercio al Detal, Inc. |
| Carl Leyva Ramos | Business/Industry Representatives | Carl Leyva & Asociados, Corp. |
| Michael Pabón Rivera | Business/Industry Representatives | CIC Construction |
| Umberto Donato Solis | Business/Industry Representatives | DDD Group |
| Christian González Ortiz | Business/Industry Representatives | Wovenware, Inc. |
| Peggy Abreu Albarrán | Business/Industry Representatives | Honeywell |
| Elizabeth Alonso Quiñones | Business/Industry Representatives | Hidroponistas de Puerto Rico |
| Luis Burés Martínez | Business/Industry Representatives | Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) |
| Irba Batista Cruz | Workforce Representatives | Secretary of the Central Federation of Workers |
| Alexis Torres O’Farril | Workforce Representatives | Construction Inspector, PRIDCO |
| Mildred Huertas | Workforce Representatives | Rector, Ana G. Méndez University |
| Osvaldo Ubiñas Nieves | Workforce Representatives | Director, Ramey Job Corps |
| Olga Ramos Carrasquillo | Workforce Representatives | President, Boys & Girls Club Puerto Rico |
| John Vigueras Ortiz | Apprenticeship Representative | President, LiUNA-Puerto Rico District Council |
Note: Board vacancies are pending Governor’s appointments.
The State Board composition will be evaluated by the Governor of PR, once the COVID -19 emergency has been stabilized, to meet the number of private sector members that are required. Right now, most of the businesses and industries, the primary source for recruiting people committed to the workforce system, are focusing their efforts on restarting operations and addressing the economic situation of the pandemic. It is extremely difficult in this situation to identify individuals from the private sector to belong to the state board. However, the DDEC as representative of the Governor, continues to carry out the necessary assessment to identify potential members to fulfill the composition required by WIOA. Once the required recruitment is completed, ETA will be notified for the corresponding evaluation.