About Us

ABOUT WORKFORCE WINDSORESSEX

Workforce WindsorEssex (legally Workforce Development Board Windsor Essex) was created as an independent, community-based board in October 2008 as a result of significant foundation work by the City of Windsor, County of Essex, WindsorEssex Development Commission and Province of Ontario.

The board members are community leaders with a strategic outlook on the Windsor-Essex community as a whole in addition to ties to key sectors in business, labour, health, social welfare, new comers and education.

WHAT WE DO

The board’s mandate is to plan, facilitate and advocate for regional workforce development, defined as the development, retention, and recruitment of a wide range of skilled workers to meet the current and future economic and social development needs of Windsor-Essex. The board wants to identify where the jobs of the future will be coming from and ensure the Windsor-Essex workforce will meet these demands and act as a catalyst in attracting new industries and businesses to the region.

VISION

The Board’s vision is “WindsorEssex . . . invested in a world-class workforce.”

MISSION

To support the development of a strong, sustainable local economy by:

• Fostering understanding of current and future workforce needs, and
• Facilitating strategic investment in education, training and employment opportunities.

VALUES

Collaboration, results orientation, innovation, versatility, transparency and respect.

STAFF

Donna Marentette , Executive Director

Tanya Antoniw, Director of Project Management

Veronica Samek, Director of Communications

Lijuan Zhang, Manager of Finance 

Darlene Malcolm, WEskills Connection Manager

Candy Eagen, WEskills Connection Specialist

Michelle Beemer, Career Pathway Educator 

Katie Facecchia,  New Initiatives Coordinator 

Matthew Renaud, Workforce Trends Analyst

Stephanie Dupley, Career Pathway Educator

Michelle Suchiu, Windsor Essex Local Immigration Partnership Council, Community Coordinator