About Us
About SAWDC AlabamaWorks
SAWDC Alabama Works is an employer-established and employer-led non-profit organization whose mission is to develop strategic partnerships which attract, educate and train students and workers to better meet employer needs and foster economic growth in a global marketplace. With a vision to create a fully comprehensive, integrated workforce development system, SAWDC has partnered to establish four high quality workforce partnerships – a sound strategy for helping individuals obtain and advance in good careers while at the same time ensuring that employers have high-quality skills that are needed to compete in today’s dynamic economy.
The four industry clusters – aviation, maritime, industrial construction/manufacturing, and healthcare – were chosen due to the high demand and high growth prospects for these industries. With a dual customer approach, SAWDC convenes, organizes key stakeholders, and maintains persistent attention to the needs of the two main customers: employers and workers. By engaging employers and other partners in identifying workforce needs, SAWDC aligns funding from various sources and brokers services that address the career advancement needs of employers and lower-skilled adults.
Our Mission
The mission of SAWDC is to develop a world class workforce development system with a focus on meeting employer needs and fostering economic growth in a global marketplace.
Our Vision
SAWDC has a vision of every job, effectively filled on time.
Executive Committee
Chairman
David Rodgers
Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce
Vice Chair
Chris Comstock
Hargrove Engineers & Constructors
Secretary/
Treasurer
Ketrenia Crenshaw
Packaging Corporation of America
Past Chairman
Jill Stork
Alabama Power
Executive
Member
Sandra Koblas
Board of Directors
Board Member
Lesleigh Smith
Performance Contractors
Board Member
Wesley Ludloff
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Company
Board Member
Sharon Cureton
Rivieria Utilities
Board Member
Stephanie Howell
Evonik Industries
Board Member
Ex-Officio
Terry Pringle
SARPC
Board Member
Christopher Valdez
UTC Aerospace Systems
Board Member
Lee Lawson
Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance
Board Member
Andrea Rosler
USA Health
Board Member
Fatima Washington
MAWSS
SAWDC Team
Investors
Since 2008, SAWDC Alabama Works has been charged with engaging industry and serving its workforce development needs while helping to align the region’s education/training resources with that ever-shifting demand. Simply put, SAWDC works year-round to develop strategic partnerships that attract, educate and train students and workers to better meet employer needs, and that mission could not be accomplished without the ongoing financial support of the council’s dedicated and generous investors. Their assistance is absolutely instrumental in SAWDC’s efforts to develop a comprehensive, integrated workforce development system that creates a skilled, diverse, motivated and adaptable workforce that better meet the needs of employers and contributes to an improved quality of life for all citizens. In turn, we would like to extend our most sincere thanks to the following 2017-2018 investors.
