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DWD works with 11 regional Workforce Development Boards (WDBs) to deliver services, support customized training, build community partnerships, and establish relationships with local employers, leaders, and job seekers.
To locate a Job Center near you, please visit the Wisconsin Job Center Directory.
 
						Counties: Kenosha, Racine, & Walworth
Southeastern WI Workforce Development Board:
Board Director
										Doug Bartz, WDA Contact
										
											8600 Sheridan Road, Ste. 100
											Kenosha, WI 53143-6507
										
										Phone: (262) 697-4586
										Fax: (262) 697-4655
										Email: doug.bartz@kenoshacountywi.gov
										Also CC Rebecca Freund rebecca.freund@kenoshacountywi.gov
										Web site: www.sewrks.com/
									
Chief Local Elected Official
										Samantha Kerkman, Chief Elected Official
										and Kenosha County Executive
										1010 56th Street
										Kenosha, WI 53140
										Phone: (262) 653-2600
										Fax: (262) 653-2817
										Email: county.executive@kenoshacounty.org
									
WDB/WIB Chair
										Nicholas Galich, Staff Vice President
										Froedtert South
										6308 Eighth Avenue
										Kenosha, WI 53143
										Phone: (262) 656-3267
										Email: nicholas.galich@froedtertsouth.com
									
County: Milwaukee
Board Director
										Julie Cayo, Chief Executive Officer
										Employ Milwaukee, Inc.
										
											2342 N 27th St
											Milwaukee, WI 53210
										
										Email: julie.cayo@employmilwaukee.org
										Main Phone: (414) 270-1700
										Fax: (414) 225-2375
										Web site: www.employmilwaukee.org
									
Chief Local Elected Official
										Cavalier Johnson, Mayor
										Office of the Mayor
										City Hall, Rm. 201
										200 E. Wells Street
										Milwaukee, WI 53202
										Phone: (414) 286-2200
										Fax: (414) 286-3191
										Email: mayor@milwaukee.gov 
									
WDB/WIB Chair
										Carla Cross, President
										Cross Management Services, Inc.
										315 W. Court Street
										Milwaukee, WI 53212
										Phone: (414) 449-4920
										Email: ccross@cross-management.com
									
Counties: Waukesha, Ozaukee, & Washington (WOW)
WOW Workforce Development Board:
Board Director
										Analiese Smith, Director WOW WDB
										
											515 Moreland Blvd., Rm AC260
											Waukesha, WI 53188
										
										Main Phone: (262) 695-7800
										Fax: (262) 695-7890
										Dir. Phone: (262) 896-8312
										Email: aksmith@waukeshacounty.gov
										Website: https://www.waukeshacounty.gov/workforcedevelopmentboard
									
Chief Local Elected Official
										Paul Farrow
										Waukesha County Executive
										515 W. Moreland Blvd., AC 320
										Waukesha, WI 53188
										Phone: (262) 548-7902
										Fax: (262) 896-8510
										Email: countyexec@waukeshacounty.gov
									
WDB/WIB Chair
										Dawn Schicker, Sr HR Manager
										Clear Employer Services
										328 Quail Circle
										West Bend, WI 53095
										Phone: (262) 483-8763
										Email: dawnschicker@gmail.com
									
Counties: Calumet, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Waupaca, Waushara, & Winnebago
Fox Valley Workforce Development Board:
Board Director
										Anthony E. Snyder, Chief Executive Officer
										Fox Valley Workforce Development Board, Inc. (FVWDB)
										
											1401 McMahon Drive, Suite 200
											Neenah, WI 54956
										
										Phone: (920) 850-2032
										Fax: (920) 239-6761
										Email: asnyder@fvwdb.com
										Note: for all business correspondence and emails copy:
										Web site: www.foxvalleywork.org – this site includes links to the Fox Valley area Job Center web sites.
									
Chief Local Elected Official
										Gordon Hintz
										Winnebago County Executive
										112 Otter Street
										Oshkosh, WI 54901
										Phone: (920) 232-3450
										Email: countyexec@winnebagocountywi.gov
									
WDB/WIB Chair
										Sarah Pantol, VP
										Vande Hey Company, Inc
										N2093 County Rd N
										Appleton, WI 54913
										Phone: (920) 788-6344
										Email: s.pantol@vandeheys.com
									
Counties: Brown, Door, Florence, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, & Sheboygan
Bay Area Workforce Development Board:
Board Director
										Vickie Patterson, Executive Director
										Bay Area Workforce Development Board, Inc. (BAWDB)
										
											520 N. Broadway Suite 320
											Green Bay, WI 54303
										
										Main Phone: (920) 617-1384
										Fax: (920) 431-4101
										Email: vpatterson@bayareawdb.org 
										Also CC Sarah Klapper sklapper@bayareawdb.org 
										Email: info@bayareawdb.org
										Web site: www.bayareawdb.org
									
Chief Local Elected Official
										John M. Guarisco, Marinette County Board Chair
										1926 Hall Avenue, Marinette, WI 54143
										Phone: (715) 927-2076
										Email: jguarisco@marinettecounty.com
									
WDB/WIB Chair
										Cheri Galecke, HR Consultant,
										Phone: (920) 360-7371
										Email: j.henrichs@att.net
									
Counties: Adams, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, Portage, Vilas, & Wood
North Central Workforce Development Board:
Board Director
										Mr. Brian Kalish MBA, Executive Director
										NCWWDB
										
											2801 Hoover Rd., Unit #3
											Stevens Point, WI 54481
										
										Main Phone: (715) 204-1640
										Fax: (715) 204-1649
										Email: bkalish@ncwwdb.org
										Web site: www.ncwwdb.org
									
Chief Local Elected Official
										Rick Pease, Chief Elected Official and Chair, Adams County Board
										1926 13th Drive
										Friendship, WI 53934
										Phone: (608) 547-0171
										Email: district13@co.adams.wi.us and rpease80@hotmail.com
									
WDB/WIB Chair
										Al Chaney, Chairman
										Chaney Marketing
										1200 S Locust Ave
										Marshfield, WI 54449
										Phone: (715) 897-8893
										Email: alchaney@chaneymarketing.com
									
Counties: Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, & Washburn
Northwest Wisconsin Workforce Investment Board:
Board Director
										Mari Kay-Nabozny, Executive Director
										Northwest Wisconsin WIB
										
											301 Ellis Ave., Suite 3
											P.O. Box 968
											Ashland, WI 54806
										
										Main Phone: (715) 685-1425
										Fax: (715) 682-9181
										Email: mari@nwwib.com
										CC: Melissa Rabska - mrabska@nwwib.com
										Web site: www.nwwib.com
									
Chief Local Elected Official
										Charlie Glazman, Douglas County Board of Supervisors
										2414 John Avenue
										Superior, WI 54880
										Phone: (715) 645-2162
										Email: charlie.glazman@douglascountywi.org
									
WDB/WIB Chair
										Judy Aspling, Avalon HR Services, Chair
										Northwest Wisconsin WIB
										13627 S. Aspen Dr.
										Gordon, WI 54838
										Phone: (715) 816-0964
										Email: judy.fotsch@gmail.com
									
Counties: Barron, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, & St. Croix
West Central Works Workforce Development Board:
Board Director
										Jon Menz, Executive Director
										West Central WI WDB
										
											800 Wilson Avenue, Suite 310
											Menomonie, WI 54751
										
										Phone: (715) 235-8393
										Fax: (715) 232-2240
										Email: westcentralworks1@wdbwcw.org
										Web site: https://www.wcwwdb.org
									
Chief Local Elected Official
										Joe Waichulis, Vice Chair
										Clark County Board of Supervisors
										517 Court Street
										Neillsville, WI 54456
										N16739 Bachelor's Ave.
										Thorp, WI 54771
										Phone (Office): (715) 743-5225
										Phone: (715) 669-3985
										Email: jwaichulis@att.net
									
WDB/WIB Chair
										Peter Kaz
										W5167 Shady Road
										Owen, WI 54462
										Phone: (715) 229-4350
										Email: prkazkaz@yahoo.com
									
Counties: Buffalo, Crawford, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Trempealeau, & Vernon
Western Wisconsin Workforce Development Board:
Western Wisconsin WDA
										Claire Bakalars, Interim Executive Director
										2615 East Avenue South Ste. 101
										La Crosse, WI  54601
										Phone: (608) 789-5499
										Email: bakalarsc@westernwdb.org
										
										Web site: www.westernwdb.org
									
Chief Local Elected Official
										John Aasen, Chair
										Trempealeau County Board 
										36245 Main Street
										Whitehall, WI 54773
										Phone: (715) 538-2311
										Email: john.aasen@co.trempealeau.wi.us
									
WDB/WIB Chair
										Garrick Olerud, Owner
										NextHome Prime Real Estate
										100 Washington St
										Westby, WI 54667
										Phone: (608) 396-6789
										Email: garrick@nhprimewi.com
									
Counties: Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, Marquette, & Sauk
Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin:
Board Director
										Seth Lentz, Executive Director
										Workforce Development Board of South Central WI, Inc.
										
											3513 Anderson Street, Suite 104
											Madison, WI 53704
											WDBSCW Inc. is located in the T.E.C. Center
										
										Phone: (608) 249-9001
										Fax: (608) 249-9356
										Email: slentz@wdbscw.org
										Web site: www.wdbscw.org -- includes links to all of the job centers in the South Central WI WDA.
										CC: Chris Ziegel - cziegel@wdbscw.org
									
Chief Local Elected Official
										Timothy McCumber, Chairman
										Sauk County Board
										Sauk County West Square Building, Room #326
										505 Broadway
										Baraboo, WI 53913
										Phone: (608) 963-6581
										Email: timothy.mccumber@saukcountywi.gov
									
WDB/WIB Chair
										Todd Kearney, Sr Credit Officer
										Incredible Bank
										8329 Murphy Drive
										Middleton, WI 53562
										Phone: (608) 203-9816; ext 3916
										Email: tkearney@incrediblebank.com
									
Counties: Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Richland, & Rock
Southwest WI Workforce Development Board (SWWDB):
Board Director
										Rhonda Suda, Chief Executive Officer
										SWWDB Admin Office
										
											1370 N. Water Street, Suite 2
											Platteville, WI 53818
										
										Phone: (608) 314-3300 ext. 305
										Fax: (608) 342-4429
										Email: r.suda@swwdb.org
										CC: Jimmy Watson - j.watson@swwdb.org
										Web site: www.swwdb.org
									
Chief Local Elected Official
										John Meyers, Chief Elected Official and Chair
										Iowa County Board
										3110 County Road K
										Barneveld, WI  53507
										Phone: (608) 924-4746
										Email: supervisor14@iowacounty.org
									
WDB/WIB Chair
										Maria Lauck
										EML Farms
										6477 Hilldale Road
										Lancaster, WI 53813
										Phone: (608) 723-9068
										Email: lauck@chorus.net
									
DWD Contact Information
201 E. Washington Ave
				P.O. Box 7946
				Madison, WI 53707
				(608) 266-3131
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