Current Position
Manager, Performance and Reporting Unit
Project Manager, Workforce Data Quality Initiative Grant
South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, Columbia, SC
I am responsible of a team of six for the management and implementation of the South Carolina government labor exchange system, South Carolina Works Online Services (SCWOS) – https://jobs.scworks.org. This system is used by jobseekers, staff members, employers, and providers to post jobs, handle all aspects of case management, and produce federal reports for the Wagner-Peyser, Workforce Investment Act, and Trade Adjustment Assistance Act workforce programs. I ensure the system processes database information efficiently, I assist in training in the use of SCWOS, and I work with other state and local level program directors to ensure the system is meeting the needs of the public workforce community.
Education
Charleston Southern University, Charleston, SC
Master of Business Administration
Miami University, Oxford, OH
Bachelor of Science, Marketing
Professional Tidbits
I coordinated a significant change for South Carolina in the Trade Adjustment Assistance act when a new extension in the act went into effect on December 2011. Prior to working in the Performance and Reporting Unit, I started at this agency as a case manager for the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program for the Midlands region of South Carolina.
Prior to the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, I was a Benefits Counselor for the South Carolina Retirement Systems advising state pension members about their active and retiree benefits in state government.
Memberships: National Career Development Association (NCDA)
Certifications: Career Development Facilitator (CDF)
