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NOVAworks Workforce Board

Representing a consortium of eight jurisdictions, composed of the County of San Mateo, and the Santa Clara County cities of Cupertino, Los Altos, Milpitas, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, and Sunnyvale.

Board Members

NOVAworks WB members come from leading-edge Silicon Valley companies and bring diverse and expert opinions that foster new and better ways of serving the community. These Board members help NOVAworks to create strategic alliances with businesses, the workforce development community, and other stakeholders.

Officers

Rosanne Foust

Co-Chairperson
San Mateo County Economic Development Association (SAMCEDA)

Andy Switky

Co-Chairperson
Code Name Collective

Julie Lind

Vice Chairperson
San Mateo County Central Labor Council

Michelle Nemits

Vice Chairperson
Biocom California

MEMBERS

Diana Bautista

Stanford Medicine Children's Health

Christine Berdiansky

Santa Clara Adult Education

Greg Biggs

Vantedge Medical

David Bini

Santa Clara and San Benito Counties Building & Construction Trades Council

Russell Brunson

Santa Clara County Housing Authority

Cary Chien

Sandisk

Jean Cohen

South Bay Labor Council

Denise Dorsey

California Department of Rehabilitation

Lee Lambert

Foothill-De Anza Community College District

Nelson Leonor

California Employment Development Department

Anita Manwani

Carobar Business Solutions

Stacey Porter

PROCEPT BioRobotics

Avanish Sahai

Exbourne Group LLC

Kirk Vartan

A Slice of New York

Brad De Young

SMW 104 Bay Area Industry Training Fund

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Board Meetings

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UPCOMING MEETINGS

Feb. 25, 2026
Noon to 1:30 p.m.
456 West Olive Avenue,
1st Floor, Conference Room #174,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
CANCELED
Apr. 22, 2026
Noon to 1:30 p.m.
456 West Olive Avenue,
1st Floor, Conference Room #174,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Jun. 24, 2026
Noon to 1:30 p.m.
456 West Olive Avenue,
1st Floor, Conference Room #174,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Aug. 26, 2026
Noon to 1:30 p.m.
456 West Olive Avenue,
1st Floor, Conference Room #174,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Oct. 28, 2026
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
456 West Olive Avenue,
1st Floor, Conference Room #174,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Dec. 2, 2026
Noon to 1:30 p.m.
456 West Olive Avenue,
1st Floor, Conference Room #174,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086

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Contact

info@novaworks.org

Sunnyvale
456 West Olive Ave
408-730-7232

Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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