Managed by the Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments, SC Works Trident connects businesses, job seekers, and training providers to create a pathway to employment in our region’s leading industries. Our centers are operated by trained and motivated staff, representing a diverse number of agencies, who are ready to help you fulfill your employment needs. Services are offered to:
- Develop job seeker skillsets to gain or maintain employment
- Assist employer partners to develop and maintain a qualified workforce
SC Works Trident is the demand-driven, industry-based workforce solution that’s ready to serve you!
Highlights
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Staff
SC Works Trident Operations Staff
| Mark Williams | Regional One Stop Coordinator | mawilliams@rossworks.com |
| April Steed | Lead Workforce Specialist | asprinkle@rossworks.com |
| Corina Williams | Workforce Specialist | cwilliams@rossworks.com |
| Shirley Kinloch | Workforce Specialist | skinloch@rossworks.com |
SC Works Trident WIOA Programmatic Staff
| Brent LaPlante | Project Director | glaplante@rossworks.com |
| Aaron Welborn | Assistant Director | awelborn@rossworks.com |
| Khadijah Allen | Reports Coordinator | kallen@rossworks.com |
| Malissa Hawkins | Adult & Dislocated Worker Career Coach | mhawkins@rossworks.com |
| Aneatra Brown-Spann | Vocational Instructor | aspann@rossworks.com |
| Jeff Hinman | Follow up Coordinator | jhinman@rossworks.com |
| Inger McPherson | Youth Career Coach | imcpherson@rossworks.com |
| McKenzie Gray | Youth Career Coach | mgray@rossworks.com |
| Taavon Hobbs | Career Coach | thobbs@rossworks.com |
| Shellie Clark | Career Coach | sclark@rossworks.com |
SC Works Trident Business Services
| Kalen Milford | Business Services Coordinator | kalenm@bcdcog.com |
WIOA Local Workforce Development Board Membership
Advanced Packaging Solutions & Products Inc. – Vice President of Operations
| Dottie Karst | Board Chair | Charles Foster, Owner |
| Butch Clift | Vice Chair | Metro Electric Director of Safety |
| Tod Anderson | Trident Construction, Superintendent | |
| Janet Cappellini | Alternative Staffing, Vice President of Operations | |
| Natasha Chatman | Chief Operations/Compliance Officer Fetter Healthcare Network | |
| Gil Leatherwood | Leatherwood Electronics Manufacturing Inc., Production Manager | |
| Louise Yuhasz | Hospitality/Workforce Recruiter-Introductions Agency-Explore Charleston/Lowcountry Hospitality Association | |
| Andrew Maute | Sheet Metal Worker’s, Manager SC AFL-CIO | |
| Shirley Collenton | Key Logistics, Director of Human Resources | |
| William Lovelace | ||
| Don Smith | Hendrick Charleston – Director of Community Relations | |
| Jessica Lewis | Vice President of Operations – Netcertpro | |
| Susan Friedrich | Charleston County School District, Director Adult Education | |
| James Villeponteaux | Dorchester County Career School, Director | |
| Wendy Courson | SC Department of Employment & Workforce, Regional Manager | |
| Patricia Gilliard | S.C. Vocational Rehabilitation, Area Supervisor | |
| Debra Young | Telamon Corporation – Program Coordinator | |
| Eric Jones | Job Corps – Center Director | |
| Marshall Connor | Trident Technical College | |
| Michelle L. McDonald | Dorchester Co. Economic Development – Deputy Director | |
| Jenny Bing | Department of Social Services – Trident Area Supervisor of Workforce Development | |
| James C. Hall | SMART – Local 399 Business Manager/FST | |
| Mendi S. Arnold | Cullum, Inc. – Human Resources Director, SHRM-CP |