Workforce Development Agency
Youth & Young Adults | Adult & Dislocated Workers | Employers | Workforce Development Board
42495 North Ridge Road
Elyria, OH 44035
(440) 324-5244
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Leadership
Mike Longo, Director - mlongo@loraincounty.us
Jeremy Cordes, Youth Program Manager - cordesj@loraincounty.us
Mike McKay, Adult/DW Program Manager - mmckay@loraincounty.us
Shawn Roeder, Fiscal Officer - sroeder@loraincounty.us
Staff
Samuel Arriaga, Jr., Workforce Development Specialist - sarriaga@loraincounty.us
Marti Budway, Youth Employment Specialist - mbudway@loraincounty.us
James Cartwright, Youth Employment Specialist - jcartwright@loraincounty.us
Michelle Cook, Secretary - mcook@loraincounty.us
Dana Daugherty, Youth Program Secretary - ddaugherty@loraincounty.us
Laurie Dickens, Workforce Development Specialist - ldickens@loraincounty.us
Ashley Evans, Senior Youth Development Specialist - aevans@loraincounty.us
Mario Ferguson, Employment Specialist - mferguson@loraincounty.us
Hector Garcia, III, Senior Youth Development Specialist - hgarcia@loraincounty.us
Rosa Garcia, Adult/Dislocated Worker Program Secretary - rgarcia@loraincounty.us
Ronald Grandison, Workforce Development Specialist - rgrandison@loraincounty.us
Rochelle Holley, Employment Specialist - rholley@loraincounty.us
Lesley McNeal, Secretary - Director and Fiscal Officer- lmcneal@loraincounty.us
Hesana Ralston, Senior Youth Development Specialist - hralston@loraincounty.us
Tula Ramos, Senior Youth Development Specialist - tramos@loraincounty.us
Winfred Robinson, III, Employment Specialist - wrobinson@loraincounty.us
Tanesha Taylor, Youth Development Specialist - ttaylor@loraincounty.us
Sierra Williams, Senior Youth Development Specialist - swilliams@loraincounty.us
Kelly Yahner, Youth Employment Specialist - kyahner@loraincounty.us
What We Do
The Lorain County Workforce Development Agency provides access to services that are targeted to meet the workforce-related needs of area employers, job-seekers, and youth preparing to enter the world of work. The Agency provides oversight to the operation of Lorain County’s One-Stop employment center, known as OhioMeansJobs Lorain County.