NWPA Job Connect Board Members
The NWPA Job Connect Board, the workforce development board in Northwest Pennsylvania, is comprised of members representing business, labor, education, social services, and government agencies throughout Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Forest, Venango, and Warren Counties. Working in cooperation with chambers of commerce, economic development organizations, planning commissions, and others, the Board focuses its development activities on key industry segments that include electronics manufacturing, food processing, construction, health care, metal fabrication, plastics, technology, lumber and hardwoods, oil and gas, transportation, and mining. The Board also administers federal and state funds for programs targeted to adults, dislocated workers, and young people through two PA CareerLink® offices in Erie County and Oil City, as well as mobile and virtual services throughout all six counties.
Juanice Vega
Assistant Dean (College of Business, Communication, & Information Sciences)
Employer: Penn West Univeristy
P: 814-393-1892
E: jvega@pennwest.edu
Ms. Vega began her career at Clarion University in 1994 as a business consultant and training coordinator at the Small Business Development Center. In 1998, she was named the assistant director, then director, of continuing education, where she also served as the WED net grant program coordinator, issuing grant funds to support training initiatives at companies throughout NWPA. In 2013, she was named as the graduate program director in the College of Business Administration and subsequently the interim assistant dean of the college in 2019. With the announcement of our new Pennsylvania Western University, she has been appointed as assistant dean of the College of Business, Communication, & Information Sciences.
In her current role, Ms. Vega provides operational, programmatic, and academic leadership for faculty, staff, and students. This requires a high-level of collaboration in developing mission-critical results through maximizing the talents of a diverse team across multiple campus locations.