Appointments and Re-appointments to the Newark Workforce Development Board Allison Ladd- New Board Member NAME Old Term New Term Title ORGANIZATION Allison Ladd 4/2025-4/2027 Deputy Mayor/Director of EHD City of Newark Ashish Borgaonkar 4/2025-4/2027 Assistant Professor NJIT Earl Brown 2/2024-02/2026 Executive Director EBEDC Mitch Cahn 06/2024-06/2026 President & CEO Unionwear Mitra Choudhury 04/2025-04/2027 Director Essex County College-Training Vesta Godwin Clark 04/2025-04/2027 Executive Director St. James Social Service Jonathan Kobza 05/2024-05/2026 Major Market Specialist Monroe Staffing Helen Kogan 12/2024-12/2026 Executive Director NPower Emily Manz 04/2025-04/2027 Senior Vice President Invest Newark Edna Rashid 04/2025-04/2027 Chief Executive Officer NF Insulation Safanya Searcy 02/2025-02/2027 Deputy Director Services Employees Evan Weiss 07/2024-07/2026 President & CEO Newark Alliance