SETA Executive Board 2023-2024

SETA is governed by a twenty-member board of directors representing all eight member states, along with private sector representatives from across the region. The SETA leadership team works tirelessly to provide professional growth opportunities to workforce development partners and practitioners across the southeast.

Joseph L. Seymour III

Letter From Our SETA President

In the following message, our President articulates their vision for SETA, outlines key initiatives, and reaffirms our organization’s core values. This letter is more than just words on a page; it’s a blueprint for our collective journey towards growth, innovation, and making a positive impact.

We invite you to read this letter with an eager mind, for it is a roadmap to the exciting path we are about to embark upon. Thank you for being an essential part of our community.

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Officers

Immediate Past President

Napoleon Bracy Jr.

Manager of Diversity, Inclusion & Affirmative Action - Austal USA
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First Vice President

La Tunya Goodwin

Executive Director, WorkSource, East Central Georgia
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Second Vice President

Alexis Franks

Southeast Director Vice President, Workforce and Career Services Telamon Corporation
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Treasurer

Lisa Thomas

Vice President of Finance, Southwest Alabama Partnership for Training and Employment
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State Representatives

Alabama State Representative

Laura Bethea

VP of Planning & Contracts, Southwest Alabama Partnership for Training and Employment
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Florida State Representative

John Flanagan

President/CEO, CareerSource Tampa Bay Meridian
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Georgia State Representative

Sheron Morgan

Interim Executive Director, WorkSource Coastal Georgia
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Kentucky State Representative

Amy Sparrow Glasscock

Director, Business Engagement Office of the Mayor
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Mississippi State Representative

Kenny Jett

Youth Job Developer, Southern MS Planning & Development District
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North Carolina State Representative

Solomon McAuley

Nextgen Specialist, Centralina Regional Council
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South Carolina State Representative

Kal Kunkel

VP of Operations, Workforce Development - Eckerd Connects
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Tennessee State Representative

Amy Ezell

Finance Director, South Central Human Resource Agency
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Board Representatives

Alabama Board Representative

V. Susie Jones

Executive Vice President, Sirius Staffing
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Kentucky Board Representative

Dolly Hollan

Market HRIS Manager, Lifepoint Central Kentucky
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Mississippi Board Representative

Vacant – MS

Tennessee Board Representative

Vacant – TN

Board Appointments

USDOL Representative

Winston Tompoe

Regional Director, Office of Special Initiatives & Demonstrations Region 3/ETA
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Private Sector Representative

Jamie Jordan

Consulting Manager, Accenture
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General Membership Representative

Akil Bektemba

President/CEO, Vanguard Consulting Group, LLC
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2022-2023 Committees

Executive Committee

Joseph L. Seymour

Chair and President

La Tunya Goodwin

1st Vice President

Alexis Franks

2nd Vice President

Napoleon Bracy, Jr.

Immediate Past President

Lisa Thomas

Treasurer

Jamie Jordan

Policy Committee Chair

Program Planning Committee

La Tunya Goodwin, Chair
Amy Ezell
Laura Bethea
Winston Tompoe
John Flanagan

Sheron Morgan
Amy Glasscock
Kenny Jett
Kal Kunkel

Solomon McAuley
V. Susie Jones
Lisa Thomas
Tennessee Private Sector Representative-Vacant

Membership Services Committee

Alexis Franks, Chair
John Flanagan
Amy Glasscock
Amy Ezell
Kenny Jett
Solomon McAuley
Kal Kunkel
Sheron Morgan

Dolly Hollan
Laura Bertha
Mississippi Private Sector Representative-Vacant
Akil Bektemba

Bylaws / Elections Committee

Napoleon Bracy, Jr., Chair
Kal Kunkel
Kenny Jett

Alexis Franks
Sheron Morgan
V. Susie Jones

Lisa Thomas
Mississippi Private Sector Representative-Vacant

Policy Committee

Jamie Jordan, Chair
Dolly Hollan
John Flanagan

Winston Tompoe
Amy Glasscock
La Tunya Goodwin

Akil Bektemba
Tennessee Private Sector Representative-Vacant

Contract Support

Toronda Webb

Chief Event Strategist, Alore Events
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Cell: (678) 458-5410
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