SETA is governed by a 20-member board of directors representing all 8 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.
Board Members
Board
Officers
Akil Bektemba
President
President/CEO, Vanguard Consulting Group, LLC
Sheron Morgan
Immediate Past President
Executive Director, WorkSource Coastal Georgia
Amy Ezell
First Vice President
Finance Director, South Central Tennessee Development District
Brett Lacy
Second Vice President
Director, WorkSource Atlanta Regional
Lisa Thomas
Treasurer
Vice President of Finance, Southwest Alabama Partnership for Training and Employment
State Representatives
Laura Bethea
Alabama State Representative
VP of Planning & Contracts, Southwest Alabama Partnership for Training and Employment
Curtis Campogni
Florida State Representative
Founder & Motivational Speaker, Speak4MC
Theresa Austin-Gibbons
Georgia State Representative
Commissioner, Atlanta Department of Labor and Employment Service
Becky Miller
Kentucky State Representative
Executive Director, EKCEP, Inc.
Nicholas Evans
Mississippi State Representative
Area Director-MS Partnership & Delta Workforce Areas, Mississippi Department of Employment Security
Solomon McAuley
North Carolina State Representative
Nextgen Specialist, Centralina Regional Council
Vacant
South Carolina State Representative
Paul Rosson
Tennessee State Representative
Executive Director, South Central Tennessee Development District
State Board Representatives
Melissa Smith
North Carolina Board Representative
Director of Workforce Development Solutions, Greensboro Chamber of Commerce
Vacant
Georgia Board Representative
Vacant
Kentucky Board Representative
Vacant
Mississippi Board Representative
Appointments
Charlotte Garnes
General Membership Representative
Executive Director, ReNforce
Brittany Jenkins-Morrow
Private Sector Representative
Program Director, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Winston Tompoe
USDOL Representative
Regional Director, Office of Special Initiatives & Demonstrations Region 3/ETA-USDOL
Taskforce Appointees
Amy Jones
Workforce Development Director, Northeast Georgia Regional Commission