Centralina WDB Welcomes Two New NCWorks Career Center Leaders in Union and Rowan Counties

Centralina WDB and NCWorks Centralina are excited to announce that during the months of June and July 2019, we welcomed two new NCWorks Career Center Leaders in the Centralina WDB region - Thomas Foster in Union County and Joseph Dismuke in Rowan County.

Thomas Foster previously served as the Assistant Center Leader at the NCWorks Career Center-Union in Monroe, holding the position for nearly eight years. In this role, he oversaw the operations of many of the Center’s services including Re-employment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) and Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) with the NC Department of Commerce – Division of Workforce Solutions.

Prior to his promotion to Assistant Center Leader, Foster worked for about six years as a Local Veterans Employment Representative (LVER) assisting veterans with finding employment, as well as connected with businesses to promote veteran hiring.

Foster has over twenty-two years of service in the U.S. Air Force and a Master’s in Education/Training and Development.

“As I look to the future, my vision going forward is to possess the ability to connect the next generation of talent to the 21st Century workforce,” said Foster who officially began his new role at the end of June.

Joseph Dismuke has approximately ten years of service with the NC Department of Commerce – Division of Workforce Solutions (DWS) and has served as a Disabled Veterans Outreach Program (DVOP) representative for Union, Anson, and Stanly counties. In that role, Dismuke worked with veterans who have significant barriers to employment, connected them to training and employment resources. He also served as a Local Veterans Employment Representative (LVER) where he worked closely with businesses to promote the value of hiring veterans.

“I’m excited to be a part of an already great team and community,” said Dismuke, “I’m also looking forward to making a great impact in Rowan County.”

Dismuke added that he hopes to increase traffic in the NCWorks Career Center by providing the community with the best customer service possible.

Prior to joining DWS, Dismuke retired from the U.S. Navy with over 24 years of service. He also holds a master’s degrees in Cyber Security and in Healthcare Informatics. He began his new role on July 9. “We are very excited to have Thomas and Joseph take on Center Leader roles in the Centralina WDB region. The extensive leadership experience and in-depth workforce development knowledge they bring to their roles will be invaluable as we serve the needs of businesses and career seekers in this area,” said Veronica Grantham, Regional Operations Director, with North Carolina Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce Solutions.

For more information on your local NCWorks Career Center in the Centralina WDB region, click here!

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