Local Workforce Development Board


The Local Workforce Development Board is the governing body of Broome-Tioga Workforce NY. All meetings are open to the public, and are held at 12:00 pm at 501 Reynolds Road Johnson City New York unless otherwise noted.

Meeting Dates:
December 11th, 2026

September 25th, 2026

June 12th, 2026

March 20th, 2026

Board Members (officers are in bold):


Amy Foster, Tioga Opportunities

Karen Shelp, Tioga Downs

Shawn Yetter, Tioga County DSS

Brian Scanlon, Scott Smith & Son

Chris Powers, Tioga State Bank

Carol Beckwith Strong, Best Buy

Megan Schnabl, Tioga Ec. Planning & Development

Shawn Atkinson, BAE Systems

Danielle Britton, SUNY Broome

Tom Crowley, Crowley Fabricating

Mark Lane, William H Lane Inc

Allyn W. Jones, J&K Plumbing & Heating

Jonathan Layish, Red Barn Computers

Justin Marchuska,(Chair), Marchuska Brothers Construction

Barrett Grant, Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 112

Paula Perna, United Way

Wendy Getchell, Ametek

Jennifer Lupo, Toyota Material Handling

Vikki Kaufman, NYSDOL

Frank Stento, Painters & Allied Trades Union

Rebecca Stone (Vice Chairperson) Broome-Tioga BOCES

Andrew Tunison, ACCESS-VR

Leonard Basso, SEPP

Michael Atchie, Williams Group

Kate Oja, Workforce Development Institution (WDI)

Michael Decker, W&D Smith and Sons Inc, Smith Site Development LLC

Shanise Kent, Binghamton University

LWDB Meeting Minutes