Program Summary/Description
The Quality Jobs, Equity, Strategy, and Training (QUEST) Disaster Recovery Dislocated Worker Grant (DWG) is funded by US Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (DOL) via Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC). Worksystems is utilizing funds to provide employment and training. We aim to provide employment and training services to 153 individuals from underserved and historically marginalized communities by 9/30/2026.
Program Contacts
Lead: Sara Weihmann, sweihmann@worksystems.org
Contract Managers:
- WSPM Gresham – MHCC: Stephen Blackford, sblackford@worksystems.org
- WSPM N/NE – IRCO: Karin Keef, kkeef@worksystems.org
- WSPM SE – SEW: Sean Kelly, skelly@worksystems.org
- WSPM WashCo – PCC: Tim Finnegan, tfinnegan@worksystems.org
- SEW OJT: Mancin Boyd, mboyd@worksystems.org
- PCC OJT: Mancin Boyd, mboyd@worksystems.org
- PCC WEX: Kelley Illic, killic@worksystems.org
- PCC Semiconductor: Casey Milligan, cmilligan@worksystems.org
Key Program Documents
- QUEST DWG Regional Program Standards