Workforce Alliance, the workforce development board for south-central Connecticut, has named Wanda Lary as its new business services coordinator.
Lary will develop a team of business service professionals to provide customized assistance for employers seeking to expand their businesses through new hiring and enhancing the skills of existing workers.
“Experience shows that the best way to help jobseekers is to meet the needs of businesses in our region and in the state,” said William Villano, Workforce Alliance president and CEO. “By creating this unit, we will be more effective in not only offering services but understanding what employers need.
Lary was a human resources professional for American Express and GE Private Equity. She recently was involved in a $1.5 million project funded by the U.S. Department of Labor that helped 150 people get rehired through on-the-job training grants to employers.
