March 11, 2026 GWDB Meeting Agenda - Governor's Workforce Development Board

Board members will meet in small groups for project-based discussions before the public meeting.

1. WELCOME + PURPOSE
   Ground the meeting in our mission, vision, and values; our responsibilities; and our purpose for today.
   ● Welcome new members
   Delali Dzirasa, Chair, GWDB
   Tamla Olivier, Vice Chair, GWDB
2. ROLL CALL + CONSENT AGENDA
   ● Motion(s) on routine Board business approvals:
   ○ Today’s agenda
   ○ December 10, 2025 Meeting Minutes
   ○ 2025 annual report
   ○ Technical revision to MOU/RSA policy (GWDB Policy Issuance 2025-03)
   ○ Ratification of local plan approvals
   Delali Dzirasa, Chair, GWDB
   Rachael Stephens Parker, Executive Director, GWDB
3. COMMITTEE INSIGHTS + NEXT-QUARTER DELIVERABLES
   Committee Chairs or another designated committee member will report out on committee discussions and share one or more quarterly deliverables they are committed to delivering in the next quarter.
   Tamla Olivier, Vice Chair, GWDB
   Committee Chairs or Designated Members
4. LEGISLATIVE SESSION: WORKFORCE SYSTEM IMPLICATIONS
   Rachael Stephens Parker, Executive Director, GWDB
5. DEFINING SYSTEM SUCCESS: PERFORMANCE DASHBOARD DEVELOPMENT
   Discuss, refine, and approve scope and next steps for system performance metrics and dashboard(s).
   Delali Dzirasa, Chair, GWDB
   Rachael Stephens Parker, Executive Director, GWDB
   Rachel Davis, Dashboard Sprint Project Lead
   Angela Williams, Data & Metrics Representative
   Richard Call, People & Prototype Representative
6. POLICY IN ACTION: H.R.1 WORK REQUIREMENTS + WORKFORCE SYSTEM ALIGNMENT
   Discuss the impacts of expanded work requirements for SNAP recipients and identify opportunities for further workforce and human services system coordination in service delivery.
   Larry Handerhan, Assistant Secretary for Programs, Maryland Department of Health and Human Services
7. LOCAL SYSTEM INSIGHTS: BARRIERS + IMPACT
   Review this quarter’s feedback, last quarter’s actions on blockers, and highlighting Maryland’s new Local Workforce Impact Fund.
   Rachael Stephens Parker, Executive Director, GWDB
   Brandon Butler, Executive Director, Maryland Workforce Association
8. LOOKING AHEAD: STRATEGIC PRIORITIES NEXT QUARTER
   Next-quarter priority initiatives, deliverables and other upcoming actions or events, including:
   ● Preparing for Workforce Pell implementation
   ● Modernizing Maryland’s talent marketplace tech infrastructure
   ● Advancing new system performance dashboards
   ● Additional projects identified and led by committees
   Delali Dzirasa, Chair, GWDB
   Rachael Stephens Parker, Executive Director, GWDB
9. ADJOURN
   Motion to Adjourn.
   Delali Dzirasa, Chair, GWDB