Bonnie Dressel, Industrial Relations Agent

Bonnie Dressel has been with the Department of Labor & Industries for almost 12 years with the last 5 years in the Prevailing Wage Program. Bonnie works with contractors and awarding agencies on a daily basis to answer questions and resolve issues. She also manages the frontline staff that answers all of your questions and concerns when contacting the Prevailing Wage Program.

Reasa Pearson, Administrative Regulations Analyst

Reasa Pearson the Prevailing Wage Administration Regulations Analyst and a senior technical expert on the state’s prevailing wage law at the Department of Labor and Industries. She has a Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma. Reasa has been with the Department and the Prevailing Wage Program over 15 years. She comes from the private sector where she had 20-years of experience in accounting, biomedical equipment, and construction bidding and contracting.

Jolene Skinner, Public Works & Apprenticeship IT Systems

Jolene Skinner has been with the Department of Labor & Industries for over 17 years with the last 12 years being dedicated to improving compliance on public works projects. Jolene works closely with contractors, awarding agencies, and stakeholders to build better tools that will help them manage their responsibilities and liabilities on these projects. She is the Product Owner for both the Public Works and Apprenticeship suite of IT systems for L&I.

Wendy Ortman, Senior Project Manager

Wendy Ortman is a Senior Project Manager for Naylor Construction Consulting and has over 10 years of project management experience, spanning multiple industries. Wendy works with clients to navigate complex agreements that govern wage determinations and the nuances of working with projects bound by a PLA, CWA, Prevailing Wage, or a combination. She currently works with a team at NCC that is responsible for the set up and management of certified payroll systems, review of certified payroll for wage compliance, and workforce reporting on over $2 Billion in public projects in WA State.

James Reed, Compliance Manager

James Reed is a Compliance Manager at Kiewit with over 23 Years of construction experience. Not only is he responsible for updating and the administration of the Prevailing Wage Compliance Program, but he has spent the past two years as the Compliance subject matter expert. Fun Fact about James: He was a collegiate basketball player back in the day!

Joe Baca, Community Workforce Agreement Administrator

Joe Baca is the Community Workforce Agreement Administrator at King County in the Business Development and Contract Compliance section and has been there for almost 5 years. With over 40 years in the construction industry, his experience in the field includes 20 years as an Estimator, Project Manager, and Foreman for 4 different companies. Post construction, the following 22 years he held several positions at the Pacific NW Regional Council of Carpenters as Contract Administrator for public and private sector negotiations, Prevailing Wage compliance, and Regional Manager for the Northwest. In addition, he also spent 12 years as a Trustee in ERISA Governed Pension Plans, Apprenticeship, and Health & Welfare Funds.

Phuong Nguyen, King County

Phuong Nguyen is a Functional Analyst with King County’s Finance and Business Operations Division with over 10 years of experience. As part of the Business Development and Contract Compliance (BDCC) section, Phuong manages LCP Tracker for King County’s construction contracts and provides training and support to contractors who are required to report into LCP Tracker. Phuong analyzes data for the county’s Annual Apprenticeship and Priority Hire Report. She understands the importance of accurate and complete data to support King County’s workforce development initiatives.

Susan Mason, King County

Susan Mason is the new Labor Equity Program Supervisor for King County. She oversees the Priority Hire program as well as the expansion and implementation of Priority Hire throughout King County.

Susan’s background is in workforce development. Her subject matter expertise includes providing employers with the data, strategies and tools needed to operationalize the commitment to recruit, hire and retain people from non-traditional backgrounds, including formerly incarcerated talent (FIT). She brings her experience to the public sector to support recruiting and retaining pre-apprentices and apprentices on public works projects.