Workforce Solutions South Plains

Providing comprehensive workforce solutions designed to meet the workforce needs of employers across the 15-county South Plains region we serve. Workforce Solutions South Plains (WSSP) offers Career, Business, and Child Care Services and Programs in our local Workforce Centers located in 5 towns throughout the region: Lubbock, Levelland, Plainview, Brownfield, and Muleshoe.

The Workforce Development Boards (Board) is a group of community leaders appointed by local elected officials (County Judges and City Mayors) and charged with planning and oversight responsibilities for workforce programs and services in their area. In Texas, twenty-eight Local Boards operate over 180 Local Workforce Solutions offices and are also responsible for:

• Developing local plans for the use of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds
• Oversight of the local service delivery system
• Coordinating activities with economic development entities and employers in their local areas

Dedicated to helping Texas employers and job seekers succeed, Workforce Solutions South Plains provides services in the following 15 counties: Bailey, Cochran, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Garza, Hale, Hockley, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Motley, Terry, and Yoakum.

Annual Report

Workforce Solutions South Plains Annual Reports are available for download. To view or print the PDF document, click the appropriate link below. If you would like to request a printed copy, please call 806-744-1987 or visit our Board Administration office at 1500 Broadway, Suite 800, Lubbock, TX 79401.

2023 Annual Report
2022 Annual Report
2021 Annual Report
2020 Annual Report
2019 Annual Report
2018 Annual Report

Board Governance

The County Judges of the 15 counties that comprise the South Plains Workforce Board Region serve as Chief Elected Officials and govern and manage the South Plains Regional Workforce Board.

Board Bylaws

Board members are appointed by the local Chief Elected Officials and reflect the ethnic, gender and geographic diversity of the region.  At least 51% of the board’s membership must be representative of the private sector. Overall, Board members represent private business; labor; local education and training providers including adult education and institutions of higher education; representatives of local educational agencies; and, representatives of governmental, economic and community development entities, vocational rehabilitation programs, and agencies administering supportive service programs.  The 31 community leaders listed below serve as stewards of all workforce funds allocated to the South Plains Workforce Development Area.

Julie Laughlin

Lubbock County
Literacy Council
Literacy Lubbock

Scott Martin

Dickens County
Private Sector
Steele & Martin Farms

Mark McCormick

Crosby County
Private Sector
Agriculture Precision Supply

Willis McCutcheon

Hale County
Private Sector
Happy State Bank

Nick Atwood

Lubbock County
Community Based Organization (CBO)
Lubbock Chamber of Commerce

Diana McPherson

Lubbock County
Childcare Workforce
DBS Kids

Beth Miller

Lubbock County
Public Assistance
Health & Human Services Commission

Kathy Nelson

Garza County
Community Based Organization
Garza County Child Welfare Board

Emily Smith

Lubbock County
Community Based Org
Volunteer Center

Patricia Vitela

Lubbock County
Private Sector
Uptown Cheapskate

Chief Elected Officials