Jeannette Roman has been named director of Chester County's Workforce Development Board (WDB) by Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell, and Michelle Kichline. Roman has worked for the WDB since 2010, most recently as the acting director.

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), the backbone of WDBs, became law in 2014 with a mission of keeping the nation's jobs pipeline filled with qualified and diverse workers - all while helping businesses and improving the quality of life for workers. Among the goals of WIOA are to increase access to education, training, and employment, particularly for those with barriers to employment, and to reduce welfare dependency and increase economic self-sufficiency. Out of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania, Chester County is one of 23 that have WDBs.

Roman was raised in Chester County and now lives in the Coatesville area with her four children.