Executive Leadership

Pamela Nabors

Pamela Nabors is president and CEO of CareerSource Central Florida (CSCF) – Florida’s second-largest regional workforce board.

Overseeing a budget of more than $30M, Pam continues to lead the ever-evolving board to attract and engage the Central Florida community and deliver top-quality service to businesses, career seekers and partners.

Since 2012, Pam has reinvigorated the organization’s positioning as the premier workforce development board in connecting Central Floridians to careers and developing talent for businesses. Under her leadership, CSCF expanded regional partnerships, tailored service delivery to meet the needs of local businesses and executed a state-wide rebranding to leverage community outreach efforts.

Tapping into her unparalleled knowledge of workforce programs, Pam also navigated strategic efforts in implementing the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) federal legislation, which represented a major shift in operations and service delivery. CSCF’s programs were revamped to focus on businesses and services to better meet the unique needs of individuals.

Beyond operating the organization efficiently and transparently, Pam’s innovation and progressive leadership evolved CSCF’s programs to become relevant and valuable to the business and stakeholder community at large. This includes investing more in the healthcare and construction industries due to the high-volume of in-demand professions. Moreover, collaborating with local educators for specialized training is a key factor in creating a deeper talent pool of qualified individuals.

Prior to joining CareerSource Central Florida, Pam led program operations for Capital Workforce Partners and was the planning director for Brevard Workforce Development Board. She also obtained the Certified Workforce Development Professional credential with a management endorsement from the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals.

Pam earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the State University of New York College and a Master of Science degree in Personnel Psychology from the Florida Institute of Technology. In addition, she has taught both undergraduate and graduate courses in career development, human resources and psychology.

Pam has received numerous accolades throughout her career including Orlando Business Journal’s “Women Who Mean Business” Executives of the Year Award in 2015 and as a CEO of the Year in 2016. In addition, Pam was presented with the Woman of Distinction, Visionary Award in 2015 by the Girl Scouts of Citrus Council and was also named i4 Business Magazine’s Spirit of Collaboration honoree as part of the 2018 Women’s Inspired Leadership Awards program.

Pam is an active member of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Workforce Development Council, the Central Florida Commission on Homelessness, Junior Achievement, Orlando Economic Partnership Board of Directors, Leadership Florida Class XXXVI and many other civic boards.

Her favorite pastimes include traveling, watching movies and listening to music; her music trivia skills are second to none!

Mimi Coenen

Mimi Coenen has been in workforce development for nearly 20 years, and has held a variety of positions in that time which have prepared her for the role of Chief Operating Officer at CareerSource Central Florida. Under her dedicated leadership, CSCF served over 5,500 businesses, helped nearly 90,000 career seekers with employment services, and placed nearly 40,000 Central Floridians into jobs last year, with an economic impact to the region of $822 million. A critical component to Mimi’s success in her current role is an understanding of the community she serves – this is accomplished through her active participation on the Community Action Committee and Leadership Orlando. Additionally, she uses her “business first” philosophy to drive organizational performance, which is keenly focused on meeting the needs of Central Florida businesses. Her day-to-day responsibilities include overseeing all team members focused on operational aspects of the organization for both business and career-seeking customers, providing support to the President and CEO with all Board of Directors activities, and delivery of strategic oversight on administration and service delivery for all federal, state and local workforce development programs and grants. Mimi earned a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Business from Northwood University, and is a member of the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals.

Leo Alvarez

Leo Alvarez has a wealth of experience in private and public accounting, auditing, compliance and internal controls. Prior to working for CareerSource Central Florida, he served as the accounting manager for Lutheran Services of Florida. He has also worked as an audit associate and accountant for Cross, Fernandez and Riley, a Central Florida accounting firm. Leo is a recent graduate of Leadership Orlando, was named one of Orlando’s top C-Suite Executives of 2015 by the Orlando Business Journal for his fiscal competencies and his work to serve the community, and was selected as a finalist in Coors Light’s 2016 Lideres of the Year Award, which recognizes Latino leaders from across the country for their commitment to empowering the Latino community. Leo earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration, accounting and finance from the University of Central Florida.

Lisa Burby

There’s always a story to tell and Lisa Burby has shared many across a variety of mediums throughout her more than 20-year career as a communications and marketing strategist. As chief storyteller for CareerSource Central Florida (CSCF), Lisa is responsible for elevating and protecting the CSCF brand, overseeing public relations and employee communication strategies, and informing and engaging business partners and key stakeholders by conveying the value, vision and mission of the organization across all channels. A native of Orlando, Florida she’s held influential leadership positions at a number of Fortune 500, agency and non-profit companies in the central Florida community ranging from Wyndham Worldwide to AT&T and others in between. Her passion is advancing brand awareness, stimulating consumer demand and strengthening a competitive position in the marketplace. She holds a bachelor science degree in communications from the Florida State University and has been honored with 10 MARCOM awards, an ARDY Award for Communications / Public Relations Team of the Year from the American Resort Development Association and identified by ExecRank as one of the Top 50 Communications Executives in the U.S. Lisa is married with two children.

Steven Nguyen

Steven Nguyen leads CareerSource Central Florida’s technology strategy and manages IT operations, overseeing 1000+ network devices across seven offices. He brings 11 years of experience in supporting and innovating workforce development solutions. Initiatives include improving service delivery through embracing effective and efficient use of technology, introducing modern mobile business models, developing online opportunities, and providing highly responsive customer service. Nguyen completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Central Florida, and earned a Master of Science in Management Information Systems from Nova Southeastern University. He is also an alumni member of Upsilon Pi Epsilon International Honor Society for Computing and Information Disciplines, in affiliation with the Association for Computing Machinery and IEEE Computer Society.

Dyana Burke

Dyana Burke currently serves as Vice President of Human Resources at CareerSource Central Florida (CSCF). Overseeing the daily operations of the Human Resources Department, she has taken the lead on creating innovative HR strategies that support CSCF’s goals and objectives as well as creating a strategic talent acquisition process that includes onboarding and professional development.

Burke comes to CSCF from the Tribune Publishing Company, a parent company of the Orlando Sentinel and dozens of other media across the country where she spent the last 18 years growing into the role that ultimately had her leading east and west coast talent acquisition and development efforts, strategic planning, and talent engagement.  Prior to that, she led Public Relations and Communications efforts for CIBC World Markets, and spent seven years at Orlando Health, first as Communications Manager, and then as Assistant Director of Internal Communications and Recognition.

Burke has extensive experience in creating strategic alliance with leaders to effectively support key business initiatives while creating an empowering culture where employees can reach their full potential. Dyana has been a “Top 100 Companies for Working Families in Central Florida” judge for 16 years and is a previous Board Member for the Adult Literacy League for Central Florida.

She holds a bachelor of science in public relations from the University of Florida and she enjoys spending her time at Give Kids the World, to help critically ill children and their families enjoy quality vacations together.

Nilda Blanco

Nilda Blanco has a keen understanding of workforce development and public policy working with a variety of community and business partners during her 20-year workforce career. Prior to joining CareerSource Central Florida in 2012, she was a regional manager with Henkels & McCoy and was responsible for the youth services program for several different Florida workforce areas. During her eight years with Henkels & McCoy, Blanco also served as an area manager and compliance manager. Prior to moving to Florida, she also managed the youth program at Capital Workforce Partners in Hartford, Conn. She served as the youth opportunity grant coordinator for Hartford Public Schools and worked in the mayor’s offices of both the City of Hartford and City of New Britain. Blanco earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in journalism, mass media and communications from Rutgers University.  She is a Florida Sterling Council Advanced Examiner and a Six Sigma Black Belt.