WorkLink hires Executive Director

The WorkLink Workforce Investment Board has named Ronnie Allen to the position of Executive Director. Allen will serve as chief operating officer of WorkLink, whose mission is to connect companies and employees in Anderson, Oconee and Pickens counties. Allen joins WorkLink with extensive experience in the manufacturing workforce area.  As Human Resources Director with a major manufacturer, he connected local business and government services, which benefited local business. His prior positions, locally and internationally, include Human Resources, Operations and Finance with major manufacturers in the WorkLink area. Allen’s professional affiliation has been a member of the National Society for Human Resources Management as well as the Anderson Area Society for Human Resources Management where he served as a Board Member.