Vermont Department of Labor Commissioner Michael Harrington has been named chair-elect for the National Association of State Workforce Agencies Board of Directors for 2022-23. He was elected to the position by NASWA members, which represent states and US territories nationwide.
“The pandemic changed the game for state workforce agencies”, said Harrington. “NASWA has been there every step of the way providing leadership, suppor and technical assistance to each and every state and their constituents. It was this commitment that drove my interest in serving, and I am truly honored to be able to represent this organization and the various state members at the executive committee level.”
Harrington joined the Department of Labor in January 2017 as deputy commissioner and was appointed commissioner in June 2020. Prior to state government, he served as economic and community development director for the town of Bennington.
Harrington has also held various roles in the private sector and in higher education and has served on a number of municipal and nonprofit boards in a volunteer capacity. In 2013, he was inducted into Vermont Business Magazine’s 40 under 40 class.