Caitlyn Jekel
WIA Labor Liaison 

As WIA Liaison, Caitlyn Jekel works to find alternatives to plant closure and job dislocation, and when such closures and layoffs can't be avoided, she helps the affected workers access job retraining and reemployment program opportunities available through the Workforce Investment Act and the Trade Adjustment Assistance programs. She works closely with fellow WIA Liaison Bill Messenger.

Before joining the Washington State Labor Council staff in July 2010, Caitlyn was a Workforce Investment Act Dislocated Worker Counselor at WorkSource Grays Harbor in Aberdeen. She has been a member of the Community Accountability Board at Community Youth Services, providing restorative alternatives to first-time juvenile offenders, since 2007. She is a graduate of the Evergreen State College and is presently completing her Master of Public Administration there as well.

Caitlyn lives in Olympia with her husband, Jonathan, a building maintenance worker for the City of Tumwater, and their dog Reggie.

Although her position takes her across the state, Caitlyn is based out of the WSLC Olympia office and can be reached at (360) 705-9469 or cjekel@wslc.org. 

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