DEED Names Assistant Commissioner for Workforce Services

DEED announced today that Carol Pankow will serve as Assistant Commissioner for Workforce Services.

The workforce services division helps individuals overcome barriers to employment and develop job skills by providing a range of programs and services for laid-off and unemployed individuals.

Pankow will lead DEED’s workforce services for Unemployment Insurance, Disability Determination Services, Vocational Rehabilitation Services (VRS), and the State Services for the Blind (SSB). She will also focus on growing Minnesota's talent market and maximizing the potential of workers who face physical disadvantages to employment.