President & CEO
William J. (Bill) Freed
Dean WDPN Enhanced Staff & Agency Credentialing, NBCC gCDFI, Administrator - Dean NCCER, PennDOT TCSI, USDOL ETA MBNQI Peer Trainer, Industry Partnerships TA & Corp Affiliate IWL#3
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The visionaries, practitioners, and builders behind Workplace Aurora — each bringing deep expertise, lived experience, and a shared commitment to creating opportunity.
Our Team
President & CEO
William J. (Bill) Freed
Dean WDPN Enhanced Staff & Agency Credentialing, NBCC gCDFI, Administrator - Dean NCCER, PennDOT TCSI, USDOL ETA MBNQI Peer Trainer, Industry Partnerships TA & Corp Affiliate IWL#3
CTO & Vice President
DF
Chief Community Officer
AF
Aurora Lead Editor
Joe Angelitas
WDPN Enhance gCDFI and HPCD CoE Audit Leader
Workforce Development Director
ML
SHS Director
RR
SOMA
JB or TBA
Director of PACT
TBA
IWL #3
Marketing & Communications
Cassandra Williams
WDPN Enhance CDFI, Entrepreneurial Track Fellow
Master Trainers
WJF
Master Trainer
CW
Master Trainer
The Foundation
From Irish immigrants to ironworkers to workforce innovators — the Phelan legacy is built on perseverance, and so is this team.
Meet the Affiliates