Leadership at LWIA 23

Gareld Bilyew serves as the President of Pump Repair Specialist, Inc., a company he started in 1989. Gareld started serving as an LWIA CEO back in 2011, when he was appointed by the County Board Chairman to be the Crawford County Representative. He later served dually as an LWIA CEO and on the LWIA Board until his departure from the Crawford County Board in 2018. Since that time he has continued serving on the LWIA Board in addition to being the Vice-Chairman of the LWIA Board for the past few years. He remains involved in his community by serving on the Crawford County Development Association (CCDA) as its Treasurer as well as serving on the CCDA Revolving Loan Committee. Last, but definitely not the least, Gareld is a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church, were he has various duties. “Although I grew up in Oblong, and I like to see business stability and growth, along with new businesses in my home town, it’s important that all the communities in Crawford County grows. The same principal applies to Counties in the LWIA/WIOA Region. Growth in one County, is good for the whole. So we’ll continue to work with all our partners to get the good citizens of Area 23 trained and employed.” -Gareld Bilyew