In October 2017, MAX elected our first-ever board of directors to provide strategic direction and oversight for MAX. Our new board will work to ensure MAX carries out our mission to strengthen connections, collaborations, and practices among workforce developers and organizations engaged in workforce development. Board members will guide our work to improve alignment between workforce development service providers to better meet employer needs, improve awareness and visibility of workforce development system and opportunities, and provide opportunities to increase quality, capacity, and effectiveness of the region’s workforce system. Indeed, our board’s involvement is critical for MAX to achieve its mission and goals, and we are thankful to each member for serving in this capacity.