Robert W. Seurkamp
Robert W. Seurkamp comes to Stevens Strategy from HEEA. He has more than 30 years of experience in business management and consulting on all levels most recently as president of RWS Consulting, Inc. in Baltimore. His areas of expertise include human resource management, higher education, labor relations and strategic planning. Mr. Seurkamp was appointed Executive Director of the Governor's Workforce Investment Board (GWIB), effective August 18, 2003 and served until June 1, 2007. While in that position his most notable accomplishment was the development of an "Industry Initiative" process to identify, quantify and communicate the needs of industry to all partners of the workforce development system including all segments of higher education. Mr. Seurkamp's professional career has been distinguished by nearly 25 years as an executive with Xerox Corporation, much of that time with a focus on international projects. He is a past member of the Board of Trustees for the Caroline Center in Baltimore, is on the Board of Directors for the Maryland Institute for Workforce Excellence (MIWE), Chair of the GWIB Sub-Cabinet, a member of Maryland Rehabilitation Council, the Maryland State Chamber of Commerce, Maryland Economic Development Association, Maryland Regional Manufacturing Institute and has held membership in several other organizations, including the Penn Yan, N.Y. Chamber of Commerce and the Rochester Professional Consultants Network. Mr. Seurkamp was a member of the Maryland Education China mission 2006. He has been a guest speaker or panelist at numerous meetings and conferences around the country. He holds a B.S. degree from Empire State College in Rochester, New York and a Certificate in Labor Management Studies from Cornell University.