Shelly Keene

Executive Director, Michigan Works! West Central

Shelly Keene is the Executive Director at Michigan Works! West Central where she oversees the employment and training programs in a six-county region. She has been with Michigan Works! West Central for the past five years, serving the first three years as Deputy Director before being named Executive Director in March 2019.

Prior to joining Michigan Works! West Central, she spent 18 years working at EightCAP Inc., where she began working in the Head Start department and spent her last 7 years there working in the Employment and Training Department, formerly known as Central Area Michigan Works! Consortium.

As Executive Director of Michigan Works! West Central, Keene oversees day-to-day operations of the organization, which provides a wide variety of workforce development services to residents and employers in Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Newaygo, Oceana and Osceola counties.

Keene has a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Child Development from Central Michigan University, and Master of Business Administration in Project Management from the American InterContinental University. She also is a Certified LMI Data Solutions Professional and a Certified Business Solutions Professional, both through the State of Michigan.

Keene sits on the boards of the Mason County College Access Network, the Mecosta County Development Corporation and the Newaygo County Economic Development Advisory Committee. She also is co-chair of the Region 4 Offender Success Steering Team, which represents the 13 counties of Prosperity Regions 4A and 4B. She resides in Mecosta County with her family.