2020 UPCC Apprentice of the Year Event

Over 200 people met at the Island Resort & Casino in Harris on Saturday, February 22, 2020 for the ninth annual Upper Peninsula Apprentice of the Year recognition banquet. The winner of this year's award was Noah Berg, Carpenter/Millwright Local 1510. Finalists were Dallas Dantes, Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 111 and Damian Sarvello, Operating Engineers local 324.

This event was organized and hosted by the Upper Peninsula Construction Council (UPCC) to recognize outstanding apprentices in the U.P. construction industry. The selection panel was made up of James Ebli, Gundlach Champion, Inc; Deborah Veiht, Superintendent, Marquette Alger RESA; Roxanne Daust, President and COO, Range Bank; Don Maki, Commissioner, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; and Mike Fornetti, Mead/WE Energies. 

Altogether there were 18 apprentices nominated by the construction trades that represent construction workers across the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.