Position: | MI Regional Council of Carpenters |
Occupation: Carpenter- Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters & Millwrights
Upper Peninsula Construction Council: Board of Directors, Labor Co-Chair.
Occupational / Work history
I have been a Carpenter for Thirty-five years, with experience in residential & commercial construction.
For the past twelve years I have been employed as the Regional Director/ Business Manager of Local 1510.
Prior to serving as Apprenticeship & Training Program Coordinator & Carpenter Training Instructor for six years I worked in the field as Foreman and Commercial Carpenter for a Local Marquette Contractor.
Education (Post-Secondary)
Bachelor of Science from Northern Michigan University in Communications / Business, 1987
Penn State University Work Force Education Level II Instructor certification, 2009
Organizational, Councils and Committees involvement
MI. Regional Council of Carpenters: Executive Board member/ Executive Board Trustee & Delegate, Local 1510
Local 1510: Regional Director/Business Manager, Officer position- Local 1510 Financial Secretary Treasurer, & Executive Board member
MI. Carpenters’, Fringe Benefit Funds
Board of Trustees-
·Statewide Apprentice & Training Fund Trustee: Admin. Review/ Standards Committee, Marketing Committee
·Local Apprenticeship & Training Committee (JATC); Chairman
·Health Care Fund Trustee: H.C. Appeals Committee
·Pension Fund Trustee: Admin. Review Committee, Joint Delinquency Committee Chairman
LSCP - Lake Superior Community Partnership: Economic Development Corp.Board of Directors
MBCT - Michigan Building and Construction Trades: Member/Executive Board Trustee
MACLC- Marquette Alger Community Labor Council -Member/Delegate
UPRLF- U.P. Regional labor Federation - Member/Delegate
UP-LAPC – Labor Advisory Planning Committee: Board of Directors. Labor Conference Organizing & Planning committee, U.P. Hall of Fame Committee
MCDP - Party Chair. Marquette County 7th Precinct, Precinct Delegate
MCCFS – Marquette Citizens For Fair Share- Organizer, Administrative Committee