MARYLAND
Governor’s Workforce Investment Board
Center for Industry Initiatives
Industry Initiative Summary
December 2008
Industry Sector
Construction
Coordinator
Sallie Hays Sarelas
Email:
Phone: 410-767-8604
Committee Co-Chair(s)
· Gino J. Gemignani, Jr., Co-Chair, Senior Vice President, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
· Martin G. Knott, Jr., Co-Chair, President, Knott Mechanical, Inc.
Committee Members
A list of committee members is on the back.
Committee Activities and Updates
· Review and edit of draft final report and recommendations.
Outcomes and/or Next Steps
· Publish final report and recommendations
· Present recommendations to GWIB board of directors
· Present recommendations to the construction industry at large
· Forward recommendations to appropriate organizations and state agencies for implementation
· Monitor progress of implementation
Workforce Challenges
· Image and Branding
· Alignment and Connectivity of Education Components
· Standardization of Apprenticeship Programs
· Pipeline Development
Steering Committee Members
· Randy Appel
IUOE Local 37
· Patsy Bergquist
Chaney Enterprises
· Scot Brown
Corman Construction Co.
· Ellie Carey
Eleanor M. Carey & Associates
· Michael Carey
Community College of Baltimore County
· Brian Cavey
Heat & Frost Insulators/Allied Workers Local 24
· David Croghan
Frederick Community College
· Ron DeJuliis
DLLR
· Mark Drury
Shapiro and Duncan
· Molly Dugan
MD Dept. of Juvenile Services
· Rod Easter
Baltimore Building Trades
· Nancy Eckert
DC Metro Subcontractors Assoc.
· Ed Fangman
Balto. County Office of Workforce Development
· Kunal Gangopadhyay
EBA Engineering
· Gino Gemignani, Co-Chairman
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co.
· Mike Henderson
ABC/Baltimore Chapter
· Brian Holmes
MD Highway Contractors Assoc.
· Carol Hoyle-Gilliss
MD Construction Education and Training Consortium
· Andrew Hubner
Cheltenham School
· Mike Kaiser
L.H. Cranston & Sons
· Dean Kendall
Maryland Higher Education Commission
· Martin Knott, Jr., Co-Chair
Knott Mechanical
· John Kortecamp
Homebuilders Assoc. of MD
· Steve Lakin
Mechanical Contractors Assoc. of MD
· Andrew Larson
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Job Corps Program
· Roger Lash
DLLR
· Fred Mason
MD State & DC AFL-CIO
· Susan Matlick
MD National Capital Building Industry Assoc.
· Champe McCulloch
MD Associated General Contractors
· Don McDaniel, Jr.
Sage Growth partners
· Mike McNelly
National Alliance for Fair Contracting
· Pat Mikos
MD State Dept. of Education
· Daniel Mosser
Prince George’s Community College
· Terry Neimeyer
KCI Technologies
· Mike Netzer
CCBC
· George Payne
Montgomery College
· Ed Roberts
Montgomery College
· James Rzepkowski
Constellation Energy
· Sallie Hays Sarelas
GWIB
· Debra Schoonmaker
ABC/Washington D.C.
· Grant Shemlzer
IEC – Chesapeake
· Faith Tennent
ABC/Chesapeake