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