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High-Profile: Training 42 and Recruitment

December 2024

Gould Construction Institute Cuts Ribbon on New Organizations Training Facility and Event PWC CT Welcomes New Board

Donald Hegarty, Randy Catlin, and Drew Anderson from Windover Construction with Julie DeStefano

Billerica, MA – Close to 100 people, including Associated Builders and Contractors of Massachusetts (ABC MA) and Gould Construction Institute (GCI) board members, Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS) staff, GCI teachers and students, and industry partners attended the ribbon cutting for Gould’s new training facility on Nov. 16.

The event included a video message from Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, who congratulated GCI and talked about the important role the new facility would play in training the

workforce needed to meet demand in the Massachusetts construction industry. DAS Deputy Director Margie Gilligan spoke about her department’s initiatives and how they expanded National Apprenticeship Week by declaring November National Apprenticeship Month in Massachusetts. Members of her team are focusing on visiting and participating in as much apprenticeship activity as possible in November. The ribbon cutting coincided with GCI’s annual Craft Championships. Dan Wilson of DECCO won the pipefitting competition, followed by Bradley Morse, also of DECCO, and David Rollend of Notch Mechanical Constructors. Christian Robson of Premier Power was the electrical winner, with Ronilson Rosario and Justin Giglio, both of Electrical Dynamics, placing second

Hartford, CT – The Professional Women in Construction Connecticut Chapter (PWC CT) recently welcomed its new board of directors for the 2021-2022 program year. Patricia Bilotto returns as chapter president. She is the manager of marketing and business development for van Zelm Engineers. She has nearly 30 years of experience in marketing, communications, Pipefitting third-place finisher David Rollend, second place finisher Bradley Morse, winner Dan and business development the Craven, AEC electrical winner Christian Robson, second place Wilson, GCI Education DirectorinDiane industry, and presently servesRosario, on the finisher Ronilson and Justin Giglio, who placed third program, membership, and awards and third, respectively. Wilson and and career fairs. It can also host the committees. Robson will go on to compete in the pre-apprenticeship programs conducted The 2021-2022 PWC CT board (l-r): Choity Kha national competition at ABC’s National by ABC MA and GCI’s 501(c)3 partner Kyma Ganzer, and Jen Convention, to be held Feb. 25-27 in Las Building Mass Careers. Vegas. Carolyn Kurth, CPA, the CFE, of La Among those celebrating ribbon “This new facility gives us the CohnReznick, will return as treasurer. he cutting were staff from Windover opportunity to provide our students with She serves on the scholarship committee. rec Construction, the general contractor for state-of-the-art, hands-on training with Dawn Meeker, director at Marcum, Ri virtual simulators and help alleviate the the project of transforming the space LLP, is returning for a second yearinto as me long-term labor shortage confronting a GCI training “For 12 weeks, chapter secretary.facility. She now serves as the Laurann Asklof, principal of Shipman the construction industry,” said GCI our small group met every membership chair and willWednesday continue astoa Ro & Goodwin, LLP, will serve on the board president, Julie DeStefano. volunteer ongo theover awards bo as vice president. She has approximately review and the committee. project timeline The facility will also allow GCI Kim Colapietro, partner of EDI on 30 years of experience in the area of for the facility and we all became close to offer workforce programs to attract Landscape, LLC, returns for her third year construction law and litigation. She will and enjoyed working with each other,” talent to the trades through programming on the board. She serves as the awards Co continue to participate in the chapter’s such as exploratory trade/apprenticeship DeStefano said. committee chair.“They were an extension ye programs, mentorship, and scholarship programs, middle school summer camps of our teamGanzer, for the buildout.” Kyma project manager at co committees.

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