MA EDUCATORS PARTICIPATE IN ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF MASSACHUSETTS EXTERNSHIP
15 educators and administrators selected to join annual summer program that spotlights commercial construction career opportunities for high school graduates
 
Wellesley, MA (August 12, 2024) — For the fourth consecutive year, The Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts (AGC MA) hosted a weeklong Building Advancement Externship (BAE) for high school educators and administrators. This comprehensive and vigorous program provides academic professionals with an up-close understanding of the modern construction industry so that they can knowledgably discuss the many diverse and lucrative STEM-based construction career opportunities with their students.
 
“The AGC MA externship program is designed to ensure that academic leaders who support and advise students on future career paths are aware of all of dynamic roles within the construction sector today,” says John Ferrante, AGC MA CEO. “Our success as an industry depends on these future professionals, and the Building Advancement Externship has proven to be a highly effective method of reaching them.”
 
The 2024 program kicked-off with a welcoming reception and Woo Sox baseball game at Polar Park in Worcester on Sunday, August 4.
 
Participating externs included:
* David Brueshaber, South Hadley High School,
* John Caouette, Fitchburg High School,
* Kerrie Carrelas, Randolph High School,
* Dominic Copeland, Lynn English High School,
* Gilbert DaSilva, Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School,
* John-Henry Davis, Blue Hills Regional Technical High School,
* Josselyn Guzman, Lynn Vocational Technical Institute,
* Michele Harney, Somerville High School,
* Corey Heath, Lee Middle and High Schools,
* Jarrod Lussier, Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School,
* Jim McCue, Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical High School,
* Verena Niederhoefer, YouthBuild Boston,
* Scott Pineo, Doherty Memorial High School, Worcester,
* Johanna Smith, Lynn Vocational Technical Institute,
* Livingston Williams, Madison Park Technical Vocational High School, Boston.
 
The weeklong agenda featured jobsite visits and informative, interactive presentations from leadership at Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology, Bond Brothers, Carpenters Union Training Center, Colantonio Inc., Columbia, Consigli Construction Co., Inc, Dimeo Construction, Erland Construction, Fontaine Bros. Inc., Lamoreaux Pagano Associates | Architects, Turner Construction Company, Walsh Brothers, Inc., and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.