Meet Our Team
Our board includes construction industry executives, skilled construction workers, union leaders, workforce administrators, and apprenticeship program leadership. Many of our staff have experienced and overcome the same barriers our clients face.
Noah Koné
Executive Director
Irving Brown III
Training Manager
Ms. Brown
Outreach and Recruitment Specialist
Lisa Dixon
Program Manager
Daniel De Jesus
Job Developer
Maia De La Torre-Mackin
Communications Manager
Mohamed Farah
Grant & Contracts Manager
Kandie King
Operations Specialist
Yolonda Menefee
Summer Youth Program Facilitator
Constance Plager
Finance and Operations Manager
Afolabi Roberts
Case Manager
Adrienne Sakamoto
Case Manager
Barbara Schulz
Senior Job Developer
Iba Walker
Assistant to the Training Manager
Our Board of Directors
Mel Jones
Chairman, Director of Inclusion, Hoffman Construction
Zack Culver
Vice Chair, Business Manager, LiUNA Local 737
Art Hiemstra
Treasurer, Senior Vice President, First Interstate Bank, Retired
Sanai Hennessee
Secretary, Special Representative, SW Mountain States Carpenters Union
Jeff Dodd
President, Hoffman Structures, Inc
Mario Sanchez
Senior Precon and Estimating Manager, JE Dunn Construction
Kimberly Sutton
Sr. Mgr. Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Fortis Construction
Michael Kiser
Manager, Major Projects Engineering and Construction, TriMet
DR. LM Alaiyo
President and CEO, Black United Fund of Oregon
Dan Sizemore
Field Operations Manager, Mortenson
Akeem Griffin
Owner, Gryphon Custom Homes Gryphon Construction & Interior Finishes
Board Emeritus
Robert Boyer
Oregon State Senator, Retired
Michael Burch
Retired, Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters Local No. 1503
Keith Edwards
Retired International Business Representative, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Ninth District