Worker-Centered Team

  • Darlene Glass

    Director of Training & Programming
    Carpenters #2955

  • Keith Laschinger

    Executive Director

  • Jayson Richardson

    Director of Community & Industry Partnerships

  • Doreen Cannon

    Community Engagement & Training Contractor
    Plumbers #55

  • Calli Frehmeyer

    Shop Manager & Lead Trainer
    Laborers #310

  • Cristina Moody

    Office Administrator

  • Chelsea Corl

    Training Contractor
    Bricklayers & Allied Crafts #23

  • Curt Cousineau

    Training Contractor
    Electricians #38

  • Dan Quigley

    Training Contractor
    Elevator Constructors #17

  • Marniece Steiner

    Training Contractor
    Roofers #44

  • Ray Velez

    Training Contractor
    Laborers #310

  • Jesse Williams

    Training Contractor
    Electricians #38

Industry-Led Board

  • Tim Linville

    Co-Chair
    Construction Employers Association

  • Dave Wondolowski

    Co-Chair
    Cleveland Building &
    Construction Trades Council

  • Shakorie Davis

    Next Generation Construction

  • Mike Finley

    Laborers #310

  • Armando Francisco

    Lake Erie Electric

  • Dan Gallagher

    Electricians #38

  • Manny Gutierrez, Jr.

    Operating Engineers #18

  • Tom Martin

    T.H. Martin

  • Ryan Puente

    City of Cleveland

  • Tari Rivera

    Regency Construction

  • Kenny Torres

    KT & Company
    Spanish-American Committee

Our Story

Cleveland Builds was founded in 2020 by the Construction Employers Association (CEA) and the Cleveland Building & Construction Trades Council to ensure that young people learn about career opportunities in union construction and that City of Cleveland residents, people of color, and women are included in the trades’ workforce.

CEA and the Trades Council’s active involvement in Cleveland Builds ensures that the organization is industry-led and that its efforts result in participants being placed in union apprenticeships after successfully completing programming.

Cleveland Builds launched its first Apprenticeship-Readiness Program (ARP) in August 2021. With ongoing support from the industry, and investment from the City of Cleveland and others, Cleveland Builds now offers its ARP each month (except July and December). The organization also promotes career opportunities in the trades and provides placement services and ongoing support to those qualified to begin careers in union apprenticeships.