About
THE MCKENZIE REGIONAL WORKFORCE CENTER
Conceived by Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County and the Madison Area Builders Association—and powered by partnerships with area organizations such as WRTP | BIG STEP—the McKenzie Regional Workforce Center aims to train and connect a new generation of young people to the skilled trades.
A first-of-its-kind project for Boys & Girls Clubs of America, the Center will serve as a national template ― preparing young people in Dane County for quality, family-sustaining jobs at a time when the skilled trades are facing a labor shortage.
The Next Generation
Diversifying the Trades
As an extension of Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County, the McKenzie Regional Workforce Center aims to inspire and empower all young people; especially those who need us most.
90%
Of our members are from low-income households
80%
Of the population we serve are People of Color
74%
Of our members are living at or below the federal poverty level
50%
Of BGCDC youth come from single-parent households
Workforce Board
DR. LESLIE PETTY
Dean, School of Academic Advancement
Madison Area Technical College
BRAD BURRS
Director of Construction
Urso Builders LLC
BRIAN KOBISHOP
Retired, Chief Security Officer
Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation and Affiliates
CHAD LAWLER
Executive Director
Madison Area Builders Association
DR. ANU EBBE
Associate Superintendent of Elementary Schools
Madison Metropolitan School District
ED HOKSBERGEN
Production Manager
Encore Construction Inc.
HOSUNG SHIN
Chief Experience Officer
Hook & Fade
JACK MCKENZIE
Co-Owner, Construction Manager
McKenzie Apartment Company
JENNIFER VONDRAK
Student Family & Engagement Specialist
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
JOHN MCKENZIE
Owner
McKenzie Company
JOE CRARY
President
Madison Area Builders Association
JOSEPH LOTEGELUAKI
Carpenter sub Forman
Findorff
KALEB ANDERSON
Group Manager – Special Projects Group
Findorff
LINDSAY BLUMER
Chief Executive Officer, President
WRTP | BIG STEP
MALORIE HEPNER
Project Architect
OPN Architects
MATT VANDE SANDE
Teacher, Technology Education and Engineering
Middleton-Cross Plaines Area School District
PEGGY MESKAN
Administration Manager
Wisconsin Builders Association
SAUL CASTILLO
Director of Outreach and Equity
Wisconsin Laborers Apprenticeship and Training Fund
SHAUN TRUDELL
President, Owner
Automation Arts
STEPHANIE HILTON
Assistant Attorney General
Wisconsin Department of Justice
STEVE LIPTON
Retired, Partner and Principal
Wipfli, LLP
TONY WHITE
VALERIE RENK
Retired, Chief Executive Officer
Habitat for Humanity of Dane County
Executive Staff
MICHAEL JOHNSON
President, Chief Executive Officer
Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County
LAURA FORD-HARRIS
Chief Development Officer
Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County
ALAN BRANCH, SR.
Vice President of Workforce Development
Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County
STEPHANIE JOHNSTON
Assistant Vice President of Workforce Development
Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County
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