Thursday, April 17, 2025

Also Highlights WECA's Gratitude for Member Contractor Support and Hopes for Future of Arizona's Commercial Electrical Workforce


 

WECA thanks journalist Al Petrillo of The Electric Times for profiling WECA Arizona's Women in Construction Week 2025 Open House--which included a panel of women working in Arizona's commercial electrical industry, comprised of current WECA Arizona apprentice Solei Donahue, recent WECA Arizona apprenticeship graduate Shannon Denetsosie, and two employees of WECA Arizona member contractors (Arlev Oquendo-Boscan of Corbins and Ashley Whelihan of K2 Electric)--in their April 2025 issue. 

In the article, Heath Anderson, WECA Arizona's Outreach and Workforce Development Specialist, is quoted as saying "The support of our partners is just as important as the efforts of our members in providing a quality view of the opportunity that awaits women who would like to become tomorrow's electricians. We deeply appreciate Corbins, K2 Electric, and PCL Construction for having staff on hand to speak to our guests about working in our trade. Several guests have already put in applications for apprenticeship with a few of our members. Hopefully, the coming years will see a greater number of women helping build the Arizona we want."

Read the full article