NYC Industry Needs – The State of Construction

April 14, 2022

Our fourth session “Industry Needs: The State of Construction” provides a deeper look at the construction sector and will discuss what can be done to prepare workers for careers in this field. Speakers include Desiree Ashmun, National Recruitment Manager at Swinerton; Justice Favor, Market Development Representative at Laborers Local 79; David Meade, Executive Director at Building Skills NY & NYCETC Board Member (moderator); Erik Tinkhauser, Project Executive at Lendlease; and James Parrott, Director of Economic and Fiscal Policies at the Center for NYC Affairs. This series is sponsored by Amazon, Google, LinkedIn, Meta, and Verizon.