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What It Means to be the Best

What we do

LIUNA Training’s Mission

To provide our Affiliated Training Centers with industry leading products and services in order to improve the lives of LIUNA apprentices and journeyworkers and the competitive position of LIUNA and its signatory employers.

Our Vision

LIUNA Training’s Vision

As an internationally recognized workforce development leader, we want to: • Exceed the measure of quality required by industry and educational standards. • Consistently forecast the training and education needs of affiliated training centers. • Develop the highest quality training opportunities for affiliated training center instructors • Establish quality standards & partnerships to recruit and retain our Trade’s Laborers.

United As One to Impact Two Countries

LIUNA Training and our Affiliate Centers across the United States and Canada move forward united in our purpose to develop and implement the highest quality programs to meet the needs of industry, contractors and LIUNA members.

LIUNA Training - Exceeding Standards

We define excellence by our successes – third-party accredited, portable credentials, worker-centered curriculum, and the best training for the industry’s best Instructors

Affiliate Training Centers - Meeting Contractor Needs

Over 80 Affiliated Training Centers covering every State and Province to deliver the best skills, safety, leadership, and productivity training to Laborer Apprentices and Journey-Workers across North America

Our Trustees

LIUNA Training and Education Fund's Board of Trustees is comprised of 18 of the most experienced and knowledgeable leaders within the construction industry. The Trustees' mission is to guide LIUNA Training's efforts in developing a skilled, safe, and productive workforce of Construction Craft Laborers who have the expertise and motivation to provide quality service to the clients they serve, the union they represent, and the contractors who employ them.

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Brent Booker

General President of the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA)

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Joseph Koppers

Bulley & Andrews Vice President & Director of Field Operations & LIUNA Training Co-Chairman

Labor Trustees

    • Michael F. Sabitoni

      LIUNA Headquarters
      General Secretary-Treasurer

    • Terrence M. Healy

      LIUNA Great Lakes Regional Office
      Vice President & Regional Manager

    • Robert F. Abbott

      LIUNA Northwest Regional Office
      Vice President & Regional Manager

    • Ernesto J. Ordonez

      LIUNA Pacific Southwest Regional Office
      Vice President & Regional Manager

    • Joseph S. Mancinelli

      LIUNA Central & Eastern Canada Regional Office
      Vice President & Regional Manager

    • Stephen E. Farner

      LIUNA OVSS Regional Office
      Vice President & Regional Manager

    • David A. Frye

      LIUNA Midwest Regional Office
      Vice President & Regional Manager

    • Donato A. Bianco Jr.

      LIUNA New England Regional Office
      Vice President & Regional Manager

Management Trustees

    • Thomas E. Dapp

      Gradex
      CEO & Chairman of the Board

    • William Koponen

      Syblon Reid Construction
      Director, Industrial Relations

    • Matt Stainton

      SG Constructors
      President

    • Anthony Lancia

      AGC of Missouri
      Vice President of Labor Relations

    • David F. Rampone

      Associated General Contractors, Rhode Island Chapter
      President

    • Jack Kocsis

      Associated Construction Contractors of New Jersey
      CEO

    • Brady Stevens

      New-Com
      Executive Vice President & Owner

    • Ken Gonya

      Kokosing Industrial, Inc.
      President

Our Leadership

    • John J. LeConche

      Executive Director

    • Bernadette Rivera

      Assistant Executive Director

    • Lawrence A. Baldino

      Administrator

Our Staff

    Josh Bruner

    Program Coordinator, A/V & Media

    Joel Dabon

    Program Coordinator, Training/Grants

    Tyler Fallica

    Finance/Accounting Manager

    Erica Holmberg

    Program Coordinator, Training/Curriculum

    Justin LeConche

    Program Coordinator, Training/Curriculum

    Brandon Oxley

    Program Coordinator, Training/Curriculum

    Jeff Puccini

    Program Coordinator, Education/Curriculum

    Michael Tranghese

    Program Coordinator, IT

    Carrie Wineglass

    Program Specialist

    Jennifer Bryant

    Certification Manager

    Jason DeSilva

    IT Manager

    Gary Grier

    Program Coordinator, Training/Curriculum

    Mary Jernstrom

    Bookkeeper, Finance/Accounting

    Mark Mancini

    Administrative Support, Communications

    Crystal Perreault

    Program Coordinator, Education/Curriculum

    Flower Serrano

    Administrative Support, Office Services

    James Wu

    Curriculum Manager

LIUNA Tri-Fund

LIUNA Training is joined by the Laborers’ Health and Safety Fund of North America (LHSFNA) and the Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust (LECET) to form the LIUNA Tri-Fund. We bring labor and management together to expand market share, win projects and jobs, enhance health and safety, and train for the future.

Laborers’ Health and Safety Fund of North America

The LHSFNA is dedicated to enhancing the jobsite safety of LIUNA members, bolstering the health of Laborers and their families, boosting the competitiveness of LIUNA signatory employers and strengthening the health benefit services offered by LIUNA health and welfare funds.

Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust

LECET works to identify new and emerging markets and position LIUNA and its signatory contractors with the competitive advantage to win projects and jobs.

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