Advisory Council
Jim Painter
VP Painter Masonry
2425 NE 19 th Dr
Gainesville, FL 32609-3320
(o) 352-378-7511
(f) – 353- 378-9330
Alachua/Bradford Workforce Board
Chairman of First Job - First Wages Committee
Al Herndon
Florida Masonry Apprenticeship and Educational Foundation
Regional Apprenticeship Representative
State Apprenticeship Council – Board Member
(o) 904-838-6531
(f) 904-284-4126
Angela Pate
Executive Director Florida Works
408 W University Ave, Suite 501
Gainesville, FL 32601
(o) 352-955-7142
(f) 352-955-6511
Ed Prevatt
National Center for Construction
Education and Research (NCCER)
Senior Manager, Workforce Development
3600 NW 43 rd St, Bldg G
Gainesville, FL 32606
(o)352-344-0911
(f) 352-334-0932
Brent Christiansen
Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce
300 E. University Ave, Suite 100
Gainesville, FL 32601
(o) 352-334-7105 x321
(f) 352-334-7141
president@gainesvillechamber.com
Abbe Justus
Florida Department of Corrections
Assistant Director
2601 Blair Stone Rd
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2500
(o) 850-410-4248
(f) 850-410-4144
Justus.abbe@mail.dc.state.fl.us
Jeff Weber
American Welding Society
Associate Exec Director
550 LeJeune Rd
Miami, FL 33126
(o) 800-443-9353
(f) 305-443-9353
Fred Day
Suffolk Construction Co
515 N Flagler Dr, 5 th Floor
West Palm Beach, Fl 33401
(o) 561-282-3034
Emmett Reed
Florida Home Builders Assoc
Exec VP
201 East park Ave
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(o) 800-261-9447
(f) 850-224-1359
Jim Awotte
Florida Manufactured Housing Assoc
Exec. Director
2958 Wellington Circle N, Suite 100
Tallahassee, FL 32308-6686
(o) 850-907-9111
(f) 850-907-9119
Eric Kennedy
VP of Education
Associated Builders and Contractors Institute
3730 Coconut Creek Pkwy, Suite 201
Coconut Creek, FL 33066
(o) 866-930-4222
(f) 954-984-4907
Tracy Hickman
Lake City Community College
Dean, Occupational Programs
149 SE Vocational Pl
Lake City, FL 32025
(o) 386-754-4253
(f) 386-754-4824
Rick Frazier
Tallahassee Community College
Director, Economic & Workforce Development
444 Appleyard Dr
Tallahassee, FL 32304
(o) 850-201-8708
(f) 850-201-8617
Daniel H. Davis
Central Florida Community College
Assistant Principal, Community Technical and Adult Education, MCSB
1014 SW 7th Road
Ocala, Florida 34474(o) 352-671-7286
(f) 352-629-1117
Tom Shiner
Contract Manager
Workforce Florida, Inc.
1580 Waldo Palmer Lane
Tallahassee, FL 32608
(o) 850-921-1132
(f) 850- 395-5364
Kelly Tate
Apprenticeship Coordinator
Santa Fe Community College
3000 NW 83 rd Street
Bldg. I Room 50
Gainesville, FL 32606
(o) 352-395-5251
(f) 352-395-5808
Dr. Abdol Chini
UF Rinker School of Building Construction Director, Professor
RNK 304 / Box 115703
Gainesville, FL 32611
(o) 352-273-1165
(f) 352-392-9606
Dave Edwards
School Board of Alachua County
Director, Career & Technical Education
620 E University Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32601
(o)352-955-7600
(f)352-955-7125
Cheryl H. Fante, ED.D
Associate V.P. Career& Technology
Central Florida Community College
Bldg. 40-201
3001 SW College Rd
Ocala, FL 34474
(o) 352-873-5836
(f) 352-873-5870
Louyse Poirier, Ph.D., SPHR
VP Human Resources
7901 SW 6 th Ct
Plantation, FL 33324
(o) 954-585-4246
(f) 954-585-4504
Gina Hill
Executive VP
Builders Association
of North Central Florida
2217 NW 66 th Court
Gainesville, FL 32653
(o) 352-372-5649
(f) 352-371-2053