An educational meeting of national and chapter staff in the city where the NECA convention will be held. In addition to the educational aspect, staff will have an opportunity to begin making preparations for their members' visits to Philadelphia.
Agenda
Chair: Edwin Lopez -- NYECA Chapter Manager
Monday, March 6th
| 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. | Hotel Tours |
| 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. | Welcome to Philadelphia Reception & National Real Estate Advisors Tour |
| Light bites, networking, and a specialty tour of East Market, a 4 acre, NECA-IBEW-built, multi-phase development culminating in 2024. | |
| 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. | Reception -- 33rd Floor (at Loews) |
Tuesday, March 7th - Regency Ballroom
| 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast -- Grab & Go |
| 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. | Introduction of AEI Chair; Edwin Lopez - New York City Chapter |
| Call to Order -- AEI Chair; Edwin Lopez | |
| Pledge of Allegiance -- Spencer Marks - Rhode Island & SE Massachusetts Chapter | |
| Roll Call -- Individual Introductions -- Traci Walker - CFO | |
| Chair's Remarks -- Edwin Lopez | |
| Moment of Silence | |
| Welcome to Philly -- Jeff Scarpello - Penn-Del-Jersey Chapter | |
| NECA Update -- David Long - CEO | |
| 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | Benefits of Diversity |
| - Chapter Managers describe their diversity programs and how it impacts recruitment, inclusion, and educating our member contractors. Q&A | |
| Moderated by General Ron Bailey - Vice President, Industry Development | |
| Luke Kuhl - St Paul Chapter | |
| Tim Gauthier - Oregon-Columbia Chapter | |
| Edwin Lopez - New York City Chapter | |
| Adopt-a-School | |
| - NECA initiative to help with apprenticeship recruitment and community involvement | |
| Moderated by General Ron Bailey - Vice President, Industry Development | |
| Ken MacDougall - Penn-Del-Jersey Chapter | |
| AJ McAteer - Long Island Chapter | |
| 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 - 11:30 a.m. | Leveraging Premier Partners and Vendor Relationships Locally |
| - Opportunity to understand how vendor relationships are more than sponsorships as described by Chapter Executives | |
| Moderated by Pete Mastrorocco - Vice President, Education, Events & Partnerships | |
| Edwin Lopez - New York City Chapter | |
| Patrick Cunningham - Federated Insurance | |
| Joey Shorter - Atlanta Chapter | |
| Karen Prescott - San Diego Chapter | |
| David Manderson - Minneapolis Chapter | |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Importance of International Foundation Training from Chapter Executives' Perspective |
| Kevin Tighe - Vice President, Labor Relations | |
| Jason Walden - North Central Ohio Chapter | |
| K.C. Borden - Kansas City Chapter | |
| 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch with: |
| - Convention/NECA Now Update | |
| - NECA Reports | |
| - Awards | |
| - Acknowledgement of Service | |
| 1:30 - 2:30 p .m. | How Market Share is Affected by Business Development & Changes to the CBA |
| Kristen Gowin - Boston Chapter | |
| Joey Shorter - Atlanta Chapter | |
| Debra Margraf - Arizona Chapter | |
| Mark Thomas - Chicago & Cook County Chapter | |
| Kevin Moran - American Line Builders Chapter | |
| 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. | Social Media Strategies for Chapters |
| Sam McDonald - Digital Content Coordinator | |
| 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. | How to Speak Like a Pro |
| Wendy Saltzman - Philly Power Media | |
| 3:30 - 3:45 p.m. | Break |
| 3:45 - 5:00 p.m. | Hot Topics Round Table Discussions |
| 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. | Reception -- The Lucy |
Wednesday, March 8th - Regency Ballroom
| 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast -- Grab & Go |
| 8:30 - 9:15 a.m. | The Value of Mentorships & NECA Peer Groups |
| Moderated by General Ron Bailey, Vice President, Industry Development | |
| Dave Orman - Midwestern Region Field Rep | |
| 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. | EEOC Discrimination, Apprentices, and the Chapter Manager |
| Carolyn A. Pellegrini | |
| 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Professionalizing Your Chapter and Membership Communication Strategies |
| Darren Johnson - Wisconsin Chapter | |
| Tom Shreves - Greater Cleveland Chapter | |
| Andrew Colvard - St Paul Chapter | |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Closing Comments -- Edwin Lopez |
| - Election of 2024 Chair | |
| - AEI Adjourns | |
| 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Hotel Tours |