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The NECA Innovation Institute is a one-year professional training program for future executives to become visionary thinkers with the essential innovation skills for practical deployment.
Email the Institute at [email protected]
Tauhira Ali
Executive Director, Industry Innovation
(404) 992-2248
Jason Thurner
Director, Industry Innovation
(262)
622-3843
“The NECA Innovation Institute is designed to create and develop innovative pioneers within your company, encouraging a culture change and fostering a desire to elevate your business. We must choose to invest in our people, push our companies forward, and not remain stagnant as the future approaches.”
—David Long CEO, National Electrical Contractors Association
Click the links below to jump to each roster:
Da Vinci Cohort Roster
Franklin Cohort Roster
Bell Cohort Roster
Westinghouse Cohort Roster
Clarke Cohort Roster
Edison Cohort Roster
NECA is proud to announce the Da Vinci Cohort of the Innovation Institute. Each of these recognized leaders within the electrical construction industry has already achieved considerable career impact within their organizations. Through the advocacy of their executive teams, they have been identified as the innovators of tomorrow. They are strategic, inquisitive, and capable of achieving the highest ranks as pioneers and visionaries for the future of construction.
Charlie Duchaine
Division Foreman
Stewart Electrical Contracting Inc
Lawrence, MA
Robert Sullivan
Outside Supervisor
Murphy Electric & Industrial Control
Pembroke, MA
Jason Mack
Preconstruction
Manager/Division Manager
ESI Electrical Contractors
Dayton, OH
Thomas Jacquemin
Estimating Manager
Sidney Electric Company
Sidney, OH
Mathew Smith
Founder and Director
Power Hour
Baltimore, MD
Cameron Binegar
Executive Director of
Operations
Gerke Electric
Cincinnati, OH
Nathan Zelenock
VDC Technology Manager
Miller Electric Company
Jacksonville, FL
John Derrig
Estimator/Project Manager
Zeller Electric
Goodfield, IL
Jason Murphy
VP of Pre-Construction
DL Smith Electric
Topeka, KS
Katie Folk
Accounting Manager
Kaiser Electric
Fenton, MO
NECA is proud to announce the Franklin Cohort of the Innovation Institute. Each of these recognized leaders within the electrical construction industry has already achieved considerable career impact within their organizations. Through the advocacy of their executive teams, they have been identified as the innovators of tomorrow. They are strategic, inquisitive, and capable of achieving the highest ranks as pioneers and visionaries for the future of construction.
Rebekah Scharfe
President
John A. Penney Company, Inc.
Cambridge, MA
Brian Yetter
Prefabrication Manager
Hatzel and Buehler, Inc.
Bethlehem, PA
Crystal Wagner
Executive Director of Finance
Gerke Electric
Cincinnati, OH
Leah Mack
Project Manager
Allison-Smith Company
Charleston, SC
Douglas Lazarus
Estimating Manager
Decker Electric
Wichita, KS
Tiffany Robinson
Preconstruction Manager
Christenson Electric
Portland, OR
Ed Green, PE
Senior Project Manager
Kaiser Electric
Fenton, MO
Heath Blackburn
Operations Manager
Wheeler Electric, Inc.
Idaho Falls, ID
Shane M. Williams
Director of Construction
North/Western Electrical Corporation
Northglenn, CO
Todd Ennis
Senior Electrical Engineer
O'Connell Electric Company
Rochester, NY
NECA is proud to announce the Bell Cohort of the Innovation Institute. Each of these recognized leaders within the electrical construction industry has already achieved considerable career impact within their organizations. Through the advocacy of their executive teams, they have been identified as the innovators of tomorrow. They are strategic, inquisitive, and capable of achieving the highest ranks as pioneers and visionaries for the future of construction.
Colby Bruce
Operations Manager
Stewart Electrical Contracting, Inc.
Lawrence, MA
Tim Viau
Senior VDC Manager
Miller Electric Company
Jacksonville, FL
Matt Powell
Service Manager
Zeller Electric
Goodfield, IL
David Deschaine
Director of Special Projects
Alterman Electric
Austin, TX
Greg Nordin
Senior Project Manager
Columbia River Electric Maintenance
Kennewick, WA
Brandon Douglas
Project Manager
Pacific Electrical Contractors, Inc.
Medford, OR
Max Gallaway
Vice President
Max Electric Inc.
Grandview, MO
Andrew Baker
Project Manager
Quality Electric Inc.
Boise, ID
Vernie Herman
Project Manager
VMax Electric Inc.
Bakersfield, CA
NECA is proud to announce the Westinghouse Cohort of the Innovation Institute. Each of these recognized leaders within the electrical construction industry has already achieved considerable career impact within their organizations. Through the advocacy of their executive teams, they have been identified as the innovators of tomorrow. They are strategic, inquisitive, and capable of achieving the highest ranks as pioneers and visionaries for the future of construction.
Bobby Falzone
Project Manager
Lynnwell Associates, Inc
Quincy, MA
Nick Behnken
Senior Prefab Manager
ESI Electrical Contractors
Dayton, OH
Mike Stahl
Project Manager
Chewning & Wilmer, Inc
Richmond, VA
Samuel Rokowski
Director of MTI & Construction Technologies
Maddox Electric Company, Inc
Winter Garden, FL
Shane Davin
Vice President of Service & Special Projects
DL Smith Electric
Topeka, KS
Greg Miller
VP of Preconstruction
Christenson Electric
Portland, OR
Sheri Trzebiatowski
VP of Operations
ArchKey Solutions
Plymouth, MN
Tanner Venema
Special Projects/Service Division Manager
Skyline Electric Co.
West Valley City, UT
Jeremy Flanders
Director of Field Operations
Cupertino Electric Inc
San Francisco, CA
Trey Theobald
Project Manager
O'Connell Electric
Rochester, NY
NECA is proud to announce the Clarke Cohort of the Innovation Institute. Each of these recognized leaders within the electrical construction industry has already achieved considerable career impact within their organizations. Through the advocacy of their executive teams, they have been identified as the innovators of tomorrow. They are strategic, inquisitive, and capable of achieving the highest ranks as a pioneer and visionary for the future of construction.
Lance Beck
Project Manager
Chapel Electric Co.
Dayton, OH
Brian Swiatek
Director of Field Operations
Continental Electrical
Oak Brook, IL
Jack Stefanek
Project Manager
Shambaugh and Son
Fort Wayne, IN
Jarret Bergkamp
Executive Vice President
Decker Electric
Wichita, KS
Kevin Moses
Vice President
Big State Electric
San Antonio, TX
Dennis Harter
Vice President
Kaiser Electric
Fenton, MO
Eric Hintze
Executive Manager
Quality Electric
Boise, ID
Diya Peter
Operations Application Director
Rosendin Electric
San Jose, CA
Jeremy Spaulding
Superintendent
PAR Electrical
Canal Winchester, OH
Phillip Matthews
Project Manager
O'Connell Electric
Rochester, NY
NECA is proud to announce the inaugural cohort of the Innovation Institute. Each of these recognized leaders within the electrical construction industry has already achieved considerable career impact within their organizations. Through the advocacy of their executive teams, they have been identified as the innovators of tomorrow. They are strategic, inquisitive, and capable of achieving the highest ranks as a pioneer and visionary for the future of construction.
Jeffry Fuentes
Executive Vice President of Integration
Aurora Electric
Jamaica, NY
Denise Devine
Director of Community Business Development
Pro Cal Lighting
Vista, CA
Kyle Witte
Project Executive
Lemberg Electric
Brookfield, WI
Mark Lotspeich
Research and Efficiency Manager
Dynalectric OR
Portland, OR
Joe Aikens
Vice President, Technology
Cannon & Wendt
Phoenix, AZ
Nick Rol
Service Director
Thompson Electric
Sioux City, IA
Kirk Wahlstrom
Manager
Egan Company
Champlin, MN
Paul Mendoza
Vice President, Austin
Alterman Electric
Austin, TX
Zack Scott
Special Projects Group Manager
Christenson
Portland, OR
Brian Russ
Project Manager
Allison-Smith
Smyrna, GA