On April 16, 2008, the Electrical Line Technician Program, a product of the Lake Superior Community Partnership Foundation and Northern Michigan University held the graduation ceremony for the program’s fifth graduating class. This year’s ceremony featured 21 graduates. Class speaker was Jeremy Leake. Alumni speaker was Jeff Senski, class of 2004.
The program is a pre-apprenticeship program that will prepare students to install, maintain and operate electrical systems to supply energy to residential, commercial and industrial customers, and to underground generation facilities. Classes and instruction for the program are held at the Midwest Skills Development Center at the former KI Sawyer Air Force Base in Gwinn, MI.
Front Row (seated L to R): Nathan Chaperon, Josh Dessellier, Tanner Norman, Carlo Langsford, Evan Erickson, Lisa Palmcook, Jeremy Leake and Nicholas Yaklyvich
Back Row (standing L to R): Mike Janssen (Instructor), Joel Erickson, Justin Robillard, Seth Hilsabeck, Andrew Ahonen, Justin Gieszer, Dustin Spulak, Brock Waugh, Derek Stafford, Brady LeDuc, David Allain, Scott Blocher, Jeffrey Martin, Nathan Sothard and Jerry LePage (Instructor)
For more information regarding the line technician program contact the Lake Superior Community Partnership Foundation at 906-226-9658 or 888-578-6489 or visit www.lscpfoundation.org.
The Lake Superior Community Partnership (LSCP) is a private-public partnership created for community and economic development. The Partnership was founded on the belief that efforts to improve Marquette County’s quality of life should be truly regional in nature, built around a true private/public partnership and focused on community development. The LSCP is committed to the continuous improvement of our communities as outstanding places to work, invest, conduct business, recreate and raise families. More information on the Lake Superior Community Partnership can be found at www.marquette.org.
