Speakers

Sara B. Brooks, MPH, is an industrial hygienist at CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training. Her professional focus is exposure assessment and the translation of research into practical resources. She currently manages CPWR’s Exposure Control Database, a web-based tool that estimates exposure to four key hazards including silica, welding fumes, lead, and noise. She holds a Master’s in Public Health with a concentration in Environmental and Occupational Health from the University of Pittsburgh and a B.A. in Spanish from Carnegie Mellon University. She is currently a member of the ANSI/ASSE A10.1 – Pre-Project & Pre-Task Safety and Health Planning revision subcommittee, and sat on the ANSI/ASSE A10.49 – Control of Chemical Health Hazards in Construction and Demolition Operations revision subcommittee. She is also certified in Environmental Health Risk Assessment.

Charlie Cornish is the founder of American Apprenticeships Work and a trailblazer in the field of workforce development. With over 15 years of entrepreneurial experience, he has pioneered new strategies in business scaling across e-commerce, logistics, workforce development, and enterprise learning sectors. His innovative approaches to apprenticeship programs have garnered the attention of major industry leaders like Miller Electric, Google, Omnicom, HP, and Merck.

Jared Christman has spent the last 30 years in the Electrical industry in some form or fashion. Everything from GIS mapping in the field to cutting ROW and designing utility routing in the Texas Hill Country to designing large electrical systems and utilizing BIM on large-scale projects. His passion is combining the electrical field mentality with the latest technology, with the ultimate goal being to help field personnel implement technology.