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Description:
AGC of America, the Federal Highway Administration, and the National Network for the Transportation Workforce are co-hosting this webinar focusing on how civil construction firms are using "wrap-around" services, including childcare, transportation subsidies, counseling, and other important services to recruit and retain new craft workers. Learn from several construction firms that are at the forefront of providing wrap-around services to their current and incoming employees. The firms are CAHill, Strack Inc. and Clarkson Construction.
This Webinar is one of a series that will lead up to the National Summit on the Future of the Transportation Workforce, being held Monday, June 2 through Wednesday, June 4, 2025 in Westminster, Colorado. For more information and registration see: https://www.nntw.org/workforcesummit/.
Speakers:
Jonathan Strack
CEO
Strack, Inc.
Jonathan Strack started his career at Strack, Inc. at 12 years old as a laborer and worked his way up through the business as an operator, superintendent, project manager, vice president, president, and finally CEO, learning what it means to be a good leader from the greatest man and mentor that anyone could ever have: his father, Joe Strack
Carley Hill
Founder & President
CAHill TECH, Inc.
Carley Hill is the Owner and President of CaHill Resources, LLC, and Founder of CAHill TECH, Inc. She brings over 15 years of expertise in safety, heavy highway, and civil construction. Raised in a family-owned contracting business, she combines industry insights with strategic leadership. Leading the innovative aQuiRe platform, she pioneers e-learning solutions for workforce development.
Her collaborative efforts with key organizations underscore her dedication to enhancing infrastructure funding and project development initiatives, making her a respected figure in the construction community.
An advocate for infrastructure and construction advancement, Carley has held leadership roles with the AGC of NY and AGC of America. Her dedication to professional development has earned her recognition for training initiatives that upskill tradespeople and bridge labor gaps nationwide.
Kate Sweeten
Communications Director
Clarkson Construction Company
Kate is the Communications Director for Clarkson Construction Company where she gets to flex her skills in photography, videography, marketing, social media, and community relations on some of Kansas City's largest infrastructure projects, like the Kansas City International Airport New Terminal Project, the Kansas Department of Transportation's first-ever progressive design-build project, and the upcoming Improve I-70 Kansas City project — just to name a few!
Before joining the Clarkson team, Kate's career spanned more than a decade in non-profit management and economic development.
A proud Kansas State Wildcat, Kate earned her Bachelor of Science and has professional certifications from Rockhurst University. When she's not under a hardhat, you'll find her giving back to the community, having dedicated nearly 15 years as a mentor through Big Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City and serving as a current member of the Veterans Community Project and Greater Missouri Leadership Foundation board of directors. She's also an alumna of Leadership Overland Park's class of 2016 and the Greater Missouri Leadership Challenge class of 2022.
Kate lives in the Waldo neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, with her husband, Sam, and their pets: two cats, Freddie Purrcury and Fuzz Aldrin, and one absolutely terrible but very cute dog, McFly.
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