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NIEHS Program Builds Careers, Changes Lives (Part I)

December 11, 2020

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Interviewees: Sharon Beard and Martanaze Hancock

In this podcast, you’ll hear how the NIEHS Environmental Career Worker Training Program (ECWTP) enhances life skills, creates jobs, and provides sustainable career opportunities for underserved populations across the U.S. To celebrate the program’s 25th anniversary, Sharon Beard, ECWTP director, and Martanaze Hancock, a program graduate, share their stories.

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NIEHS Program Builds Careers, Changes Lives (Part II)

January 13, 2021

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Interviewee: Rocio Treminio-Lopez

In this second installment of our two-part series celebrating the 25th anniversary of the NIEHS Environmental Career Worker Training Program, we’ll hear from Rocio Treminio-Lopez, a program graduate who is now the mayor of Brentwood, Maryland. Treminio-Lopez shares personal stories of her experiences in the program and how it shaped her life and career path.

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Steve Surtees, director of the CPWR ECWTP, participates on a panel discussion at the 2019 Brownfields Conference in Los Angeles, California. (Photo courtesy of Sharon Beard, WTP).
ECWTP grantees attend the 2019 Brownfields Conference in Los Angeles, California. (Photo courtesy of Sharon Beard, WTP).
The first grantees of the Minority Worker Training Program pose for a group photo after grantee meeting in October 1995. (Photo courtesy of Sharon Beard, WTP).


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Sharon Beard, director of ECWTP, stands in front of the BuildingWorks picture board. (Photo courtesy of Mitchel Rosen, Ph.D., Atlantic Center for Occupational Health and Safety).
D. Campbell, a BuildingWorks graduate, learns Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) construction safety at a building site. (Photo courtesy of Joan Staunton, Atlantic Center for Occupational Health and Safety).
A cohort of students enrolled in BuildingWorks at the New York City Carpenters Training Center in New York. (Photo courtesy of Joan Staunton, Atlantic Center for Occupational Health and Safety).
Students wearing HAZMAT suits during a training simulation and exercise. (Photo courtesy of Joan Staunton, Atlantic Center for Occupational Health and Safety).

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The Los Angeles Black Worker Center, a community partner with the Western Region Universities Consortium, provides OSHA training to individuals of underserved communities in the metropolitan region of Los Angeles, California. (Photo courtesy of Western Region Universities Consortium).
A group of trainees from the Los Angeles Black Worker Center learn a variety construction safety and health skills. (Photo courtesy of Western Region Universities Consortium).
Trainee finishes a day’s work of HAZMAT training. (Photo courtesy of Western Region Universities Consortium).
Pre-Apprenticeship and Construction Education (PACE) Instructor Ron Schuetz teaches students appropriate construction equipment. (Photo courtesy of Terumi Capeling, University of Washington, Western Region Universities Consortium).
Trainees learn to decontaminate HAZMAT suits. (Photo courtesy of Western Region Universities Consortium).
Pre-Apprenticeship and Construction Education (PACE) trainees participate in a sampling exercise. (Photo courtesy of Terumi Capeling, University of Washington, Western Region Universities Consortium).

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Trainees participate in a group exercise during class. (Photo courtesy of Steve Surtees, CPWR)
Trainees engage and listen closely during group discussion. (Photo courtesy of Steve Surtees, CPWR)
Trainees practice their carpentry skills building small houses in East Palo Alto, California. (Photo courtesy of Steve Surtees, CPWR)


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Maria, a community health worker graduate, tells her story and the impact of the Make the Road New York training program. (Photo courtesy of Make the Road New York).
Program Lead Maiber Solarte teaches a class to community health workers on understanding the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. (Photo courtesy of Maiber Solarte, Make the Road New York).
Community health worker students present their work in front of classmates. (Photo courtesy of Maiber Solarte, Make the Road New York).
Trainee M. Aritza working in the field. (Photo courtesy of Maiber Solarte, Make the Road New York).

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Trainees participating in a carpentry class. (Photo courtesy of Kentina Kellum, OAI, Inc.).
Trainees participating in a carpentry class. (Photo courtesy of Kentina Kellum, OAI, Inc.).
Trainee pictured on the job stie with solar panels. (Photo courtesy of Kentina Kellum, OAI, Inc.).
Trainees attend an Employer’s Forum hosted by OAI, Inc. (Photo courtesy of Kentina Kellum, OAI, Inc.).

Trainees celebrate with an enthusiastic group photo after graduation. (Photo courtesy of Kentina Kellum, OAI, Inc.).


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Trainees learning new skills during a basic construction course. (Photo courtesy of Deep South Center for Environmental Justice).
Trainees and volunteers helping with cleanup activities following the Deepwater Horizon Gulf Oil Spill. (Photo courtesy of Deep South Center for Environmental Justice).
Participants testing on physical fitness prior to the ECWTP enrollment process. (Photo courtesy of Deep South Center for Environmental Justice).
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