Committee Work

Committee members meet monthly and represent not only their local but also parent organization(s), sharing best practices from each union and from the Diversity Committee.

​This is a working committee – each member is motivated to do the work, not just talk about it. In that spirit, we had much discussion and debate to establish the first 3 Workgroups on diversity in the trades: 
  • Member/rank and file outreach​
  • Recruitment and retention of new members
  • Pre-apprenticeships

Committee Membership

Formed in September of 2022, the WSBCTC Diversity Committee is chaired by Sean Bagsby, Business Manager/Financial Secretary of IBEW Local 46 with the support of WSBCTC leadership and former Executive Secretary Mark Riker.

​The committee has appointed representatives from multiple Building Trades Unions and labor organizations, including:

  • Lowell Glodowski (Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 1 WA/AK)
  • Brittani Cain (Cement Masons & Plasterers Local 528)
  • ​Raymond Dumas (Cement Masons & Plasterers Local 528)
  • Lisa Stuurmans (IBEW 191)
  • Neil Hartman (WA State Association of the UA)
  • Lindsay LaBrosse (Elevator Constructors Local 19)
  • Yvonne Harry (Ironworkers Local 86)
  • ​Lisa Forsberg (IBEW Local 76)
  • Chad Campbell (IUOE Local 612)
  • Andrea Ornelas (Laborers Local 242)
  • Todd Mitchell (Local 7 Insulators & WSBCTC President)
  • Richard Geyer (Roofers Local 153)
  • Lisa Bogardus (Seattle BTC)
  • Monty Anderson (Seattle BTC)
  • Brooke McClinton (Seattle BTC)
  • Christina Bayaniyan (Sheet Metal Workers Local 66)
  • Marge Newgent (Teamsters Local 174)
  • David Ciprut (WA State Association of the UA)​
  • Minna Long (WSBCTC)​

Events & Photos

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May 2025 - WA Women in Trades Career Fair
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WSBCTC Diversity Committee
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WSBCTC Diversity Committee
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May 2024 - ANEW Inclusion Summit
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May 2024 - WA Women in Trades Career Fair