ABOUT US

Staff

The Utah Electrical Training Alliance (formerly known as Utah Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee) consist of several Committees and Trustees, which oversee the good of the establishment.  The day to day operations of the U.E.T.A. are carried out by our full time staff members.

 

Utah Electrical Training Alliance Committee Members

INSIDE WIREMAN COMMITTEE

NECA Representatives

Klaas DeBoer

NECA Chapter Manager

Rhett Butler

Josh Pettersson

Seth Hansen

IBEW Representatives

Codey Lindsay, UETA Chairman (IBEW President)

Steve Woodman

Business Agent/Manager IBEW Local 354

Concetta Defa

Anthony “Tony” Sorro

TELECOMMUNICATION COMMITTEE

NECA Representatives

Klaas DeBoer

NECA Chapter Manager

Brian Parkin

Chairman

Adam Petterson

IBEW Representatives

Steve Woodman

Business Agent/Manager IBEW Local 354

Brian Vermouth

FULL TIME OFFICE STAFF

Carl Brailsford

Training Director

Entered his apprenticeship in 1977 and completed it in July of 1981. He has worked in the electrical industry since. He was hired as the Assistant Director in April 1997, and became the Training Director in December 2008.

Micheal Lanoue

Assistant Director

Entered his apprenticeship in 2004 and completed on September 25th, 2009, as a State of Utah licensed Journeyman Wireman. He has enjoyed being a union wireman to advance the electrical industry. He started his apprenticeship by working for Rydalch Electric. He was then rotated to Cache Valley Electric where he finished his apprenticeship and stayed as a Journeyman Electrician until hired as the Assistant in November of 2014. He has experience in engineering, instrumentation, programmable logic controllers, and much more. He is a great asset to our apprenticeship.

Trinity Patten

Executive Assistant

Was hired in October of 2009. She comes to us with an Accounting background and has earned a Certified Paralegal Certificate from the University of Pheonix. She strives to advance the electrical industry by helping the Apprentices and Journeyman succed in their education.

Wendy Johnson

Was hired in August of 2019. She comes to us with a qualified back ground in customer service. She is our application specialist. 

Instructor Gary Beckstrand

was hired as a full time instructor in 1999. For a full resume click here.

Instructor Adam Ace Shaheen

was hired as a full time instructor in June of 2014. For a full resume click here.

Instructor John Kristensen

was hired as a full time instructor in May of 2016. For a full resume click here.

Instructor Randall Nick Bryant

was hired as a full time instructor in July of 2019. For a full resume click here.

Instructor Josh Denys

was hired as a full time instructor on February 10th, 2020.  For a full resume click here.