Mick Penn is the Director of Community Relations in Northern California for Swinerton which is one of the largest General Contractors in the United States. Swinerton was founded in 1888, specializing in commercial construction, construction management, design-build, and self-perform services.

 

Mick started his career as the Program Counselor at Mission Hiring Hall assisting clients with construction job placement and retention. After serving in workforce development and outreach manager roles in several private and public entities, Mick joined Swinerton as the Northern California Regional Community Relations Liaison.

 

His significant contributions to workforce development and construction education include:

 

• Middle school outreach – organizing and leading Construction Awareness Programs for San Francisco-based youth development organizations United Playaz and West Bay Pilipino Multi-Service Center.

• High School Impact Programs – he partners with school programs throughout Northern California to educate students on potential craft and administrative careers in construction.

• High School Parents – he educates parents of high school students about the benefits of having their kids choose a construction pathway.

• Youth Mentorship – he connected Swinerton with CityWorks, a San Francisco summer internship program for high school and college students led by the SFPUC and Young Community Developers.

• Pre-Apprenticeship Programs – he is a passionate advocate and is actively engaged with eight pre-apprenticeship programs in Northern California.

 

Mick is a Founder of BuildIT.

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