Treasure Island Job Corps Center

A 1996 graduate of the Sierra Nevada Job Corps Plastering Program, Alex J. Garcia serves as the OPCMIA Job Corps’ California Regional Coordinator. After completing Job Corps, he enrolled in the San Francisco Plastering Local # 66 Apprenticeship program, becoming a journeyman in 2000. In addition to working as a plasterer for the past 22 years, Mr. Garcia has served as a plastering instructor at various OPCMIA training facilities until he was named to his current post in 2018. “As a former student in the [Job Corps] program, I understand the significance of not missing an opportunity for a enthusiastic accolade and a conscious effort in a teachable moment,” he said. “I began to see my own self worth as a young adult … because of merited praise and being introduced to different perspectives. … I reflect on situations that I have experienced … as a Job Corps student and instructor to aid in my interactions.”

A seven-year OPCMIA member, Joseph Covington recently became Cement Mason Instructor at the Treasure Island Job Corps Center. “It is joyful being able to teach youth a trade and to make a different in their life,” he said.

A 2013 graduate of OPCMIA Local 66’s Apprenticeship Program, Anthony Cristofani brings 16 years of experience as an apprentice and journeyman plasterer to his role as Instructor for the Treasure Island JCC. “I hope to improve my skills as a plasterer and pass along my knowledge to my students,” he said.