ABOVE: The Laborers Training School and AGC of California received official California Assembly and State Senate recognition for the Educators Build California Summit. ON FACING PAGE: Participants at the Educators Build California Summit earlier this year.


California member and Construction Education Foundation supporter. Accord- ing to Melissa Berg, director of inclusion, culture and engagement at Dome and current chair of AGC’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging steering commit- tee, the summit served as a powerful reminder of the need to attract more women into the construction workforce. “I think there’s still somewhere around 11% of women in the industry, and just about 3% in the trades,” she said. “It’s still a very important industry to have a space for women to go to and be able to get mentored and have a network. So, continuing to shine light on the fact that we’re not there yet, and there is still a serious pipeline shortage happening, is important. We’re all going to need to not only focus on the pipeline but also learn to have more inclusive sites and workplace cultures. Any conference or summit like this where we can get the message out and get people to go back to their own companies with that message is great.”


“Supporting the Women Build California Summit is an investment in the future of our industry and our team. Construction needs skilled, motivated people, and that means creating opportunities for everyone who wants to build a career in this business.”


– Phil Albanese, President, Joseph J. Albanese


CALIFORNIA CONSTRUCTOR SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2026


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