CIEF Chapter of Northern California (NorCal)
While workforce programming started in 1986 in the Northern California region, the CIEF Chapter of Northern California was officially chartered in February of 2024. The Chapter exists to empower students to pursue careers in the built environment.
Contact us at: 5370 Elvas Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95819 | 916.465.8350 | [email protected]
Contact us at: 5370 Elvas Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95819 | 916.465.8350 | [email protected]
Upcoming Events
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2026 NorCal Design Build Competition®
Wednesday, May 6 - Thursday, May 7, 2026
American River College
Sacramento, California
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Wednesday, May 6 - Thursday, May 7, 2026
American River College
Sacramento, California
Click Here for more information.
CIEF NorCal Board of Directors
Officers
President
Kelley Cowan S+B James |
Vice President
Bryan Bozzuto Bozzuto Insurance Services |
Secretary
Kyle Glankler Rudolph & Sletten |
Treasurer
Allen Henry Eaton |
Immediate Past President
Kimberly Cook LB Construction |
Directors
CREATE Competition Chair
Chris Garcia Studio W Architects |
Events Chair
Randy Gregg Enterprise |
Denton Perreault
DesCor |
Maria Balbierz
Swinerton Builders |
Roger Godfrey
California Bank of Commerce |
Brooke Higman
The Boldt Company |
Ellen Kelton
Landmark Construction |
Jordan Kennedy
Hensel Phelps |
Shawn Krogh
Krogh & Decker |
Robert Maxey
Teichert |
Michelle Nolen
University of California, San Francisco |
Marsha Perry Taras
Roebbelen Contracting |
Steven Tankersley
Tankersley Construction |
Scott Tibbetts
Kaiser Permanente |
Jason Wehausen
Ferguson Waterworks |
Want to get involved and support the future workforce in Northern California?
Design Build Competition®
ARCHITECTURAL MENTORS
Support the students while they design their plans, between January and February. You are introduced to a school to help either
in-person or virtually for a maximum of two hours to help them with their preliminary plans. The level of experience that the students and teachers have will vary.
in-person or virtually for a maximum of two hours to help them with their preliminary plans. The level of experience that the students and teachers have will vary.
PRELIMINARY PLAN REVIEWERS
You receive two or three sets of plans to review and provide feedback to the schools. This can take a couple hours in the month of February and is a learning opportunity for the students.
JUDGES
Join us at the competition on the first or second day to walk the job sites and score each team’s structure that they have built over the course of the two days. The times will vary depending on the judging role and can take a few hours to complete.
IN-KIND MATERIALS
Ask about the materials needed for the competition and provide in-kind donations or materials at cost. All donors will be recognized at the competition.
TEAM SPONSOR
Engage with a high school team by sponsoring their team. This includes signage on team shed, logo on t-shirts, team photo with logo, opportunity to visit and interact with student team prior to the competition, and recognition in SRB-Xpress and SRB-Xtra.
PLANNING COMMITTEE
Join us in planning the Design Build Competition®. The time commitment is fairly minimal with one-hour virtual meetings, four times leading up to the competition.
ATTEND THE INDUSTRY LUNCH
Come have lunch with other industry professionals on the second day of the competition from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Then walk the team’s job sites, interact with the students, and see the structures the students are building.
Then walk the team’s job sites, interact with the students, and see the structures the students are building.
Trades Day
BE AN EXHIBITOR
Introduce and inspire local youth to a variety of career opportunities in the industry, including general construction, subcontracting, suppliers, heavy equipment, engineering, and related trades. Be a part of an exciting opportunity to pass along the things that excite you about your work!
DONATE/SPONSOR
This event is made possible through the generosity of sponsors who underwrite the expenses associated with renting the event facility.
VOLUNTEER
We are always looking for volunteers to lend a hand the day of the event!
Summer Camp
GIVE A SITE TOUR
Introduce students to careers in construction, redevelopment, engineering, architecture, or the skilled trades. Give students an insight into what a day-to-day life in your world looks like.
DO A HANDS-ON ACTIVITY FOR STUDENTS
Host a welding workshop, or how to put together a bird house!
DONATE/SPONSOR
Teach students to build something with their own hands or teach them how to use a tool or piece of equipment. Be a part of making this experience a reality for deserving students.
Create Competition
MENTORSHIP
Become a lead mentor or a support mentor for high school students as they work through an RFP (Request For Proposal) during the duration of the 10-week program. You can be a lead mentor (commit to 10 meetings) or a support mentor (commit to 2 meetings).
DONATE/SPONSOR
Join us in making the CREATE Competition & Award Banquet possible and giving high school students scholarship opportunities.
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Questions??
For questions on the CIEF-NorCal Chapter, please contact Ashley Slovak at [email protected].