NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS | June 5 , 2015 | PAGE 5
Sgt. Erin Brisben of the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office chats with
(from left to right) Carpenters apprentice Kristin Masaki , Kristi Pagel of
Clackamas County Department of Transportation and Development,
and ironworker apprentice Anna Bromley. Masaki and Bromley are grad-
uates of the Oregon Tradeswomen pre-apprenticeship program.
Photos by
Michael Gutwig
Brenda Cartino, (left)) demonstrates how to
butter and place a brick. The former Marine is
a 12-year member of Portland Bricklayers Local
1 and a graduate of their apprenticeship pro-
gram. “It’s been a dream of mine since I was a
kid,” said Cartino. “It’s a great trade. I love what
I do.”
At the firefighting workshop
hosted by Portland Fire and
Rescue and Tualatin Fire & Res-
cue, participants don some of
the gear firefighters wear into a
burning building before chal-
lening the ladder climbing sta-
tion. Assisting is PF&R fire-
fighter Kelli McIntire.
Sandra Hewitt of Operating Engineers Local 701 shows a youngster how to operate a
bobcat. Operating the heavy equipment was a big hit at the fair.
WALKING ON IRON. Pepper Rafanan (left) and Efrocinia Efimoff demonstrate how to walk
on a 4-inch iron beam at the Women in Trades Fair. Both women are members of Iron
Workers Local 29. Efimoff is a third year apprentice and Rafanan is a 39-year journeyman
—and the first woman to go through the ironworkers apprenticeship training program.
Youngsters attending the Women in Trades Fair pay close attention to Heidi Kameroff of
Roofers Local 49 as she demonstrates how to install a green roof. Kameroff is a graduate
of the Roofers apprenticeship program.