Sachse Construction Academy


Full 90 Minute Program

5th Annual Sachse Construction Academy in Partnership with Junior Achievement of Southeast Michigan Presented Virtually on November 18, 2020

Join Todd Sachse, Founder and CEO of Sachse Construction; Jason Lee, President and CEO of Junior Achievement of Southeast Michigan; and John Perkins, Founder of Legacy Development Foundation & Chairman of the Carpenter Apprentice Mentor Committee; for the 5th Annual Sachse Construction Academy presented virtually on November 18, 2020 and meet bricklayers and masons, carpenters, HVAC techs, and electricians, and learn how they got started their career, how much they get paid, and why they love their jobs!


Individual Skilled Trade Films

RAM Construction Services

Join John Perkins, Founder of Legacy Development Foundation & Chairman of the Carpenter Apprentice Mentor Committee; Joe Gabris Superintendent, RAM Construction Services; Charisma Carlisle, Bricklayers Local 2, Apprentice, RAM Construction Services; and Mark Johnson, Forman, RAM Construction Services as they talk about their careers in masonry at the Olympia Development of Michigan historic Eddystone Hotel.

Stuart Mechanical

Join John Perkins, Founder of Legacy Development Foundation & Chairman of the Carpenter Apprentice Mentor Committee; Rod Akins, Service Technician, Stuart Mechanical; and DeSean Powell, Service Technician, Stuart Mechanical as they talk about their careers in HVAC.

Dixon Inc. Masonry Construction

Join John Perkins, Founder of Legacy Development Foundation & Chairman of the Carpenter Apprentice Mentor Committee and Lanae Bell, Apprentice Bricklayer, Dixon, Inc. as they talk about careers in masonry.

Leidal & Hart Mason Contractors, Inc.

Join John Perkins, Founder of Legacy Development Foundation & Chairman of the Carpenter Apprentice Mentor Committee; Ryan Harmon, Foreman, Leidal & Hart Mason Contractors, Inc.; and David Lawless, Field Superintendent, Leidal & Hart Mason Contractors, Inc. as they talk about their careers in masonry.

Motor City Electric Co.

Join John Perkins, Founder of Legacy Development Foundation & Chairman of the Carpenter Apprentice Mentor Committee and Terrance Lewis, Journeyman Electrician, IBEW Local 58, Motor City Electric Co. as they talk about careers in the electrical trades.

Detroit Carpenters Apprenticeship School

Join John Perkins, Founder of Legacy Development Foundation & Chairman of the Carpenter Apprentice Mentor Committee and Malcom Kennedy, Fourth Year Carpenter Apprentice as they talk about a careers in carpentry at the Detroit Carpenters Apprenticeship School.

Detroit Carpenters Apprenticeship School

Join John Perkins, Founder of Legacy Development Foundation & Chairman of the Carpenter Apprentice Mentor Committee and DeVonte King, First Year Carpenter Apprentice as they talk about a careers in carpentry at the Detroit Carpenters Apprenticeship School.


Special Messages

Ashley Johnson, Executive Director of the Detroit College Access Network (DCAN) and Detroit Promise

Clifford Brown, Managing Partner, Woodborn Partners

Charity Dean, Director, Civil Rights, Inclusion and Opportunity Department at the City of Detroit

Zarah Karapetyan-Broglin, Vice President of Construction at Olympia Development of Michigan

Charisma Carlisle, Bricklayers Local 2, Apprentice, RAM Construction Services

Elmer Dixon, CEO and President, Dixon, Inc.

Tod Sandy, State Director of Training - Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters

Brad Maurer, General Superintendent, Leidal & Hart Mason Contractors

Krista McKinney-King, Principal and Director, Randolph Career and Technical Center

Terrance Lewis, Journeyman Electrician, IBEW Local 58, Motor City Electric Co.

Mike Duggan, Mayor of the City of Detroit