Western Washington Operating Engineers' Employers Training Trust

The Trust is responsible for the Operating Engineers' Regional Training Center in Ellensburg, WA, the training program for heavy equipment operators, covering the jurisdictions of IUOE Locals 302 and 612.  The center offers four different apprenticeship programs, as well as journey-level skill improvement courses.  If you already have at least two years of experience in either Construction Equipment Operation, Surveying or Heavy-Duty Equipment Repair (as used in Heavy Highway and commercial buildings), you may qualify to join as a journey-level Operating Engineer.  For information about our training program in Washington, see the training website at www.oetraining.com.

Trust Chairman:  Daren Konopaski, IUOE Local 302
Trust Secretary:  Thom Sicklesteel, Sicklesteel Cranes Inc. 
Labor Trustees:  Daren Konopaski, IUOE Local 302; Ernie Evans, IUOE Local 612; and Ole Fjels, Joint Apprenticeship Training Council
Management Trustees:  Doug Peterson, Associated General Contractors; Bill Grady, KLB Construction; Mike Lee, Lakeside Industries 

Training Administrator:  Ole Fjellstad
Apprentice Training Coordinator:  Tami St. Paul

Alaska Operating Engineers' Employers Training Trust

The Trust is responsible for the Alaska Operating Engineers/Employers Training Center in Palmer, AK, the training program for heavy equipment operators covering the State of Alaska.  The center offers four different apprenticeship programs, as well as journey-level skill improvement courses.  If you already have at least two years of experience in either Construction Equipment Operation, Surveying or Heavy-Duty Equipment Repair (as used in Heavy Highway and commercial buildings), you may qualify to join as a journey-level Operating Engineer.  For information about our training program in Alaska, see the training website at www.aoeett.org.

Trust Chairman:  Daren Konopaski, IUOE Local 302
Trust Secretary:  Lloyd Melone, Exclusive Landscaping
Labor Trustees:  Tony Hansen, IUOE Local 302; Jason Alward, IUOE Local 302; and Rob Peterson, IUOE Local 302

Management Trustees:  Matt Ketchum, Wilder Construction; Anton "Tony" Johansen, Great Northwest Inc.; Lloyd Melone, Exclusive Landscaping; Dale Morman, Anchorage Sand & Gravel; Sam Robert Brice, Brice Construction

Administrator:  Ken Peltier
Training Director:  Mike Holcomb
Apprentice Coordinator:  Betty Jo Dibble
Apprentice Coordinator: Chad Hutchinson