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IN ATTENDANCE of Directors, Executive Directors, What was your favorite
OF OPERATION Training Instructors and staff at moment from your journey
every chapter I visited showed
GRADUATION: so much passion and dedication on Operation Graduation?
to the future our apprentices. The graduations truly were a celebration
of our apprentices joining the electrical
2. While meeting with the Chapters trade and being the elite and the best of
1,500 GRADUATES
Board of Directors were able to all skilled trades.
meet with members personally
to learn how IEC can improve for Seeing the pride, joy and confidence
50 BOARD OF the future our great association. on the faces shown by the graduating
DIRECTOR MEMBERS Even though we have learned of apprentices of achieving a major
zoom and relied on technology milestone. Not only seeing the
to communicate still in person is apprentices but their families much
10 EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS always the best way to communicate. given support over the four years
After all we are all one big family. were also filled with pride and joy
of their graduate. Even though I am
8 TRAINING INSTRUCTORS 3. Exposure of IEC in many local media not their family member I am just
markets with no cost to IEC Chapters as proud of them. After four years
or National of schooling the apprentices are
500 CONTRACTOR MEMBERS 4. Exposure of the IEC Apprenticeship now professional journeyman.

program to local media at no cost
for advertising It truly was an honor for me to be
OVER 3,000 FAMILY included in their special day that I will
MEMBERS OF APPRENTICES 5. The IEC National President being cherish forever.
ACROSS THE COUNTRY able to meet and speak with
apprentices across the nation to Tell me about the importance of
congratulate them on their major IEC’s Apprenticeship Program.
milestone accomplishment.
To train and continue to educate the
6. Bridge any communication gaps electricians of our electrical industry. To
between National and Chapters. provide them with the best curriculum,
SPOTLIGHT CHAPTERS: the most modernized knowledge of the

MAY 11 IEC New England Where did the concept Operation NEC Codes and Standards and tools
Graduation Graduation originate? Was this to succeed to do anything they want
the first year? to do within the electrical industry.
MAY 14 IEC Montana Graduation Taking the IEC Apprenticeship Program
The concept of Operation Graduation
MAY 20 IEC Central PA Graduation came from the IEC National Industry produces quality, well recognized, valued
Recognition Committee to assist with electricians that has no age limit, no
MAY 21 IEC Florida West branding and marketing IEC across boundaries, no discrimination, are highly
Coast Graduation the country. The idea is to have future compensated, will never want for a job
JUNE 5 IEC Rocky Mountain presidents of IEC continue the objective and proven pandemic proof.
Graduation of Operation Graduation so branding and Because being an IEC Electrician is the
marketing can continue for IEC.
JUNE 10 IEC Oklahoma best and the most elite of all skilled
City Graduation How many graduations did you trades that power our future and yours!
JUNE 17 IEC of Greater Cincinnati attend/speak at?
Graduation There was a total of 10 graduations that Lynn Wright is the Senior Marketing
were a part of Operation Graduation. I Coordinator at IEC. She manages
JUNE 24 IEC Fort Worth/Tarrant spoke at 8 chapter graduations. Those and oversees all the print, e-mail,
County Graduation included, IEC Montana, IEC Central PA, social, and digital marketing for IEC
JULY 8 IEC Atlanta Graduation IEC Rocky Mountain, IEC Oklahoma National, and has over 8 years of
City, IEC Cincinnati, IEC Fort Worth, IEC experience in project management,
Atlanta and IEC Houston. direct mail and digital marketing.

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