Marion Murphy was the first female lineman on the Long Island Railroad. It felt good, she says, and it’s an accomplishment that she’s still proud of today. But that’s hardly the most exceptional thing about her. She was also the best pole climber in her department—a leader and a teacher who passed her skills on […]
Automotive and Machine Repair
Justin Speight
“I decided I needed to get out of my comfort zone—go do something different or have a greater skill set and not just work at the same job and not be happy about it. So that’s why I went to Job Corps.” Justin Speight is a lube technician apprentice at Hubert Vester Toyota in Wilson, […]
Canute Armstrong
Oneonta and Clearfield Job Corps graduate Canute Armstrong is living out his dreams while painting planes black, blue and sometimes even splatters of fluorescent green. In October 2015, Canute enrolled at Oneonta Job Corps Center to earn his high school diploma and gain the hands-on training and education needed to kickstart his career. While at […]
Lisaira DeLuna
Lisaira DeLuna never let traditional gender roles define her. She grew up helping her dad work with trucks and racehorses, bull riding with her siblings and cousins, and wrestling on her high school team. Lisaira and her brother, Abel, didn’t finish high school but soon realized they needed to take a more serious look at […]
Jonathan Terrell
Prior to entering the Montgomery Job Corps Center, Jonathan Terrell was undecided about his future aspirations; but he knew he had a goal of first getting a high school diploma and a driver’s license. Jonathan knew that he loved the outdoors, and as a child has always had a fascination with cars. This fascination led […]
Alvin Barr
Alvin Barr works as a fully licensed Mercedes-Benz automotive technician in Union, N.J., where he gets to do what he loves every day: updating and repairing luxury vehicles. But he wasn’t always able to have his work be so fulfilling. When Alvin was 18, he was working a retail job in Somerset, N.J., and felt […]
Emilio Reyes
Glenmont graduate Emilio R. has transformed the skills he learned at Job Corps into a career in infrastructure management. He has been employed at Network Infrastructure in Long Island, N.Y., since he graduated Glenmont in September, obtaining his TASC and Auto Tech certification. Emilio earns $45 an hour completing evacuation duties for manholes throughout New […]
Liliana Fuentes Balboa
Liliana F.B. graduated from Oneonta Job Corps Center after completing both Overhead Line and Smart Meter and her Instrumentation training. After graduation, she decided to remain in the area to work as a production operator with Friesland Campina Domo, where she makes $21.78 an hour. She plans on soon transferring from San Diego Community College […]