ABC-SEMI Issue 1, 2019

Southeast Michigan Contractors  Issue 1 2019 11 winning SEMCA student to compete in the National Craft Championship in Long Beach, CA. In addition, ABC SEMI has expanded its communications to members with a seamless social media campaign, new website and constant contact with students to ensure that our ABC SEMI family is fully informed of all the changes and taking place in a real-time perspective. They launched an ambitious external media campaign which led to a number of earned media opportunities for ABC SEMI to get their merit shop philosophy message out to the masses. Not to be out done, but the staff at ABC SEMI put together dozens of events for members to participate in such as: Excellence in Construction Awards, SEMCA Graduation Celebration, Christmas Party, Craft Championship, Trap Shoot, Pheasant Hunt, Go-Kart Championship, and many, many more. According to Ledbetter, the networking opportunities for ABC SEMI are crucial to creating relationships among our contractors. “As important as outreach is, we as an organization have to provide excellent networking opportunities for our members—and our events definitely do that,” said Ledbetter. “One area I am particularly proud it the growth and development of our Emerging Professionals program at ABC SEMI. We have seen dozens of members join this organization and really take ownership of it and the incredible learning and networking potential it has. These are the future leaders, board members and owners at ABC SEMI—their professional development is paramount to the future growth and success of this organization.” Lastly, ABC SEMI has been proud of how it has gotten both its fiscal and organizational house in order with across the board new human resource opportunities and streamlining processes to make the chapter run like a well-oiled machine. Ledbetter points to their ability to pass all their audits and even paying off the Madison Heights headquarters building early. Congratulations to ABC SEMI Board, committee members, staff and instructors in making 2018 was a banner year for ABC SEMI. ARE KEYS TO CHAPTER SUCCESS SEMCA now has a total of four satellite campuses with nearly 115 students attending its Livonia, Adrian, Monroe, and Lapeer campuses August SEMCA student population at an all-time record high September ABC SEMI adds 25 new members this year December A total of eight new instructors, who are Masters in their trade, were hired July  2018 A YEAR TO REMEMBER