Training · Instructors
That's what our students tell us — and it's by design.
WECA is extremely selective with instructors, focusing on both teaching ability and deep expertise in the electrical and low voltage industries. Our apprenticeship instructors and ET/CE instructor leads are full-time employees — not moonlighters squeezing your education in after their day job.
They come from the field: seasoned electricians and low voltage technicians, former contractors, jobsite supervisors, project managers, and estimators. Every instructor completes a rigorous credential and certification process for the state where they teach.
Because of that background, students get answers that go beyond the textbook — the "why" behind the code, from people who've installed it.
Apprenticeship Instructor · Rancho Cordova Lab Manager
Army power-generation repair, 20+ years in the Sacramento electrical industry, WECA commercial apprenticeship graduate ('88), and Instructor of the Year (2006). Jimmie teaches apprenticeship, manages the Rancho Cordova lab, and helps develop the curriculum — "there's always something new to learn."
GetWired! Training Manager · Curriculum Writer
Residential and commercial electrician, subject matter expert, and the driving force behind the first distance-learning program for the electrical industry. If WECA built it, Dan probably had a hand in it.
The full teaching roster includes Zach Wallace, LaKeal Morris, Keith Smart, Tom Thompson, Neil Pesarillo, John Arias, Talon Pobuda, James Hall, Raymond Newton, George Leach, Galen Eckert, Franklin Tilley, Andre Lewis, Randy Rivera, Brian Ray, Alex Cortez, Donald Williams, Rika Casseres, Bob Boling, Sebastian Caparelli, Joshua Gallegos, and more — all state-credentialed, all from the trade.
