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AGC MA Celebrates Recent Graduates of the 2025 Building Advancement Externship

AGC MA is proud to recognize the recent graduates of the 2025 Building Advancement Externship (BAE). This year’s program brought together educators from across Massachusetts for a week-long immersion in the construction industry, providing valuable insight into career pathways, workforce development, and the future of building.

The 2025 Building Advancement Externship recently concluded, giving educators a week of first-hand insight into construction management, trades, sustainability, and workforce pathways through site tours, panels, and networking across Massachusetts.

We are proud to celebrate this year’s externs:

• Joseph Migliore – Greater Lowell Technical HS

• Grace Haggstrom – Randolph High School

• Eric Furlong – Wahconah Regional High School

• Heather Toomey – Lynn Vocational Technical Institute

• Jacob Humiston – South Hadley High School

• Tracey Schryba – Franklin County Technical School

• Melissa StPierre – BMC Durfee High School

• Jason Welch – Watertown High School

• Josh Greeley – Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School

• Mario Sousa – Salem High School

• Andrew DeLuca – Greater Lawrence Tech

• Julie O’Leary – Framingham High School

• Keith Powers – Bristol Plymouth Regional Technical High School

• Maureen O’Donnell – Boston Community Leadership Academy – McCormack

• Timothy Lavin – Charlestown High School

A special thank you to all of our participating members and partners who made this program possible by opening their doors and sharing their expertise with educators.

Looking for more photos from BAE? View the full 2025 photo album here