From Left to Right Roy E. Ross, Abby Martin and Alysha Young

Pictured Left Alysha Young with Abby Martin

Alysha Young – Cement student at the ST. Louis Job Corps received cross training with Tarlton Construction job site shadow program.   Alysha worked with female Carpentry apprentice Abby Martin and Roy E. Ross Superintendent of the worksite on one of the Tarlton construction sites for the day.   Roslyn Croft, Diversity Coordinator for Tarlton Corporation has partnered with the St. Louis Job Corps to help make sure young women have a chance to enter the building and construction trades.   Tarlton Corporation is an equal opportunity builder, employer and purchaser of goods and services.   They believe diversity is the workplace and marketplace are key components to the success of our community.   Roslyn assisted Jeffrey Taylor the Business Community Liaison in starting a shadowing program to help young women in Job Corps see the opportunities in the St. Louis construction industry.   Tarlton encourages all firms with which they work to demonstrate their commitment to diversity through the inclusion of minority and women employees and apprentices in their workforce.  Work with the St. Louis Job Corps and their shadowing program is a wonderful way to find qualified young men and women from diverse backgrounds to fill company employment needs.