Building Pathways is excited to welcome two new team members to our staff: Kristen Garcia, our new NCTE Pipeline Navigator, and Deb Gilcoine, our Lead Instructor/Retention Coordinator.

Kristen Garcia is a Cape Cod native who’s lived in Boston since 2007. She graduated with a  B.A. in Music and Psychology and has always had a passion for human services. She enjoys collaborating with and supporting her community and is excited to continue serving folks across Massachusetts in this role. As our new NCTE Pipeline Navigator, Kristen will help Building Pathways and NCTE expand outreach and increase the visibility of women in the trades, creating a more diverse and equitable union construction industry.

Deb Gilcoine is a 46-year member of IUPAT District Council 35. She is a commercial painter by trade, an OSHA, Health and Safety Instructor, and is an active member of DC 35’s Women in Action Committee. Deb also served as recording secretary and delegate for Local 1138. As our Lead Instructor/Retention Coordinator, Deb will work directly with our pre-apprenticeship program participants to ensure they have all the knowledge they need to excel in whichever union construction field they choose.

We are excited to have Kristen and Deb join Building Pathways, and we look forward to working with them to further our mission of making the union building trades more diverse and accessible to more Greater Boston residents.