Overview

About BE4ALL 

Launched in December 2021, BE4ALL is a joint initiative of SMACNA, SMART and the ITI.  BE4ALL is a bold, long-term effort to transform the entire sheet metal and air conditioning industry:

  • By creating work/business environments that are welcoming and foster belonging for all workers and contractors, particularly those from historically underrepresented groups; and 
  • By creating work/business environments that support workers and contractors in striving for the highest standards of performance and professionalism in their technical skills and crafts; 
  • So that SMART and SMACNA can attract and retain the best and most skilled workers/contractors; and 
  • In the process, grow/sustain a thriving industry that affirms the dignity and worth of every human being who walks through our doors. 

SMART BE4ALL Committee Members 

SMART’s BE4ALL Committee  

The SMART BE4ALL Committee is appointed by the SMART general president and consists of SMART members across the United States and Canada; these members help shape and guide the overall direction of this work. The committee works collectively with SMACNA’s committee and ITI representatives to ensure this effort is coordinated across the industry. 

The SMART BE4ALL Committee members are:

Allison Ostenberg 
Training Coordinator, Western Washington JATC 
SMART Local Union 66 

Rafael De La Rosa 
Assistant Manager of Membership Services & Local Union Support Coordinator 
SMART International 

Manuel Gonzalez 
Regional Director of Organizing 
SMART International 

David Moore 
Journeyperson 
Local Trustee 
SMART Local Union 33 

Will Scott 
International Organizer 
SMART International

Justin Vertolli 
Business Representative 
SMART Local Union 30  

Jan Chappell 
Journeyperson 
Local President 
SMART Local Union 85 

Amanda Filpo 
Journeyperson 
Local Trustee and Local Women’s Committee Chair 
SMART Local Union 28 

John J. Harris 
Journeyperson 
SMART Local Union 399 

Sheena Jones 
Apprentice 
Executive Board Member, St. Louis Labor Council 
Executive Board Member, Black Girls Build, Inc. 
SMART Local Union 36 

Darrell L. Roberts 
Assistant to the General President 
SMART International 

SMACNA BE4ALL Committee Members

Melissa Barbour 
SMACNA of Long Island, Inc. 
Bohemia, NY 

Jennifer Lohr 
Fisher Balancing Co. 
Williamstown, NJ 

Megan Mathes 
Modern Niagara Toronto, Inc. 
Vaughan, ON, Canada 

Cheryl Sprague 
SMACNA – Sacramento Valley Chapter 
Rancho Cordova, CA 

Shante Fox 
Lake Town Mechanical, LLC 
Tooele, UT 

Gary Luthe, Sr. 
Luthe Sheet Metal Inc. 
Cherry Hill, NJ 

Angie Simon 
Heavy Metal Summer Experience 
Redwood City, CA 

Ken Wiesbrook 
Wiesbrook Sheet Metal, Inc. 
Oswego, IL