Four members of IBEW Local 1 appointed to St. Louis County Boards

St. Louis – St. Louis County Executive Sam Page has appointed four members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1 to St. Louis County boards that maintain electrical standards.  Each new member was selected for their knowledge and prowess in the electrical industry.

Dawn Puto, a 30-year electrician with IBEW Local 1 and full-time instructor at the IBEW/NECA Electrical Training Center, was named to the Board of Electrical Examiners. She fills the requirement to have a skilled electrician on the board.  The board oversees qualifications and provides examinations for applicants seeking electrical licenses.

Meanwhile, Sabrina Westfall, Mark Green and Bill Clements have been appointed to serve the Electrical Code Review Committee, which considers proposed changes to the St. Louis County electrical code.

Westfall, a 22-year electrician with Local 1 and owner of J West Electric since 2014, was honored with the 2019 Minority-Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) Award by St. Louis County for her leadership and entrepreneurial success. Westfall fills the requirement to have an electrical contractor on the committee.

Green, a 38-year electrician with Local 1, also has a degree in electrical engineering from Washington University.  He fills the requirement to have an electrical engineer on the committee.

Clements is a 17-year electrician with Local 1  and fills the requirement to have a skilled electrician on the committee.

All four are also members of the IBEW/NECA Electrical Connection, a partnership of IBEW Local 1 and the St. Louis Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), which provides safe and reliable electrical construction, maintenance, repair and replacement services across Missouri, the nation and the world. Learn more at electricalconnection.org.