Local 51 Instructors
For over 100 years, our certified instructors in Rhode Island have been teaching our apprentices and journeymen the skills of pipe working and instrumentation. The following is a list of our current instructors:
PLUMBING
Corey Swanda
2nd Year Plumbing Instructor
Dave Pine
3rd Year Plumbing Instructor
Mike Raposa
5th Year Plumbing Instructor
PIPEFITTING
Chrystian Maldonado
1st Year Pipefitting Instructor
Joseph Whittaker
2nd Year Pipefitting Instructor
Michael Cordeiro
3rd Year Pipefitting Instructor
Matthew Day
5th Year Pipefitting Instructor
Brendon Rose
2nd, 3rd & 5th Year Welding Instructor
Steve Leo
2nd, 3rd & 5th Year Welding Instructor
Dave Lavoie
3rd & 5th Year Welding Instructor
REFRIGERATION
Brendan Ledsworth
1st Year Refrigeration Instructor
Brian Allen
2nd Year Refrigeration Instructor
Al Archetto
3rd Year Refrigeration Instructor
Lance Smith
5th Year Refrigeration Instructor