Edwin Crespo - Carpentry - New Haven Job Corps Center

Edwin Crespo

is the Lead Carpentry instructor at New Haven Job Corps Center and vice president and mentor in the local Carpenters Union. Edwin’s many years of experience teaching carpentry and mentoring students are invaluable assets in the classroom.

Latasha Jacobs - Culinary Arts - New Haven Job Corps Center

Latasha Jacobs

is the Lead Culinary Arts instructor at New Haven Job Corps Center. She is also a personal chef, caterer, food stylist and photographer, specializing in American, regional Southern, Italian and Caribbean cuisines. Latasha loves to encourage students’ culinary curiosity as they step into their careers.

Wayne King - Welding - Earle C. Clements Job Corps Center

Wayne King

recently began teaching Basic Welding at Earle C. Clements Job Corps. He is retired from the Navy, and has previous experience in shipyard repair and welding education, and is now an AWS-certified welding instructor. Wayne enjoys teaching as a way to give back to young people. 

Ronald Wayne Eichorn - Advanced Heavy Truck Driving - Earle C. Clements Job Corps

Wayne Eichorn

is an Advanced Heavy Truck Driving instructor at Earle C. Clements Job Corps. Prior to this, he worked as a county emergency medical technician and semi-truck driver, and served as county commissioner for 22 years. While holding this elected office, Ronald held various roles such as part-time trucking jobs, Hardin County ambulance director, deputy coroner, deputy sheriff and county solid waste manager, and was a heavy truck instructor at Southeastern Illinois College and Rend Lake College.

Tony Bell - Welding - Earle C. Clements Job Corps Center

Tony Bell

has taught at Earle C. Clements for nearly 30 years and currently works as the Basic Welding instructor. His background includes fabrication, repair, and maintenance. Tony enjoys working with youth to help keep him young and to help train the next generation. 

Shawn Hafele - Culinary Arts - Earle C. Clements Job Corps

Shawn Hafele

is an Advanced Culinary Arts instructor at Earle C. Clements Job Corps and is responsible for ServSafe Manager and ManageFirst instruction and proctoring. He received his associate degree in culinary arts and his bachelor’s degree in business administration with a focus in culinary arts. His experiences have taken him from restaurants to country clubs and even time in the active army as a cook. Shawn’s main focus toward teaching is letting the students use their creativity while ensuring the food is prepared correctly.

Seth Rose - Advanced Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Technician, Pre-Apprentice - Earle C. Clements Job Corps Center

Seth Rose

is the instructor for HBI’s Advanced Photovoltaic Technician program at Earle C. Clements Job Corps. Seth joined the HBI and Earle C. Clements Job Corps teams in October 2020 and teaches advanced students about the solar energy industry. Previously, he had worked in the solar industry since 2011, primarily in the residential sector. Seth has worked as an installer, crew foreman and project manager and has an educational background in automotive technology.