Emerging Leaders Membership Council

August 15, 2022 l Ad Hoc Committee zeroes in on diversity issues. International Code Council Board of Directors announced the committee members. Read more.

August 10, 2022 l SkillsUSA showcases career and technical education students. Career and technical education students from around the nation traveled to Atlanta, Georgia to compete. Read more.

August 9, 2022 l Board Shadow profile Greg Gilbert. He left Connecticut to study architecture in Boston. Now he’s in Portland, Maine. Read more.

August 8, 2022 l Membership Drive – Incentive Program launched. There is no limit on the number of points you can earn, just make sure to take advantage of this limited time program before it’s over on December 31, 2022. Read more.

August 1, 2022 l Board Shadow profile Ayienda Toby. As a plans examiner for the city of Augusta, Georgia, he’s a long way from the Caribbean nation where he was born and raised. Read more.

August 1, 2022 l Board Shadow profile Tela Gardner. As a child, she dreamt of being a garbage truck driver. Now she’s the permit coordinator for the city of Kenmore, Washington. Read more.

July 13, 2022 l Board Shadow profile Kevin Gore. This director of building, housing and code enforcement for the borough of West Chester enjoys history and old buildings. Read more.

July 8, 2022 l Transitioning military service veterans find careers in codes. They can put their hard-earned skills and experience to good use, including in the construction and building safety trades. Read more.

July 5, 2022 l Board Shadow profile Lauren Wood. Her career path has its share of twists and turns. Read more.

June 3, 2022 l Board Shadow profile Ed Green. In his role as plan review manager for the City of Carrollton, Texas, he has opportunities to help others learn something new. Read more.

June 2, 2022 l Offsite construction contributes to more diverse workforce. Off-site construction offers multiple advantages to site builds. Read more.

May 27, 2022 l Kecia Lara’s career path creates self-purpose. As code supervisor in Austin (Texas) Code Department, she shares her blueprint for succeeding as a code professional. Read more.

May 18, 2022 l SkillsUSA mentor points the way to successful careers. Bobby Horner helps students find pathways in construction trades and building codes industry. Read more.

May 12, 2022 l Board Shadow profile Karen Courtney. She used to practice calculus for fun. Now she studies codebooks and collects certifications. Read more.

May 9, 2022 l Educators at heart. Pete Roque and Rachel Patterson engage children and young adults on building and code safety in unique ways. Read more.

May 6, 2022 l Chapter builds interest in construction careers. Building Futures committee of the Colorado Chapter of ICC expands efforts for high school students. Read more.

May 2, 2022 l Everyone has a voice in building code changes. Building codes and standards are the foundation of safe and sustainable communities. Read more.

April 21, 2022 l Board Shadow profile Danny Dabler. He embraces new challenges, creates his own opportunities and believes in working hard. Read more.

April 19, 2022 l Cultivating the next generation. Steve Burger reflects on the value of inspiring and mentoring others to be their best self in their professions. Read more.

March 18, 2022 l Board Shadow profile Rachel Patterson. She describes her role as a code enforcement officer for a local police department and focuses on the importance of community and connection. Read more.

March 4, 2022 l Samantha Everett brings her focus to Loveland, CO. As chief building official, she shares her blueprint for succeeding as a code professional. Read more.

February 23, 2022 l Board Shadow profile Jacinda Cheatham. Careers in building safety runs in the family. Read more.

February 2, 2022 l Board Shadow profile Celine Sarkisloo. Watching the devastation of an earthquake in Iran inspired her to seek a career in preventing destruction. Read more.

January 10, 2022 l Board Shadow profile Paul Messplay. After earning a master’s degree in public administration and facing an unwelcoming job market, he set off across the country to find his future. Read more.

November 1, 2021 l Robin Yochum sharpens focus on energy. Vice chair brings Nevada's energy efficiency vision to residential energy code committee. Read more.

October 18, 2021 l Bridget Herring on RECC Committee role. “A primary goal of our code is to keep marching forward in a way that allows builders to achieve a balance between initial costs and benefits.” Read more.

August 13, 2021 l Chemeketa Community College alum achieves MCP status. “It was a goal I set for myself after becoming paralyzed, knowing that I would have to be patient with myself during the time I needed to spend relearning simple tasks that I use to take for granted.” Read more.

August 13, 2021 l Governing Committee member discusses energy codes. “Energy codes, like other building codes, affect more than just occupants, they also affect the building industry at large. It’s a privilege to have the opportunity to help steer that conversation.” Read more.

August 13, 2021 l Alyssa Stone, 17, sees a future in codes. “Maybe I’ll stay in Oregon; maybe I’ll move out of state. I can see myself doing on-site inspections. I can make a career of that. And that’s awesome.” Read more.

July 15, 2021 l Competition builds interest in high schoolers to consider construction careers. Construction Industry Education Foundation opens young eyes to new options. Read more.

July 4, 2021 l Summer construction camp boosts girls' interest. Iowa provides program for girls ages 14 through 18 to explore career alternatives. Read more.

June 22, 2021 l ELMC's John Hudgison named to Chair of the Residential Energy Code Consensus Committee. Tampa's Chief Building Official selected to serve among 93 on one of two new energy code committees. Read more.

June 13, 2021 l Mentor guided the path for Emmanuel Mendoza Tabares to achieve MCP status. Bellevue, WA, combination building inspector set his sites high and achieved his goal. Read more.

May 31, 2021 l Cedar Rapids’ Aaron Dodds achieves the ‘gold standard’ status. The key to success is finding a good mentor and getting involved in the Iowa Association of Building Officials. Read more.

May 31, 2021 l Michelle Downard enjoys her role in shaping her community. This Park City, Utah, building official has 27 ICC Certifications including Master Code Professional. Read more.

May 17, 2021 l ELMC's John Hudgison on panel with Henry Green and Anthony Floyd. Topic is training next generations in black and brown communities and enhancing awareness of the building safety profession. Hear the podcast.

May 6, 2021 l June 1 is deadline to submit nominees for first Trailblazer Award. Annual award recognizes exemplary mentor relationship by veteran Code Council members. Read more.

April 21, 2021 l At the frontline of tackling climate change. Code Council plays an essential role in tackling both climate adaptation and mitigation by providing tools and solutions. Read more.

March 12, 2021 l ICC launches Credential of Learning Achievement. Program launched with three CLA options in the areas of disaster response, firestopping, and swimming pools and spas. Read more.

March 9, 2021 l Jobs, jobs, jobs. Construction companies will need to hire 430,000 more workers than they employed in 2020. Read more.

March 8, 2021 l  Opportunities for women in construction celebrated. About 1 million women find employment in construction industry. Read more.

March 8, 2021 l South Carolinian deemed Master Code Professional. With only three years as a Code Council member, Katie Werts achieves gold standard of code certification. Read more.

March 8, 2021 l  She shapes safety of the world around us. California's Melanie Braun's path to codes started with architecture. Read more.

December 15, 2020 l Equity, diversity and inclusion. Attracting top talent and maintaining workforces require initiative and collaboration. Read more.

December 9, 2020 l More than a job. It's a calling. Gila River Indian Community's Building Safety Apprenticeship Program builds a new generation code officials. Read more.

December 7, 2020 l Trades and apprenticeships. Tommy Faulkner describes his mentor, “Old Man Schiarelli.” Read more.

July 13, 2020 l Building a stronger industry with Cecilia Sevilla. This senior specialty combination inspector for Oakland, Calif., began her career at age 18. Read more.

July 13, 2020 l Joseph Hanes achieves the gold standard of code certification. We asked Joseph to share his experience obtaining the MCP designation, career highlights and any advice. Read more.

June 22, 2020 l Veterans gain valuable insights at 2020 EduCode. David Jackson and Chris Corlies sought professional development opportunities and expanded their professional peer networks. Read more.

June 6, 2020 l Jake Hill achieves gold standard after six years in his codes career. "I am excited about more young inspectors in this industry. This career is so rewarding because of all the professional development opportunities such as Master Code Professional." Read more.

May 25, 2020 l Dominic Sims: Building Safety offers lucrative, fulfilling careers. The 2014 median salary for code officials was between $50,000 and $75,000 per year, with 20 percent of officials making between $75,000 and $100,000 per year. Read more.

May 25, 2020 l Natomas Schools offer critical exposure to building safety careers. “You talk to a builder now, and they’ll tell you they can’t keep up; they can’t fill the need for qualified workers. The demand is outrageous.” Read more.

May 25, 2020 l ICC Mentor Program gives recruits to code careers an edge. Former U.S. Army Quartermaster Officer Alexander Foskarino finds success as a fire prevention specialist. Read more.

May 13, 2020 l AGC launches 'Culture of CARE' program. Aimed to help firms create more welcoming workplace environments for staff, particularly those of diverse demographic backgrounds. Read more.

April 14, 2020 l Tested by hurricanes, tornados and floods. Molly Price brings new energies and insights as South Carolina’s state codes board administrator. Read more.

April 13, 2020 l Emory R. Rodgers scholarship deadline extended to May 1. Applicants allowed more time to file form for major scholarship to leadership and executive development program. Read more.

April 13, 2020 l Jason Pryor pays it forward encouraging new professionals. Gulf Port code official is an Emerging Leaders Membership Council activist at work and after work. Read more.

April 6, 2020 l At 23, he's the youngest to achieve MCP. Michael Doherty of Addison, Texas, joins an elite group of individuals who’ve obtained their Master Code Professional certification. Read more.

February 12, 2020 l Technical Training Program continues its growth. ICC Executive Project Director Madi Dominescy reviews the Code Council's Technical Training Program as it's meeting the need to develop tomorrow's code leaders and officials. Read more.

February 11, 2020 l It's a new generation building career. Jason Dilworth grew up with it. His father — an ICC Master Code Professional — was a builder, inspector and a building official and owned a third-party agency. His grandfather was a builder. Now, here's Jason's story. Read more.

February 1, 2020 l ELMC Officers featured on Pulse Podcast. Chair Andre Jaen and Vice Chair Allison Cook of the ELMC Governing Committee cite the advantages that membership brings to young code professionals and those who would consider a career in building codes on Pulse Podcast #24.

January 21, 2020 l Big talent coming from Texas. Bobby Horner writes about SkillsUSA students putting code and construction skills to the test. Read more.

January 6, 2020 l Jesse DeAnda's innovations improve field efficiencies. Hollywood’s Jesse DeAnda embraces technological innovations in the building safety industry through the digitization of online permitting and field documentation. “I love that this industry is made of smart and passionate people looking to protect their communities. We are touching every part of the community every day.” Read more.

January 6, 2020 l Code enforcement is a good fit for Rebecca Brown. She had discovered her purpose — to be in a job that protects people from unsafe structures. Today, she’s a founding member of the Emerging Leaders Membership Council’s leadership. Read more.

December 27, 2019 l PPOs offer inspired leadership training. An inspiring series of webinars on becoming an effective leader was developed and is available by people who ought to know. The Past Presiding Officers developed the series to help advance your career, skills and mindset. Each webinar is $49 per member. Titles include “Effective Leadership,” “Flexing Your Leadership Muscles,” “Mastering the Art of Mentorship,” “Building Your Bench” and “Public Speaking for the Code Official.” Read more.

November 18, 2019 l Fellowship’s first recipient allows 34-year-old a new career trajectory. Chris Landreth using Emory R. Rodgers Leadership in Building Safety Fellowship award for a two-week intensive program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s prestigious Sloan School of Management for an executive certificate in management and leadership. Read more.

October 14, 2019 l ICC Chapters cultivate tomorrow’s leaders. Over the next 15 years, the building safety industry is poised to explode with opportunity for young professionals. That’s why the Code Council launched Safety 2.0 to fill the ranks with a new generation of building and fire safety officials. Read more.

October 12, 2019 l Kaylyn Owen achieves MCP status in one year. In just more than 20 years, fewer than 900 people have earned the coveted Master Code Professional certification, the Code Council’s highest level of designation. A permit and license technician for Greenville, S.C., earned her MCP certification in one year. Read more.

August 19, 2019 l Mentors lit the path forward for Utah’s Cole Cloward. International Code Council Board Director Jeff Whitney was contemplating retirement and searched for a suitable replacement. He found that, and a future leader, in Cole Cloward whose path has taken him through the ICC Board Shadows program and now on the Governing Committee of the Emerging Leaders Membership Council. Read More.

July 22, 2019 l Roots in the building industry were planted early. By the time Kyley Flynn reached the age of 24, she was married with a child and had become a building inspector and plans examiner with seven Code Council certifications under her belt. And she owns her own business. Read More.

July 11, 2019 l Building Safety Journal spotlights ELMC’s Elizabeth Arrington. Residential building inspection supervisor Elizabeth Arrington discusses her introduction to construction as a hobby and how the building industry is challenging stereotypes and welcoming young professionals from different walks of life. Read more.

June 24, 2019 l Useful benefit for military veterans debuts in Louisiana. Called a “win-win“ program to offer “a useful benefit for military veterans but to also attract badly needed new hires to our profession,” incentive allows newly employed veterans the opportunity to work as jurisdictional inspectors without state required Code Council certification for 24 months. Read More.

June 20, 2019 l Series of mentors lit the pathway. Instructors in high school and then at Casper College in Wyoming lit the pathway for Russell Murphy to pursue construction. Montana’s Dennis Hirsch got Russell involved in ICC and Region II, which led to a job at Colstrip, Montana. And then ICC Board member Jim Brown interested Russell in the Board Shadows program. Read More.

June 6, 2019 l Board Shadow’s journey started in Afghanistan. With hands-on experience as a carpentry masonry sergeant with the 149th Vertical Construction Company deployed to Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom, a conversation at a social function led to Gary Forsyth’s career as a building official. Read about this Board Shadow’s journey in this Building Safety Journal article. Read More.

May 13, 2019 l Board Shadow Alan Campos is profiled. The Code Council’s Building Safety Journal features ICC Board Shadow Alan Campos, permit technician for Hemet, Calif. Campos participates in the 4-year-old Board Shadow Program which provides an opportunity for emerging code professionals to “shadow” the ICC Board of Directors at the ICC Annual Conference, to absorb information and experience real-time leadership. ... Read More.

April 29, 2019 l Shining a light on emerging code professionals. This is Maria Del Marco’s feature story about 35-year-old John Hudgison’s experience as a Board Shadow and a member of the ICC Emerging Leaders Membership Council’s Governing Committee and his work as Director of the Building Codes & Inspections Department in Columbus, Ga. … Read More.

April 26, 2019 l Focusing on great careers, new leaders. The recent ICC 2018 Annual Report, issued on the 15th year of ICC as a consolidated association, featured a subsection devoted to job opportunities for new generations of code officials. Scroll down and you’ll find the profile on Jesse DeAnda, a charter member of the Emerging Leaders Membership Council’s Governing Committee. DeAnda is also Immediate Past President of the L.A. Basin Chapter of ICC. ... Read More.

April 21, 2019 l Colorado’s Building Futures Committee empowers the next generation. From mentoring to education to career development, the Building Futures Committee is opening doors for new members of the building safety and construction industry in Colorado. Story written by Hope Medina and Don Marchbanks … Read More.

March 30, 2019 l Iowa’s Lucas Pump describes taking his first ICC exam.The International Code Council has many talented individuals working behind the scenes to develop, maintain and administer Code Council exams. But what is the experience like on the other side? … Read More.

October 19, 2018 l ELMC Governing Committee wants you to experience Richmond via Facebook. If you can’t make it to Richmond for the ICC Annual Conference & Expo, the Emerging Leaders Membership Council’s Governing Committee has a plan to bring some of the excitement to you. … Read More.

May 28, 2018 l ELMC’s final “Mentoring Mondays” video features ELMC Vice Chair Ben Breadmore. This is the final week of the 2018 Building Safety Month, and here is the final and fourth in a series of the “Mentoring Mondays” videos aimed at helping young people to choose careers in codes. This interview flips the script on the program as our own ELMC Vice Chair Ben is interviewed by Arthur Unobskey, a 35-year Air Force veteran and newly hired building inspector. … Watch Video.

May 21, 2018 l ELMC’s third “Mentoring Mondays” video showcases veteran code officials offering advice to peers. Georgia’s Dwayne Garriss, ICC Board Past President, offers some advice to those considering succession planning: “You need to start mentoring your replacement.” This episode, “Passing the Torch: Advice for Our Veteran Officials,” also features insights from Becky Baker, Stuart Tom, Bill Bryant and Tom Peterson. … Watch Video.

May 14, 2018 l ELMC’s second in a series of “Mentoring Mondays” videos focuses on ICC’s next generation of code officials. In celebration of 2018 Building Safety Month, the Emerging Leaders Membership Council’s Governing Committee is releasing a video series of interviews with ICC veteran code officials. This one is titled “Preparing the Next Generation.” It is the second in a series of four weekly videos. … Watch Video.

May 7, 2018 l ELMC Governing Committee launches its first of four “Mentoring Mondays” videos to celebrate 2018 Building Safety Month. Each Monday during Building Safety Month, the Emerging Leaders Membership Council will launch a new video of interviews between ELMC Members and ICC’s veteran code officials: Becky Baker, Jefferson County, Colo., winner of the 2017 Gerald H. Jones Code Official of the Year Award, ICC Board Vice President Bill Bryant, ICC Board Past President Dwayne Garriss, Tom Peterson, who is ICC Board Liaison to the ELMC Governing Committee, and ICC Board Member Stuart Tom. The is titled “Who Mentored You?” … Watch Video.

April 23, 2018 l Safety 2.0 welcomes new generation to building safety profession. What’s the best way to draw a younger generation of code officials and inspectors to fill the void of Baby Boomers who have retired or will soon? First of all, don’t use the word “code.” … Read More.

April 5, 2018 l New generation of code officials on the rise. Quanya Reese, a graduate of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C., is one of the many examples of young people interested in advancing in the building safety profession. Through hard work, dedication and perseverance, Reese has received certification for the International Property Maintenance Code. … Read More.

June 27, 2017 l Young Plans Examiner Enlightens Students about Code Official Career Opportunities. Rebecca Brown remembers this advice while growing up: “It’s important to find a job that makes you happy.” She knows she’s found it as a code official … Read More.

April 23, 2017 | Keeping It All In Balance for the Sake of Public Safety. When Mike Tomaselli jumps off the plane in Dallas on May 21 to meet with the Emerging Leaders Membership Council (ELMC)’s Advisory Committee, he’ll… Read More.

April 5, 2017 | New Electronic Voter Validation Site Open. The improved International Code Council's Electronic Voter Validation Site is now open, and all Primary Representatives of current ICC Governmental ... Read More.

March 7, 2017 | 2018–2019 Code Development Cycle Schedule Available; Call for Committees. With the posting of the Final Action for the 2016 Group B Cycle, the 2018/2019 Code Development Schedule is now available. June 1 is the deadline... Read More.

Feb. 16, 2017 | Take Control of Your Career at ICC’s Training & Certification Summit. Held in conjunction with the 25^th Building Professional Institute, the International Code Council’s (ICC) Training & Certification Summit, May 22-26 at the University of Texas at Arlington… Read More.

Feb. 1, 2017 | ICC Announces Theme for 37th Annual Building Safety Month. The International Code Council Family of Companies’ (ICC) theme for 2017 Building Safety Month, the 37th annual worldwide public safety campaign celebrated in May… Read More.

Nov. 14, 2016 | ICC Creates New Emerging Leaders Membership Council. The International Code Council (ICC) has created the Emerging Leaders Membership Council to give the association’s future leaders an opportunity to shape its future goals…Read More.