Making the Connection

As ABC national chair, Rader will serve as the name and face of the merit shop, leading the organization’s campaign to elevate the construction industry’s reputation for safety, job growth and career opportunities for young professionals.

Man on a Mission

Richard Brown has always been drawn to how things work. Growing up in Jamaica, he was engrossed with the human body, ecosystems and animals. But college wasn’t a financial possibility when he graduated from high school in 1997, so his father—a carpenter—encouraged him to develop a skill.