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Internship Day

MCA-Omaha Leadership Academy Members have the opportunity to participate in exclusive Internship Day interviews each October with our MCA-Omaha Members for both summer and school year internships.

Next Internship Day: October 2024
– Incoming 2025 members will be eligible to participate!!

MCA-Omaha jointly administers apprentice training programs with our local union partners to develop a highly skilled workforce in the fields of plumbing, steamfitting, welding, controls, and service.

Contact for additional information:

If you are interested in joining an organization with continuous learning opportunities, excellent wage and benefit packages, and an opportunity to be a part of an industry with a reputation for quality workmanship, then check out opportunities with one of our labor partners below.

Contact for additional information:

• Plumbers Local 16 Organizer:  402.734.6274 – Joe Virgil
• Steamfitters & Plumbes Local 464 Organizer: 402.333.5859 – Shawn Dugan – Omaha or Carl Mau – Lincoln

2025 Application Link: tinyurl.com/AcademyApp25

• 2025 applications will be due September 2024.
• Interviews with the Membership Selection Committee will also be conducted in Omaha and in Lincoln in September 2024.
• A Welcome Meeting will be held in October of 2024.
• Membership begins January 2025 and will be reviewed annually in December.

Want to get involved?

Please contact our student president, Kyla Magee (kcmagee47@gmail.com) for information on how to get involved prior to membership selection.

How Does it Work?

All participating contractors will gather in our conference room around the board table at the same time on a selected day in October. Each student enters, one at a time, for a 15-minute interview with the group of contractors. Following the interviews, we help match the student with a company based on the student’s experience and/or desired opportunities, as well as the needs of the particular companies.

The only commitment from Internship Day is for a summer internship, but of course we hope to see full time positions blossom out of our program if the pairing works out for both the student and company.

Opportunities are also available for internships during the school year by contacting the MCA-Omaha office.

Next Internship Day: Early October of 2024

Each Academy Member is paired with a one-on-one contractor mentor for the calendar year. Students can expect to participate in at least 4 activities with their mentor, including:

• A jobsite tour
• An office visit or shop tour
• Attend a MCA-Omaha meeting together
• Meet for coffee or lunch

Students and mentors also meet all together each year in January for our Annual Mentor Meet & Greet. This event is in the form of a pickleball tournament. Mentors and mentees will be paired together to get to know one another and compete against other pairs.

Additional interactions and continued communication are highly encouraged!

Next Mentor Meet & Greet: January 2025

Academy Members have the opportunity to apply for multiple scholarships each spring and are typically awarded at the Beer Tasting Fundraiser event, as well as announced at the University Banquets.

MCA-Omaha Leadership Academy Scholarships – Named for the Donating Company
Starting at $500 Each, quantities very each year.

Previous Scholarship Recipients

2024 Recipients

Mechanical Systems Scholarships

Cooper Simons

Mesa Kelly

Fluid Mechanical Scholarship

Anthony Lewis

J&R Mechanical Scholarship

Kyla Magee

MMC Contractors Scholarship 

Drew Figura

Brady Thompson

Mainelli Mechanical Scholarship

Joshua Calfy

Ray Martin Scholarship 

Noor Salat

Hayes Mechanical Scholarship

Mary Tran

Bolton Family Scholarship

Drew Figura

DeWALT Patriot Scholarship

Jeff Woodard

Women in the Mechanical Industry Scholarship

Kyla Magee

Foster McCarl, Jr. Memorial Scholarship 

Brady Thompson

Alan P. O’Shae Memorial Scholarship

Irvin Quintana

2023 Recipients

Mechanical Systems Scholarships

Kelly Arnold
Brodee Paul

Fluid Mechanical Scholarships

Emilee Corbin
Jackson Fritch
Mesa Kelly
Brock Schulz
Cooper Simons

MMC Contractors Scholarships

Drew Figura
Kyla Magee

Mainelli Mechanical Scholarship

Lucas Huber

Ray Martin Scholarship

Irvin Quintana

MCAA Alan P. O’Shea Memorial Scholarship

Mesa Kelly
Brodee Paul

MCAA Reilly Family Memorial Scholarship

Brock Schulz

2022 Recipients

Fluid Mechanical Scholarships

Kelly Arnold
Jarrod Blaser
Bryce Danielson
Kyla Magee
Alex Verdoni

Hayes Mechanical Scholarship
Ilya Ungurian

In Memory of Stuart Davidson Scholarships
Kade Beguin
Attie Craig

Mainelli Mechanical Scholarship
Logan Mueller

Mechanical Systems Scholarships
Brock Schulz
Nate Snyder

MMC Contractors Scholarships
Luke Bennett
Brodee Paul

Ray Martin Scholarship
Lucas Huber

MCAA Women in the Mechanical Industry (WiMI) Scholarship
Emily Woodsmall

MCAA Alan P. O’Shea Memorial Scholarship
Brodee Paul

MCAA William A Bianco, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Luke Bennett

2021 Recipients

Hayes Mechanical Scholarship
Masen Dinklage

Mainelli Mechanical Scholarship
Lucas Huber

Mechanical Systems Scholarship
Jarrod Blaser

Ray Martin Company Scholarship 
Brock Schulz

MCAA Chapter of Excellence Scholarship
Kelly Arnold
Bryce Danielson
Jakob Cimino
Masen Dinklage
Alex Verdoni

Reilly Family Memorial Scholarship
Masen Dinklage

William A. Bianco, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Luke Bennett

MCAA Alan P. O’Shea Memorial Scholarship
Jakob Cimino

2020 Recipients

MCA-Omaha New Member Scholarship
Jakob Cimino

MCAA Chapter of Excellence Scholarship
Luke Bennett
Ali Brown
Bryce Danielson
Masen Dinklage
Alex Verdoni

MCAA Women in the Mechanical Industry (WiMi) Scholarship
Ali Brown

MCAA Alan P. O’Shea Memorial Scholarship
Bryce Danielson

2019 Recipients

Mechanical Systems Scholarship
Bryce Danielson
Masen Dinklage

MCAA Competition Top-Ten Scholarship
Ali Brown
Andrew Sladky

MCAA Chapter of Excellence Scholarships
Jarrod Blaser
Brianne Inselman
Matthew Juhnke
Nate Snyder
Mitchael Sieh

MCAA Alan P. O’Shea Memorial Scholarship
Jarrod Blaser

MCAA William A Bianco, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Caleb Kowalski

2018 Recipients

Mechanical Systems Scholarship
Ruth Edgar
Nate Snyder

MCA-Omaha Leadership Academy Scholarship
Jarrod Blaser

MCAA Chapter of Excellence Scholarships
Marilyn Adame-Ortiz
Masen Dinklage
Matthew Juhnke
Erik Huskey
Mitch Sieh

MCAA Women in the Mechanical Industry (WiMi Scholarship)
Sarah Drummey

MCAA Alan P. O’Shea Memorial Scholarship
Ruth Edgar
Nate Snyder

2017 Recipients

Hayes Mechanical Scholarship
Sarah Drummey

Bob & Mary Mumm Scholarship
Rose Gensichen

MCAA Chapter of Excellence Scholarships
Jack Buckley
Tim Drake
Sarah Drummey
Ruth Edgar
Rose Gensichen

MCAA Foster McCarl Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Sarah Drummey

2016 Recipients

Mechanical Systems Scholarships
Rose Gensichen
Kevin McIntyre

MCAA Chapter of Excellence Scholarships
Tim Drake
Sarah Drummey
Kyle Ellison
Rose Gensichen

MCAA Alan P. O’Shea Memorial Scholarship
Kevin McIntyre

MCAA Foster McCarl Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Tim Drake

2015 Recipients

Johnson Controls Scholarship
Mary Kleinsasser

Mechanical Systems Scholarships
Kevin Gidden
Kevin McIntyre

MCAA Chapter of Excellent Scholarships
Jack Buckley
Adam Crnkovich
Tim Drake
Kyle Ellison
Peter Niechwiadowicz

Offer a Scholarship

Mentor Meet & Greet – January
NAWIC Block Kids Community Service Event – January / February
MCAA Convention & Omaha Night – March
Administrative Professionals Day Deliveries – April
Beer Tasting Fundraiser – April
Women in the Mechanical Industry Conference – June
Classroom Recruitment Visits & Involvement Fairs – August
MCA-Omaha Fall Outing Social Event – September
MCAA Great Futures Forum – September / October
Heat’s On Omaha / Lincoln – September & October
MCA-Omaha Golf Outing Fundraising – October
Welcome Meeting & Chair Elections – October
Internship Day – October
Wine Tasting Fundraiser – November
Committee Chair Holiday Dinner – December
MCA-Omaha Holiday Party (President) – December

+ Monthly MCA-Omaha Meetings and Seminars

Interested in being a mentor or serving on a committee? Contact Ali at abrown@mca-omaha.org.

Steamfitters fabricate, assemble, install, maintain, and repair piping systems that transport all types of fluids, slurries, and gas in the residential, commercial, and industrial sectors.

They learn through an approved apprenticeship how to install, change and repair pipe systems and do all types of pipe welding, in addition to measuring, cutting, bending, threading, and joining pipes.

The Steamfitters and Plumbers Local 464 apprenticeship program is 5 years and includes hands on training while working for a mechanical contractor, as well as classroom instruction in tools, materials, math, blueprint reading, safety, building information modeling (BIM), and a variety of other classes.

Plumbers perform work that is essential to the health and safety of our community. Plumbers install drinking water, waste, and ventilating systems, as well as wastewater treatment systems large and small in homes, offices, schools, hospitals, and commercial and manufacturing facilities.

The Plumbers Local 16 apprenticeship program is 5 years and includes hands on training while working for a mechanical contractor, as well as classroom instruction in tools, materials, math, blueprint reading, safety, building information modeling (BIM), and a variety of other classes.

With a growing focus on green technologies, water conservation and energy efficiency, the demand for plumbers will increase significantly in the years ahead.