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Committee recommends four JATC reappointments as City Light highlights apprenticeship 'earn-and-learn' pipeline

Seattle City Council committee (Seattle City Light) · March 4, 2026
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Summary

After a presentation by Davonna Johnson on the Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee and the utility's apprenticeship programs, the committee recommended confirmation of four mayoral reappointments (Summer Hepburn, Todd Schneider, Jeffrey G. Berry and Michiko Starks) by a 5–0 vote; presenters emphasized partnerships with Seattle colleges and Seattle Promise.

Davonna Johnson, people and culture officer at Seattle City Light, told the committee that the Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (JATC) operates under a council resolution and follows Washington State Apprenticeship Training Council guidelines, with mayoral appointments and equal representation from labor and management.

"We have three apprenticeship subcommittees," Johnson said, describing subcommittees at Seattle City Light, Seattle Public Utilities and the finance and administrative…

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