Meet the SHOR Graduates
Mason Lenga & Brayden Erbman – Our 1st 2 SHOR recipients for the SOTI/SHOR High school pilot program.
Myzel Williams – Young, eager and ready to start his career. Myzel is a bright young man, he walked out our door with interviews lined up, now he just needs to decided which company will put him on the path to an amazing future in HVAC.
Vincent Summerlin – Goal # 1 get certified…. SUCCESS! Now on to the next step of the plan. Vincent will go to a local HVAC company to perfect his skills and continue to grow. He will start off as part of an HVAC install team, but the long term goals is to run the team in the near future.
Marcus Walker – What a positive person. He has taken the knowledge we delivered and ran with it. He missed 1 class (do his 1st HVAC side job) and showed that with hard work, dedication, and some good old fashion team you can make dreams a reality.
Jamal Trammell – Perseverance. Sometimes life gets off track. That is why we admire Jamal so much. He came to SOTI with the determination to get the skills need to open up the door to the trades. Jamal showed up and showed out
Ricky Finnerson – Hard work pays off. Ricky was working 2 jobs and maintaining a full school workload. His test preparation habits were strong and he has the results to prove it. Ricky will be successful wherever he lands
Charles Clark – He has spent the past 20 years working as a chef to support his family. He wanted a career change and he now has the credentials and the confidence to take the next step.
Arielle Leach – Single mother, self proclaimed job hopper, and a Military Veteran. She came to SOTI with the desire to finally find that illusive career. We are proud to say that she did. She was hired on by Tribble Refrigeration within weeks of graduation.
Curtis Robinson – From quiet observer to confident technician — Curtis showed up, worked hard, and never missed a beat. I would trust him in any home to get the job done right with ethics and integrity.
Kiarra Allen – Quite, timid, but not afraid to put in the work. Kiarra is a single mother whom wanted a stable future for her children. Life through her many obstacles along the way but she persevered and made it to her end goal. She began assisting with HVAC for a family construction business.
Antonio Gray – Husband, father, hard-worker. He came to SOTI while working 2 manufacturing jobs to support his family, The goal was to allow him to utilize his new HVAC skills to provide the life the his family that they deserver.
Wyatt Hogue – Currently working for a local school system. Thanks to his new certifications he will be moving up and adding more responsibilities.
Robert Shelton – Ryan was able to take a past bad experience, learn from it, and then take the steps to have gainful employment with the ever evolving Cannabis industry. He has grown through their organization and is now assisting with HVAC at King City Gardens.
Ryan Wilson – He was tired of the circumstances that life dealt him. He found SOTI & the SHOR foundation and now has gained the confidence needed to get out and prosper in the workforce. Working as a maintenance technician.
Dennis Mayes – Military Veteran. Tired of the odd jobs and no longer wanted to be a long haul truck driver. He wanted to enter the trades to find a career. He did and he is now working for the Norwood City School District
William Bake – Military Veteran. He wanted to take the skills acquired in the military and find a hands-on career that will provide him a stable future. Working as a maintenance technician.
Roscoe Walker – Found SOTI while looking for his next employment. As soon as he started he found a job as a maintenance technician. He excelled in that position, now that he is certified he has found himself moving up the ladder currently interviewing for a new position that will provide growth and a financial incentive.
Nicholas Yarbrough – Military Veteran. Suffered a battlefield injury. After being discharged he had to process life and focus on his rehabilitation. He has gained the knowledge has the drive to go far in this industry. He was being working with a large company attempting to move into their chief engineers position.
Destiny Rogers – She was tired of working for minimum wage while trying to raise her family. She decided to to enter the same career field as her grandfather.
