Steven Young, a former four-year apprentice student who now teaches at that same apprenticeship program with the Carpenters JAC of Philadelphia, crafted the inaugural podium for Governor Josh Shapiro with the help of his apprentice team.

From 6ABC:

“I received an email from the governor’s office. The email was a request for a custom-made podium,” said Young, “Requesting that the podium be Union-made and I thought that would be an excellent fit.”

“To actually see, like, a recognition of something that we had just worked on, like, the week before, it’s very rewarding,” he said.

“I would hope it kind of sends a message that an apprentice program like here is a very viable avenue to pursue,” he said. It could be something that you can do for a period of 30 years and you can be very successful.”