Nathan Grooms - Facilities Maintenance - Ottumwa

Nathan Grooms

Nathan Grooms is a Facilities Maintenance instructor and has been in the carpentry and construction business for over 20 years. Before coming to teach at Job Corps, he worked as a carpenter in the Ottumwa School District. Nathan grew up in the construction business, as his family owned and operated a successful construction company that completed projects like the Wapello County Jail, The Beach Ottumwa waterpark and even Ottumwa Job Corps. He is a six-year Army veteran and worked as a helicopter mechanic. He also spent seven years as an environmental supervisor at a nursing home.

Mike Underwood - Bricklaying - Flint Job Corps Center

Mike Underwood

is an OSHA-certified IMI Bricklaying Instructor at the Flint/Genesee Job Corps Center. He has been a Job Corps instructor since 2018 and is a 20-year member of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers and Local 2 MI.