Ronald Schenk
President/Corporate Director
Founding Member – SMI,LLC; T&D PowerSkills, LLC, ISPC
Director of Training, Red Simpson, Inc.
(a top 5 powerline contractor in the U.S.)
Director of Training, Universal Electric Construction
Senior Consultant and Trainer, FMI Management Consultants
Bachelor of Business Administration, Certified Utility Safety Professional (CUSP)
Wanda Schenk
Secretary - Treasurer/Corporate Director
Co-Founder – Institute for Safety in Powerline Construction (ISPC) 2004- Present
Founding Partner and Manager- T & D PowerSkills 2007 - Present Secretary/Treasurer – ISPC and T & D PowerSkills 2004 - Present
Executive Director – City Park Players Community Theatre – 1997 – 2004
Board member- American Association of Community Theatre and
Texas Non-Profit Theatres
Bachelor of Science, Psychology and History • Stephen F. Austin State University
Ryan Schenk
Vice President of Marketing/Corporate Director
Sales Manager: 2012 - 2020 T&D PowerSkills, LLC
Sales Trainer/Regional Sales Manager: '06 - '12 Aaron's
Institute for Safety in Powerline Construction: Membership Director 2004 - 2006
Marketing Assistant : 2002 Red Simpson, Inc.
Groundsman: 2000 Red Simpson, Inc.
Certified Occupational Safety Specialist (COSS)
Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration and
Management with minors in Construction Management and Communication Studies
Louisiana State University 2004
Malaina Havens
Director of Administrative Services
Office Manager for T&D PowerSkills & ISPC - 2012
Human Resource Generalist - Cabrini Physicians Group
Human Resource Generalist/Recruiter - StarTek
Pre-k thru 1st grade teacher - Denver School of the Arts
Associates degree in Business Administration - 1985
BA - Early Childhood Education/ Child Development, University of Colorado - 1989
SPHR Certification (Senior Professional in Human Resources)
Jamie Yaeger
Director of Member Services
Previously the Marketing Assistant at T&D PowerSkills (2017-2020), until SMI was founded in January 2020
Bachelor of Arts in English, Creative Writing from Louisiana State University
Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society
Other previous employment: Zoning Administrator, City of Alexandria, LA
Elementary school teacher, Rapides Parish School Board
Executive Assistant, Law Offices of Thomas B. Wahlder
Alecia Lewis
Production Administrator
Bachelor of Arts in English with Minor in Women Studies, Louisiana State University at Alexandria (2009)
Dean’s list for Louisiana State University at Alexandria Fall 2006 and Spring 2008.
Board Member for Spectral Sisters Productions 2014 to 2017
Winner Bayou Con Cosplay 2013
Administrative Assistant ISPC 2015-2020
Personnel Assistant/Cap Operator
Pecan Grove Training Center 2010-2015
Administrative Assistant/Consultant; Metabolic Research Center 2008-2011
Tony Boyd
Project Manager
Tony Boyd’s career spans over 46 years in the Electric Utility Industry. Tony has specialized in the technical side of the business with extensive experience in Transmission, Overhead Distribution and Underground Distribution systems. Tony’s experience includes the safety and training side of the electric utility business focusing on best practices in the industry and concentrating on promoting safety in every aspect of the work. Tony is a Certified Utility Safety Professional (CUSP), and recently a Sr. Consultant with the Institute for Safety in Powerline Construction (ISPC) www.ispconline.com, a non-profit Association focusing on safety in the Utility Industry and he works throughout the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Central and S. America. He is now the Project Manager for Safety Management International.
Kenneth Pardue
Corporate Director
VP/General Manager, T&D PowerSkills, LLC 2018-Present
Operations Manager, T&D PowerSkills, LLC 2007-2018
Production Director / Senior Web Developer,
Taylor-Made Communications 2001 - 2007
Certified Occupational Safety Specialist (COSS)
CompTIA Network+ Certification
Bachelor of Arts, Multimedia with minor in Graphic Design,
Louisiana College 2002
Mack Turner
Corporate Director
Executive Director, ISPC (Institute for Safety in Powerline Construction)
Founding Member, USOLN (Utility Safety Operations Leadership Network)
Certified Utility Safety Professional (CUSP)
Certified Utility Safety Administrator (CUSA)
Red Rocks Community College