Faculty Connections

Faculty Appreciation Month – Joe Weidenaar

Joe, 38, was born in Minnesota, but grew up in Hilliard, Florida, from the age of eight. Joe is an Electrical Instructor at Tulsa Welding School, Jacksonville campus.  Joe has been with the school for eight months. Thanks for your time, Joe; how long have you been an electrician? 17 years. I was 22 when […]

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Faculty Appreciation Month – Meet Monte Cunningham

Monte, 55, from Sweetwater, TX, is an instructor at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston. He has been an instructor for two years and teaches the commercial & residential comfort systems phases. Thanks for your time, Monte; how long have you been in the HVAC field? I got my EPA certification in 1993 […]

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Faculty Appreciation Month – Meet Steven Key

Steven, 43, from Jefferson, Texas, is Lead Electrical Instructor at Tulsa Welding School. Steven teaches the first phase – Fundamentals of Electricity – to new students entering the RT, EA, and EMT programs in Tulsa. June 2023 will mark his first anniversary at Tulsa Welding School. Thanks for your time, Steven. How many years of […]

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Faculty Connections – Meet Ricardo Castillo

Ricardo, 37, was born in Corpus Christi, but grew up in Los Fresnos, a small south Texas town just north of the border. Ricardo is Lead Electrical Instructor at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston. He joined the school in May 2022, a month before the first rollout of the Electrical Applications program. […]

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Faculty Connections – Meet Kelly Crittenden

Kelly, 41, is from a small town called Borger, Texas, just north-east of Amarillo. Kelly is an Electrical Instructor at Tulsa Welding School. He teaches four different commercial wiring classes to students in both the morning and night shifts. Kelly has been with the school for about seven months but has worked in the field […]

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Faculty Connections – Meet Nick Gilder

Nick, 32, from Jacksonville, Florida, is a Senior Welding Instructor at Tulsa Welding School, Jacksonville campus. A TWS graduate himself, Nick has been an instructor at Tulsa Welding School for over four years. Thanks for your time, Nick. How long have you been welding, and what kind of work did you do? About 10 years. […]

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Faculty Connections – Meet Tony Reavis

Tony, 50, from Bixby, Oklahoma, is a Welding Instructor at Tulsa Welding School. Tony teaches the first phase – 101 Welding Fundamentals – to new students entering the Professional Welder program in Tulsa on the night class. He has been with the school for about five months. Thanks for your time, Tony. When did you […]

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