How do you make the leap from Flight Attendant to Certified Building Official? Let Brandon Rou show you how it's done!

Joseph Blackman is the founder of Vitendo - a Training and Education company with an innovative approach to training the public sector workforce. He also hosts The Public Works Podcast. Learn more about Vintendo and The Public Works Podcast at www.vitendo.us.

Sharon Guidry is a code enforcement professional from San Bernadino, California. She joins Christina today to talk about the importance of diversity in the code enforcement world and what the future of the profession may look like.

Stacy Bristow could be called the accidental code enforcer. From the sheriff's office to author, now code enforcement, her success lies in the mentors she has surrounded herself with.

Nathan Young is the Building Official In Amhurst County, VA with a focus on customer service.

Monica Whitney is a Permit Technician with Sussex County, VA. Her path getting into code enforcement was not typical. A relative newcomer who decided to give a new challenge a try.

Celebrating Women in Construction Week, Christina is joined by Maryia Lackansinh, a Code Specialist III with the County of Fairfax, VA and the President of WICED of Virginia.

Mike Dellinger is the Building Official for Albemarle County near Charlottesville, VA with an interesting take on amusement device inspections and code enforcement.

Even after retirement, you can continue to learn and contribute to the profession. In this episode, Jim Collins, former Chief Building Inspector for Prince William County shares how his years of experience is still being expanded and passed down to the next generation.

Cynthia Kobe-Rojas worked as a marketing professional in the medical field before her journey in the code enforcement world. Now an Engineer Technician II with Fairfax County, she has greater career aspirations as a first time VBCOA Conference attendee.

Please excuse the jet noise in this episode from the area of Virginia Beach.