Each year during National Apprenticeship Week, SMART celebrates the life-changing power of a union apprenticeship — from stellar pay and benefits to lifelong solidarity and fulfilling career paths.
The SMART Women’s Committee is highlighting female apprentices as part of National Apprenticeship Week 2024. That includes third-year Local 85 (Atlanta, Ga.) apprentice Zenobia Clark, who says she loves her current job “because I can show my daughter my daily grit and endurance.”
What do you love to do when you are not at work?
Nature trips, writing, spiritual pursuits and family.
Best advice you got as an apprentice?
Learn all that you can.
Best advice you have for an apprentice?
Be aware and steady.
What’s the coolest job you’ve worked on?
The one I work on now is the coolest, because I can show my daughter my daily grit and endurance.
What surprised you about your trade?
The endurance and adaptability necessary.
What do you think about Tradeswomen Build Nations?
I love to see women there that go through the exact same situations as me. I feel stronger for the year after experiencing this support.
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