Spinks Holman
Chapter President
Officer and director
About the chapter
A contractors’ association built from scratch, by the people it serves.
IEC Florida First Coast was chartered on July 1, 2026. This is its mission, and these are the people running it.
Our mission
Build the trained workforce Northeast Florida’s electrical contractors can’t hire.
IEC Florida First Coast exists to train, represent and connect independent electrical contractors across Duval, Nassau, Clay, Baker, Putnam, Bradford, St. Johns and Flagler counties. We do that by running a real apprenticeship school, keeping licensed electricians current on code and safety, and giving member companies a standing forum for the problems none of them can solve alone.
The chapter is merit shop. Members compete against each other for work on Monday and sit on the same training committee on Tuesday, because the alternative, every company training in isolation, has already failed this market.
“IEC Florida First Coast was created because Northeast Florida needed a stronger local voice for the electrical industry and a way to connect the people and companies that are building the future of our electrical industry. Our chapter gives local contractors the support, training, workforce development, and registered apprenticeship opportunities they need to grow their businesses and help build the next generation of electricians.”
Keith Voges · Executive Director
The national organization
What IEC is
The Independent Electrical Contractors is the national trade association for merit-shop electrical and systems contractors. It has been in the apprenticeship business for decades, and its four-year curriculum is registered with the U.S. Department of Labor and used by chapters across the country.
That matters for a chapter starting from zero: IEC Florida First Coast doesn’t have to invent a curriculum, write its own exams, or convince anyone the credential is real. We adopt the national program, hire and certify instructors against national standards, and an apprentice who moves to another IEC city transfers cleanly.
National also carries the advocacy load in Washington and supplies member benefit programs (insurance, safety resources, business tools) that a new chapter could never negotiate on its own.
Leadership
Board & staff
The chapter’s first officers also sit as its board of directors. Seats are added as the membership grows.
Officers & board of directors
Alan Beach
Vice President
Officer and director
Micah Dean
Secretary
Officer and director
Larry Blount
Treasurer
Officer and director
Chapter staff
Keith Voges
Executive Director
Chapter operations, membership, training
Instructors
- Micah Dean
- Jay Barrows
- Christopher Stiles
- Geovanni Cestona
- Alan Beach
We’re adding instructors.
Every IEC instructor is a working or retired licensed electrician who teaches in the evening, after the work day. If you are licensed and want to teach, the chapter is building its instructor bench as classes grow.