John Mack has joined Tidewater Builders Association as staff vice president of the Building Trades Academy, BTA.

Mack brings more than 30 years of nonprofit experience, 20 of them with Boys & Girls Clubs of Newark and Atlanta. His most recent position was executive director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Virginia. The Philadelphia native graduated from West Chester University and is also a U.S. Army veteran who served in Operation Desert Storm.

The BTA is a 501c-3 program that provides education, training and employment services in the building trades to low-income residents of South Hampton Roads through partnerships with industry, government, and community organizations; to deliver vocational training through partnerships that enhance the community and promote affordable homeownership.

For more information about the Building Trades Academy, call (757) 420-2566.