Current Board of Governors
Chair – Jim Keefe, The Bonadio Group
Vice Chair – Nicole Savage, NW Contracting
Secretary/Treasurer – Dan Sarzynski, Rupp Baase Pfalzgraf Cunningham
Executive Director – Joseph W. Benedict, Jr., Construction Exchange
Omar Abdallah
DV Brown and Associates
Michelle Ashby
Tipping Point Communications
Kevin Biddle
Mader Construction
Lynne Bona
Mallare Enterprises
Joseph Brennan
S&T Bank
Brad Buyers
County Line Stone
Mercedes Calway
RP Oak Hill Building Company
Lauren Chmielowiec
Upstate Rebar/Upstate Steel
George Churakos
Mark Cerrone, Inc.
Rob Coppola
Lawley Insurance
Doug Elia
Montante Construction
Kirk Fitscher
Gilbane Building Company
Carley Hill
CaHill Resources
Lisa Hobba
Weydman Electric
Vince Kirsch
Arc Building Partners
Joe Mannarino
Buffalo Construction Consultants
Dave Muskopf
MLP Plumbing & Mechanical
Jim Panepinto
Pinto Construction
Luis Rodriguez
Rodriguez Construction Group
Peter Romano
Romano Associates
Past Chairpersons of the Board of Governors
Franklin D. Simpson 1981-1987 * – Raymond E. Kelley, Inc.
George Schlemmer 1990-1991 – Industrial Power & Lighting
Pat Sullivan 1993-1994 – Scranton’s Thruway Builders Supplies
Jack Dumpert 1996-1997 – Vanner Insurance Agency
Bill Besecker 2000-2001 – Lovell Safety Management
Lynn Wardour 2004-2005 – Signal Construction
Kelly Besaw 2008-2009 – Chiampou Travis Besaw & Kershner, LLP
William K. Buscaglia, Jr. 2012-2013 – DeSpirt Mosaic & Marble Co., Inc.
* Deceased
Pat Casilio 1988-1989 * – Casilio Companies
Melvin E. Rupp Jr., 1992 * – Rupp Rental & Sales
Debra Malis 1995 – Grandview Construction
Anthony Picone 1998-1999 – Picone Construction Corp.
Dave Shanley 2002-2003 – Volland Electric
Michael Modrzynski 2006-2007 – Allied Mechanical, Inc.
Michael Tylwalk 2010-2011 – First Niagara Risk Management
Joe Dommer 2014-2015 – Baer & Associates
Gary Bichler 2016-2017 – RP Oak Hill Building Company
Moira Moldenhauer 2018-2019 – Dwight Moldenhauer, Inc.
