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2012 Board Members

 

past presidents of the bx

Front: Joel Korte, Dennis Shuman, Dennis Hoffer, Ron Erb    
Middle: Brett Miller, Cathy Blackford, Todd Alexander, Brian Dew
Back : Ed Keener, John Igle, Josh Corna, Kathy Gatterdam
not pictured: Greg Schmitt and Mark Setterlin

 

    
Todd M. Alexander
Continental Building Systems
150 E. Broad St.
Columbus, OH 43215-3160
Phone: 614.221.1818, Fax: 614.221.6374 

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  • President, Continental Building Systems.
  • Joined BX Board in 2001 and is currently serving as board president.
  • Educational background: bachelor's degree in engineering from The Ohio State University.
  • Other leadership activities: BX finance committee, St. Edwards Church; past board member, Wildwood Equestrian Center.

Catherine C. (Cathy) Blackford
The Builders Exchange of Central Ohio
1175 Dublin Rd., P.O. Box 369
Columbus, OH 43216-0369
Phone: 614.486.9521 (ext. 234), Fax: 614.486.7620

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  • Executive Director, Builders Exchange of Central Ohio.
  • Began working at the Exchange in 1980.
  • Is chief staff executive of the Exchange.
  • Educational background: bachelor's degree in journalism from The Ohio State University.
  • Other leadership activities: past president, Leadership Columbus; board member, The Arlington Bank; past board member, Boy Scouts of America Simon Kenton Council; Ohio Society of Association Executives.

from the desk of the Executive Director


Joshua D. (Josh) Corna
Corna Kokosing Construction Co.
6235 Westerville Rd..
Westerville, OH 43081
Phone: 614.901.8844, Fax: 614.212.5599

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  • Vice president of the building division, Corna/Kokosing Construction Co.
  • Joined BX Board in 2007.
  • Educational background: bachelor of science degree from Ohio University.
  • Other leadership activities: named one of Business First's "Forty under 40" in 2010, a board member for Leadership Columbus and the Associated General Contractors of Central Ohio. He is also a member of the Ohio Apprenticeship Council, International Council of Shopping Centers, Retail Contractors Association and American Institute of Steel Construction.

Brian J. Dew
Mid-City Electric Co.
1099 Sullivant Ave.
Columbus, OH 43223
Phone: 614.221.5153, Fax: 614.221.2225

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  • President, Mid-City Electric Co.
  • Joined BX Board in 2008.
  • Educational background: bachelor's degree in business administration and economics and a master's degree in business administration and management from The Ohio State University.
  • Other leadership activities: National Electrical Contractors Association, Franklinton Board of Trade, American Subcontractors Association and Mount Carmel Foundation.

Ronald T. (Ron) Erb
S&ME, Inc.
6190 Enterprise Ct.
Dublin, OH 43016
Phone: 614.793.2226, Fax: 614.793.2410

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  • Director of Construction and Exploration Services - Ohio Region, S&ME, Inc.
  • Joined BX Board in 2005.
  • Education background: bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering from The Ohio State University.
  • Other leadership activities: Builders Exchange Craftsmanship and Cornerstone Award committees, Scholarship Trustee and a Volunteer Student Outreach speaker. He received the BX President’s Award in 2004 for outstanding volunteer service. Member of the American Concrete Institute, the Ohio Ready Mixed Concrete Association, the Portland Cement Association, the Flexible Pavement Association, American Society of Civil Engineers and Engineers Club of Columbus; Worthington Youth Boosters board of directors.

Katherine N. (Kathy) Gatterdam
The Columbus Coal & Lime Co.
1150 Sullivant Ave.
Columbus, OH 43223
Phone: 614.224.9241, Fax: 614.224.1721

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  • CEO, The Columbus Coal & Lime Co.
  • Joined BX Board in 2006.
  • Educational background: bachelor's degrees in chemistry and psychology from the University of Michigan and law degree from Capital University Law School.
  • Other leadership activities: Columbus Bar Association Women in Law; American Red Cross E-Team; CBA Homeless Project; board of directors, Columbus Rotary; American Subcontractors Association; Franklinton Development Association and president, Franklinton Board of Trade.

Dennis J. Hoffer
Inside Outfitters, Inc.
5725 Avery Road
Dublin, OH 43016
Phone: 614.798.3500, Fax: 614.798.3511

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  • President, Inside Outfitters, Inc.
  • Joined BX Board in 2001 and is currently serving as immediate past president.
  • Education background: bachelor of arts degree, Wilmington College.
  • Builders Exchange Workers' Compensation Trustee since 1999, BX Volunteer Student Outreach speaker since 1995.
  • Other leadership activities: Charity Newsies volunteer (Corner Captain) for more than 20 years, American Lung Association charity event participant, member of American Institute of Architects, Columbus Chapter, a graduate of Leadership Columbus.

John B. Igel
George J. Igel & Co., Inc.
2040 Alum Creek Dr.
Columbus, OH 43207
Phone: 614.445.8421, ext. 120, Fax: 614.445.8205

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  • President, George J. Igel & Co., Inc.
  • Joined BX Board in 2005 and is currently serving as board treasurer.
  • Educational background: bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Notre Dame.
  • Other leadership activities: Builders Exchange course instructor and has served as a Craftsmanship Awards judge, serves on the board and executive committee of the Ohio Contractors Association and is on the Construction Management Advisory Board at Columbus State Community College. He is also a member of the American Subcontractors Association and the Association for Equipment Management Professionals. He has served as the chair of St. Stephen's Community House and St. Matthew's Parish Council, and is a member of the Catholic Foundation board of trustees.

Edwin M. (Ed) Keener
Korda/Nemeth Engineering, Inc.

1650 Watermark Dr., Suite 200
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614.487.1650; Fax 614.4870.8981

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  • Partner and director of marketing, Korda/Nemeth Engineering, Inc
  • Joined BX Board in 2011.
  • Educational background: bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Notre Dame. 
  • Other leadership activities: was a member of the inaugural class of the Rising Leaders Institute and has served as a BX Craftsmanship Awards judge, participates in an Idea Exchange Group and serves on the BX Professional Development Task Force. He has also served on the Board Nominating Committee and the BEST Design Professionals Leadership Advisory Group. He is a member of the United States Green Building Council, American Institute of Architects, Society for College and University Planning and Society for Marketing Professional Services. He is active with the Hilliard Recreational Soccer League and Optimist Basketball League.

Joel P. Korte
BRICKMAN
3001 Innis Rd.
Columbus, OH 43224
Phone: 614.478.2085, Fax: 614.478.2086

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  • Divisional Vice President, The Brickman Group, Ltd.
  • Joined BX Board in 2004 and is currently serving as board vice president.
  • Education background: associate of applied science degree in landscape contracting/construction and a bachelor’s degree in landscape horticulture from The Ohio State University. Nationally accredited as a Certified Landscape Professional.  
  • Other leadership activities: Past president of the Landscape Contractors Association of Maryland/Washington, D.C./Virginia and Franklin Park Conservatory; currently president of the Board for Friends of Franklin Park Conservatory.  Member of the Associated Landscape Contractors of America, the Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association and advisory board for landscape programs at OSU.

Brett L. Miller
Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP
191 W. Nationwide Blvd., Suite 300
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614.221.8448, Fax: 614.221.8590

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  • Partner, Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP
  • Joined BX Board in 2009.
  • Educational background: bachelor's degree from Miami University and a juris doctorate from The Ohio State University College of Law.  
  • Other leadership activities: Miller is a member of the Columbus, Ohio and the American Bar Associations. He is also chairman of the Upper Arlington Cultural Arts Commission and serves on the steering committee for Stephanie's Champions Luncheon.  He is also active with the Race for the Cure and the Merion Village Association.

Greg Schmitt
Lincoln Construction, Inc.
4790 Shuster Rd.
Columbus, OH 43214
Phone: 614.457-6015, Fax: 614.457.0180 

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  • Vice President of Marketing and Planning, Lincoln Construction, Inc.
  • Joined BX Board in 2012.
  • Education background: bachelor's degree in political science from Vanderbilt University
  • Other leadership activities: Planning committee for the Builders Exchange Rising Leaders Institute and BX Executive Leadership Experience; served as a member of the BX Foundation Board of directors; also a member of the Central Ohio Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America.

     

Mark Setterlin
R.W. Setterlin Building Co.
4560 Harmon Ave.
Columbus, OH 43223
Phone: 614.459.7077, Fax: 614.459.0960

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  • President, R.W. Setterlin Building Co.
  • Joined BX Board in 2010.
  • Educational background: bachelor's degree in biology from Denison University.
  • Other leadership activities: chair, Builders Exchange Cornerstone Committee; instructor, education programs; speaker, Outreach Program; planning committee and graduate of the first class, Rising Leaders Institute; officer, Youngbloods, member, BX Board nominating committee and a member of the BX Foundation board. Mark has served as the corporate chair for the American Diabetes Association’s Step Out for Diabetes and volunteers for the Mid-Ohio Food Bank and Habitat for Humanity. He is a member of the Audubon Society and Ohio Wildlife Center and was named to the “Forty under 40” from Business First.

Dennis L. Shuman
Speer Mechanical

600 Oakland Park Ave.
Columbus, OH 43214
Phone: 614.261.6331, Fax: 614.261.6330

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  • President, Speer Mechanical 
  • Joined BX Board in 2011.
  • Educational background: bachelor's degree in business administration from Penn State University and a juris doctorate from Capital University Law School. 
  • Other leadership activities: BX Scholarship Trustee, an Ambassador for the Exchange, participated in an Idea Exchange Group and served as a champion for the Rising Leaders Institute. He has served on the board of the Mechanical Contractors Association of Ohio since 1982 and is a past chair of the organization. Currently serving on the Management Methods Committee for the Mechanical Contractors Association of America. A two-time recipient of the MCACO Contractor of the Year, and has also coached Dublin Youth Athletics baseball and softball and served as fundraising chair for the Dublin Music Boosters.


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