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                              2010 Board Members

Row one (left to right): Jim Smith (past president), Jim Hess (president), Dennis Hoffer (vice president), Cathy Blackford (secretary), Rick Lombardi
Row two (left to right):  Brian Dew, Ron Erb, Kathy Gatterdam, Todd Alexander (treasurer), Brett Miller
Row three (left to right):  Mark Setterlin,
John Igel, Joel Korte
Not pictured:  Josh Corna

 

    
Todd 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 treasurer.
  • Educational background: bachelor's degree in engineering, The Ohio State University.
  • Other leadership activities: 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, 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.

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: currently serves as a board member of Leadership Columbus, is also a member of Associated General Contractors, International Council of Shopping Centers and Retail Contractors Association.

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
BBC&M Engineering, Inc.
6190 Enterprise Ct.
Dublin, OH 43016
Phone: 614.793.2226, Fax: 614.793.2410

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  • Vice president, BBC&M Engineering, Inc.
  • Joined BX Board in 2005.
  • Builders Exchange Craftsmanship and Cornerstone Award committees, Scholarship Trustee and a Volunteer Student Outreach speaker. 
  • Education background: bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering from The Ohio State University.
  • Other leadership activities: 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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  • Owner, The Columbus Coal & Lime Co.
  • Joined BX Board in 2006.
  • Educational background: bachelor of arts and science degree 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.

James R. (Jim) Hess
Messer Construction Co.
3705 Business Park Dr.
Columbus, OH 43204
Phone: 614.275.0141, Fax: 614.275.0145 

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  • Senior Vice President, Messer Construction Co.
  • Joined BX Board in 2001 and is currently serving as board president.
  • Educational background: bachelor's degree in civil engineering, and a master's degree in operations management from the University of Cincinnati.
  • Other leadership activities: Board of directors for the Central Ohio Chapter of the Associated General Contractors and Delaware Area Chamber of Commerce .  Member of the Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce Workforce Development Council, the Columbus Development Services Council, board member for the Lincoln Theatre Association, the Delaware Rotary Club, and The Ohio State University Construction Systems Management Advisory Board. 

Dennis 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 board vice president.
  • Builders Exchange Workers' Compensation Trustee since 1999, BX Volunteer Student Outreach speaker since 1995.
  • Education background: bachelor of arts degree, Wilmington College.
  • 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.
  • Builders Exchange course instructor.
  • Educational background: bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Notre Dame.
  • Other leadership activities: Member of the American Subcontractors Association.  Board member of the National Utility Contractors Association, the Ohio Contractors Association, St. Stephen's Community House (past board president), and The Catholic Foundation.

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

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  • Regional Manager, The Brickman Group, Ltd.
  • Joined BX Board in 2004.
  • 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.

Richard T. (Rick) Lombardi
Turner Construction Company
250 E. Wilson Bridge Rd.
Worthington, OH 43085
Phone: 614.781.8550, Fax: 614.781.8553

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  • Vice President and Ohio Operations Manager, Turner Construction Company
  • Joined BX Board in 2003.
  • Educational background: bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Princeton University.
  • Other leadership activities: Past president of Associated General Contractors of Ohio and Associated General Contractors of Central Ohio, past trustee for the I-670 Development Commission and the Homeless Families Foundation, current trustee of the Community Foundation of Delaware County and the Easter Seals Society.

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.

Mark Setterlin, LEED AP
R.W. Setterlin Building Co.
4560 Harmon Ave.
Columbus, OH 432233
Phone: 614/459-7077, Fax: 614/459-0960

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  • Executive Vice 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 Foudation board.  Awarded Columbus 40 under 40 award in 2009.

Jim Smith
Elford, Inc.
1220 Dublin Rd.
Columbus, OH 43215-1008
Phone: 614.488.4000, Fax: 614.487.6600

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  • President and COO, Elford, Inc.
  • Joined BX Board in 1999 and is currently serving as board past president.
  • Education background: bachelor's degree in civil engineering, The Ohio State University.
  • Other leadership activities: Columbus Rotary, Associated General Contractors, the American Concrete Institute, and Prevent Blindness Ohio.

 


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