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Todd
M. Alexander
Continental Building Systems |
150 E. Broad St.
Columbus, OH 43215-3160
Phone: 614.221.1818, Fax: 614.221.6374
Email
Todd
- 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.
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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
Email
Cathy
- 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.
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Joshua
D. (Josh) Corna
Corna Kokosing Construction Co. |
6235 Westerville Rd..
Westerville, OH 43081
Phone: 614.901.8844, Fax: 614.212.5599Email
Josh
- 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.
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Brian
J. Dew
Mid-City Electric Co. |
1099 Sullivant Ave.
Columbus, OH 43223
Phone: 614.221.5153, Fax: 614.221.2225
Email
Brian
- 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.
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Ronald
T. (Ron) Erb
S&ME, Inc. |
6190 Enterprise Ct.
Dublin, OH 43016
Phone: 614.793.2226, Fax: 614.793.2410
Email
Ron
- 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.
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Katherine
N. (Kathy) Gatterdam
The Columbus Coal & Lime Co. |
1150 Sullivant Ave.
Columbus, OH 43223
Phone: 614.224.9241, Fax: 614.224.1721
Email
Kathy
- 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.
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Dennis
J. Hoffer
Inside Outfitters, Inc. |
5725 Avery Road
Dublin, OH 43016
Phone: 614.798.3500, Fax: 614.798.3511
Email
Dennis
- 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.
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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
Email
John
- 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.
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Edwin
M. (Ed) Keener
Korda/Nemeth Engineering, Inc. |
1650
Watermark Dr., Suite 200
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614.487.1650; Fax 614.4870.8981 Email
Ed
- 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.
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Joel
P. Korte
BRICKMAN |
3001 Innis Rd.
Columbus, OH 43224
Phone: 614.478.2085, Fax: 614.478.2086
Email
Joel
- 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.
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Brett
L. Miller
Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP |
191 W. Nationwide Blvd.,
Suite 300
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614.221.8448, Fax: 614.221.8590
Email
Brett
- 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.
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Greg
Schmitt
Lincoln Construction, Inc. |
4790 Shuster Rd.
Columbus, OH 43214
Phone: 614.457-6015, Fax: 614.457.0180 Email
Greg
- 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.
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Mark
Setterlin
R.W. Setterlin Building Co. |
4560 Harmon
Ave.
Columbus, OH 43223
Phone: 614.459.7077, Fax: 614.459.0960
Email
Mark
- 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.
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Dennis
L. Shuman
Speer Mechanical |
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600 Oakland Park Ave.
Columbus, OH 43214
Phone: 614.261.6331, Fax: 614.261.6330
Email
Dennis
- 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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