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2013 Board Members

 

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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 the BX Board in 2001 and is currently serving as immediate past 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.

 

Sondra Beitel
Turner Construction SPD
262 Hanover St.
Columbus, OH 43216-0369
Phone: 614.984-3000, Fax: 614.
984-3001

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  • Manager, Special Projects Division, Turner Construction Co.
  • Joined the BX Board in 2013.
  • Educational background: bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Case Western Reserve University
  • Other leadership activities: Membership committee of Commercial Real Estate Women; member, Women for Economic Leadership & Development; membership and recruiting committee, Executive Women's Golf Association, and has served as a champion for the Rising Leaders Institute and is an Outreach Program speaker. 

 

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; past board member, The Arlington Bank, Boy Scouts of America Simon Kenton Council, and Ohio Society of Association Executives; current member of the Advisory Board, Buckeye Leadership Fellows.

 

Eric Bull
Quandel Construction Group, Inc.
8181 Worthington Rd.
Westerville, OH 43082
Phone: 614.865.9000, Fax: 614.865.9001

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  • President, Quandel Construction Group, Inc.
  • Joined the BX Board in 2013.
  • Educational background: bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Cincinnati.
  • Other leadership activities: chaired the BX Cornerstone Review Committee, served as a facilitator of an Idea Exchange Group and is an Outreach Program speaker, and he received the BX President's Award in 2011. Member of the Ohio Healthcare Association and the advisory committee for the Construction Systems Management program at The Ohio State University and is active with the Boy Scouts of America, the United Way of Delaware County and the Open Table Food Pantry, he was named one of Business First's "Forty under 40" in 2011.

 

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

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  • Senior vice president of the building division, Corna/Kokosing Construction Co.
  • Joined the BX Board in 2007.
  • Educational background: bachelor's degree in communication from Ohio University.
  • Other leadership activities: named one of Business First's "Forty under 40" in 2010, board member and executive committee member for Leadership Columbus, board member for Associated General Contractors of Central Ohio, board member for COSI Community Board and past board member of Ohio State Apprenticeship Council. He is also a member of the Retail Contractors Association.

 

Brian 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 the 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.

 

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 the BX Board in 2006 and is currently serving as board treasurer.
  • 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.

 

John 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 the BX Board in 2005 and is currently serving as board vice president.
  • 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 BX 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.

 

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 the 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 classes of the BX Rising Leaders Institute and BX Executive Leadership Experience 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 BX 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 and the Society for College and University Planning. He is active with the Dublin Recreational Soccer League and Dublin Youth Athletics.

 

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

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  • Senior Vice President, BRICKMAN.
  • Joined the BX Board in 2004 and is currently serving as board 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 Miller
Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP
191 W. Nationwide Blvd., Suite 300
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614.628.6880, Fax: 614.628.6890

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  • Partner, Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP
  • Joined the 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: He is a trustee of the BX Workers' Compensation Group Rating Program and a speaker for various BX programs on workers' compensation. Miller is a member of the Columbus, Ohio and the American Bar Associations. He has served as chairman of the Upper Arlington Cultural Arts Commission and serves on the steering committee for Stephanie's Champions Luncheon. He is also active with 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 the 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 the 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 Shuman
Speer Mechanical

5255 Sinclair Rd.
Columbus, OH 43229
Phone: 614.261.6331, Fax: 614.261.6330

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  • President, Speer Mechanical 
  • Joined the 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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