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Front Row, left to
right: Mac Ware, Jim Hess, Jim Rost, Dwight McCabe, Cathy Blackford,
JimSmith
Back Row, left to right: Chris Herold, Pat McLaughlin, Charlie
Steitz, Mark Muter, Doug Cooper
Not Pictured, Mark Setterlin |
Members of
the BX Foundation Board are:
Catherine C. (Cathy) Blackford
The Builders Exchange of Central Ohio
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1175 Dublin Rd.
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614.486.9521, 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, The Ohio State University.
- Other leadership
activities: past president, Leadership Columbus; past board member,
Boy Scouts of America Simon Kenton Council; Ohio Society of
Association Executives.
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Doug
Cooper
Liberty
Construction Services, Inc. |
7997 Fosnaugh School Rd.
Stoutsville, OH 43154
Phone: 740.420.3600, Fax: 740.420.3602
Email
Doug
- President,
Liberty Construction Services, Inc.
- Joined BXF Board
in 2009/2010.
- Educational
background: construction management, University of Cincinnati.
- Other leadership
activities: adjunct instructor, Columbus State
Community College; past chairman, Central Ohio AGC; Builders
Exchange education instructor; safety awards judge; IX Group member and
Outreach Program speaker. Founded the Liberty Scholarship Fund
in 2009 at the BXF.
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Chris
Herold
Columbus Builders Supply, Inc. |
807 W. Third Ave.
Columbus, OH 43212
Phone: 614.294.4991, Fax: 614.294.1694
Email
Chris
- President/CEO, Columbus
Builders Supply, Inc.
- Joined BXF Board in
2007/2008, currently serving as board treasurer.
- Educational background:
MBA from Xavier University and a bachelor's degree in real estate and
finance from The Ohio State University.
- Other leadership
activities: Dublin A.M. Rotary.
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James
(Jim) R. Hess, LEED AP
Messer Construction Co. |
3705 Business Park Dr.
Columbus, OH 43204
Phone: 614.275.0141, Fax: 614.275.0145
Email
Jim
- Senior Vice President,
Messer Construction Co.
- Joined BXF Board in
2008/2009.
- 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, Central Ohio AGC and Delaware Area Chamber of
Commerce;
member of the Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce Workforce
Development Council, Columbus Development Services Council, Simon Kenton Council Board of the Boy Scouts of America,
Delaware
Rotary Club, and The Ohio State University Construction Systems
Management Advisory Board.
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Dwight
R. McCabe
The McCabe Companies |
7361 Currier Rd.
Plain City, OH 43064
Phone: 614.579.1979
Email Dwight
- President, The McCabe
Companies.
- Joined BXF Board
in 2006/2007, currently serving as board president.
- Educational background: The Ohio State University and has over 30 years experience in the
architectural, construction and development industries.
- Other leadership
activities: Design-Build Institute of America; Building Officials and Code
Administrators; Construction Specifications Institute; Associated
General Contractors; Warehouse Education and Research Council;
president, Central Ohio NAIOP; Builders Exchange education instructor
and Idea Exchange Group member.
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Pat
McLaughlin, LEED AP
cHc Manufacturing, Inc. |
2343
Westbrooke Dr.
Columbus, OH 43228
Phone: 614.527.1606, Fax: 614.527.1609
Email
Pat
- President, cHc
Manufacturing, Inc.
- Joined BXF Board
in 2009/2010.
- Educational
background: bachelor's degree in mathematics from the College of
Wooster.
- Other leadership
activities: past board president, Allied Construction Industries,
Cincinnati; board member and chair in 2003 and 2004, The Spirit of Construction Foundation in
Cincinnati; Builders Exchange Idea
Exchange group member; Cornerstone
Award Committee member and a Rising Leaders Institute Champion.
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Mark
Muter
Settle Muter Electric |
711
Claycraft Rd.
Columbus, OH 43230
Phone: 614.866.7554, Fax: 614.866.8241
Email
Mark
- President/Owner,
Settle Muter Electric.
- Joined BXF Board
in 2009/2010.
- Educational
background: construction management graduate of Columbus
State Community College.
- Other leadership
activities: chairman, “Partners in Construction” initiative for the Ohio chapter of the American Subcontractors
Association; board officer, AGC Central Ohio chapter; New Albany Rotary
Club; Builders Exchange Rising Leaders Institute Champion.
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James (Jim) K. Rost
Nationwide Realty Investors, Inc. |
375 North Front St., Suite 200
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614.857.2332, Fax: 614.857.2346
Email
Jim
- Vice President -
Development and Construction, Nationwide Realty Investors, Inc.
- Currently serving as BXF Board
immediate past president.
- Educational
background: bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of
Pittsburgh.
- Other leadership
activities: past president, Builders Exchange Board of Directors;
board member, Capital Crossroads - Special Improvement District.
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Mark
Setterlin, LEED AP
R.W.
Setterlin Building Co. |
4560 Harmon Ave.
Columbus, OH 432233
Phone: 614/459-7077, Fax: 614/459-0960
Email
Mark
- Executive Vice President,
R.W.
Setterlin Building Co.
- Joined BXF Board in
2007/2008.
- 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.
Awarded Columbus 40 under 40 award in 2009.
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James
(Jim) W. Smith
Elford,
Inc. |
1220 Dublin Rd.
Columbus, OH 43215-1008
Phone: 614.488.4000, Fax: 614.487.6600
Email
Jim
- President and COO,
Elford, Inc.
- Joined BXF Board in
2007/2008.
- Education background:
bachelor's degree in civil engineering from The Ohio State University.
- Other leadership
activities: president, Builders Exchange Board of Directors, Rising
Leaders Institute Champion; Columbus Rotary, Associated General Contractors, the
American Concrete Institute, Prevent Blindness Ohio, and vice
president of the board of directors, Easter Seals Central and
Southeast Ohio.
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Charles
(Charlie) D. Steitz
Sauer Group, Inc. |
1801 Lone Eagle St.
Columbus, OH 43228
Phone: 614.853.2500, Fax: 6143853.6131
Email
Charlie
- President, Sauer,
Inc.
- Joined BXF Board in
2008/2009, currently serving as vice president.
- Educational Background: bachelor’s degree from Lehigh University and an MBA from the
University of Pittsburgh.
- Other leadership
activities: past
president, Mechanical Contractors
Association of Central Ohio; former board member, Simon
Kenton Council of the Boy Scouts of America; past president, Builders
Exchange Board of Directors; Outreach Program speaker; Safety Awards
judge; and Rising Leaders Institute Champion for two years.
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Mac Ware
Ware
Construction Consulting, Ltd. |
3401 Woodview Pl.
Columbus, OH 43220
Phone: 614.207.7034
Email
Mac
- Owner, Ware Construction
Consulting, Ltd.
- Joined BXF Board in
2007/2008.
- Educational background:
bachelor of science degree in engineering technology from Franklin
University and a master of science degree in administration from Central
Michigan University.
- Other leadership
activities: past president, Builders Exchange Board of Directors; former council chairman, Salvation Army; Adult
Rehabilitation Center; former chair, Franklin University Alumni
Council.
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