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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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.  

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.