Communications COMMITTEE
To serve as brand ambassadors in an effort to create an enduring imprint in the commercial construction market place as the trade association of choice.
Chair: Wilfredo Figueroa, Hensel Phelps
General Contractors Council
To provide a forum for general contractors to identify key issues that concern the overall construction industry and to develop and implement strategies that will affect the issues in a positive way.
Golf Committee
To organize outstanding Spring and Fall Golf Classics every May and September.
Local Task Forces
To be the voice of the construction industry regarding legislative affairs in Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William Counties.
Management Education Committee
To provide management, technical and leadership training that increases the body of knowledge for the construction industry.
Chair: Justin Musgrove, Ennis Electric
Co-Chair: Chris Frye, Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C.
MEMBERSHIP Committee
To attract quality members, make those new members feel welcome, and retain existing members by encouraging involvement in ABC-VA functions.
Chair: Wilfredo Figueroa, Hensel Phelps
Vice Chair: Michael Silberman, Scott-Long Construction
NETWORKING COMMITTEE
To plan events and increase member involvement.
Chair: Derek Ireland, Temp Power
Safety Council Peer Group
To encourage the construction industry to make safety a priority. To develop quality training programs and improve the curriculum of existing programs so that they continue to address the needs of the industry.
Chair: Elliot Niefeld, SEE, Inc.
Co-Chair: Jorge Otalora, HOAR Construction
Young Leaders Committee
To provide the young leaders in our industry with information on relevant topics and a forum to network with other young leaders.
Chair: Rachel Leinbach, HITT Contracting Inc.
Co-Chair: Colin McShane, E.E. Reed Construction, L.P.
ELECTRICAL & HVAC Craft Training Councils
To ensure that the Northern Virginia apprenticeship programs meet the needs of employers, students and the industry as a whole.
Education Committee
To provide quality training programs that address the needs of the industry.
*New Committee, Chair Needed*
Membership AND involvement Committee
To attract quality members and make those new members feel welcome and to retain existing members by encouraging involvement in ABC functions.
Co-Chairs:
Nathan Karr, Atlantic Constructors and
Andrew Cosby, Old Dominion Firestopping.
Safety Council Peer Group
To encourage the construction industry to make safety a priority. To develop quality training programs and improve the curriculum of existing programs so that they continue to address the needs of the industry.
*New Committee, Chair Needed*
Virginia Electrical Contractors Apprenticeship
Program (VECAP)
To ensure that the Central Virginia electrical apprenticeship program meets the needs of employers, students, and the industry as a whole.
Chair:
Gary Wright,
M & E Contractors
Education Committee
To provide management, technical and leadership training that increases the body of knowledge for the construction industry.
Chair: Crystal Gloeckner, Comfort Systems of Virginia
General Contractors Council
To provide a forum for general contractors to identify key issues that concern the overall construction industry and to develop and implement strategies that will affect the issues in a positive way.
Chair: Michael Daniels, W.M. Jordan Company
Golf Committee
To organize outstanding Spring and Fall Golf Classics every April and October.
Leadership Committee
To coordinate planning and implementation of the goals and ideas of the membership. These goals include: (1) better communication, (2) increased awareness of what ABC does and can offer, (3) increased access, (4) higher membership retention, and (5) increased membership involvement.
Chair: Mike Miller, AIM Services
Vice Chair: Ellen Pelstring, Draper Aden Associates
Local Legislative Council
To serve as the voice of the construction industry regarding legislative affairs in the individual regions.
Membership Committee
To assure continued membership growth and strong membership retention by actively communicating the benefits of membership to the merit shop construction industry.
Chair: Stuart Hallett, Architectural Products of VA
Vice Chair: Victoria Bennett, Comfort Systems of Virginia
Networking & Involvement Committee
To encourage members to be involved in order to get the most out of networking opportunities and build lasting relationships.
Chair: Brandon Knowlton, Eure, Inc.
Vice Chair: Anthony Garcia, TST Construction
Safety Council Peer Group
To encourage the construction industry to make safety a priority. To develop quality training programs and improve the curriculum of existing programs so that they continue to address the needs of the industry.
Chair: Dave Thompson, Henderson, Inc.
Vice Chair: Elizabeth Barnette, Damuth Trane
Young Leaders Council
To provide the young leaders in our industry with information on relevant topics and a forum to network with other young leaders.
Chair: Dalton Davidson, Power Electric
Vice Chair: Brian Giblin, Core Assurance
STEP Committee
Chair: Matt Wilson, Morgan Marrow Company
Vice Chair: Mike Reff, Towne Insurance
Excellence in Construction (EIC) Committee
Chair: Mike Reff, Towne Insurance