ABC-SEMI Southeast Michigan Contractors Issue 3, 2024

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ABC SEMI STAFF PRESIDENT/CEO Keith Ledbetter kledbetter@abcsemi.org CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Dave Staudt dstaudt@abcsemi.org DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP Marlena Booth mbooth@abcsemi.org DIRECTOR OF SAFETY Drew Maltese safety@abcsemi.org OPERATIONS MANAGER Michelle Wood mwood@abcsemi.org COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER Kelly Frederick kfrederick@abcsemi.org

VICE PRESIDENT Deanna Morley dmorley@abcsemi.org DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION Marissa Downs mdowns@abcsemi.org DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION Grace Bonventre gbonventre@abcsemi.org EDUCATION SERVICES COORDINATOR Kaylee Cohen kcohen@abcsemi.org

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2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR Chris Holsbeke Sr, Holsbeke Construction, Inc. VICE CHAIRMAN Robert Clancy, Robert Clancy Contracting, Inc. TREASURER Eric Flessland, Butzel Long SECRETARY Adam Harding, AIS Construction Equipment Corporation CHAPTER ATTORNEY Frank Mamat, Plunkett Cooney DIRECTORS Luke Beach, Independence Commercial Construction, Inc. Thomas Campbell, Campbell Industrial Contractors, Inc. Stacy Demers, AssuredPartners Bridget Kewin, O’Donnell Electric, LLC Chris Maltese, D.J. Maltese Construction Corp. Tad Martin, TMX Contracting Brian Misaras, Merlo Construction Company Mike Peake, Action Traffic Maintenance, Inc. Debbie Starke , LaFemina Trucking, Inc. Mark Weatherly, Diamond Shine Concrete & Stone Polishing STATE BOARD MEMBERS Luke Beach, Independence Commercial Construction, Inc. Robert Clancy, Robert Clancy Contracting, Inc. Frank Mamat, Plunkett Cooney NATIONAL BOARD MEMBERS Robert Clancy, Robert Clancy Contracting, Inc. Chris Maltese, D.J. Maltese Construction Corp. Brian Townsley, Tower Group LLC CET BOARD OF TRUSTEES CHAIRMAN Sean Fisher, Third Coast Electric TREASURER Jim Struble, RCI Electric, LLC TRUSTEES Andy Barnum, Lee Industrial Contracting Kurt Dunhan, Consolidated Electrical Contractos Jeff Campbell, Campbell Industrial Contractors, Inc. Justin Ocwieja, Midwest Illumination Tad Martin, TMX Contracting

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03 President’s Letter 04 Empowering Tomorrow 06 Why ABC of Michigan 08 New Board Members 10 ABC Provides Safety Training to Local Contractors 12 A Mission. A Purpose. A New Perspective

14 Struggle, Passion and the Ultimate Victory 16 The War’s Not Over When the Fighting Stops 18 Certified WBE Risk Management 20 ABC New Member Profiles 22 Upcoming Events

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