Association Picks Officers For 2008
Saturday, Dec 1, 2007
J. David Pepper of Pepper Construction Company has been selected by the Board of Directors to serve as the 49th Chairman of the Builders Association. He will join Vice Chairman John Russell of W.E. O’Neil Construction Company and Treasurer R. Lynn Treat of Ryan Companies US, Inc. as volunteer officers for the Association in 2008.
Pepper will be the third member of his family to serve as Builders Association Chairman, following his father Richard S. (1967-68) and his brother J. Scot (2001-03). He will replace 2007 Chairman Paul Hellermann of Bulley & Andrews.
Benjamin Johnston of James McHugh Construction Company was welcomed onto the Board after being elected to a three-year term, and James, Schaeffer & Schimming owner Sherwin Mirsky was elected to a two-year term.
The Builders Association would like to thank Hellermann for his terrific job as Chairman in his year of service and would also like to thank three more Directors whose terms on the Board have expired: Sheri Tantari of McShane Construction Corporation; Dana Thorne of Thorne Associates Ltd.; and John Benz of William J. Scown Building Company.
J. David Pepper is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pepper Construction Group and served as the Vice Chairman of the Builders Association in 2007. He serves on the Advisory Board of Directors for Good Shepherd Hospital and is a member of the Northwest Suburban Council Boy Scouts of America’s Executive Board.
Russell, a Vice President at O’Neil, has overall responsibility for all retail projects and is active in the ICSC. He has a keen interest and significant knowledge in the area of information technology and has led several IT implementations for O’Neil. Russell also served on the O’Neil Safety Committee and has refined the company’s policies in that area.
Treat has 35 years of hands-on experience in construction. As Director of Field Operations for Ryan Companies, he coordinates cost estimating, technical design and development, construction activities and subcontractor negotiation.
Johnston is the Vice President and corporate counsel for McHugh Construction, oversees all legal matters for the contractor and advises the executive team on corporate and strategic matters. He is a trustee of the Carpenters’ Welfare and Pension funds and a representative to MARBA. A member of the Illinois bar, Johnston joined McHugh in 1996.
Mirsky has worked for James, Schaeffer & Schimming for 40 years and has co-owned the business with Thomas Rood since 1976.
In addition to the officers, Hellermann, Johnston and Mirsky, the Builders Association’s 2008 Board of Directors will include:
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George W. Ferrell, Henry Bros. Company
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Leon LaJeunesse, Custom Contracting, Ltd.
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John O’Malley, Case Foundation Company
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Howard Strong, The George Sollitt Construction Company