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Garrett Akin
Brooks Construction
Craig Amerine
Amerine Utilities Construction, Inc.
Glen Amerine
Amerine Utilities Construction, Inc.
John Audi
MasTec North America, Inc.
Robert Breeden
ElectriCom, Inc.
Tony Briggs
Vermeer Corporation
Ed Campbell
Henkels & McCoy, Inc.
Marty Ferguson
FS3, Inc.
Matthew Gabrielse
Gabe’s Construction Co., Inc.
Robin Gilbertson
J&R Underground, LLC
Jerrod Henschel
Michels Corporation
Chase Lapcinski
Push, Inc.
Dan Levac
Preformed Line Products
Rob Pribyl
MP Nexlevel, LLC
Jameson Ringger
NESCO, LLC
Heath Sellenriek
Sellenriek Construction
Steve Sellenriek
Sellenriek Construction
Don Stephens
Tjader & Highstrom
Lindsley Thulin
Michels Corporation
Publisher
TimothyWagner
Editor
Michael Ancell
Advertising Sales
Stacy Bowdring
Advertising Sales
Dana Gilbertson
Photography
Steven Purcell
Information Technology
Greg Smela
Accounting
James Wagner
President
Timothy D. Killoren
TelCom Construction
President-Elect
Todd Myers
Kenneth G. Myers Construction
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James Dillahunty
Henkels & McCoy, Inc.
2
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Vice President
Larry Pribyl
MP Nexlevel, LLC
Treasurer
David Aubrey
Okay Construction
Secretary
John Fluharty
Mears Group, Inc.
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