Construction Management Advisory Board
The Department of Construction Management is honored to have a large, active and extremely supportive Industry Advisory Board. Our Industry Advisory Board is made up of top professionals in various facets of the construction industry. Members help us provide quality preparation for our students, position the department for maximum growth and build a strong network of industry support. The board is led by an elected team of advisers, who make up the Executive Council. If you would like to inquire about becoming a member of our Industry Advisory Board, please contact us.
Industry Advisory Board Mission Statement
“Our mission is to be recognized as an active and dynamic Construction Management Advisory Board engaging in the development and strengthening, through sustained and proactive involvement with the students and faculty, of the Department of Construction Management at East Carolina University. We will strive to share advances in all aspects of the construction industry with the students and faculty of the CMGT department to ensure that our students remain at the forefront of cutting-edge tools, techniques and technology for them to be highly skilled, competitive and sought-after graduates.”
Click here for CMGT Advisory Board Bylaws – revised 8/2015
Executive Council
Scott Cooper
President – Executive Council
Caterpillar, Inc.
Mary Brinn
Brinn Glass
Matt Chance
Precision Walls, Inc.
Patrick Fay
Harkins Builder
David Philyaw
T.A. Loving Company
Bill Seyler
Lend Lease
Mark Williford
Southern Piping
Chris White
Frank L. Blum Construction
Members
Our current CMGT IAB members are listed in the table below. This table is updated regularly, but if you notice anything that needs to be corrected, please send an email to cmgtadvisoryboard@ecu.edu. If your contact information, job title, or company name needs to be updated, please complete the form available here: CMGT IAB Member Information Update Form
| First | Last | Company/Job Title |
|---|---|---|
| Kristopher | Arnold | Senior Adv Officer ECU Foundations • UAH Major Gifts (Donors) |
| Sue | Sayger # | CMGT Faculty Representative |
| Kim | Gillikin # | CMGT IAB Liaision - Administrative Support - Advanced |
| Harry J. | Ploehn | CET ECU/Professor & Dean |
| Mike | Behm # | Department Chair - ECU CMGT |
| Eddie | Johnson | North Carolina Office of State Human Resources/ State Safety & Health Director/ Project Manager |
| Mary | Brinn # | Brinn Glass, Inc. President |
| Matt | Chance # | Precision Walls Inc./Advanced Exterior Systems |
| R. Scott | Cooper ## | CATERPILLAR, INC., Telehandler Alliance Group JLG Industries, Inc./Marketing Mgr, CD/LACD |
| Patrick | Fay # | Harkins Builders Inc. / Lead Superintendent |
| David | Philyaw # | T.A. Loving Company/Senior VP/Building Division |
| Bill | Seyler # | *Retired |
| Chris | White # | Frank L. Blum Construction Company/ VP of Preconstruction Services |
| Mark | Williford # | SPC Mechanical Corp/ VP Support Services |
| Jimmie | Hughes | *Retired |
| Gregg | Monday | L. F. Jennings Inc./Vice President *retired |
| Frank | Werner | CRH Americas, Inc. (*RETIRED*) |
| Bryan | Wheeler | Honorary IAB Member - Former CMGT Faculty - CRAFT Lab |
| Nick | Altilio | L.F. Jennings Inc/Project Engineer |
| Melvin | Armstrong | SIEMENS Energy/Transmission Operations Manager |
| Russell "Rusty" | Balderson | WM Jordan Company/ Senior Project estimator |
| Reggie | Barnacascel | Boddie-Noell Enterprises, Inc./Vice President Restaurant Development |
| Rob | Brogdon | Century Contractors. Inc - Executive Vice President |
| Pippa | Brown | L. F. Jennings Inc./Assistant Project Manager |
| Jerry | Langston | Hensel Phelps/Project Manager-Construction Group |
| Steve | Macmillan | Hensel Phelps/Project Manager-Construction Group |
| Carl V. | Carney | Davie Construction Co./President C.E.O |
| Al | Chesson | A.R. Chesson Construction/CEO President |
| William | Creel | Solomon Plumbing/ Purchasing Manager |
| Brian | Denisar | Bobbitt Construction, Inc/CEO |
| Nathan | Dickson | Black & Veatch Company |
| Greg | Drenning | James G. Davis Construction/Sr. Project Manager |
| Sam | Ellis | Fortune-Johnson/Title Senior Project Manager |
| Bill | Farrior Jr | Farrior and Sons/INC President |
| Sonny | Foster | Smithson Inc./President |
| Preston | Godwin | Husdon Brothers Construction Co./Project Manager |
| Joey | Hatch | Hamlin Roofing/ Project Manager |
| Richard (Rick) | Hibbett, Jr. | MEB Group/Business Development Manager |
| Amzie | Hoffner | S.T. Wooten/ Vice President |
| Dylan | Hutchinson | James G. Davis Construction |
| William | Janning | Balfour Beatty Infrastucture, Inc./Field Engineer |
| Matthew | Jones | JSmith Civil, LLC/Vice President of JSmith Civil |
| Keith | Lee | Sunbelt Rentals Scaffold Services/ Profit Center Manager |
| Mike | MacGilvray | Frank L. Blum Construction Company/ Senior Preconstruction Manager |
| Greg | Marks | MW Construction Services, LLC/Operations Manager |
| Joshua | Mauney | Paragon Safety Group/CEO |
| Thomas | McCarthy | Hourigan/Client Solutions Manager |
| Pat | McCrary | Coakley & Williams Construction/Senior PreConstruction Manager |
| Will | McLawhorn | Monteith Construction/VDC Director |
| Hunter | Nichols | Senior Preconstruction Manager/BRASFIELD & GORRIE, LLC |
| Keith | Nixon | Balfour Beatty Infrastucture, Inc./SE Region Ops Manager |
| Pete | Pemantell | Holder Construction Company/ Vice President - Operations |
| Langdon | Pleasant | S.T. Wooten/Sales Representative |
| Keith | Poettker | Poettker Construction/CEO |
| Robert N. | Ponton | C.R. Jackson, Inc./ Executive Vice President |
| David | Price | David Price Construction/Owner |
| Hector | Ray | RAYWEST Designbuild/owner |
| Stacy | Rooker | Clancy & Theys Construction Company |
| Eric | Rothrock | Crescent Communities Construction, LLC/ VP Preconstruction |
| Frank | Rygiel | Walbridge - VP/ General Manager - Florida Group |
| Tom | Shannon | Barnhill Contracting Company/Vice President of Human Resources and Safety |
| Foster | Smith | LeChase Construction Services/Project Manager |
| John W. | Smith | Barnhill Contracting Company/Vice President Eastern Division |
| Chris | Spach | SouthCon Building Group/President/ CEO |
| Seth | Speight | W.M. Jordan Co./Project Estimator |
| R. Craig | Spivey | Liberty Senior Living/Director of Construction |
| Philip | Squires | Mattamy Homes/VP Purchasing |
| Justin | Stancill | Lithko Contracting, LLC/Project Lead |
| Adam | Terracina | AJT Construction, Inc./President |
| Aaron | Thomas | Metcon, Inc./President & CEO |
| Mikkel | Thompson | PulteGroup, Inc/VP of Construction Operations |
| Jeremy | Tillman | CAROLINA BAY CONSTRUCTION/ OWNER,PRESIDENT |
| Ed Lawrence | Tipton, II | Tipton Builders, Inc./ President |
| William | Troxler Jr | Troxler Labs/CEO & President |
| Matt | Turner | Barnhill Contracting Company/Director of Business Development Eastern Division |
| John | Tuschak | Crowder Construction Company- Heavy Civil Division/Regional Operations Manager |
| Matt | Van Sickle | Van Sickle Law, PLLC/Attorney |
| Reginald "Reggie" | Warren | Atrium Health/Assistant Vice President - Planning, Design, Construction (Facilities Management Group) |
| Greg | West | RAYWEST Designbuild/owner |
| Eddie | Williford | Gregory Poole Equipment Company/ Executive Vice President & COO |
| Scott | Winstead | FMI/President, Management Consulting |
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