2024 Mid Summer Conference Speakers
MANAGEMENT LIABILITY
FRIDAY | 8:00a – 9:00a
MIKE COSGROVE, HON. AFF. AIAMI
As PCIA’s President and CEO, Mike has established a reputation as being a hands-on, problem-solver for his clients’ insurance and risk management needs, and he assists in training their staff to reduce their firm’s professional services risks. His expertise includes risk evaluation and insurance placement, contract reviews and negotiations, assistance with mergers and acquisitions and international project pursuits. Read more.
ALYX KANE
Alyx Kane, Account Executive at Travelers, is an insurance professional with 10 years of industry experience focused on sales, marketing, coverage analysis and recommendations on products and services. Alyx has strong background with customer service, training and development. Se enjoys working as part of a team focusing on a bigger goal, or as an individual in whatever role taken on and thrives on change and challenging situations, organization and customer focus. Her current focus of underwriting is related to Management Liability lines, including Private and Non-Profit Directors & Officers, EPL, Cyber, Crime, Fiduciary, K&R, ID Fraud and more. Read more.
THE FUTURE STARTS AT THE TOP: THE STORY OF LIFTBUILD
FRIDAY | 9:00a – 10:00a
JOE BENVENUTO
Chief Operating Officer Joe Benvenuto provides oversight and management of LIFTbuild’s operations and alliance partner relationships. Over the past four years, he spearheaded the transformation of the LIFTbuild technology to be more efficient in the field and more widely accepted by clients and local authorities. He is currently leading the team on LIFTbuild’s proof-of-concept project, Exchange, while also spearheading strategic planning efforts for the entity. He continues to lead the commercialization of LIFTbuild. Through the deployment of LIFTbuild’s innovative construction methodologies, leader Benvenuto aims to transform the typical construction environment into what LIFTbuild refers to as Vertical Manufacturing. Read more.
BEST PRACTICES IN BUILDING ENCLOSURE COMMISSIONSING(BECx)
FRIDAY | 10:00a – 11:00a
JEFF GALLANT
Jeffrey Gallant represents clients in the construction industry to manage risk and resolve disputes by negotiating contracts, providing advice and consultation during construction on project issues, and navigating alternative dispute resolution and litigation proceedings. Jeffrey’s clients include general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, architects, engineers, surveyors, surety and insurance companies, municipalities, developers, and… Read more.
SCOTT GARBO
Scott Garbo provides legal advice on and litigates construction and commercial matters. He principally represents construction professionals including contractors, engineers, architects, developers, subcontractors, suppliers, lenders, real estate investment trusts, and construction owners. Scott advises clients on every aspect of a project and the construction business, including contracting; risk-mitigation practices; claims, liens, and bonds; guidance to resolve project issues and disputes; and litigation and arbitration. Scott also represents businesses on a wide array of commercial issues. Read more.
TIM VANANTWERP
Tim VanAntwerp joined Granger Construction in 2000 and currently serves as Vice President of Business Development. Tim also focuses on Lean operations, risk management and higher education project support. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Michigan State University, and a Juris Doctor from Wayne State University. Tim is a Michigan licensed engineer and Michigan licensed attorney. Tim enjoys backpacking, cycling and fly fishing as well as working together with his wife on their highest priority project – being great parents for their two children. Read more.
ANDREW DUNLAP AIA, CDT, NCARB, LEED AP
Andrew Dunlap is a Principal at SmithGroup and leads their Building Technology Studio. His primary work experience is in the analysis and development of building enclosures, specializing in the evaluation of airtightness, hygrothermal performance, and energy efficiency. His work includes evaluating existing buildings, investigating problem buildings, revitalizing historic structures, and the design and consultation of new and specialty facades. Read more.
JOHN LEFEVRE
John LeFevre oversees that Planning, Design and Construction teams that deliver major projects for the university, such as the Music Building addition, Business College Pavilion and Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building. LeFevre last served as the design administrator within PDC. Before returning to MSU in 2011, he was the senior associate and vice president of Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr and Huber, Inc. from 1989 - 2011. An engineer by trade, LeFevre has a Master of Science degree in civil engineering from MSU. Following graduation from the College of Engineering, he worked as an engineering student and as a professional engineer on campus for several years. Read more.
AGC & AIA LEADERSHIP OUTLOOK
SATURDAY | 8:00a – 9:00a
KIMBERLY DOWDELL, AIA
Kimberly N. Dowdell, AIA, NOMAC, is a licensed architect and frequent speaker on the topic of architecture, leadership, diversity, sustainability, and the future of cities. In her 2019-2020 term as national president of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), she worked to increase opportunities for women and people of color to gain more equitable access to the building professions. She also more than doubled the organization’s membership and significantly raised NOMA’s profile. Read more.
RICK ANDRITSCH, AGC
Dennis Carignan joined the Granger team in 1998 and is currently President. He has a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management from Michigan State University, a Master’s in Business administration from the University of Michigan and is accredited as an AGC Associate Constructor. Building and remodeling are passions of his, things he does frequently at home and at his cottage. Read more.
RESURGET CINERBUS: A TEAM REHABILITATION OF
MICHIGAN CENTRAL STATION
SATURDAY | 9:00a – 10:00a
RONALD STALEY, FAPT
Ron Staley is senior vice president and executive director of historic preservation for The Christman Company. Ron joined Christman in 1984 and in 1992 founded Christman’s historic preservation group and has since provided construction services on both high-profile and complex museum-quality preservation work and historic tax credit work on projects including the U.S. Capitol, state capitols in Virginia, Maryland, and Michigan, university landmarks, National Park Service projects, and UNESCO and World Heritage projects in Cuba, Morrocco, Poland, and Slovakia. Most recently, he led the rehabilitation of Detroit’s abandoned Michigan Central Station. Read more.
RICHARD HESS, AIA, NCARB
Richard Hess, AIA, is a principal and regional operations director at Quinn Evans with over 25 years of combined experience practicing and teaching architecture. Throughout his career, Mr. Hess has been passionately involved in the adaptive reuse of existing places and re-imagining historic buildings for the next generation of users. Following Detroit’s notorious bankruptcy in 2013, he spearheaded a small team of like-minded individuals interested in being a part of the city’s historic comeback, focusing on the revitalization of Detroit’s neighborhoods and its many culturally rich but abandoned places, including the Wurlitzer Building, the Old Wayne County Courthouse, and the Metropolitan Building. Read more.
RICHARD BARDELLI
As part of the Ford Land team, Rich Bardelli is currently the Manager of Construction for the Ford BOSK Battery Plant in Glendale Kentucky. As Ford Motor Company's strategic and operational real estate resource, Ford Land plans, acquires, constructs, manages, develops and disposes of all corporate real estate worldwide. It also is involved with major real estate developments such as Fairlane; the 2,360-acre planned residential and commercial community in Dearborn, Mich. Read more.
EMERGING PROFESSIONALS LEADERSHIP PANEL
SATURDAY | 10:00a – 11:00a
MEGAN MARTIN-CAMPBELL, AIA
Aydukovic’s career spans 34 years in the construction, real estate, economic development, and education sectors. He currently serves as a teacher and administrator at Michigan State University’s Construction Management Program. Courses include Commercial Methods and Materials, Real Estate Finance, Construction Business Development and Construction Contracts. Read more.
ANDREW DI DIO, AGC
Andrew Di Dio is a Senior Project Manager at Ronnisch Construction Group. Di Dio has spent 13 years in the construction industry after earning his Bachelor’s Degree in construction management at Eastern Michigan University in 2010. He earned his Certificate of Management-Lean Construction, an assessment-based certificate credential that denotes knowledge and understanding of concepts related to lean adoption, practice and process transformation outlined in AGC’s Lean Construction Education Program, in 2015. Read more.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN ARCHITECTURE & CONSTRUCTION
SATURDAY | 11:00a – 12:00p
TED JENNINGS, LEED AP BD+C
As a leader in technology at Barton Malow, Ted helps manage the evaluation and deployment of all non-financial construction technologies for Barton Malow, which spans 15 offices across 10 states. As a the young professional, Ted has risen to become a trusted technology advisor for all divisions of the enterprise, including construction management, design-build, program management, general contracting, technology consulting, equipment installation services, and self-perform divisions. Read more.