Board of Directors 2010-2011

Officers

Chair, AGC of Massachusetts
John Lauring, President
Lauring Construction, Inc.

John Lauring has grown up working for the Lauring family-owned business. He is presently the Chief Executive Officer and has experience in all aspects of operating a smaller-sized construction firm.  He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar and a director of Commonwealth National Bank.  Mr. Lauring received a B.S.C.E degree from Tufts University in 1976 and earned a J.D. degree in 1984 from Western New England College of Law. 

Vice Chair, AGC of Massachusetts
Lisa Wexler, President, Elaine Construction, Inc.

Lisa Wexler is the third generation of the Wexler family responsible for the stewardship of ELAINE Construction Company, Newton, MA.  Lisa is a graduate of UVM and Harvard’s Executive MBA program.  Recent honors include: 2008 Enterprising Women’s Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year; 2009 New England Women Business Owners Entrepreneur of the Year; 2009 Northeastern University Center for Family Business Marshall Paisner Award Winner.

Treasurer, AGC of Massachusetts
Robert France
President, Senate Construction

Bob has over 30 years in the construction industry from sales and estimating to project management. He founded Senate Construction in 1990 to offer his clients more complete real estate development needs.  Bob has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University.

Secretary, AGC of Massachusetts
Jeffrey DeMarco
President, Campanelli Companies

With a BS in Civil Engineering from Union College, Jeff joined Campanelli Companies in 1983 as a Project Manager and is now a Partner in the Company as well as President of Campanelli Associates Construction Corporation.  Jeff has supervised the construction of over 14 million square feet of commercial, industrial and retail development.  Jeff’s duties include land development, community relations, project cost analysis and permitting.

Directors

William Aalerud
President and COO, A.J. Martini, Inc.

Bill Aalerud joined A.J. Martini, Inc. eighteen years ago and was named president and chief operating officer in 2002.   Bill is a former member of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Designer Selection Board and serves on the Education Facilities Planning & Building Committee for the Town of Winchester. He has a degree in civil engineering and received his MBA from Babson College.

Joseph Albanese
Founder & CEO, Commodore Builders, Inc.

Joe is founder and CEO of Commodore Builders. He is a Registered Professional Engineer, with a BSCE from UMass Lowell and an MBA from Boston University. His career in construction has included positions with A.J. Martini, Macomber and Shawmut, founding Commodore in 2002. In 2007, Joe served in the Middle East leading the 22^nd Naval Construction Regiment (fwd), he retired from the U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps as a Captain in September, 2009.

Timothy Bonfatti, Principal and COO
Compass Project Management, Inc.

After eight years as the President and a Principal/COO of the RF Walsh Co., Inc. and RF Walsh Project Management Inc., Tim Bonfatti started Compass Project Management, Inc. to provide results-oriented project and construction management services to clients in the private and public sector. Tim is the 2009 Chairman of the Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts, a member of the Board of Overseers for the Boston Architectural College, and serves on the Medfield School Committee. He is also a member of the Massachusetts Bar.

John Cannistraro, Jr., President
J.C. Cannistraro, LLC

Len Charney
Head of Practice, Boston Architectural College

Len’s diverse 30-year career has focused on three professional areas: design and construction management, community planning and real estate development, and experiential education and career training. His most recent AIA grant has focused on Most recently he secured an AIA grant to study building information modeling and its impact on design education, with special emphasis on understanding how project stakeholders can work more collaboratively. Len holds a Masters of Architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Masters in Teaching from Antioch College, and a Bachelors of Science from Cornell University.

Anthony Consigli
Past Chair, AGC of Massachusetts
President, Consigli Construction Co., Inc.

Anthony became President of Consigli Construction in 1994 as the fourth generation of his family, along with his brother Matthew, to lead the firm.  Through his vision and stewardship the firm has evolved from a small general contractor to a 300-person organization with annual revenues in excess of $250 million.   He is past chairman of the AGC of Massachusetts and serves on the boards of the Knox Trail Council for the Boy Scouts of America, the Higgins Armory Museum and Workshop, and Preservation Massachusetts. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from Harvard University. 

Denise Frias
Manager of Accounting, Business Development and Marketing Resources, S & F Concrete Contractors

Denise joined the family business after working as an assistant to the city project manager on a 100 million dollar library in San Francisco.  She has worked in the firm as an accounting specialist, contract compliance coordinator, human resources manager and business development manager for the last 14 years.  Denise has a B.S. in Marketing and is presently earning a second degree in Accounting & Finance from Northeastern University. 

Jeffrey Gouveia
Chief Operating Officer, Suffolk Construction Company

As COO, Jeff is responsible for managing Suffolk’s largest construction management group, its Northeast Operations, which focuses on projects in the commercial, residential, hospitality, federal government, education and healthcare sectors.  Jeff and his team are actively managing over $1.5 billion of construction and responsible for over $850 million in annual revenue.

Deborah Griffin
Senior Counsel, Holland & Knight LLP

Deborah is an attorney in the Construction Industry Practice Group of the national law firm Holland & Knight LLP.  She concentrates her practice in the area of construction, commercial litigation and bankruptcy. She regularly advises contractors, owners and sureties on construction contracts, administration and claim matters and handles construction disputes from start to finish.

Paul Hewins
General Manager and Executive Vice President, Skanska USA Building Inc.

Benjamin McConchie
A.J. Martini, Inc.

Maureen McDonough, Esq., Director of Program  Administration, Harvard Capital Planning and Project Management (HCPPM)

Robert Murray
President, Bond Brothers, Inc.

Michael O'Brien
Gilbane Building Company

Bob Petrucelli, Executive Committee
President and CEO
AGC of Massachusetts

Bob has been the President & CEO of Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Massachusetts since 1987.  Received his BA from Saint Anselm’s College his MBA from Western New England College.  Most recently served as a member of the legislature’s Construction Reform Commission.

Jennifer Pinck
President, Pinck & Co., Inc.

Michael Powers, P.E., LEED AP, F.ASCE, F.ACEC
Chair, Symmes, Maini & McKee Associates

Mike is a fellow of both the American Council of Engineering Companies and the American Society of Civil Engineers, a former chairman of the Massachusetts Building Congress, past president of ACEC Massachusetts, and past director of MassEcon. Mike serves as a director of Hallam Associates of Burlington VT and a corporator of Cambridge Savings Bank. 

William Sullivan
Director of Human Resources, Daniel O’Connell’s Sons, Inc.

Dom Tiberi
Vice President and Project Executive, Barr & Barr, Inc.

Domenic returned to Barr and Barr in 2006 to head the regional New England office after a 10 year hiatus working as a program manager for RF Walsh Company and director of facilities at Tufts University Health Science facility. He is a graduate of Clark University undergraduate program in Economics and received his graduate degree from Cambridge College in Organizational Development.

Andrew Wailgum
Young Contractors Council Representative
Partner, Murtha Cullina LLP

As a partner in the law firm Andrew counsels owners, general contractors and subcontractors regarding all facets of commercial construction work on public and private projects from contract negotiations to litigation.  He also represents corporate policyholders in claims for insurance coverage, including claims arising from bodily injury or property damage arising out of construction projects.  He is a graduate of Boston University School of Law and received his Bachelor of Science degree from Northeastern University.

Don White
President, Richard White Sons, Inc.

Life Directors

John A. Farina
President, James Farina Corporation

Francis W. Madigan Jr.
Chair, F. W. Madigan Company, Inc.

Bud is a Life Director of AGC of America, a past AGC of America Building Division Chairman, and a past national Treasurer.   He has served since 1964 as a director on the chapter board and was the first member elected to a two-year term as chapter president.  

Francis W. Madigan III      
President, F. W. Madigan Co., Inc.

Leo V. Marshall
President, J. L. Marshall & Sons, Inc.

Robert P. McDonald
Chair and Treasurer, Erland Construction, Inc.

Robert P. McDonald serves as Chairman of the Board and Treasurer of Erland Construction, He joined Erland in 1983 as Principal and President and has more than 50 years of experience in the construction industry. He is a Life Director of AGC of America and past President of the Massachusetts Building Congress. He is a graduate of MIT '53 and Harvard Business School '57.

Paul J. Stella
Chairman and CEO, P. J. Stella Construction Corp.

Mr. Stella, a graduate of Northeastern University, founded the company in 1971.  He currently concentrates his efforts on long-range strategic planning, in addition to fostering and maintaining adherence to the firm’s founding principles of skill, integrity, responsibility and trust.  Mr. Stella is a past 2-term president of AGC/MA, in addition to serving as national Treasurer of AGC/America, executive board member and past chairman of the building division, he is also a national life member of the Board of Directors.

Marc Truant
President and Chief of Operations, Marc Truant Associates, Inc.

Marc, a licensed architect, is a past chairman of AGC of Massachusetts and a national director of the AGC of America.  He is a member of the American Institute of Architects and the Boston Society of Architects and for many years has served as a director of Friends of Boston’s Homeless.  Marc holds a Bachelor of Science from MIT and a Master of Architecture from Rice University. 

S. Peter Volpe
Volpe Construction Corp.

Edmond H. White, Jr.
Richard White Sons, Inc.

As a third generation family owner of Richard White Sons, Inc., and with 58 years of construction experience, Mr. White has overseen all facets of operations within the company. Edmond’s professional affiliations include Past President and Director of AGC of Massachusetts, Past President, Director and Lifetime Director of AGC of America, Past President of MA Building Congress, a member of the AGC Document Review Committee and Director of Village Bank.

Labor Relations Division Representative

Thomas H. O’Connor Jr.
President, O’Connor Constructors, Inc.

Tom joined O’Connor Constructors after 8 years of supervising construction projects in the United States, Greenland, Afghanistan and Vietnam with the Army Corps of Engineers. Beginning as a project manager for a variety of projects (Including Health, Power, Educational, Medical, Aviation, and Commercial), he took on increasing responsibilities leading to the Presidency of this 4^th generation family-owned firm.

Open Shop Council Representative

Charles Vaciliou
Erland Construction

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