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Convention
Planning Committee |
| Charge: |
Responsible
for assisting the President and the Executive Vice
President in the planning of the Annual Convention. |
| Composition: |
President,
Executive Vice President, Convention Chairman, Associate
Member Director and the Sponsor Chairman (appointed
by the President). |
| Members: |
Christopher
Leines, Minnesota Limited Inc., Chairman
Dennis Kennedy, Distribution Contractors Association
Kevin Miller, Miller Pipeline Corp.
William Seidel, Case Construction Business
Jack Gabrielse, Past President
Kenneth Gabrielse, Gabe's Construction Co. Inc.
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Government
Relations Committee |
| Charge: |
Target
specific regulatory and legislative items and report
their findings through the "Legislative Watch" section
of the DCA News and DCA Web page. |
| Composition: |
Chairman
is appointed annually by the President and the Chairman
selects the members. |
| Members: |
Christopher
Leines, Minnesota Limited Inc.
Benjamin Nelson, Pilchuck Contractors Inc.
Jay Osborn, Quality Contracting
Joseph Purpura, Midwestern Contractors
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Labor
Committee |
| Charge: |
Signatory
contractors chosen to enter into discussions with
the Laborers' International Union of N.A. (LIUNA),
the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE)
and the United Association (UA) for the purpose of
reaching national distribution agreements. |
| Composition: |
Chairman
appointed by the president. The chairman and the
Executive Vice President select members. (Membership
reflects geographic areas and work distribution.
Members must have the authority to represent their
companies in labor discussions.) |
| Members: |
David
Nelson, Pilchuck Contractors Inc., Chairman
Dale Anderson, Arby Construction Inc.
Gregory Dahl, ARB Inc.
Christopher Leines, Minnesota Limited Inc.
Keith Miller, Miller Pipeline Corp.
Jay Osborn, Quality Contracting
Joseph Purpura, Midwestern Contractors
Edwin Shannon, Snelson Companies Inc.
Keith Swerdfeger, K.R. Swerdfeger Construction Inc.
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Horizontal
Directional Drilling Committee |
| Charge: |
To
support safety, training, technical
developments, and voluntary
operational guidelines that sustain professional
practices and contractors.
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| Composition: |
Members
and Chairman are appointed annually by the President. |
| Members: |
Grady
Bell, Laney Directional Drilling Company, Chairman
Curtis Allen, Bentonite Performance Minerals LLC
Christian Brahler, T.T. Technologies Inc.
Gregory Dahl, ARB Inc.
Kenneth Gabrielse, Gabe's Construction Inc.
Klane Kirby, Astec Underground
Dean Martens, Ditch Witch
Greg Sidora, Hunting Energy Inc.
David Wisniewski, Vermeer Manufacturing Co.
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Marketing/Membership
Committee |
| Charge: |
Offers
professional advice to the DCA concerning media materials,
advertising strategies and promotional activites
designed to increase the exposure of DCA to the industry.
Also actively solicit and evaluate potential DCA
members and make recommendations on member programs
and awards.
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| Composition: |
Members
and Chairman are appointed annually by the President. |
| Members: |
Kenneth Gabrielse, Gabe's Construction Co. Inc., Chairman
Douglas
Banning, Jr. Miller Pipeline Corp.
Ellison Beasley, Ditch Witch
Christian Brahler, Jr., T.T. Technologies Inc.
David Dutton, McElroy Manufacturing Inc.
Jack Gabrielse, Past President
Wilbur "Bill" Heath, Metro Underground Services
Inc.
Klane Kirby, Astec Underground
Oliver Klinger, III Underground Construction
Magazine
Linda Loftis, Loftis Construction Corp.
Wes Lee, Volvo Construction Equipment N.A. Inc.
Craig McArton, Fabco Equipment Inc.
Kevin Michels, Michels Corporation
William Seidel, Case Construction Business
John Weaver, Deere & Co.
David Wisniewski, Vermeer Manufacturing Co.
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Associate
Member Nominating Committee |
| Charge: |
Provides
candidates for election to the Board of Directors. |
| Composition: |
Associate
Member Director serves as the Chairman for a two-year
term along with company representatives from the past
four Committee Chairmen and the Executive Vice President. |
| Members: |
William
Seidel, Case Construction Business, Chairman
E.R. “Butch” Graham, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers
Craig McArton, Fabco Equipment Inc.
Ellison Beasley, Ditch Witch
John Weaver, Deere & Company
Dennis Kennedy, Distribution Contractors Association |
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Recognition
Committee |
| Charge: |
Authorized
by the Board to make recommendations for individual
and corporate recognition. |
| Composition: |
President,
Past President Director, Associate Member Director and
Executive Vice President. |
| Members: |
Christopher
Leines, Minnesota Limited, Chairman
Patrick Michels, Michels Corp.
William Seidel, Case Construction Business
Dennis Kennedy, Distribution Contractors Association |
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Safety
/ Risk Management Committee |
| Charge: |
Reviews
all information concerning safety in the industry and
safe job-site practices. Has oversight for the Arthur
T. Everham Safety Award and the Annual Safety Congress. |
| Composition: |
President
appoints the Chairman and Members are appointed annually
by the Chairman. |
| Members: |
Benjamin
Nelson, Pilchuck Contractors Inc., Chairman
Timothy Bell, Midwestern Contractors
Jim Brotherton, Brotherton Pipeline Inc.
Thomas Clapper, H.L. Chapman Pipeline Construction
Scott Helmer, Helmer Risk Management LLC
Christopher Leines, Minnesota Limited Inc.
Kevin Miller, Miller Pipeline Corp.
Jay Osborn, Quality Contracting
Shepard Poole, The Hallen Construction Co. Inc.
Kenneth Price, K.R. Swerdfeger Construction Inc.
Edwin Shannon, Snelson Companies Inc. |
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Scholarship
Committee |
| Charge: |
Reviews
Scholarship applications and selects candidates for
the DCA-Dale R. Michels Endowed Scholarship. |
| Composition: |
Comprised
of the President, Past President Director, Treasurer,
Associate Member Director and one President's appointee
from the membership. Mrs. Ruth Michels, Michels Corporation,
serves as a permanent member of the committee. |
| Members: |
Christopher
Leines, Minnesota Limited Inc., Chairman
Patrick Michels, Michels Corporation
Shepard Poole, The Hallen Construction Co. Inc.
William Seidel, Case Construction Business
John Weaver, Deere & Co.
Ruth Michels, Michels Corporation |
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Strategic
Plan Committee |
| Charge: |
Oversee
development and implementation of association's five-year
strategic plan. |
| Composition: |
Selected
by the current President from the membership. |
| Members: |
Shepard
Poole, The Hallen Construction Co. Inc.,
Chairman
Douglas Banning, Jr. Miller Pipeline Corp.
Grady Bell, Laney Directional Drilling Co.
Christian Brahler, Jr. T.T. Technologies Inc.
Bobby Darby, Darby Equipment Co.
Anthony Deusenbery, Otis Eastern Service Inc.
Dennis Kennedy, Distribution Contractors Association
Lewis Long, Volvo Construction Equipment N.A. Inc.
Kevin Michels, Michels Corporation
David Nelson, Pilchuck Contractors Inc.
Joseph Purpura, Midwestern Contractors
Edwin Shannon, Snelson Companies Inc.
Keith Swerdfeger, K.R. Swerdfeger Construction Inc.
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Technical
Committee |
| Charge: |
Recommends
programs for the Association that would be of technical
interest to the membership and coordinates a DCA session
at the UCT Conference & Exhibition. |
| Composition: |
Chairman
appointed by the President and Members are appointed
annually by the Chairman. |
| Members: |
Dale Mykyte, Pe Ben USA Inc., Chairman
Gary Lawson, Ditch Witch, Co-Chairman
Curtis Allen, Bentonite Performance Minerals LLC
Robert Carpenter, Underground Construction
magazine, Advisor
Anthony Deusenbery, Otis Eastern Service Inc.
Brian Ganske, Snelson Companies Inc.
David Holcomb, T.T. Technologies Inc.
David Hughes, McElroy Manufacturing Inc.
Klane Kirby, Astec Underground
Bernard Krzys, Benjamin Media, Advisor
Linda Loftis, Loftis Construction Corp.
Steve McGrew, Connectra Fusion Technologies
Raymond
Swerdfeger, K.R. Swerdfeger Construction Inc.
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Executive
/ Finance Committee |
| Charge: |
Reviews
committee recommendations and sets agendas for Board
of Directors meetings. Committee acts on behalf of the
Board of Directors as directed. Executive/Finance Committee
provides advice to the Executive Vice President on financial
matters concerning the association's investments and
financial strategies. The committee also evaluates the
Executive Vice Presidents performance and sets the Executive
Vice President's compensation package. The committee
makes regular informational reports to the Board of
Directors on financial matters. |
| Composition: |
President,
Vice President, Treasurer, Immediate Past President and Executive Vice President
and Chairman of the NDPIC & PF Trust, LMCT of DCA
Trust and DCA Advancement Trust |
| Members: |
Christopher
Leines, Minnesota Limited Inc.
Anthony Deusenbery, Otis Eastern Service Inc.
Shepard Poole, The Hallen Construction Co. Inc.
Dennis Kennedy, Distribution Contractors Association
Edwin Shannon, Snelson Companies Inc.
Gregory Dahl, ARB Inc.
David Nelson, Pilchuck Contractors Inc. |
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Regular
Member Nominating Committee |
| Charge: |
Determine
and provide a slate of officer and director nominees
for election at the DCA Annual Convention. |
| Composition: |
President,
Immediate Past President, Executive Vice President and four Past Presidents, elected
by the Regular Members at the previous Annual Convention |
| Members: |
Christopher
Leines, Minnesota Limited Inc., Chairman
Edwin Shannon, Snelson Companies Inc.
Kenneth Gabrielse, Gabe's Construction Co. Inc.
Linda Loftis, Loftis Construction Corp.
David Nelson, Pilchuck Contractors, Inc.
Joseph Purpura, Midwestern Contractors
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DCA-Lyons' Family Grant Committee
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| Charge: |
Reviews
Grant applications and selects candidates for
the DCA-Lyons' Family Grant. |
| Members: |
Kenneth Gabrielse, Gabe's Construction Co., Inc.
Dennis Kennedy, Distribution Contractors Association
Christopher Leines. Minnesota Limited Inc.
Lewis Long, Volvo Construction Equipment N.A. Inc.
Jan Lyons
Robert Lyons, InfraSource Underground Construction LLC
Joseph Purpura, Midwestern Contractors |
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LIUNA/DCA
Trust - Trustees |
| Charge: |
Trustee
members serve at the recommendation of the Labor Committee
on labor-management cooperation trusts. Trustees oversee
activities, expenditures and other business of the trusts. |
| Composition: |
DCA
trustees are appointed by the Labor Committee and must
be signatory contractors to the appropriate national
distribution agreements. LIUNA appoints an equal number
of labor trustees. The Executive Vice President serves
as the Executive Director. |
| Members: |
David Nelson, Pilchuck Contractors Inc., Co-Chairman
Terence O'Sullivan, Laborers' International Union of
N.A., Co-Chairman
James Hale, Laborers' International Union of N.A.
Douglas Banning, Jr., Miller Pipeline Corp.
Edward Smith, Laborers' International Union of N.A.
Keith Swerdfeger, K.R. Swerdfeger Construction Inc.
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National
Distribution Pipeline Industry Communications
and Productivity Fund Trustees - UA |
| Charge: |
Three
DCA Trustee members serve at the recommendation of the
Labor Committee on labor-management cooperation trusts.
Trustees oversee activities, expenditures and other
business of the trusts. |
| Composition: |
DCA
trustees are appointed by the Labor Committee and must
be signatiory contractors to the DCA/United Association
National Distribution Agreement. The UA appoints an
equal number of labor trustees. The Executive Vice President
serves as the Executive Director. |
| Members: |
Dale
Anderson, Arby Construction Inc.
Gregory
Dahl, ARB Inc.
Anthony Deusenbery, Otis Eastern Service Inc.
Thomas Gross, United Association
James Moss, United Association Local 32
Phil Stephenson, United Association
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DCA
Advancement Fund - IUOE |
| Charge: |
Two
Trustee members serve at the recommendation of the Labor
Committee on labor-management cooperation trusts. Trustees
oversee activities, expenditures and other business
of the fund. |
| Composition: |
DCA
trustees are appointed by the Labor Committee and must
be signatory contractors to the DCA/IUOE National Distribution
Agreement. |
| Members: |
Patrick
D. Michels, Michels Corporation
Edwin Shannon, Snelson Companies Inc.
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Laborers
- Employers Benefit Plan Collection Trust: LEBPCT |
| Charge: |
One
DCA Trustee member makes reports regularly to the Labor
Committee on the activities, expenditures and other
business matters of the trust. |
| Composition: |
Trustee
is appointed by the Labor Committee and must be a signatory
contractor to the DCA/LIUNA National Distribution Agreement. |
| Members: |
David
Nelson, Pilchuck Contractors Inc. |
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IUOE
National Training Fund |
| Charge: |
Two
DCA Trustee members make reports regularly to the Board
of Directors on the activities, expenditures and other
business matters of the trust. |
| Composition: |
Trustees
are appointed by the Labor Committee and must be signatory
contractors to the DCA/IUOE National Distribution Agreement.
The Executive Vice President serves as an advisor. |
| Members: |
David
Nelson, Pilchuck Contractors Inc.
Edwin Shannon, Snelson Companies Inc.
Ralph DiSibio, Parsons Energy & Chemical Group of
the Parsons Corp.
Howard Evans, International Union of Operating Engineers
Christopher Hanley, International Union of Operating
Engineers
James Van Dyke, International Union of Operating Engineers
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