2024-2025 Committee Members
Involvement on CBC committees provides unparalleled networking opportunities and access to AEC leaders to develop strategic alliances often leading to lasting relationships, increasing your value in the firm, and your firm’s overall value to its clients and the industry.
| Membership | Makes recommendations and promotes the benefits of membership to prospective and current members. Chair: David Barstow, GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. Members: Edward Carvalho, MJ Daly Christine Jablonski, Daniel O’Connell Sons, Inc. Bryan Moore, Svigals+Partners Greg Putnam, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company Lucia Visconti, CohnReznick Andrew White, Tighe & Bond |
| Programs | Plans programs and speakers for CBC programs and webinars. Co-Chairs: Andrew White, Tighe & Bond Robert G. Delagrange, Hoffmann Architects, Inc. Members: Rich A. Bergan, Bergan Architectural Woodworking Cathy DeFrances-Vittorio, Fuss & O’Neill, Inc. Ron Goodin, Phase Zero Design Christine Jablonski, Daniel O’Connell’s Sons, Inc. Bob Labanara, Wohlsen Construction Alfred Lombardi, Michael Horton Associates, Inc. Matthew Quaranta, Loureiro Engineering Associates, Inc. Ryan Scrittorale, Alfred Benesch & Company Seth Stevens, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company |
| Marketing | Enhances the visibility of the industry and promotes the programs and efforts of the organization. Chair: Scott Rowland, Turner Construction Members: Katelyn Birge, Sustainable Engineering Solutions Luke Glendening, Turner Construction Stephanie Greenman, Gilbane Building Company Carina Scher, Tighe & Bond |
| Industry Practices Committee (IPC) | Long-standing group of diverse industry leaders who meets monthly to discuss issues affecting the construction industry and propose program ideas, solutions, and procedures to resolve common problems. The IPC Committee’s most recent efforts can be found in Connecticut Construction Guidelines: The Manual for Successful Building Projects or the white paper on the projected AEC / Construction Industry Workforce Shortage. Co-Chairs: Amar Shamas, Gilbane Construction Company Tom DiBlasi, DiBlasi Associates, PC. |
| Golf Outing | Co-Chairs: Ronald Goodin, Phase Zero Design Al Lombardi, Michael Horton Associates Inc, Members: Ed Carvalho, M.J. Daly Cathy DeFrances-Vittorio, Fuss & O’Neill Frederick Hedberg, Robinson & Cole Scott Kraynak, H.F. Lenz Kevin Levesque, Babbidge Miles McDonald, Salas O’ Brien Martin Onorato, Robinson & Cole Nichole Petersen, Flow-Tech, Inc. Kurt Prochorena, Loureiro Engineering Associates Inc. Melissa Saint, Babbidge Allyson Slattery, Corporate Construction Joseph Spagnoletti, CohnReznick |
| CBC Scholarship Fund, Inc. | Charitable foundation that grants scholarships to high school students entering college to study in design and construction-related fields. President: Thomas DiBlasi, DiBlasi Associates P.C. Vice President: John Hawley, Gilbane Building Company Secretary: Katie Wilkinson, Turner Construction Company Treasurer: Timothy Onderko, Langan Engineering Board Members: Clifton J. Cotter (honorary) Tayor Crouse, Gilbane Building Company Alana Lovegren, Svigals + Partners Katie Hurley, Fairfield University Christine Jablonski, Daniel O’Connell’s Sons James LaRosa, LaRosa Building Group Chad McCullough, Turner Construction Company Martin Onorato, Robinson+Cole Ashley Patrylak, Salas O’Brien |
| Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Working towards a more diverse and inclusive organization while giving back to the AEC community. Chair: Edward Carvalho, MJ Daly Members: Michelle Hopson, Hopson Consultancy LLC Christine Jablonski, Daniel O’Connell’s Sons Angela Karachristos, Tighe & Bond |
