Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of the Carolinas Announces 2016 Upstate Leadership Team
March 30, 2016
Gavin Axson (Brasfield and Gorrie) Continues as Upstate Chairman
The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of the Carolinas announces the 2016 leadership team for the organization’s Upstate (SC) Council.
Gavin Axson, Senior Project Manager for Brasfield and Gorrie, is serving another year as Chair, working closely with the 2016 leadership team:
- Kyle Dillard, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. — Vice Chair and Government Affairs
- David DeVita, Carolina Safety Consultants — Safety
- Bryan Finch, Hajoca — Membership
- Joan Krause, BE&K Building Group — Public Relations
- Chris Moore, Carolina Power
- Steven Barber, Brasfield & Gorrie
- Matt Frey, Skanska
- Justin Martin, Cely Construction
- Anne Marie Murphy, United Community Bank
- Bill Caldwell, Waldrop Mechanical — ABC of the Carolinas Board Liaison
- Brian Gallagher, O’Neal — ABC of the Carolinas Board Liaison/Past Chair
“ABC’s Upstate Council is committed to promoting the voice of the merit shop in our area. We plan to broaden the initiatives we started last year, particularly the issue of an aging workforce. It is imperative that we continue to reach out to and recruit young people to our industry. Their interest in the skilled trades will help to preserve and grow the construction industry while advancing our local community of contractors.”
About ABC Upstate
ABC’s Upstate Council is comprised of 198 local and regional member companies in Greater Greenville/Spartanburg/Anderson for which construction is their primary business or a major market of focus. More than 750 individuals from these Upstate companies participate in the organization’s year-round activities, which include regularly scheduled lunch-and-learn programs, social functions, specialized education and training, involvement in government affairs on both a local and national level, and community service.
About ABC of the Carolinas
The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of the Carolinas represents the merit construction contractors and related firms in North and South Carolina. ABC of the Carolinas is a chapter of the national ABC organization which represents more than 26,000 members.
For more information and news, visit www.abccarolinas.org.
