Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas Announces 2012 Leadership Team for Upstate Council

Brian Gallagher (O’Neal, Inc.) Named 2012 Upstate Chairman

GREENVILLE, SC – January 10, 2012 – The Associated Builders andContractors (ABC) of the Carolinas announces the 2012 leadership team for theABC Upstate (SC) Council.

Brian Gallagher, Director ofMarketing for Greenville-based O’Neal, Inc., has been named Council Chairman. Hewill work closely with the 2012 local leadership team, which includes ChrisMoore (Carolina Power) as Vice Chair, and Mark Wise (Emory Electric) asSecretary. Committee Chairs and other Council members include John G. Creech(Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart), government affairs; KaciePetrisko (ECS), membership; Joan Krause (KBR Building Group), public relations;Jeff Smith (BB&T Insurance Services), safety; Jesse Goens (WaldropMechanical Services), education/schools; and Angie Massey (Waldrop MechanicalServices), Excellence in Construction Awards Program. Additional leadership teammembers include Darath Mackie (Cely Construction), Shane Bolding (O’Neal), BobJacques (Hajoca), Ron Kountz (Clarkson Industrial Contractors), and David DeVita(Carolina Safety Consultants). Bill Caldwell (Waldrop Mechanical Services),immediate past Chairman of the Board for ABC of the Carolinas (of which theUpstate SC Council is a part), serves as board liaison. 

“ABC has built a solidfoundation here in the Upstate of South Carolina,” said Gallagher. “As theeconomy continues to present challenges, we are focused on providing resources,training, tools, information and events that will help make our members moreeffective and successful in 2012 and beyond.” 

Gallagher added, “ABC’smission is the advancement of the merit shop construction philosophy, whichencourages open competition and a free-enterprise approach. Here in the Upstate,we place a strong emphasis on workforce development and training throughalliances and partnerships with local high schools, technical schools anduniversities.” 

ABC’s Upstate Council iscomprised of 188 local and regional member companies in GreaterGreenville/Spartanburg/Anderson for which construction is their primary businessor a major market of focus. More than 750 individuals from these Upstatecompanies participate in the organization’s year-round activities, which includeregularly scheduled lunch-and-learn programs, social functions, specializededucation and training, involvement in government affairs on both a local andnational level, and community service.
 

About ABC of the Carolinas
The Associated Builders andContractors (ABC) of the Carolinas represents the merit construction contractorsand related firms in North and South Carolina. ABC of the Carolinas is a chapterof the national ABC organization which represents more than 25,000 members.

For more information and news,visit www.abccarolinas.org.