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SFNE Announces New Board Members
Westborough, MA - At a re• Directors first term cent Steel Fabricators of New EnMike Feder, Infra-Metals Corp.; gland (SFNE) annual dinner meetBill Pascoli, AISC; Brett Miller, ing, the membership elected a new Building Envelope Systems board. The following is a list of • Term continues for anthe new board members: other Year - Steve Chasse, S.L. • President - Stephen CaChasse Welding & Fabricating; pone, Capone Iron Corporation; Darin Gillies, Reliance Steel, • Vice President - Rens Inc.; Josh Rosenthal, Novel Iron Hayes, Rens Welding & FabricatWorks, Inc.; and Mark Torriani, Stephen Capone ing, Inc. Santini Bros. • Treasurer - Tim Gendron, Tim’s Those board members whose terms Fabricators Inc. end on December 30, 2013 include: Eric • Immediate Past President - James Greene, American Welding Co., Inc.; and McBrady, James A. McBrady, Inc. Ron Morin, Metals USA.
Bowdoin Appoints Yanowitz Needham Heights, MA struction services for the past 12 - Bowdoin Construction anyears. nounced that Irwin Yanowitz Yanowitz and his partners has recently been appointed as Brian Collins, vice president and the new president of Bowdogeneral manager, and Chris Keein Construction. Yanowitz has ley, vice president of client debeen with Bowdoin since 1981 velopment, have been working and has served in many capacitogether as a team for more than ties during his tenure, including 20 years. field supervision, project manBowdoin Construction Irwin Yanowitz agement, and estimating. He is currently celebrating its 40th has been a partner and owner at Bowdoin year in business, serving the New Ensince 1988 and has served as executive gland region’s construction management needs. vice president and principal of pre-con-
APA RI Honors Guglielmo Cranston, RI - The Rhode Island Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA RI) announced that DiPrete Engineering’s Sheryl Bezak Guglielmo was recently awarded the 2013 President’s Award for Distinguished Service. Honored at the APA RI annual awards reception and holiday event held in December at Bravo Brasserie in Providence, the award was presented to Guglielmo for her extensive service to the local chapter and its members. “Sheryl plays an incredibly important role within our firm as an accomplished project engineer and leader,” said
Melanie Jewett Army and Sheryl Bezak Guglielmo Dennis DiPrete, principal of DiPrete Engineering. “Her commitment to the trade is evident in her work with the Rhode Island Chapter of the APA.”
SFNE Donates to Toys for Tots Westborough, MA - SFNE members gathered for the association’s annual meeting on December 12. Some 75 members were in attendance to hear from the keynote speaker, Tabitha Stine, the director of technical marketing for the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC). She provided a review of the current market conditions in the construction industry and talked about what challenges and opportunities steel fabricators will face in the coming year. During the dinner, SFNE members donated some 250 toys to the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program. The SFNE membership also donated an
additional $360 for the Toys for Tots Program. The toys were donated to New England families in need during the Christmas season.
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