SEAA BOARD MEMBER DIRECTORY
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President, Dave Schulz Vice President, Industry Member, Geoff Kress Vice President, Non-Industry Member, Carrie Gulajan Treasurer, Greg Phillips Secretary, Chris Legnon Immediate Past President, Joshua Cilley
NICHE ASSOCIATION
With National Reach
Dave Schulz, President
Geoffrey Kress, VP Industry Member
Carrie Gulajan, VP Non Industry Member
Vice President of Schulz Iron Works Inc., Raleigh, N.C. dave@schulzironworks.com
Gardner-Watson Decking, Inc., Oldsmar, Fla.
Construction Insurance Agency, Inc. Manassas, Va. csg7515@aol.com
Dave Schulz came to know about the Steel Erectors Association of America in the 1980s when he was working as an ironworker and his employer invited him to attend the Annual Convention. Years later, when he started his own company, Schulz joined SEAA to learn about running a safe, respectable ironworking company, and to get professional, industry-specific advice from like-minded owners and vendors. He is currently Vice President of Schulz Iron Works Inc. Schulz brings more than 40 years of experience to the association, where he has served on the Board of Directors since 2007, lending is expertise to the Safety Committee and Executive Committee. Schulz Iron Works has hosted the annual golf tournament for many years, and is a SEAA Ironworker Craft Training and Assessment Site. Since 1999, Schulz Iron Works Inc. has provided steel design, supply, fabrication, and erection services in the Southeast. When Dave is not working, he and his wife Cindy, who is President of Schulz Iron Works, can be found golfing and traveling.
Geoff Kress has been a member of SEAA since 2007 and served as treasurer for eight years. In 2011, he was honored as the SEAA Person of the Year. He was also involved in the Canvass Committee that wrote the current 2011 SDI-QA/QC standard for installation of steel deck, serving again to update the new SDI QA/QC-2017 standard. Geoff Kress is vice president and a majority owner of Gardner-Watson Decking, Inc., which is a full service decking company that travels throughout the continental United States. The company was established in 2005. has helped grow the decking company from one four-person crew to more than 20 crews working nationwide. Geoff’s interests outside of the work place including boating, snow skiing, hockey, and spending time with his 12-year-old daughter Jordan. He resides in Oldsmar, Fla.
Geoff.k@gwdeck.com
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Carrie Gulajan was appointed to the SEAA Board of Directors in 2011. She is the President of Construction Insurance Agency, Inc., an active member of SEAA since 1994. Carrie Gulajan has been an active supporter at the SEAA golf outings during the annual Convention and Trade Show as well as the annual Educational Fundraising Golf Tournament and has played an invaluable part in making the events a huge success for many years. She also serves as the current Convention Committee Chairperson. At the 43rd Annual Convention in 2015, Carrie became SEAA’s first woman to receive the Person of the Year award for her dedication to the association. Since 1989, Gulajan has worked in multiple aspects of the industry including for an insurance carrier, a steel erection & bridge girder manufacturing company, and in 1998 joined Construction Insurance. She is a graduate of Fairmont State University. She has two sons and a daughter, frequently attends her daughter's soccer matches, and she enjoys a quiet evening off.