ABC YPG Elects 2020 Officers and Directors

Chairwoman Katie Lopes Dillon, Project Coordinator at Nobis Group

Vice Chair and Director of Events Nina Ann Timney, MSA, Interim Controller at Jeremy Hiltz Excavating

Treasurer Michael Finnegan, AIF®, Advisor at Granite Financial Partners

Secretary and Director of Outreach Heather Prescott, AINS, CRIS, Commercial Account Manager at Cross Insurance

Director of Education Michelle Trodella, Senior Manager of Project Administration at Methuen Construction

The Associated Builders and Contractors NH/VT Chapter’s Young Professionals Group (ABC YPG) Leadership Committee has elected their 2020 Officers and Directors. In her fourth year on the Leadership Committee, Katie Lopes Dillon will now serve as Chair of the group. Dillon is the Project Coordinator at Nobis Group, an engineering and environmental services firm based out of Concord, NH. Alongside her, serving as Officers, are Vice Chair and Director of Events Nina Ann Timney, MSA, Interim Controller at Jeremy Hiltz Excavating; Treasurer Michael Finnegan, AIF®, Advisor at Granite Financial Partners; and Secretary and Director of Outreach Heather Prescott, AINS, CRIS, Commercial Account Manager at Cross Insurance. Michelle Trodella, Senior Manager of Project Administration at Methuen Construction, will continue in her second year as Director of Education.

“Considering both our existing and new Leadership Committee members, we are going into 2020 with a very strong and competent leadership team,” says Dillon, “and I am confident stepping into the Chairwoman position with such a motivated and energized group on board. The ABC YPG’s constituency grew exponentially in 2019 and we look forward to hosting even more dynamic networking and education events for the construction industry and its peers in 2020.”

Members of the 2020 ABC YPG Leadership Committee are:

Katie Lopes Dillon
Chairwoman
Nobis Group, Concord, NH

Nina Ann Timney
Vice Chairwoman & Director of Events
Jeremy Hiltz Excavating, Inc., Bristol, NH

Michael Finnegan
Treasurer
Granite Financial Partners, Milford, NH

Heather Prescott
Secretary and Director of Outreach
Cross Insurance, Manchester, NH

Michelle Trodella
Director of Education
Methuen Construction Company, Plaistow, NH

Matthew Burrows, Esq
Gallagher, Callahan, & Gartrell, Concord, NH

Christopher Fredette
Longchamps Electric, Inc., Manchester, NH

Steven Mullins
Longchamps Electric, Inc., Manchester, NH

Rick Baron
Legacy Mechanical Services, LLC, Bradford, NH

Tyler Halstead
The Rowley Agency, Concord, NH

Hilary Holmes Rheaume
Bernstein Shur, Manchester NH

Gregory Racine
People’s United Bank & Insurance Agency, Portsmouth, NH

Jordan Winsor
Resource Options, Inc., Londonderry, NH

ABC YPG Donates Proceeds from Charity Bowling Tournament

The ABC YPG Steering Committee presents a check to Marines representing Toys for Tots

The Associated Builders and Contractors NH/VT Chapter’s Young Professionals Group (ABC YPG) recently hosted their Annual Charity Bowling Tournament at Yankee Lanes in Manchester, NH, selling out all 34 lanes with nearly 200 people in attendance. The ABC YPG selected Toys for Tots as this year’s charity recipient – a program run by the United States Marine Corps Reserve that distributes toys to children whose parents cannot afford to buy them gifts for Christmas.

The ABC YPG donated all proceeds to Toys for Tots from team registration fees, raffle ticket sales, donations from the construction industry companies in attendance, and event sponsorships – led by Kingpin sponsor Advanced Power and Controls, LLC based in Hooksett, NH – totaling $11,500 in cash and a large amount of toy donations from guests at the event.

In addition to the Kingpin Sponsor, other event sponsors included Nobis Group, Specialty Services of New England, Hampshire Fire Protection, Granite Financial Partners, and Turnstone Corporation and Raffle Sponsor Team Engineering. Trophies were awarded for Best Team, Worst Team, and Best Dressed Team.

The ABC YPG was founded on a mission to develop, empower, and connect young professionals through events in an effort to enhance their professional development and business success within the construction industry. In 2018, the ABC YPG expanded its efforts by hosting educational sessions, developing a scholarship fund, and awarding the organization’s first annual Young Professional of the Year honor at their annual September Social event.

ABC YPG Welcomes Three New Steering Committee Members and Votes in 2019 Officers

New ABC YPG Steering Committee members from left to right: Rick Baron, Al Terry Plumbing and Heating, Inc; Joel Pickering, Denron Plumbing and HVAC, LLC; and Sean Roukey, Siemens Building Technologies

The Associated Builders and Contractors New Hampshire and Vermont Chapter’s Young Professionals Group (ABC YPG) recently welcomed three new members onto the ABC YPG Steering Committee. Rick Baron, Project Manager at Al Terry Plumbing and Heating, Inc.; Joel Pickering, Project Executive at Denron Plumbing and HVAC, LLC; and Sean Roukey, Account Executive at Siemens Building Technologies were all voted onto the Steering Committee at the ABC 2019 Board of Directors Strategic Planning Retreat.

The Steering Committee also established their 2019 Officers at the Planning Retreat, voting Jeff Comeau of Specialty Services of New England into his second year as Chairman; Katie Lopes of North Branch Construction as Vice Chairman; Nina Ann Timney from Al Terry Plumbing and Heating, Inc. as Treasurer; and Matthew Burrows of Gallagher, Callahan, & Gartrell PC into his second year as Secretary.

ABC YPG Donates Proceeds from Charity Bowling Tournament

The ABC YPG Steering Committee presents a check for $4,500 and over $500 worth of pantry donations to Families in Transition-New Horizons

The Associated Builders and Contractors NH/VT Chapter’s Young Professionals Group (ABC YPG) recently hosted their Annual Charity Bowling Tournament at Merrimack Ten Pin in Merrimack, NH, selling out all 28 lanes with over 150 people in attendance. The ABC YPG selected Families in Transition–New Horizons as this year’s charity recipient – a non-profit organization that provides housing and services for homeless individuals and families in order to help them reach beyond the cycle of homelessness and lead healthy and successful lives. The ABC YPG donated all proceeds from team registration fees, raffle ticket sales, donations from the construction industry companies in attendance, and event sponsorships – led by Kingpin sponsor Thunderbolt Pipeline based in Dover, NH – to Families in Transition-New Horizons, totaling $4,500 in cash and over $500 in pantry donations.

ABC YPG Presents First Annual YP of the Year Award at September Social

Methuen Construction’s Cody Barnes accepts the 2018 YP of the Year Award from ABC YPG Board Chair Jeff Comeau

The Associated Builders and Contractors New Hampshire and Vermont Chapter’s Young Professionals Group (ABC YPG) recently hosted its annual September Social at Manchester Country Club on September 13, 2018. While the September Social has remained a staple event for ABC YPG, this year brought something new. For the first time, ABC YPG awarded the 2018 Young Professional of the Year, drawing from a pool of exceptionally talented and qualified nominees. Cody Barnes, Assistant Project Manager at Methuen Construction, took home the honors before a large crowd of attendees. The ABC YPG Board would like to congratulate Cody and all the nominees for their accomplishments, and it would like to thank all those who attended the September Social.