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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – JANUARY 5, 2018
(MANHEIM, PA.) The Keystone Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC) is pleased to announce that Kenneth D. Schwebel, President of The Witmer Group (Mount Joy), has been named 2018 Chair of the Board.
Schwebel has been with The Witmer Group for 17 years. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Finance & Management from the University of Pittsburgh and a Master’s in Business Administration from Lebanon Valley College. He has served on two ABC Keystone Committees, including the Education Committee (2000-2004) and the Legislative Issues Committee (2010-2011). Ken has also served as a Construction Financial Managers Association Board Member since 1998, including a term as president. Currently, Schwebel resides in Manheim, PA, with his family.
ABC Keystone also welcomes the following new addition to its leadership for 2018:
Ed Engle, Sales Manager, Smucker Company (Smoketown)
Engle has been with Smucker Company for 30 years, and has spent the last five years serving as Sales Manager. He has been a Program and Activities Committee member since 2014. Engle resides in Kirkwood, PA, with his family.
Returning for a three-year term:
Steve Dzurik; Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Hunt Valley, MD)
Brian Floyd; Gunn-Mowery LLC (Camp Hill)
Ben Pratt, Esq.; Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP (Harrisburg)
Thomas O. Williams, Esq.; Reager & Adler, P.C. (Camp Hill)
Returning for a one-year term:
David A. Nace; Wickersham Construction and Engineering, Inc. (Lancaster)
Complete listing of 2018 leadership:
Executive Committee
CHAIR of the BOARD – Kenneth D. Schwebel; The Witmer Group (Mount Joy)
CHAIR-ELECT – Doug M. Dvorchak; Murray Securus (Lancaster)
1st VICE CHAIR – Roger S. Brubaker; Wilco Electric, Inc. (Columbia)
2nd VICE CHAIR – Cleo Weaver; Triangle Refrigeration Co. (Leola)
3rd VICE CHAIR – Keith Eldredge, CPA; RKL LLP (York)
TREASURER – Timothy A. Kershner, CPA; Walz Group (Lancaster)
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR and SECRETARY – Donna J. Shoff; H.L. Wiker, Inc. (Lancaster)
Board of Directors:
Steve Conway; Benchmark Construction Co., Inc. (Brownstown)
Steve Dzurik; Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Hunt Valley, MD)
Ed Engle; Smucker Company (Smoketown)
Brian Floyd; Gunn-Mowery LLC (Camp Hill)
Michael B. Funck; Wohlsen Construction Company (Lancaster)
John H. Hykes II; B & B Integrations (Lancaster)
John Lehmann; Poole Anderson Construction (Harrisburg)
David A. Nace; Wickersham Construction and Engineering, Inc. (Lancaster)
Ben Pratt, Esq.; Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP (Harrisburg)
Robert Schopfer; RLS Construction Group (Mechanicsburg)
Mike Snyder; H. B. McClure Company (Harrisburg)
James Stephens, CFSP; Clark Associates, Inc. (Lancaster)
Jan L. Wagner; Kinsley Construction, Inc. (York)
Thomas O. Williams, Esq.; Reager & Adler P.C. (Camp Hill)
2018 ABC Keystone Chair, Kenneth D. Schwebel, President of The Witmer Group (Mount Joy)
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The Keystone Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC) is a construction trade association based in Manheim, Pennsylvania, representing nearly 600 construction-related firms. Founded on the merit shop philosophy, ABC and its 70 chapters nation-wide help members win work and deliver that work safely, ethically, and profitably for the betterment of the communities in which they work. Visit us at www.abckeystone.org.
