Adam Wallenstein is President of Neptune Plumbing & Heating Co., a third generation plumbing contractor in Cleveland, Ohio. He serves on the MSCA Board of Managers, MSCA Education Committee and MCAA's Innovative Technologies Committee. Adam was recognized as one of Ernst & Young’s 2019 Entrepreneurs of the Year.

Andrew Palcan graduated from the Milwaukee School of engineering (MSOE) with a B.S./ M.S. in Architectural engineering. He was a member of his MCAA student chapter for his final two years in school and participated in the student chapter competition and presented on stage in San Diego in 2017. Andrew has been with the Helm Group for five years and is currently involved with a large data center project as the schedule manager. 

Andy Bennett is an award-winning cyber veteran and former deputy chief information security officer for the State of Texas. He served as commander in response to the biggest cyberattack on local government in United States history.

Anirban Basu is Chairman and CEO of Sage Policy Group, Inc., an economic and policy consulting firm headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm provides strategic analytical services to energy suppliers, law firms, medical systems, government agencies and real estate developers.

Bob Snyder, Jr. is a fourth-generation owner and CEO of Binsky & Snyder. Bob serves on the board of the MCA of New Jersey as well as the national MCAA Board of Directors and Innovative Technologies Committee.

Brian Hughes is President of Hughes Environmental Engineering, headquartered in Mahwah, New Jersey, and now in its fourth generation of continuous family ownership. Hughes has a significant presence in the commercial and industrial HVAC and refrigeration market. Its o?erings include service, maintenance, retrofit and design-build in the greater New York City region. Additionally, he serves as Vice President/Assistant Treasurer on MCAA’s Executive Committee and Vice President of the John R. Gentille Foundation (JRGF) Board of Trustees.

David Marquet is a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, former nuclear submarine Commander and served in the U.S. Submarine force for 28 years. After being assigned to command the USS Santa Fe–then ranked last in retention and operational standing–he realized the traditional leadership approach of “take control, give orders,” wouldn’t work. He “turned the ship around” by treating the crew as leaders, not followers, and giving control, not taking control. This approach took the Santa Fe from “worst to first,” achieving the highest retention and operational standings in the navy.

Sponsored by Apollo Valves

Chris Weaver is the Director of Technology at Andy J. Egan. He is the Chair of MCAA’s Innovative Technologies Committee, leads the Lean Construction Institute’s Community of Practice in Michigan and is a Past President of the American Subcontractors Association of Michigan.

Chuck Andrews is a retired global chief security officer with 40 years of law enforcement, corporate security and business risk experience. He is the author of YES S.I.R. - Security Influencer's Guide to Success.

Colene Rogers is a leadership and motivational speaker who speaks to and trains organizations on e?ective leadership to advance organizational goals. Drawing on her 25 years of experience in sales, human resources, executive coaching and leadership training for companies like Walt Disney and Hyatt, Rogers shares stories to deliver time-tested principles of valuing others that lead to organizational success.

David Hosnedl is a LU 597 member with nearly 2 decades of experience in the piping industry. He’s been employed by the Helm Group since 2008 and was previously a General Foreman leading jobs in a wide range of industries including healthcare, industrial, pharmaceutical and most recently data centers.  However, recently he transitioned to a project management role. David believes that a successful job starts with a strong partnership between the office and the field.

Eric Truskoski joined Bradford White as a design engineer in 2006 and is now senior director of government and regulatory a.airs representing the Bradford White organization throughout North America and select other countries. He is heavily involved in key industry organizations including the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute, the National Association of Manufacturers, the American Supply Association and the Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling Contractors Association.

John Geiling is the President and CEO of JPG Plumbing & Mechanical Services, Inc., based in Jessup, Maryland. He is a member of the MCAA Board of Directors, current chair of the PCA committee, and a past member of the MSCA Education Committee.

John Koontz, MCAA’s Director of Project Management Education, brings a balance of academic and practical experience to his presentations. A former tenured associate professor in Purdue University’s Department of Building Construction Management, he served as Purdue’s mechanical construction management coordinator. He has been teaching since 1992. Prior to this, he spent 15 years in the employment of MCAA contractors in a variety of positions including senior project manager, project manager, project engineer and estimator. 

Jonathan Marsh is CEO of SteelToe Consulting LLC, a firm that specializes in helping construction companies integrate and implement modern construction technology and workflows to improve and streamline their business.

Kevin Walsh is the Executive Vice President at EM Duggan Inc. and?has served the New England Plumbing Industry in every capacity for over 35 years. He is a third-generation plumber and a member of the PCA Committee.

Kori L. Gormley-Huppert is the President and fourth-generation owner of Gormley Plumbing + Mechanical, based in McMinnville, Oregon. She is a member of the MCAA Board of Directors and the former Chair of the Women in the Mechanical Industry Committee.

Mark Rogers is President and Founder of West Chester Mechanical Contractors, as well as Co-Chair of the UA/MCAA Strategic Planning Committee, an MCAA Past President and a recipient of the Distinguished Service Award, MCAA’s highest industry honor.

Matt Radicelli is an entrepreneur who seeks to pounce on the opportunities a recession brings if you know what to look for. After 25 years of buying, building, managing and selling businesses, Radicelli recently exited his most substantial venture to date and is now focused on helping executives and business owners make better decisions faster and become the best versions of themselves.

Sponsored by Baltimore Aircoil Company

Rick Gopffarth is VP of Preconstruction in Dynamic Systems’ North Texas Division and serves as Senior VP and Treasurer on MCAA’s Executive Committee and Chair of MCAA’s Education Committee.

Robert Beck is CEO of the John W. Danforth Company and serves as President-Elect on MCAA’s Executive Committee and Chair of the Project Managers Education Committee.

Robert M. Bolton became President of the Mechanical Contractors Association of America at the association’s Annual Convention in San Diego, California, in March 2022.

Robert is the CEO and President of Arden Building Companies, LLC, a full-service mechanical, sheetmetal and electrical contractor offering engineering design, construction and maintenance services with more than 400 union workers across all his companies. The company is located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, with offices serving the greater Boston, Massachusetts, Hartford, Connecticut, and Providence, Rhode Island markets.

His desire to stay on top of the latest industry best practices keeps him busy on both the national and local levels. Locally, with the New England MCA, Inc., He is a member of the organization’s board of directors and the Industry Improvement Fund. He also serves as a trustee for the UA Local 51 and the IBEW Local 99 Pension Annuity plan and chairs the Collective Bargaining and Labor Management Committees. Nationally, along with his activities as President of the MCAA Board of Directors, he is also the Co-Chair of the Industrial Relations Council.

As a second generation union mechanical contractor, Robert views the partnership between the UA and MCAA as a key component to the continued success of our industry.

On a personal note, Bob enjoys spending time with his family. He loves skiing, boating, fishing and biking with his sons Douglas and Connor whenever they get a chance. Bob supports many local community programs such as the Rhode Island Food Bank and Rhode Island Children’s Hospital, Ronald McDonald House, and the Rhode Island Boy Scouts of America where he recently received the Senator John H. Chafee Distinguished Citizen Award.

Sean McGuire, MCAA’s Executive Director of Innovative Technologies and Fabrication, will moderate this session with leaders from the industry that have tested these tools and either adopted them successfully or pivoted away.

Valorie Burton, life strategist and international speaker, is CEO of the Coaching and Positive Psychology (CaPP) Institute. Her life-changing message has an intriguing, research-based emphasis in the pioneering field of applied positive psychology–the study of what happens when things go right with us. Her company provides coaching, coach training, and resilience training. She has written 13 books that have been translated into multiple languages, including Let Go of the Guilt, It’s About Time and Successful Women Think Differently.

Sponsored by SLOAN

Will Bowen is the founder of the Complaint Free® movement and has been featured on Oprah, Dr. Oz; Forbes, NBC’s Today Show, CBS Sunday Morning, Fox News, and People. In July 2006, Bowen handed out 250 purple rubber bracelets inviting people to use them as a tool to stop complaining. His movement exploded, and more than 12 million of his Complaint Free® bracelets have been distributed to people in 106 countries.