Advocacy Committee

Mission Statement

The committee will make recommendations to the Board on various grassroots advocacy strategies and activities necessary to protect the structural components industry from external market forces.

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Advocacy Committee

  • Richard P Parrino

    Richard P Parrino

    General Manager, Lumber Specialties - Osceola

    Chair

  • Christopher Tatge

    Christopher Tatge

    Co-Owner, Dynamic Construction

    Co-Chair

  • Matt Bartman

    US LBM Holdings LLC (Co)

    Member

  • Jack Dermer

    President, American Truss Components, Inc.

    Member

  • Larry G Dix II

    Larry G Dix II

    Owner, Apex Truss

    Member

  • Howard E Gauger

    Howard E Gauger

    Vice President of Component Design R & D Thiel/CCA-IL, Carpenter Contractors of America - Belvidere

    Member

  • Greg Griggs

    Greg Griggs

    Senior Vice President Manufacturing, Builders FirstSource - Kennesaw

    Member

  • Paul G Johnson P.E.

    Paul G Johnson P.E.

    Director of Technical Services, UFP Saginaw, LLC

    Member

  • Christopher A Johnson

    AVP, Toll Integrated Systems, Inc. - Emporia

    Member

  • Cheryl Lewis

    Cheryl Lewis

    FairBuild AI LLC

    Member

  • Scott Miller P.E.

    Scott Miller P.E.

    PE

    VP, NA Engineering, MiTek USA, Inc. - Chesterfield

    Member

  • Marion Nielson

    Executive Assistant, The Truss Company (Co)

    Member

  • Jason Padilla

    Jason Padilla

    Regional Sales Manager, Simpson Strong-Tie (Southwest), Simpson Strong-Tie - Riverside

    Member

  • Ed Robbins P.E.

    Ed Robbins P.E.

    President, P.E. Robbins, Engineering

    Member

  • Sergio Robles

    Sergio Robles

    Manufacturing Continuous Improvement Manager, US LBM Holdings LLC (Co)

    Member

  • Michael Schwitter

    Michael Schwitter

    Director of Sales, Alpine, an ITW Company - Grand Prairie

    Member

  • Jeff Taake

    Jeff Taake

    VP Manufacturing & Commercial Sales, Regional Mgr, Mead Lumber Co. (Co)

    Member

  • Scott Ward

    Scott Ward

    Owner, Southern Components, Inc.

    Member

  • Amanda Neuts

    Amanda Neuts

    Structural Building Components Association

    Staff

  • Sean Shields

    Sean Shields

    Director of Marketing, Structural Building Components Association

    Staff

  • Christine Wagner

    Christine Wagner

    Director of Communications/Managing Editor, Structural Building Components Association

    Staff