SBCA Board & Committees

Jeff Taake | SBCA President

In late September 2023, Jeff Taake began his term as SBCA President. Jeff is currently VP of Manufacturing & Commercial Sales, Regional Manager of Mead Lumber Company in Omaha Nebraska. 

Roles and Responsibilities of SBCA Committees:
  • Bring ideas and focus to the goals and objectives the committee should accomplish for the year.
  • Help develop and prioritize the tasks to be accomplished.
  • From these priorities help define an implementation strategy.
  • From this strategy help define the SBCA budget for the year.
  • Assist and mentor staff in making progress on the committee strategy.

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Prospective Board Member Questionnaire

Board of Directors

Jeff Taake

Jeff Taake

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

President thru BCMC 2025

Larry G Dix II

Larry G Dix II

Owner, Apex Truss

President-Elect/Treasurer thru BCMC 2025

BJ Louws

BJ Louws

President, Louws Truss, Inc. - Burlington

Secretary thru BCMC 2025

Gene Frogale

Blue Ocean Development

Past President - Immediate thru BCMC 2025

Kent J Pagel

Kent J Pagel

President, Pagel, Davis & Hill, P.C.

Legal Counsel

Greg Griggs

Greg Griggs

Senior Vice President Manufacturing, Builders FirstSource - Kennesaw

Executive Committee Rep thru BCMC 2025

Roger Helgeson

Roger Helgeson

President, The Truss Company (Co)

Executive Committee Rep thru May 2024

Jeff Smith

Jeff Smith

Senior VP MF Components, Trussway - Houston

Executive Committee Rep thru Jan 2025

Mike Callahan

Director , Kyocera-SENCO Industrial Tools (Co)

Associate Representative thru May 2024

Joseph A Halteman

Joseph A Halteman

Vice President, Wood Tech Systems - Fishers

Associate Representative thru Sept 2024

Rachel Hoops

Rachel Hoops

Components & B2B Sales Manager, LMC - Lumbermens Merchandising Corp. - Wayne

Associate Representative thru Jan 2024

Tom Valvo

Tom Valvo

President, Global Residential, MiTek USA, Inc. - Chesterfield

Associate Representative thru BCMC 2024

Christopher Tatge

Co-Owner, Dynamic Construction

NFC Representative thru Dec 2024

Jason Hikel

Jason Hikel

Director of IT, Shelter Systems Limited (Co)

At-Large Representative thru BCMC 2024

Ken Kucera

Ken Kucera

VP Installed Sales & Manufacturing, 84 Lumber Company (Co)

At-Large Representative thru BCMC 2024

Tom Kurowski

Tom Kurowski

National Director of Manufacturing, US LBM - Buffalo Grove

At-Large Representative thru BCMC 2025

Cheryl Lewis

NVO Construction

At-Large Representative thru Jan 2025

Shawn Overholtzer

SVP Components West Division, Builders FirstSource (Co)

At-Large Representative thru BCMC 2024

Richard P Parrino

General Manager, Plum Building Systems, LLC - Waukee

At-Large Representative thru BCMC 2025

Greg Dahlstrom

Greg Dahlstrom

Senior Manager of Manufacturing Technology, Villaume Industries

Chapter Representative thru May 2026

Howard E Gauger

Howard E Gauger

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

Chapter Representative thru BCMC 2024

Josh Hendrickson

Josh Hendrickson

President, Wilson Lumber - Madison

Chapter Representative thru May 2025

Joseph D Hikel

Joseph D Hikel

President/CEO, Shelter Systems Limited (Co)

Chapter Representative thru BCMC 2025

Paul G Johnson P.E.

Director of Technical Services, UFP San Antonio, LLC

Chapter Representative thru July 2025

David J Mitchell

General Manager, Engineered Building Design, L.C.

Chapter Representative thru BCMC 2025

Justin Richardson

Justin Richardson

President of Richardson Industries, Richco Structures

Chapter Representative thru May 2025

Steve Strom

Steve Strom

V.P. Oregon Operations, The Truss Company - Eugene

Chapter Representative thru May 2025

Scott Ward

Scott Ward

Owner, Southern Components, Inc.

Chapter Representative thru BCMC 2025

Javan L Yoder

Javan L Yoder

Exec. VP, Stark Truss Company, Inc. - Canton 1

Chapter Representative thru BCMC 2025

Chris Lambert

General Manager, Builders FirstSource - Albemarle

Chapter Representative thru May 2025

Jess Lohse

Jess Lohse

Structural Building Components Association

Staff