Giving Back
1. The Terracon Foundation announces it has awarded a $4,900 community grant to the Southern Arizona Research, Science and Engineering Foundation. The funds will be used to support SARSEF’s Creating an Equitable AZ STEM Pipeline. Since 2018, SARSEF has won three grants totaling $12,400 from the Terracon Foundation.
Awards & Accolades
2. The National Apartment Association has announced the Arizona Multihousing Association as a 2022 NAA Excellence Awards winner. AMA won the 2022 NAA Excellence Award in the Affiliate of the Year (State/Metro-32 category). NAA’s annual Excellence Awards program recognizes outstanding performance and leadership across the rental housing industry – celebrating builders, industry professionals and affiliated apartment associations that make unique contributions to the industry.
Boards & Commissions
3. The Greater Phoenix Chapter of the International Facility Management Association recently elected its officers for 2023. Marshall MacFarlane, Town of Gilbert, was elected to this second term as Chapter President. Other officers include:
- MJ Nagarajan Gomathi, Terracon, VP of Professional Development;
- John Abbey, TIP Maintenance Building Services, VP of Communication;
- Amy Nugent, Town of Gilbert, VP of Community;
- Kathy Keating-Losinske, Lungaretti Flooring Solutions, VP of Special Events; and
- Jacob Kashiwagi, KSM Inc., Secretary/Treasurer.
4. Jennings Haug Keleher McLeod Partner Joe Brophy has been elected as Budget Officer for The State Bar of Arizona’s Construction Law Section’s Executive Council for the 2022-23 term.
Company News
5. Matthews Real Estate Investment Services will open a new national operations center at 4110 N. Scottsdale Road.
6. Concrete Strategies – a subsidiary of Clayco Corp. – has opened a new office at 4100 E. Broadway Road in Phoenix.
Promotions
7. Miles Sanchez has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Vestar.
8. Steve Walker has been promoted to General Manager at SCC Underground.
9. Tara Lukrofka has joined the leadership team and received a promotion to VP of Design at Goodmans Interior Structures.
10. JB Henderson Construction Company Inc. has promoted Todd Krist to VP, Arizona Area Manager.
New Hires
11. Lisa Fernandez has joined Okland Construction as Executive.