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ASA Leadership Team | ASA Metro Washington | Leader Bios
ASA Metro Washington President
J. Brent Kynoch ASA Metro Washington Vice PresidentKynoch Environmental 6935 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 306 Chevy Chase, MD 20815 bkynoch@kynoch.com (301) 961-1653 Patty Peterson ASA Metro Washington Secretary/TreasurerTindall Corp. PO Box 711 Petersburg, VA 23804 patriciapeterson@tindallcorp.com (804) 861-8447
Mick Beckstrom ASA Metro Washington Immediate Past PresidentBeckstrom Electric 37277 East Richardson Lane Purcellville, VA 30132 mick@beckstromelectric.com (540) 338-2344 x106 Before graduating from West Virginia University in 1993, Mick worked summers gaining experience in construction and electrical contracting with Herring Electric and Beckstrom Electric. After completing his degree, Mick joined Beckstrom Electric full time and contributed to growing it from a small company with just a few employees into a company currently with over 150 employees providing a full suite of commercial electrical services throughout the DC metropolitan area. Mick is now the President of Beckstrom Electric where he oversees day-to-day operations including corporate leadership, risk management, and strategic business development.
Kevin Gass ASA Metro Washington Director-at-LargeEarly Cassidy & Schilling 15200 Omega Drive Rockville, MD 20850 gasskg@ecsinsure.com (301) 948-5822 x177
ASA Metro Washington Director-at-Large Busy Ditch 7840 - C Cessna Avenue Gaithersburg, MD 20879 George@busyditch.com (301) 948-6773 x5
ASA Metro Washington Director-at-Large Sun Trust Bank, Inc. 8330 Boone Blvd, Suite 700 Vienna, VA 22182 John.litzenberger@suntrust.com (703) 442-1573 Jack Litzenberger, Senior Vice President in the Sun Trust Commercial Banking Division, has 10 years of banking experience. His team covers half of Northern Virginia working with companies up to $5 million of revenue with all their banking needs. Prior to joining his current position, Jack worked for Sun Trust in a middle market lending role with companies from $10 - $100 million in revenue. His primary territory was Prince George's county and roughly 60% of his clients were in the construction industry. Jack received his BBA from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA and his MBA from the Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.
ASA Metro Washington Director-at-Large Welch & Rushe, Inc. 391 Prince George's Blvd. Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 (301) 430-6000 In December of 2006, Mr. Welch was promoted to President of Welch and Rushe, Inc. In June of 2011, Mr. Welch purchased the majority interest of the company. He now oversees all executive management and administration procedures throughout the company. This challenging executive role involves heading a $75+million dollar operation including such aspects as project management, bid solicitation, contract preparation and negotiation, budgets, cost-control, scheduling, and progress reporting. Prior to moving to the role of President, Mr. Welch held the position of Vice President, CFO, Project Manager, Estimator, and Steamfitter Foreman. Welch and Rushe, Inc. established in 1966, has grown from two people working out of a basement office to a staff of 175 experienced and qualified individuals. From our modest beginnings, we have become one of Washington, D.C.’s premier mechanical contractors and were selected as the 2011 AGC Subcontractor of the Year. As a mechanical contractor, we specialize in HVAC and plumbing with a design build team and full service department offering a wide range of services including comprehensive maintenance programs as well as 24-hour emergency service. David joined the American Subcontractors Association of Metro Washington Board of Directors in June 2012.
Joel Rubinstein ASA Metro Washington Director-at-Large Long Fence Company 2520 Urbana Pike Ijamsville, MD 21754 (301) 662-1600 jrubinstein@longfence.com Joel Rubinstein has been involved in the construction industry for the past 40 years. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois (69) and the University of Illinois College of Law (73) Upon graduation Joel and his wife Judy moved to Washington anticipating a 1 year stay before returning to the Midwest. One year has turned to 40 and Chicago calls no more. Joel began his career as an attorney-advisor at the General Accounting Office drafting decisions in government procurement law. Several decisions were published and a few broke new ground in procurement law. After two and a half years it was time to move on. Joel moved to the Pentagon where he accepted a position in the Air Force General Counsel’s office. Joel was legal counsel in connection with major procurement projects such as the space shuttle, the F-16 and other high visibility programs. But again after 2 years it was time to move on. That was when Joel met his mentor Marvin Sadur. Joel joined Sadur & Pelland (later Sadur Pelland & Rubinstein) in 1977 and quickly learned construction law. Joel’s practice specialized in small business and subcontractor construction matters. SP&R merged with Bell Boyd and Lloyd where Joel served on the firm’s Executive Committee for a number of years as well as serving as the Managing Partner of BBL’s Washington office. It was in 1977 that Joel became intertwined with ASA Metro Washington (formerly DCMSA). Over the past 37 years Joel has been a frequent speaker at ASA functions, a moderator on call for panel discussions and a prolific contributor of construction related articles. In 1993 Joel accepted a one year contract to serve as ASA”s general counsel. He learned that you need to read all of the fine print as 1 year as counsel has turned into 20, Joel resigned as ASA’’s counsel this past September receiving 3 Subby’s along the way. Joel retired from the private practice of law September 14th this past year. After 2 weeks of retirement Joel accepted the position of General Counsel at Long Fence Company where he is once again involved in the construction industry only this time as the contractor. Joel is back on the board and now he has voting rights!! Joel resides in Maryland with his wife of 41derfull years, his 3 sons, 3 great daughters-in-law, 5 grandsons and finally a grand-daughter Ed Hershon ASA Metro Washington Executive Director 4601 Presidents Drive, Suite 220 Lanham, Maryland 20706 (240) 292-0900 Ed came to ASA Metro Washington from ASAMW member Stromberg Metal Works, Inc. where he was General Counsel. Prior to that, Ed was an Associate Attorney with ASAMW member Huddles, Jones, Sorteberg&Dachille, PC. Ed also has experience as Claims Counsel with Universal Bonding Insurance Company and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District. Ed attended the University of Baltimore, where he earned his Juris Doctorate. While at Stromberg Metal Works, Ed became very active in Government Relations and served three terms as the Government Relations Chair of the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association Mid-Atlantic Chapter. Ed is admitted to the bar in the State of Maryland, the U.S. District Court of Maryland, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Ed has also been a member of the Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission's Peer Review Committee since January 2008.
ASA Metro Washington Financial Advisor Lanigan, Ryan, Malcolm & Doyle 555 Quince Orchard Rd., Suite 600 Gaithersburg, MD 20878 bpollack@lrmd-cpa.com (301) 258-8900 Brian is a partner and senior business consultant with the regional CPA firm Lanigan, Ryan, Malcolm & Doyle, PC (LRMD). For over 15 years, he has worked with the owners and presidents of construction companies in the DC Metropolitan area providing the tools and advice they need to help them develop and grow, so they can be more profitable and sustain long-term growth. Additionally, he provides the strategies contractors need to take that next step in growth by uncovering their true visions and values. He then works to move his clients through each stage of growth to prosperity. LRMD and Brian have been members of the American Subcontractors Association of Metro Washington (ASAMW) for over 20 and 12 years, respectively. Brian has served numerous years on the organization’s membership committee and professional counsel. He served a four year term as a member of ASAMW’s board of directors and currently serves as the financial adviser to the board of directors. Brian is a proud graduate of Virginia Tech with a Bachelor of Science in Business while majoring in Accounting. He currently resides in Fairfax, Virginia with his beautiful wife Cathy.
Andrew N. Cook concentrates his practice in litigation with a focus on government contracts, real estate and construction. He has 25 years of litigation experience in federal and state courts and has also practiced before the Court of Federal Claims. He has handled a myriad of construction, real estate and commercial litigation, bid protests before the Comptroller General of the General Accounting Office, and handled cases before various federal boards of contract appeal, state courts and courts of appeal. Mr. Cook regularly represents owners, developers, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and sureties in real estate and mechanic’s lien litigation in the District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland. He also regularly handles Miller Act litigation on Federal projects, Little Miller Act litigation on State projects, contract reviews, arbitration and claims litigation, mistakes in bid, small business certification and other procurement matters including providing advice concerning the Federal Acquisition Regulations. ADMISSIONS • District of Columbia EDUCATION George Washington University (Government Contracts) J.D., The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, 1987 |
