LBM People in the News, September 2026

DEALER

• 84 Lumber -- Brooke Appler -- EWP Hub Manager

• 84 Lumber -- Dustin Hauenstein -- CFO

• 84 Lumber -- Tedra Schadt -- Co Manager -- Dayton, OH

• ABC Supply -- Ian Blackmar -- Branch Manager -- Avon, MA

• ABC Supply -- Mike Jost -- CEO -- Starting 1/1/27

• ABC Supply -- Brett Simon -- Inside Sales Representative

• Builders FirstSource -- Paul Jeffries -- Area Line of Business Manager

• Builders FirstSource -- TJ Kirkpatrick -- Area Manager

• Builders FirstSource -- Vonn Lindersmith -- Market Manager -- Woodland, WA

  
  

DEALER

• Califon Lumber -- Ashley Crampton -- President

• Celtic Building Supplies -- Danny Capozzoli -- VP of Sales & Purchasing

• Celtic Building Supplies -- Amanda Walsh -- VP of Operations

• Crosslin Building Supply -- Kevin Krencius -- Operations Manager

• Decks and Docks -- Blake Harper -- Outside Sales -- Nashville, TN

• Fencing Supply Group -- Benjamin Vacula -- Regional Sales Director-North

• Foundation Building Materials -- Robert Wright -- Credit Manager

• Friday Lumber -- Glen Akins -- COO

• Gulfeagle Supply -- Bill Goodman -- Commercial Outside Sales -- Mississippi

• Gulfeagle Supply -- Rachel Vogler -- Training & Operations Manager

• Hancock Lumber -- Rob McKean -- Product Category Manager

• Hills Ace Hardware -- Kyle Diamond -- Building Material Sales Manager

• Home Depot -- Bryan B. Hubbard II -- Specialty Supervisor

• Meeks Building Solutions (US LBM) -- Vince Butera -- Director of Sales, Northern CA and Northern NV

• Nelson Lumber -- Kelley Barnes -- COO and General Manager

• Nelson Lumber -- Danielle Horsman -- CFO

• Nelson Lumber -- James Mellom -- CEO

• Page Lumber Millwork & Building Supplies -- Erin Leonard -- President & CEO

• QXO -- Ashley Marie Best-Riggins -- Fleet Administrator

• QXO -- Craig McDonald -- Senior Branch Manager -- Columbia, SC

• QXO -- Janell Muñoz -- Branch Manager -- San Bernardino, CA

• QXO -- Scott Trost -- Manager, Transportation Safety

• QXO -- Douglas Wasson -- Branch Manager -- Baltimore area

• QXO -- Ken West -- President & COO

• Richards Building Supply Co. -- Nick Chesna -- Systems Manager

• RoMac Building Supply -- Kenny Byron -- Insulation Manager, RoMac Distribution

• RoMac Building Supply -- James Mark -- Store Manager -- Orlando

• RoMac Building Supply -- Sam Strickland -- Millwork General Manager

• Roofmart -- Aadarsh Singh -- Assistant Branch Manager -- Brampton, ON

• Sanford Carpet and Flooring -- Sterling Barnes -- Owner

• Siwek Lumber -- Jason Pranghofer -- CEO

• Siwek Lumber -- Samantha Siwek -- Chief Administrative Officer

• SRS Distribution -- T.J. Herron -- Branch Manager -- Pittston, PA

• Star Lumber & Supply -- Eric Chippeaux -- SVP Building Materials Sales

• Superior Decks & Railings -- Jason Holland -- Director of Sales - Midwest

• Three Sons Window & More -- Will Contento -- VP of Operations

• UFP Construction -- Kiley Rice -- Regional Director of Marketing & Product Innovation

• US LBM -- Mike Dykstra -- VP of Operations

• US LBM -- Scott Odekirk -- Market President, Arizona Building Supply

• US LBM -- Ben Tabolt -- National Director of Design and Estimating

• Walmart Canada -- Mallika Panchal -- Manager, Site Merchandising

DISTRIBUTOR

• BlueLinx -- Shawn Condell -- General Manager -- Pensacola, FL

• BlueLinx -- Melody Madewell -- General Manager -- Springfield, MO

• BlueLinx -- Brian Tefft -- Senior Category Manager - EWP

• BlueLinx -- Kevin Wienert -- General Manager -- Elkhart, IN

• Cassity Jones Building Materials -- Justin Bigham -- Director of Data Analytics

• Central States -- Melissa Dunson -- VP of Sales and Marketing

• Distribution International -- Matthew Durr -- OSR

• Frontier Forest Products -- Rusty Arnold -- CEO

• International Wood Products -- Taylor Bearnson -- Territory Manager -- Utah

• LMC -- Sandi Donato -- Senior Manager, Kitchen & Bath

• LMC -- Josh Litzman -- Director of Millwork

• U.S. LUMBER -- Bill Gaita -- OSR

MANUFACTURER

• 3M -- Eric Foisy -- Canadian Territory Manager

• All Weather Insulated Panels -- Joseph Paparella -- President

• Allura USA -- Milton Lozano -- Director of Technical Field Services

• Alpen High Performance Products -- Jeff Heintz -- COO

• Amrize Building Envelope -- Rustin Felter -- National Distribution and Strategic Account Manager

• Anderson Corp. -- Kelly McLain -- SVP & Chief Legal Officer

• Benjamin Obdyke -- Richard Ferro -- Market Development Manager -- Mid-Atlantic Region

• Boise Cascade -- Brock Marlin -- National Account Manager

• Cal-Tex Lumber -- Nick Simpson -- Sawmill Operations Associate

• Cameron Ashley Building Products -- Griffin Hamsley -- District Sales Manager

• Composite Prime -- Pete Brown -- Sales Executive

• Cornerstone Building Brands -- Matthew Garth -- CFO

• Culpeper Treated Lumber -- Brenden McWilliams -- Territory Manager

• DAP -- Scott Showalter -- President

• Deckorators -- Stuart Dimery -- Senior Product Manager

• Duravit Americas -- Oliver Bleich -- President

• FlexScreen/RiteScreen -- Chris Scocos -- COO

• Fortune Brands Innovations -- Peter Clifford -- EVP & CFO

• Fortune Brands Innovations -- Jesse Singh -- CEO

• Granite Group -- Jim Travers -- HVAC Business Development Manager -- MA and Southern NH

• Hampton Lumber -- Chris Walton -- CEO

• James Hardie Building Products -- Michael O'Brien -- District Sales Leader

• Kingspan Insulation -- Kim Hack -- National Account Manager

• Klaus Roofing Systems by Triple H -- James Garofalo -- Home Energy Consultant

• Kleen-Tech Services, LLC -- Jonathan Shimek -- Controller

• Lennar -- Nathan Loba -- Purchasing Manager

MANUFACTURER

• Magid Glove & Safety -- Kevin Gibbons -- Service Representative

• Makita USA -- Bryan Vigue -- Director of Marketing Industrial and Hardware

• Metrie -- Stewart Andrade -- CFO

• Metrie -- Chris Vogel -- Key Account Manager

• MSC Industrial Supply -- Rob Kuhns -- EVP and CFO

• National Nail -- Madeline Harr -- Market Development Manager

• National Waterproofing Supply -- Natalie Faber -- VP | Sales

• Pan Pacific Products -- B. Shannon Fuller -- CEO

• Polyglass USA / Mapei Group -- James Perella -- Director of Sales for Canada, New England & NY

• PPG -- Henrik Bergström -- SVP, Global Architectural Coatings

• PPG -- Alisha Bellezza -- SVP, Industrial Coatings

• PPG -- Chancey Hagerty -- SVP, Performance Coatings

• ProFormance Builder Solutions -- Jason Cavanaugh -- Sales Manager

• Quick Tie Products -- Maged Diab -- President & CEO

• Renaissance Windows & Doors -- Steven Charuka -- EVP of Sales and Marketing

• Roca Tile USA -- Shannon Ward -- Account Manager

• Roseburg Forest Products -- Jimmy Bittner -- Business Development Manager - West

• RS -- Chelsea Oesch -- Senior Director of Brand Strategy & Marketing, U.S. & Canada

• Sherwood Lumber -- Derek Jones -- Buyer

• Specialty Building Products -- Greg Piech -- Sales Manager

• Specialty Building Products -- Troy Sinks -- Sales Manager

• Trex -- Brian J. Taylor -- Chief Commercial Officer

• USA Wood Door -- Marcin Ejsmont -- Regional Sales Manager

• Westlake Royal Building Products -- Marion Whorton -- Strategic Account Manager

• White Cap -- Andrew Goldberg -- Regional Trade Manager MEP

• Woodgrain -- Jason Klauka -- OSR

  
  

ASSOCIATION/SERVICE PROVIDER

• Ascend Marketing -- Penny Arensdorf -- Brand Marketing Insights and Analytics

• BLD Connection -- Brent Hanson -- Board Chairman

• Cheryl Lewis Associates -- Cheryl Lewis -- Principal

• The Hillman Group -- Joey Parchman -- Divisional Traditional Sales Manager

• Houzz -- Liza Hausman -- SVP, Marketing

• Intertek Building & Construction -- Amanda Yingling -- Senior Program Manager

• Linqd -- Paul Tourbaf -- Chief Revenue Officer

• Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association -- Matt Pomeroy -- President

• Showcase Marketing Associates -- Mike Leonard -- Territory Manager, now adding part of KY to previous TN territory

• Zonda (CoStar Group) -- Doug Heady -- SVP, Head of BPM Data Products