Industry Advisory Board

Maintaining active relationships with industry professionals is a program differentiator for Construction Management at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

The Construction Management program has an active Advisory Board composed of industry professionals, many of whom are graduates of the program.

Advisory Board members get involved in program development, curriculum, advising, assessment and planning, student activities, and faculty development.

The Construction Management program gains important strategic vision and derives great overall benefit from the industry professionals who actively participate in its Advisory Board.

Current Advisory Board members include:

• Ames Construction, Todd Elbert, Senior Estimator, Burnsville, MN
• Braun Intertec, Dan Martin, Account Leader/Senior Project Manager, Minneapolis, MN

• Catalyst Energy Consulting, Cass Schmidt, Chief Operating Officer and Founder, Denver, CO

• Cherne Contracting Corp., Mike Riker, Lead Estimator, Bloomington, MN

• CHS Inc., Ryan Slama, Specialist/Construction Project Manager Expert,  Mankato, MN

• Chubb North America, Christy Parson, Minneapolis Financial Lines Manager, Minneapolis, MN
• Danny's Construction Co., Tina Serafin, Vice President of Operations, Shakopee, MN
• Elder-Jones, Inc., Greg Lucivansky, Vice President of Project Development, Bloomington, MN
• Ellingson Companies, Jeff Saucier, Vice President, West Concord, MN
• Garney Construction, Billy Page, Area Manager, Apharetta, GA
• Greiner Construction, Hans Siefker, Principal, Minneapolis, MN
• Greystone Construction, Hailey Schwieger, Assistant Project Manager, Shakopee, MN
• Interstates, Jordan Thomas, Project Manager, Sioux Center, IA
• Kraus-Anderson Construction Co., Bob Janssen, Construction Executive/Senior Project Manager, Minneapolis, MN
• Landmark Development Company, LLC, Gregg Johnson, Project Director, Minneapolis, MN
• Larson - King, LLP, Caryn Boisen, Attorney, St. Paul, MN

• Lennar, Nate Ruppert, Area Construction Manager/Construction Training Manager, Plymouth, MN

• M/I Homes, Chris Haefner, Vice President of Purchasing
• Moriarty Scheduling, Betsy Moriarty, President, Chisago, MN
• Mortenson, Blair McNeil, Market Director, Minneapolis, MN
• Olympic Companies, Inc., Patrick Forliti, Chief Operating Officer, Minnetonka, MN
• Pattern Energy, Derek Price, Assistant Vice President, La Jolla, CA
• PCL Construction, Chris Tauscheck, Project Manager, Burnsville, MN
• Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE_PWR), Ken Hilgert, Senior Vice President /Operations, Houston, TX
• Rauenhorst Recruiting Co., Chuck Rauenhorst, President, Minneapolis, MN
• Ryan Companies, Jason Gabrick, Vice President Construction Operations, Minneapolis, MN

• Ryan Companies, Andy Martinson, Vice President of Construction/Industrial, Minneapolis, MN

• Schwickert's Tecta America LLC, Kevin Palmer, President, Mankato, MN
• Stanley & Wencl, LLC, Dan Stanley, President, Prior Lake, MN
• Veit, Stephanie Yoraway, Director of Talent, Rogers, MN
• Wells Concrete, Jace Rossow, Sales, Maple Grove, MN
• Willmeng Construction, Chad Larson, Project Executive, Phoenix, AZ