On Oct. 16, Associated Builders and Contractors announced that Milton Graugnard — Executive Vice President of Cajun Industries LLC in Baton Rouge, Louisiana — was elected the 2023 national chair at a board of directors meeting held during ABC’s annual Leadership Institute in Coronado, California.
“Leading ABC in its 73rd year of serving this vibrant industry and defending free markets and open competition values is the honor of a lifetime,” Graugnard said in a statement. “This opportunity allows me to give back to construction, the industry that has given my company and me so much, and to ABC, which has meant the world to my personal growth as well as my company’s. In 2023, ABC will focus on increasing member participation in its STEP Safety Management System—a crucial ‘step’ any company should take to be safer—growing the workforce talent pipeline and promoting the merit shop philosophy in the political arena. I have the utmost respect for those who have served before me in this role, and I look forward to continuing to build that bright future for our industry.” 
ABC also announced its 2023 Executive Committee members, who will take office on Jan. 1, 2023:
- Chair of the ABC board of directors: Milton Graugnard, executive vice president, Cajun Industries LLC, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Chair-elect: Buddy Henley, president, Henley Construction Co. Inc., Gaithersburg, Maryland
- Secretary and Southeast region vice chair: J. David Pugh, partner, Bradley, Birmingham, Alabama
- Treasurer: Larry May, CPA, CVA, partner, Carr, Riggs & Ingram, Jackson, Mississippi
- Immediate past chair: Stephanie Schmidt, president, Poole Anderson Construction, State College, Pennsylvania
- Mid-Atlantic region vice chair: Lorri Grayson, partner and founder, GGA Construction, Middletown, Delaware
- Mid-America region vice chair: Brendan McAndrews, chief operations officer and co-owner, Rivercity Glass dba McAndrews Glass, Cincinnati
- Northeast region vice chair: Thomas “Murph” Murphy, vice president of Aggregates Division, Power & Construction Group, Scottsville, New York
- South Central region vice chair: Brandon Mabile, strategic development manager, Performance Contractors Inc., Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Mountain West region vice chair: Sandra Roche, vice president and general counsel, Roche Constructors Inc., Las Vegas
- Pacific region vice chair: Greg Schniegenberg, chief operations officer of construction operations, Royal Electric Co., Sacramento, California
- Midwest region vice chair: Calvin Williams, president and chief executive officer, Construction Contracting Services Inc., Lansing, Illinois
- Chapter presidents’ liaison: John Mielke, ABC of Wisconsin president and CEO
- ABC national president and CEO: Michael Bellaman
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