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ICAT Construction Board


Chair, Construction Board

Chuck Freiheit

Chief Operating Officer

F. H. Paschen

Chuck joined F.H. Paschen as a Project Engineer, going on to serve in various project management and leadership roles in the civil and building divisions in the Chicago office as well as spending time in one of Paschen’s regional offices before becoming Vice President and eventually Chief Operating Officer in 2015. With over 20 years of construction experience, Chuck’s main role is to oversee diversity and compliance for the company, as well as the daily operations and work of the leadership team. As a visionary and true leader with a reputation for developing successful business relationships with both clients and subcontractors, Chuck has directed a number of high profile projects for clients such as Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Transit Authority, and the Chicago Department of Transportation.


Vice Chairs, Construction Board

James Clair

Operations Manager

Turner Construction Co.

Jim's career with Turner Construction began in 1988 as a Field Engineer after graduating from
Bradley University. He has served numerous roles and positions including Estimating Engineer, Scheduling Engineer, Cost Engineer, Project Engineer, Superintendent, Project Manager, Project Executive, Construction Executive, Deputy Operations Manager and presently Operations Manager for the Great Lakes Region overseeing construction operations for projects in the Great Lakes Region business units of Detroit and Indianapolis. He is the recipient of the CEC Outstanding Alumni Award.

Kevin Zesch

Senior Vice President

LendLease Construction

Kevin Zesch is Senior Vice President & General Superintendent at Lend Lease, a world leader in project management and construction, operating in more than 30 countries and 7,500 employees. An award-winning alumnus from Bradley University, he has worked many challenging projects, including the $140 million University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, the Navy pier redevelopment project in Chicago, and the $61.1 million Sears Integrated Business Headquarters Expansion. He participated in the 2011 Executive Summit and spoke on PPP at the 2012 Executive Summit.


Construction Board Members


Joshua Adams Vice President NPL Construction Co.	Laith Al-Khafaji Assistant State's Attorney Tazewell County	Ammar Alzarrad CEC Assistant Professor Bradley University	Jeremy Andersen Senior Superintendent LendLease Construction

Dennis Araujo Project Executive/Member Contegra Construction Co.	Kevin Bogner Project Control Manager Black & Veatch Corporation	Justin Brown Operations Manager -Chicago NPL Construction Co.	Clint Drury Executive Director Building Trades

Tom Fitch Sr. Director of Facilities Springfield Clinic	Roger Goodson Senior Manager American Water	Chris Goray Vice President Power Construction	Liz Gorman Director, Regional Bus. Develop. NORESCO

Lisa Hennigh Administrator, Prof. Services Capital Development Board	Roger Huebner Executive Vice President Central Illinois Builders	Karen Jensen President & CEO Farnsworth Group, Inc.	Yoon-Si Lee CEC Associate Professor Bradley University

Jesse Martinez FEP Administrator Capital Development Board	Dana Oaks Executive Director GPCSA	Tom Powers Executive Vice President D. B. Sterlin	Gabriel Rodriguez Director of Estimating PJ Hoerr, Inc.

Stephen Scott Global Facilities Planning Caterpillar Inc.	Mahmood Soltani CEC Assistant Professor Bradley University	David Spelman CEC Assistant Professor Bradley University	Edward Stritch President & CEO The Concord Group

Dave Williams President Williams Brothers Construction	Michael Williams Estimator Williams Brothers Construction	Mike Wilson Deputy Director Capital Development Board	Ron Wright Administrator Capital Development Board