ANCHORAGE OFFICE
AGC of Alaska
8005 Schoon Street
Anchorage, AK 99518
Tel: 907-561-5354
Fax: 907-562-6118
FAIRBANKS
OFFICE
3750 Bonita Street
Fairbanks, AK 99701
Tel: 907-452-1809
Fax: 907-456-8599
Current Board of Directors
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Tony Johansen Great Northwest, Inc. President |
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A life long resident of Fairbanks, Alaska, Tony Johansen is married, the father of four children and grandfather of one. He holds an undergraduate degree in civil engineering from the University of Alaska and a masters in civil engineering from Stanford University. For the past thirty-six years Tony has been building roads and airports in Alaska, the last eleven as a partner in Great Northwest, Inc., a highway contractor based in Fairbanks, Alaska. Prior to that, he served five years with the State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities as the Regional Director of the Department’s Northern Region.
Tony has served on the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Engineering and Mines Advisory and Development Council. He currently serves on the Executive Board of the Associated General Contractors of Alaska. He is also on the Board of Directors of the Operating Engineers and Employers Training Trust, the Fairbanks Pipeline Training Center and the Fairbanks Economic Development Corporation.
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C. John Eng Cornerstone General Contractors, Inc. Vice President |
John has no secrets; he likes to hang out with people that are more talented than he. He feels that this practice helps to elevate him and has worked well in business and his relationship with others and especially with Jaysen Mathiesen (co-owner of Cornerstone), as well as his marriage to Lynn.
John’s definition of success is the never ending devotion of effort, energy, and development of himself and his business for the achievement of worthwhile goals
He enjoys his work and the people he knows. His 2 married sons, Jason age 38, and Geoffrey age 33, who both live and work in Los Angeles, daughters-in- law, grandchild, neighbors, friends, and associates are a large part of his joy. We all enjoy our “inside jokes” and humor, as well as our serious moments. John would describe himself as a person that is not very dramatic, and perhaps in many ways boring. John’s career in construction has been very enjoyable and rewarding in many ways. His time away from work involves reading, exercise, travel, gardening, entertaining, and visiting family and relatives. He advised his sons that they should be very careful in choosing a career, since a career will probably become a way of life. John is President and Chairman of Board of Cornerstone General Contractors, Inc. and current Vice President of the AGC of Alaska. He is active in a number of organizations, including Anchorage Lutheran Church, Alaska World Affairs Council, Anchorage Rotary Club, and UAA College of Fellows.
Kevin Welker Kiewit Building Group Secretary |
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Kevin Welker serves as Kiewit Building Group’s Senior Vice President, with overall responsibility for the Alaska Area Operations. Since joining Kiewit in 1993, Kevin has served in several key positions, including engineer/estimator, schedule engineer, project engineer, building superintendent, bridge superintendent, senior estimator, estimate sponsor, project manager and executive sponsor roles. He has served as the company’s Executive Manager for Alaska since 2006.
Key Alaska projects that Kevin has been associated with include the $195 million Anchorage International Airport Concourse C Expansion, the award winning $60 million Whittier Tunnel and the $105 million C-17 Mission Hangar projects at Elmendorf Air Force Base. His portfolio also includes working on company projects in California from 1993-1997 and Hawaii from 1997-1998.
Kevin serves on the Executive Board of AGC of Alaska, as well as, is a board member on UAA’s Construction Management program and the Alaska Rush Soccer Club. He received a bachelor’s degree in building construction from the University of Washington and is a Service High School graduate. He resides in Anchorage with his wife Leann and their 4 children (ages 13, 11, 7, 3).
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Brian Horschel ACME Fence Company Treasurer |
Brian was born in 1976 at Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage, Alaska. He spent his high school years going to Service High where he played hockey and skied, before graduating in 1994.
After a year attending UAA he transferred to Idaho on a ski scholarship, graduating with in a degree in Sports Fitness Center Management. After graduating, he returned to Alaska to work at ACME Fence Company, his family’s business, as well as working as a ski coach for the Alyeska Ski Club. At the age of 30 he found himself working alongside his mother Roxanna in the day to day operations at ACME, with little time available to continue coaching. At the age of 32, along with wife Avery, they started a Fitness Center business called Body Renew, eventually expanding to multiple locations. Currently Brian and Avery are kept busy with both business and sharing free time with their children Preston, 7 and Linnell, 4.
Meg Nordale GHEMM Company Contractor-at-Large |
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Growing up in Alaska and appreciating all of its opportunities, Meg Nordale returned to Fairbanks after graduating from the University of Denver with BSBA in Finance and Marketing in 1982. Meg joined GHEMM Company in 1994 after a long career in insurance and risk management in Fairbanks and became one of its owners in 2000. In addition to serving as the firm’s CFO and Office Manager, she plays an integral role in proposal writing and bid preparation for the commercial and industrial construction projects GHEMM performs.
Outside of GHEMM, Meg is active in the community of Fairbanks and participates in a number of civic organizations and events.
Meg and her husband, Bob Schruf enjoy being in the great outdoors whether it be a hiking, skiing or fishing adventure or working in their yard at home. They share those adventures with their four adult children and look forward to sharing family adventures with any grandkids that may come along in the future.
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Teri Gunter Senco Alaska, Inc. Associate Member |
Teri Gunter and her sister Jackie Glatt are the owners of Senco Alaska, Inc., which has been at the corner of Dowling and Old Seward since 1974. Started by their parents in the late 1960’s, they have worked to maintain a high standard of service and quality, while keeping Senco Alaska a family owned and operated business. Teri, who is born and raised in Alaska, has worked for the company for 35 years, is married to Ronnie Gunter and they have two children. Senco Alaska specializes in pneumatic tools and fasteners and carries Senco, Max, and Fomo products for the construction industry, and continues to expand their product lines to meet the needs of their customers.
Growing up with the business has helped Teri, Jackie and Senco Alaska develop an understanding of the construction community as a whole, from the do-it-yourselfers to the home builders to the commercial contractors. Personalized service is the key to their success, and they are one of the few authorized tool repair service centers in the state of Alaska! It is this feeling of community within the construction industry that motivated Teri’s involvement with the Associated General Contractors of Alaska, working with and for her fellow members.
George Tuckness
Neeser Construction Co., Inc. Immediate Past President |
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Born and raised in California, married with five lovely children and six grandchildren. A Graduate of Coachella Valley High School.
In 1991, George began as Design Build Projects Manager for Neeser Construction Inc. At the time Design Build was a very new concept but proved to be a very successful project delivery method with such notable projects as the Veterans Administration Regional Office and Outpatient Clinic, various Alaska Regional Hospital major renovations and two Medical Office Buildings, the Alaska Psychiatric Replacement Hospital, Ft Richardson Community Education Center, and the New Goose Creek Correctional Center. In addition to this he has remained involved with the Military and Corps of Engineers work currently serving on the USACE panel for Design Build education, The Honorary Commander for the 3rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron and selected by the Pacific Air Force for the 2009 PACAF Strategic Triangle Civic Leader Tour.
George has served as an active member of AGC for twelve years, on the Board of Directors for nine years and currently the Immediate Past President of the AGC Executive Board. He actively serves on several committees including the Political Action Committee. He continues his involvement with Neeser Construction, Inc. in civic and charitable events for various organizations.
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