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Leadership

Leadership

Upstate Masonry Institute was established to open communication between design professionals engineers, spec writers, suppliers and mason contractors.


UMI Executive Board

  • Managing Director - Todd Helfrich 
  • President - Andrew Sciocchetti, A.J.S Masonry
  • Vice President - Brian Casler, Casler Masonry, Inc.
  • Treasurer - Scott Lupini, Lupini Construction, Inc.
  • Lew Houghtaling, Debrino Caulking Associates

UMI Advisory Board

  • David Biggs – Biggs Consulting Engineering
  • Nick Carparelli – Executive Director, NYS Concrete Masonry Association
  • Earl Hall- Construction Employers Association of CNY
  • Pat Tirino – Vice President Bricklayers Local #2

Did You Know?

"Hot and cold weather delays masonry too much." As an industry, updated all-weather practices such as the All-Weather Council's "Recommended Practices and Guide Specifications for Cold Weather Masonry Construction" have resulted in a much greater construction season without fear of weather damage or delay. The old practice of closing down during the winter months becomes obsolete.