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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?

Masonry has been the material of choice for shelter for thousands of years for a number of reasons including availability, thermal mass, fire resistance, durability and sustainability.