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Dacon Completes Monogram Foods Facility PWC CT Welcomes New Board PWC CT Welcomes New Board

Hartford, CT – The Professional Women Hartford, CT – The Professional Women in Construction Connecticut Chapter in Construction Connecticut Chapter (PWC CT) recently welcomed its new (PWC CT) recently welcomed its new board of directors for the 2021-2022 board of directors for the 2021-2022 program year. program year.

Patricia Bilotto returns as chapter Patricia Bilotto returns as chapter president. She is the manager of marketing president. She is the manager of marketing and business development for van Zelm and business development for van Zelm Engineers. She has nearly 30 years of Engineers. She has nearly 30 years of experience in marketing, communications, experience in marketing, communications, and business development in the AEC and business development in the AEC industry, and presently serves on the industry, and presently serves on the program, membership, and awards program, membership, and awards committees. committees. x

The 2021-2022 PWC CT board (l-r): Choity Khan, Blerina Pina, Amy Ray, Patricia Bilotto, Dawn Meeker, Laurann Asklof, Carolyn Kurth, The 2021-2022 PWC CT board (l-r): Choity Khan, Blerina Pina, Amy Ray, Patricia Bilotto, Dawn Meeker, Laurann Asklof, Carolyn Kurth, Kyma Ganzer, and Jennifer Marks. Not pictured: Kim Colapietro and Ronald Paolillo Kyma Ganzer, and Jennifer Marks. Not pictured: Kim Colapietro and Ronald Paolillo

Haverhill, MA – Dacon Corporation has completed construction on a 135,000sf facility for Monogram Foods, a manufacturer of value-added food products, for its new location in Creek Brook Park in Haverhill.

Founded in 2004, the Memphis-based Monogram has experienced a 620% sales rate increase and topped $1 billion in revenue last year, consistently making

Back row (l-r): Chuck Reilly, VP business development, Dacon; Mayor James Fiorentini; Karl Schledwitz; and Jon Sundstrom, VP operations, Monogram. Front row (l-r): Sharon Mason, Heather McMann, and Lesly Melendez of Groundwork Lawrence it one of the Inc. 5000’s fastest growing companies. This facility is dedicated to

Laurann Asklof, principal of Shipman pre-assembled sandwich manufacturing & Goodwin, LLP, will serve on the board and is Monogram’s fourth Massachusetts as vice president. She has approximately location. The firm is bringing 355 posi30 years of experience in the area of tions to this location through 2023. construction law and litigation. She will With a business model based on continue to participate in the chapter’s quick responsivity in product innovation, programs, mentorship, and scholarship private label and brand development, committees. Monogram’s portfolio entails 10 meat

Carolyn Kurth, CPA, CFE, of CohnReznick, will return as treasurer. She serves on the scholarship committee.

Dawn Meeker, director at Marcum, LLP, is returning for a second year as chapter secretary. She now serves as the membership chair and will continue as a volunteer on the awards committee.

Kim Colapietro, partner of EDI Landscape, LLC, returns for her third year on the board. She serves as the awards committee chair.

Kyma Ganzer, project manager at LaRosa Building Group, returns for her second year as a director. She is the recipient of the 2019/2020 PWC CT Rising Star Award. She will serve on the mentorship committee.

Choity Khan, associate attorney at Robinson Cole, makes her debut on the board as a director. She presently serves on the mentorship committee.

Jennifer Marks, principal at BL Companies, returns for her second year. She will serve as the mentorship committee chair.

Ronald Paolillo, M. Arch of DRA Architects, begins his third term. He serves on the PWC CT’s scholarship committee. Blerina (Bela) Pina, surety territory

Laurann Asklof, principal of Shipman manager at Nationwide, returns for & Goodwin, LLP, will serve on the board a second year. She volunteers on the as vice president. She has approximately chapter’s communications committee. 30 years of experience in the area of Amy Ray, director of business construction law and litigation. She will development at EDM, makes her continue to participate in the chapter’s debut as a director. She serves as the programs, mentorship, and scholarship communications committee chair and committees. volunteer of the programs committee.

Carolyn Kurth, CPA, CFE, of CohnReznick, will return as treasurer. She serves on the scholarship committee.

Dawn Meeker, director at Marcum, LLP, is returning for a second year as chapter secretary. She now serves as the membership chair and will continue as a volunteer on the awards committee.

Kim Colapietro, partner of EDI Landscape, LLC, returns for her third year on the board. She serves as the awards committee chair.

Kyma Ganzer, project manager at LaRosa Building Group, returns for her second year as a director. She is the recipient of the 2019/2020 PWC CT Rising Star Award. She will serve on the mentorship committee.

Choity Khan, associate attorney at Robinson Cole, makes her debut on the board as a director. She presently serves on the mentorship committee.

Jennifer Marks, principal at BL Companies, returns for her second year. She will serve as the mentorship committee chair.

Ronald Paolillo, M. Arch of DRA Architects, begins his third term. He serves on the PWC CT’s scholarship committee.

Blerina (Bela) Pina, surety territory manager at Nationwide, returns for a second year. She volunteers on the chapter’s communications committee.

Amy Ray, director of business development at EDM, makes her debut as a director. She serves as the communications committee chair and volunteer of the programs committee.

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(l-r): Kevin Quinn, CEO, Dacon; Mayor James Fiorentini, Kevin McCall; Karl Schledwitz; and Chuck Reilly snack brands spanning hot dogs, sausages, beef jerky and bacon, along with one licensed line, Butterball. Distribution is broadly spaced across retail, convenience, club, food service, military and drug store channels. Monogram Foods facility

This facility’s design optimizes production to meet consumer demand with six areas – freezer, cold storage, cool dock, dry goods storage, production and offices – configured for ease in employee access. Critical for operational efficiency, process engineering includes a state-ofthe-art ammonia refrigeration system. Loading dock areas and parking have been configured to maximize a restricted site plan.

Karl Schledwitz, CEO of Monogram, said, “This facility is created to fulfill increased demand by our valued customers across the country. Dacon has been an excellent and innovative partner from start to finish. We are proud of this project and proud to be part of the Haverhill community.” Paradigm Properties is the owner and developer of the project. Kevin McCall, CEO of Paradigm, said, “Paradigm is excited to have helped Monogram significantly expand its operations in Massachusetts. Through a challenging Covid environment, our contractor, Dacon Corporation, led a team effort with tremendous support from the City of Haverhill, our lender, LowellFive, and dedicated subcontractors.” Monogram, Paradigm Partners and Dacon partnered with Groundwork Lawrence to mark the completion of the facility with a $20,000 “Growing Community” program. Groundwork Lawrence is a nonprofit civic organization that focuses on environmental improvement, fresh food access, youth/adult education and employment initiatives to cities north of Boston. To support its mission of changing places and changing lives, 40 participants will receive a cooking and nutrition class, along with $100 in Market Basket gift cards and $100 in Groundwork Farmer’s Market gift cards to cook the recipes learned for their families. To encourage long-term food sustainability, 525 plants will be purchased for Groundwork’s 12 community gardens and a stipend will be provided to winterize the greenhouse.