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Connector - Winter 2022
Thousands Raised for Safety and Education
SPECIAL FOCUS: Members remember Dave Schulz at Colorado Golf Tournament
The sold-out Dave Schulz Memorial Golf Tournament supporting SEAA’s safety and education projects raised about $13,000. “For our first venture west, turnout for the tournament and participation in the Meet & Greet held the previous night was outstanding,” said Pete Gum, Executive Director. More than 80 people registered for the Meet & Greet and 60 golfers competed in the tournament. “We appreciate the support of sponsors, who made this a successful meeting,” said Gum.
First Place Team: JD Daniels, Zack Ganzell, Brian Hildebrand, and Austin Mouw of Bigge Crane and Rigging Co., presented with the award by SEAA President David Deem.
The tournament was held at the Omni Interlocken Golf Club in Broomfield, Colo., on September 16, where a scramble was played on three adjacent courses. Golfers repeatedly claimed that the greens, fairways, and mountain scenery made this one of the most beautiful courses they had ever played. The tournament returns to its original location in North Carolina in 2023.
Denver local Kayleen McCabe, representing the McCabe Foundation, tees off.
“We were thrilled that Denver local Kayleen McCabe, representing the McCabe Foundation, joined us,” said Carrie Gulajan, SEAA Events Chairperson. McCabe, who is a construction industry celebrity and former SEAA convention keynote speaker, is an advo cate for careers in the construction trades. Learn more at kayleenmccabe.com.
Peer Group Discusses Recruiting, Retention
The meeting also included its first-ever Peer Group, a small discussion group of local companies which met the previous day, prior to the Meet & Greet. The theme of the discussion was recruiting and retention. “Two years ago, SEAA’s Board of Directors made a strategic decision to re-form committees, opening them up to members at large in order to provide more opportunities for member engagement. As those positions have been filled, we are now implementing phase two— local peer groups,” said Jack Nix, Membership Chairperson.
Lee Shaw of S.L. Shaw company and Nathan Bloch with SDS2 share ideas during Peer Group discussion.
Facilitated by Tucker Smith of BBSI and Victor Garcia of Denver’s Flawless Steel Weldng, the group of about 10 shared struggles and best practices. “Peer groups are a safe place to speak openly. That dialog is critical to giving SEAA members in a local area con nections and resources for improving their businesses and the industry,” said Nix.
Following the Peer Group, area erectors, fabricators, engineering firms, and suppliers learned about new benefits of SEAA member ship and heard about product and services solutions from sponsors Kenwood, Nelson Stud Welding, and Well Works. •
Tournament Winners
The following golfers took home prizes provided by our sponsors.
First Place Team, Total Gross Score of 60: Zack Ganzell, JD Daniels, Austin Mouw, and Brian Hildebrand of Bigge Crane and Rigging Co. Hildebrand was also one of two people that got the ball Closest to the Pin.
Second Place Team: Jerad Degenhart, Knight Hinman, Scott Hughes, and Randy Phillips of BBSI.
Third Place Team: Don Laro and Jimmy Zolty of GWY and Erich Posdzich and Brice Davison of BDB Fabrication. Zolty also made the Longest Drive.
Fourth Place Team: Drew Heron of Empire Steel, Pat Dunn of L&D Steel USA Inc., Glen Pisani of MAS Building & Bridge, and Nate Bloch of SDS2. Pisani was the other golfer that got the ball Closest to the Pin.
Four individuals qualified for the putting contest: Brandon Rowbottom of Columbia Safety, Jack Nix of Shelby Erectors, Scott Seppers of Trivent Safety Consultants, and Zack Ganzell of Bigge Crane and Rigging.
The Boom Lift Ball Drop, sponsored by United Rentals, brought in $1700. Half of the raffle pot is contributed to Safety & Education projects and half goes to the winner Thomas Newman of Trivent Safety Consultants.
Sponsors are a critical piece of the fundraising project. The Boom Lift Ball Drop, sponsored by United Rentals, raised $1700.
