ABC announces Young Professional of the Year award finalists

Andrew Lopez

Brooke Wenger

Rob Griffith

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) announced three finalists for its annual Young Professional of the Year award. Finalists were chosen based on their career achievement, leadership and vision for the future of the commercial and industrial construction industry from a field of more than 30 nominations representing 20 ABC chapters across the country.

“The nominees for ABC Young Professional of the Year represent the promise of the future of the merit shop construction industry,” said ABC Vice President of Environment, Health, Safety and Workforce Development Greg Sizemore. “Associated Builders and Contractors is proud to celebrate the outstanding talent that makes up our membership during Careers in Construction Month.” 

The three Young Professional of the Year finalists are:

• Rob Griffith, vice president, Gaylor Electric Inc., Indianapolis, ABC Indiana/Kentucky Chapter
• Andrew B. Lopez, vice president, Cajun Industries LLC, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, ABC Pelican Chapter
• Brooke Wenger, director of business development, Triad Engineering Inc., Hagerstown, Maryland, ABC Cumberland Valley Chapter

ABC’s Young Professional Program aims to shape the future of our industry by supporting the growth of professionals under the age of 40 who are employed by ABC member companies. The Young Professional of the Year Award program recognizes high performance from emerging professionals in the merit shop construction industry. The winner will be announced during ABC’s Leadership Week Conference in Dallas, Nov. 16.

ABC previously announced that its members invest $1.1 billion in workforce development annually. The investment leads to training for approximately 476,000 construction professionals. ABC is working alongside its member companies to continue to develop the finest talent base in the construction industry through more than 800 apprenticeship, construction management, craft and safety training programs at ABC chapters around the country.