Safety & Insurance Committee

The Safety & Insurance Committee Provides the membership with information on safe operation in the industry, increases preventative safety programs, and reduction of liability expenses. The committee monitors and advocates on OSHA issues and develops new safety products for the membership. 

“The UCON Safety and Insurance committee is always at the forefront of safety. The committee achieves this by sharing best practices, building relationships, and advancing our industry through safety.”

- Robert Sabin, McGuire and Hester

Committee Members

Rickey Arslanian, Mountain Cascade, Inc.
Blane Bachan, McSherry & Hudson - Watsonville
Dick Bass, Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance Brokers of California, Inc./Gallagher Construction Services
Jared A. Bradt, Condon-Johnson & Associates, Inc.
William Buckman, Chrisp Company
Tony Burnham, Anvil Builders
Stephen Carpenter, Joseph J. Albanese, Inc.
Crystal Chang, Old Republic Contractors Insurance Group
John Coffey, Ghilotti Bros., Inc.
Kenneth Cormican, JDB & Sons Construction, Inc.
Cari Elofson-Callahan, OSHA Training Institute Education Center at Chabot-Las Positas CCD
Alyce Engle, California Engineering Contractors, Inc.
David Espinoza, Lewis and Tibbitts, Inc.
Paul Evans, Ghilotti Construction Co.
Mike Fust, Shimmick Construction Company, Inc.
Jennifer Garcia, Royal Electric Company
Vicky Glum, Cal Safety Consulting
Harry Grewal, HSG Safety Supplies, Inc.
John Harrah, Trench & Traffic Supply, Inc.
Anthony Headley, West Valley Construction Co., Inc.
Mike Heffernan, Alliant Insurance Services, Inc.
Doug Henrich, Old Republic Contractors Insurance Group
Kellie Henry, Carone and Company, Inc.
Chad Hoople, Flatiron West, Inc.
Robert Hughes, Brosamer & Wall, Inc.
Don Hunt, McGuire and Hester
Eric Kechejian, DeSilva Gates Construction
Philip Lee, Granite Construction Company
Fernando Lopez, Joseph J. Albanese, Inc.
Katy Medinas, KDW Construction, LLC
Kevin Moore, Woodruff-Sawyer & Co.
Craig Nielsen, Chrisp Company
Alex Olivera, Columbia Electric, Inc.
Hilario Olvera, DMZ Builders
Bridget Ostronic, Mobile Barriers MBT-1
Chris Paczocha, Andrew M Jordan Inc. dba A & B Construction
Jim Padelt, Sanco Pipelines, Inc.
Garrett Peck, Hoseley Corporation
Greg Rainey, O.C. Jones & Sons, Inc.
Ike Riser, Shimmick Construction Company, Inc.
David Ristedt, Preston Pipelines, Inc.
Michael Riter, Bay Area Concretes, Inc.
Jason Rivera, Preston Pipelines, Inc.
Kurt Roessler, Duran & Venables, Inc.
Robert Sabin, McGuire and Hester
Ted Saito, Sanco Pipelines, Inc.
Barry Sandkuhle, JMB Construction, Inc.
Joe Santos, Shimmick Construction Company, Inc.
Virginia Siegel, On-Site Health & Safety
Matt Smylie, Ford Construction Company, Inc.
David Vail, Ghilotti Construction Co.
Tom Walsh, Knife River Construction - Stockton
Daniel Wanner, Hoseley Corporation
Colin White, JMB Construction, Inc.
Alan Williams, Old Republic Contractors Insurance Group