A special thanks to William Harrell and an ad hoc History Committee of Brendan R. Garvin, Duane Barnett, John Ittes, Pete McKinnell, Bruce McCain and Skip Allcorn for laying the foundation. Below is an effort to document and archive the 50 year history of SEAL. Please note that this is a “work in progress” and we solicit your additions and corrections. Please email any updates or corrections to Pam Tolson,
Exdirector@sealgroup.org
| View an Original SEAL Document from 1964 | View the Current Bylaws of SEAL | View the Proposed Bylaws of SEAL |
| Year | President | Meeting #1 | Speakers & Other Notes | Meeting #2 | Speakers & Other Notes | Executive Director | ||||
| 2019 | Alan Ridge, Coastal Construction Products, Inc., Jacksonville, FL | Sofitel Hotel, Chicago IL April 29 – May 1, 2019 |
David Friedman, Founder & CEO High Performing Culture, LLC Courtney Little, President Ace Glass Construction Corporation, President American Subcontractor’s Association |
Ritz Carlton, Amelia Island FL, November 3 – 6, 2019 |
Richard Branch, Sr Economist Dodge Data & Analytics Mark Dorsey, CEO Construction Specifications Institute Bob Miller, Director of Integrated Solutions, Dodge Data & Analytics Alan Wilson, VP & Chief Architect, Haskell |
Pam Tolson | ||||
| 2018 | Todd Bennett, Atlas Supply, Seattle WA | Marriott Country Club Plaza Hotel, Kansas City MO, April 30 – May 2, 2018 | OMNI Grove Park Inn, Asheveille NC, November 3 – 7, 2018 | Pam Tolson | ||||||
| 2017 | Brendan Brown Tom Brown, Inc. | Raddison Blu Downtown Minneapolis Hotel, Minneapolis, MN, May 1 – 4, 2017 | Matt Birk, Former NFL Football Player, “What Makes Teams Great” | Hyatt Regency Coconut Point, Bonita Springs, Florida, November 5 – 8 | Pam Tolson | |||||
| 2016 | Brendan Garvin, Jr Garvin Brown Construction Products | Wild Dunes Resort, Isle of Palms, SC, May 1 – 4. 2016 | Lunch at Ravanel Bridge, Daniel Burton, PE, Special Projects Manager | Ojai Valley Inn & Spa, Ojai, California,November 6-9, 2016 | “Enterprise Value: How the Best Owner-Managers Build Their Fortune, Capture Their Company’s Gains and Create Their Legacy” Peter Worrell, Managing Director,Bigelow, LLC; Portsmouth, NH | Kelly Andrews | ||||
| 2015 | John Barnett SSI | JW Marriott, Austin, TX, ‘May 4 – 6, 2015 | “Benchmarking” Dr. Albert Yates | Ritz Carlton,Cancun, Mexico, November 1 – 4, 2015 | “Managing Effort-Getting Results”: Bob McHardy, Self-Management Group, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Kelly Andrews | ||||
| 2014 | Jessica McIntosh Atlas Supply | Memphis, TN Peabody Hotel Apr 28-30 | Kohala Coast, HI (Big Island) Nov 2-8 | Kelly Andrews | ||||||
| 2013 | Martin Harrell, Coastal Construction Products | Chicago Hotel Sofitel Water Tower Apr 22-24 | Chuck Haling MSDS On-Line | Palm Beach, FL The Breakers Nov 10-13 | Kelly Andrews | |||||
| 2012 | Stephen Larsh, Glenrock Company | Denver, CO Four Seasons Apr 23-24 | Marena, AZ Ritz Carlton, Dove Mountain Nov 5-8 | Kelly Andrews | ||||||
| 2011 | William Goncharow, Guaranteed Supply | Frisco, (Dallas)TX Westin Stonebriar Apr 13-16 | Rio Grande, Puerto Rico Gran Melia Golf Resort Nov 4-9 | (Sandler Management Team), “Looking Under the Hood – Issues facing SEAL Members” | Kelly Andrews | |||||
| 2010 | Paul McKinnell, Kenseal Construction Products | St. Louis, MO Four Seasons Apr 28 – May 1 | LaJolla, CA Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines Hotel lNov 11-15 | Dan Nee/Kelly Andrews | ||||||
| 2009 | James Pyle, Sunshine Supply | New Orleans, LA The Westin New Orleans Canal Place Apr 2-5 | Naples, FL Naples Grande Beach Resort Nov 6-10 | Dan Nee | ||||||
| 2008 | Bruce Coy, Smalley & Company | Salt Lake City, UT Grand America Hotel Apr 17-20 | Indian Wells,CA Hyatt Grand Champions Resort Nov 1-5 | Dan Nee | ||||||
| 2007 | Skip Allcorn, Coastal Construction Products | Louisville, KY Seelbach Hilton Apr 26-29 | Jack Caven (InfoTech Intl) “Microsoft AX software”; Benchmarking Survey | Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas Atlantis Nov 4-8 | Dan Nee | |||||
| 2006 | Bruce McCain, S&S Sales | Phoenix, AZ Sheraton Wild Horse Resort Mar 24-26 | Tim Lee, Mercer Capital “Home Depot, White Cap, Hughes – How will It Effect ME”…Whirlwind Golf Club, Chandler, AZ | Wailea, Maui, HI Grand Wailea Resort Nov 4-8 | Benchmarking Survey Proposal by Tim Lee, Mercer Capital; Jack Caven “Core Software for Business”; Jim Pyle “Professional Employment Organizations” | Dan Nee | ||||
| 2005 | David Heusel, Georgia Construction Products | Santa Fe,NM Hacienda Apr 16-18 | Sea Island, GA The Cloister Nov 6-9 | |||||||
| 2004 | Kenny Brown, Tom Brown Inc | Charleston, SC Francis Marion Hotel Mar 26-28 | golf – Kiawah’s Ocean Course | Cancun, Mexico (Mexico Riviera) Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort Nov 15-18 | Michael White | |||||
| 2003 | Curt Austin, John Latta Associates | San Antonio, TX Hyatt Regency On The Riverwalk Mar 29-30 | Mike Meho & Ed Hastings, McGraw Hill “Economic Forecast for Const. Industry”; Martin Harrell (Coastal) “Project Tracking” | Carmel, CA Quail Lodge Nov 17-20 | Quail Lodge Championship Golf Course | Michael White | ||||
| 2002 | Rene DesRochers, D. M. Figley | Nashville, TN Opryland Resort Apr 6-8 | Jack Caven (InfoTech Intl) “SEAL Website” | West Caribbean Cruise, Royal Caribbean Voyager of the Seas Nov 10-17 | Best Practices Forums | Michael White | ||||
| 2001 | Mike Rafferty Goedecke Co. | Scottsdale,AZ Regal McCormick Ranch Feb 3 – 6 | Napa, CA Silverado Country Club Resort Nov 11-15 | Kenneth Klein, Waterproofing Construction Defects author and forensic engineering expert; Paul DiCaprio – Website Marketing; William Harrell “Legal Conflict: Storing Hazardous Waste Pending Disposal” | Michael White | |||||
| 2000 | Ron Berteri (Spring) Mike Raferty (Fall) | Bermuda (Annual Meeting) Canadian Pacific’s “Hamilton Princess” Apr 9-13 | Monroe Porter, Proof Management “Selling and Marketing Construciton Services” | ST.Louis, MO Hyatt Regency Union Station Nov 5-6 | Bruce Garrot (Coastal Const. Products) “Safety Program and Hazardous Waste Disposal” | Ken Bowman | ||||
| 1999 | Ron Bertieri, RO-AN Corp. | Kansas City Feb 21-29 | Acapulco, Mexico Pierre Marques Resort Feb 21-26 | Speaker – Patrick Dolan (Arthur Andersen) “Facing the Forces of Change – 4 Trends Reshaping Wholesale Distribution” ,,,, S&S Sales joined. Robstan transfering “Inc. status” fm California to Missouri | Ken Bowman, Sheila O’Neal(Curry), Robstan Group, Kansas City, MO | |||||
| 1998 | Bill Reynolds, III. Calbar | Kansas City Mar 21-27 | St. Thomas, Virgin Islands Frenchman’s Reef | SEAL was a still a Calfiornia Domestic Nonprofit Corp (C1551315/11875N) | Robstan contracted as management firm Oct 26, 1998 | |||||
| 1997 | John Ittes, Atlas Supply (only one mtg this year; still recovering from paying off Loews Coradao debt) | Chicago, IL Tremont Chicago Apr 26-29 | Iron Mike’s (Ditka) Restaurant was next door | No Mtg | No Mtg | |||||
| 1996 | Ron Peterson, Goedecke | Cleveland, OH Renaissance Cleveland Hotel Apr 20-23 | Trevor Will (Foley & Lardner) “Product Liabiilyt Suits Against Mfgs and Distributors” | Carlsbad, CA LaCosta Resort Nov 16-19 | GCP joined | |||||
| 1995 | Duane Barnett, SSI | St. Louis, MO Apr 30 | Tempe, AZ The Buttes Nov 12-15 | |||||||
| 1994 | Duane Barnett, SSI | Dallas, TX Adolphus Hotel Apr 23–25 | Naples, FL Registry Resort Nov 12-15 | |||||||
| 1993 | Brendan Garvin, Garvin Construction Company | Denver, CO The Brown Apr 25-27 | Coronado, San Diego Loews Coronado Nov 14-16 | |||||||
| 1992 | Brendan Garvin, Garvin Construction Company | Austin, TX Four Seasons Apr 25-28 | St. Petersburg, FL Don Cesar Nov 14-18 | Dave Pennington | ||||||
| 1991 | Jim Harrison, SF Products | Memphis, TH Peabody Hotel Apr 20-23 | 8 new members – Brock White, Figley, Goedecke, Lowry, Backer Rod Mfg, Hydorozo, Polyguard, Tremco | Santa Barbara, CA Four Seasons Biltmore Nov 9-13 | Nordic Management, David Pennington | |||||
| 1990 | Jim Harrison, SF Products | Toronto, Ontario, CN Four Seasons Apr 21-25 | Vickie Vincent “Chemical Dependency in the Workplace” | Hutchinson Island, Stuart, FL Indian River Plantation Resort Nov 11-15 | Larry Carbary (Dow Corning) “High Performace Silicones in Construction; Vickie Lovell “Firestopping Codes and Practices” & James Sesic’s “Proposed Safety Health and Enviornmental Compliance” …SEAL Guide Spec for Traffic Coatings Approved (Nov 90); | David Pennignton | ||||
| (25th) 1989 | Ken Schmidt, Seward Sales | Indianapolis, IN Embassy Suites Apr 23-26 | Colin Monroe, “Masonry Construction” ….John Latta attended SWRI mtg in Scottsdale to discuss both organizations endorsing a single guide specification as a start to doing more things together | Santa Rosa Mountains,Indian Wells, CA Stouffer Esmeralda Resort SEAL 25th Anniversary Nov 12-17 | John McDevitt (3M) Int’l and Domestic Economics & their Effect”….golf at Indian Wells Country Club | Ed Johnson & Dave Pennington | ||||
| 1988 | John Latta, John Latta Associates | Phoenix, AZ Westcourt in the Buttes Apr 24-27 | Seattle, WA Four Seasons Nov 13-17 | Bruce Michels (Management Advisory Services) “Planning the Disposition of Your Business” | ||||||
| 1987 | Walt Buchner | Boston, MA Omni Parker House Apr 26-29 | St. Thomas,U.S. Virgin Islands Frenchman’s Reef Hotel Nov 29 – Dec 6 | SEAL Guide Spec for Sealants and Caulking approved (11/87) | ||||||
| 1986 | Tom Doman, Hiller of Ga. | Minneapolis, MN Omni Hotel April | Robert Montgomery “How to Save Time and Beter Results” and Robert Provost “Liability and Product Insurance” ; Dr. Paul Williard (3M) “OSHA Material Safety Data Sheets” ; SEAL/SWRI Liason Committee proposed | Williamsburg, VA Williamsburg Inn Dec 1-5 | New members: Pecora, VIP Enterprises and ITP Ltd. | Ed Johnson & Dave Pennington | ||||
| 1985 | Robert Patterson, Quint City Stone Center, Inc | Louisville, KY May | Oakland, CA Clairmont Hotel November | |||||||
| 1984 | Ed Kammerer, R.L. Wurz Company | Atlanta, GA Marriott Marquis April | Coastal Construction Products and Garvin Associates joined SEAL | Tuscon, AZ El Conquistador November | Tom Wurz | |||||
| 1983 | Bill Coy, Smalley & Co. | Kansas City, MO April | Colorado Springs, CO November | |||||||
| 1982 | John Gibson, SSI | Tulsa, OK April | Biloxi, MS November | |||||||
| 1981 | Fred Hiller, Fred R. Hiller Company | Cleveland, OH June | San Antonio, TX November | |||||||
| 1980 | Bill Reynolds | Chicago, IL April | Key West, FL December | |||||||
| 1979 | Joe Cathey, SSI Construction Materials | Shangri La Golf Club Afton, OK November | ||||||||
| 1978 | Ray Reiger, Holmes Associates, Inc. | Sand Piper Resort, FL October | ||||||||
| 1977 | Tom Wurz, R.L. Wurz Company | Phoenix, AZ | ||||||||
| 1976 | Ken Lippmann, Kenseal Construction Products | New York, NY June | Kiawah Island, SC November | |||||||
| 1975 | Ed Waldman, Sunshine Supply Company | Chicago, IL April | ||||||||
| 1974 | Dick Larson | St. Louis, MO March | ||||||||
| 1973 | Jerry Smalley | Chicago, IL April | New Orleans, LA November | |||||||
| 1972 | Jack Edelman | Aspen, CO November | ||||||||
| 1971 | George Fonyo | St. Louis, MO October | ||||||||
| 1970 | Harold Price | |||||||||
| 1969 | Jim Seward | New Orleans, LA December | ||||||||
| 1968 | Jack Edelman | New York, NY November | ||||||||
| 1967 | Dick Ink | San Francisco, CA November | ||||||||
| 1966 | George Bishop | |||||||||
| 1965 | George Bishop | San Francisco, CA | ||||||||
| 1964 | Dick Ink/George Bishop | Louisville, KY October | ||||||||
| Mid 1964 | In May, SEAL is incorporated in Illinois | Richard Ink and Wilson Smith idea | Burlington, WI Cerami’s Island View Resort June 17-20 | Orig. members: Styro Sales Corporation (KL) | ||||||