The Contractors Association of Will and Grundy Counties seated three newly-elected directors: Lori DuPree (DuPree Construction), Thomas J. McGann (TIMM Electric), and Barry Narvick (Narvick Bros.) at the January board of directors meeting. While both DuPree and Narvick are incumbents, McGann is a new corner of the board.

The board then re-elected its 2011 which included: Jason Cox (Len Cox & Sons) as chairman, Becky Fallin (RHL Insulation & Firestopping) as vice chair and Mike Adler (J.L. Adler Roofing & Sheet Metal) as secretary/treasurer.

Also serving as directors are: Tony Corsetti (Corsetti Structural Steel), Todd Sandeno (D Construction) and John Young (Seasons Landscaping).

The association staff includes: Mary Ellis Metz, office manager, and Theresa Baker, plans room coordinator.

The association also announced that Adler was chosen as 2011’s member of the year.

Adler is vice president of J.L. Adler Roofing & Sheet Metal, an 86-year-old family business that was founded in 1926 by Mike’s grandfather, Joseph Adler. Joseph, who passed away a young age of 39, was one of the founding fathers of the Contractors Association of Will and Grundy Counties in 1933. After Joseph’s death the roofing company was then run by Mike’s grandmother Rachel, and then by their son Joe Adler. Joe has since retired and has given the reigns to his sons Mike and two of his brothers, Chris and Jay, who now run the longtime family business.

Mike is a 1978 graduate of JCHS and also a 1982 graduate of NIU with a BA in Business Management. He was appointed to the CAWGC board in 1999 to fill a vacancy and has been secretary/treasurer since 2006. He also is the golf chairman since 2001 and also has served on the CAWGC Scholarship committee.

Adler currently is Construction Chairman of United Way. A board member and current president of George Werden Buck Boys and Girls Club, an advisory board member of JJC Construction Technology Program, and is the current chairman of the Chicago Roofing Contractors Association Safety and Health Committee.

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