Board & Committee Members

2011 - 2012 HIC OF WNY COMMITTEES and RESPONSIBILITIES

BUDGET AND FINANCE
The Budget and Finance Committee proposed the annual budget for the Home Improvement Council. Also, the Treasurer's Report of the Home Improvement Council reports at the monthly board of Directors meeting on the current status of the budget and projects the adherence to the budget for any given month in any given fiscal year.
Chairman Don Blackman M&T Bank  
Co-Chairman Mark Utech Utech Waterproofing  

ADVERTISING, PUBLIC RELATIONS & MONITORING
The responsibility of the Advertising and Public Relations Committee is to consistently and effectively and within the budget, place advertising in local media to promote the Council and its' activities.
Chairman Skip Roehrig A.G. Roehrig & Son
  Bill Miller Siegel Landscape & Drainage  
  Matt Schuster Schuster Construction, Inc.  

EDUCATIONAL TRAINING
This Committee is responsible for conducting at least one seminar a year, which informs the Council membership of business practices relating to the home improvement industry, hopefully increasing their company's productivity.

Education to Western New York consumers concerning the Home Improvement Council and to get those consumers to deal exclusively with Home Improvement Council members

Bill Wirth Bill Wirth Roofing & Siding, Inc.

  Allen Dembski Waddell & Reed  

ETHICS
Article 4, Section 1, of the Home Improvement Council By-Laws states the Ethics Committee should consist of at least five individuals, three of which shall be members of the Board of Directors and two or more of which need not be members of the Board, but shall have experience in and be knowledgeable of the home improvement industry. The Ethics Committee shall advise and assist the Board of Directors in the interpretation revision, codification, alteration and amendment of the Advertising and Selling Standards of this Council and the Code of Ethics of the Council, (See Code of Ethics.) The Ethics Committee shall also review when called for, any act or acts of any member of the Council which act or acts may or may be said to be detrimental to the interests of the Council and on the basis of such review recommend to the Board of Directors, in writing, whether or not on the basis of such act or acts the deprivation or suspension of a member's membership in the Council is called for.

Jeff Valone
TryLock Roofing
  Marc Utech Utech Waterproofing  
  Mark O'Shaughnessy Home Improvement Center  

LEGISLATIVE AND LICENSE
The Legislative and License Committee reviews and informs the membership of the Home Improvement Industry Council on all new laws and licensing procedures required in regards to the home improvement industry.

Jeff Valone Try-Lock Roofing
 
  Marc Gagne AAA Timberline, Inc.

  Frank DeCarlo Paragon Restoration


MEMBERSHIP & DEVELOPMENT
The purpose of this committee is to develop campaigns to increase membership, and to retain the members who are presently enlisted.
Chairman Allen Dembski
Waddell & Reed


PROGRAMS

The Program Committee is in charge of setting up meetings and functions for the Home Improvement Council membership. Those programs include Awards Dinner, Annual Golf, Annual Contractor's Picnic, any other outing planned and membership meetings.

Allen Dembski
Waddell & Reed
  Bill Miller Siegel Landscape & Drainage  

SPECIAL PROJECTS COMMITTEE
This Committee selects certain activities which are community orientated and expressed the good will of the Council towards its community members.

Chairman


Dave Yoviene


Sellmore Industries





2011 - 2012 HIC OF WNY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The HIC Board consists of thirteen people selcted and voted by the membership to a two-year term. The chairman, vice chairman, secretay, and treasurer are voted in annualy in the board.

Chairman
Bill Miller - Siegel Landscape & Drainage
Vice-Chairman
Jeff Valone - Try-Lock Roofing Company
Treasurer
Don Blackman - M & T Bank
Secretary
Denise Caruana - Sharp General Contracting, Inc.

Members 

Scott Protas - Sellmore Industries, Inc,
Frank DeCarlo - Paragon Restoration Group Inc.
Skip Roehrig - A.G... Roehrig & Son, Inc.
Marc Gagne - AAA Timberline, Inc.
Allen Dembski - Waddell & Reed, Inc.
Bill Wirth - Bill Wirth Roofing & Siding Inc.           
Matt Schuster - Schuster Construction LLC
Mark O’Shaughnessy - Home Improvement Center
Mark Utech - Utech Basement Waterproofing

Donna Czora- Executive Secretary