Gabel, Beck Elected President in New Mexico's AGC Branches

Norman A. Gabel , vice-president of marketing and business development for
The Jaynes Companies , Albuquerque, has been elected the 2006 president of the New Mexico Building Branch, Associated General Contractors. Other AGC officers elected were Robert Lockwood, Lockwood Construction Co., Santa Fe,
senior vice-president; Brook Henderson, Lockwood Construction Co.,
vice-president; and Brendan Adams, Gerald Martin General Contractor,
Albuquerque, secretary-treasurer. Elected chair and vice-chair of AGC's associate/affiliate division respectively were Adam Triolo, AUI, Inc.,
and Glen Braybrooks, American National Insulation and Sealants ,
both of Albuquerque. Elected to three-year terms on the chapter's
board of directors were Maria Guy, J.B. Henderson Construction Co., Inc.;
Clayton L. Gooden, Star Construction, Inc., |both of Albuquerque; and Pruett.

Associated Contractors of New Mexico elected Mike Beck as its 2006 organization president. Mike Beck is employed by San Bar Construction and will lead over 200 New Mexico highway contractor firms and over 10,000 employees. He has served on several ACNM committees and on the Board of Directors for the past two years. Mike attended New Mexico State University with a degree in Civil Engineering.

ISEC, Inc. announced the promotion of Dusty Morgan to executive vice president. Morgan has been with ISEC for 28 years, most recently managing division office operations as senior vice president located in the Phoenix office. As executive vice president, Morgan will be in charge of the operations of the Southwest, San Diego, and Northwest Regions, and ISEC's subsidiary, Interstate Interiors, Inc.

Ray Baca is the new General Manager for Road Machinery LLC at the off-road equipment company's offices in Albuquerque, N.M. and El Paso, TX. In his new position, Baca oversees all product support, sales and rental of heavy machinery
and related construction products carried by the Komatsu distributor in New Mexico. Baca has worked for twenty-five years with heavy equipment dealerships in New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, and Colorado. Most recently, he was responsible for parts operations at a Colorado equipment distributor.

R&O Construction announces the promotion of Erik Skogstad to vice president and general manager of the Las Vegas regional office. Skogstad began working as an estimator in R&O's corporate office in 1996 after graduating from Bringham Young University's construction management program. He will manage the existing staff
and plans to hire several additional employees during the coming year.

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) , Arizona Chapter has awarded
Jorge Jose Colón, AIA , "Young Architect of the Year". Colón is a design architect employed at the Phoenix, AZ office of SmithGroup. Colón is an active member of the AIA and a Faculty Adjunct at Arizona State University School of Architecture. During his time at SmithGroup, Colón has served as the Lead Designer on several community projects including the 225,000 sq-ft office building for Chestnut Properties at Mill Avenue and Washington. Currently he is also working on the ASU campus in downtown Phoenix. Colón received a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from
Georgia Institute of Technology and a Masters in Architecture from
Arizona State University.