The LCA Board of Directors 2019-2020
Executive Team
Derek O'Connor
Past President
Derek O’Connor has been involved in the construction industry since his move to Canada from New Zealand in 1990. Derek’s ability to see the big picture has served him well as President & General Manager of Westco Construction Ltd. and President of Westco Drilling & Piling Ltd. He is an active champion of local business and has been passionately advocating as an LCA board member since 2011.
TBA
Second Vice President
Richard Thiessen
president
Hailing from a small farming community, Richard Thiessen has establish himself as prominent member of the commercial construction industry in southern Alberta. Richard is the owner of Silver Ridge Construction, a commercial General Contractor in Lethbridge. With over 30 years of extensive experience in the construction industry, Richard lends his vast knowledge to several executive boards, including the Lethbridge Construction Association of which he is a long-standing member.
Darren Guenther
first Vice president
Darren Guenther is a civil engineer with 17 years of experience in the preliminary, detailed design and construction phases of several water and wastewater infrastructure projects as well as commercial and industrial mechanical projects in southern Alberta. For the past seven years he has been a partner at DMT Mechanical Ltd., responsible for all commercial and industrial projects.
Directors
Colin Ward
Theresa Yauck
Dan Wood
Hayley Feyter
Joe Schwark
Matthew Gilmore
Neil Pozzi
Ron Vandermeer
Jonathon Hamilton
Ben Guliker
Bryce Allred
Francis Rankin
Evan Barr
LCA Board Committees
Alberta Construction Association
Richard Thiessen
Alberta construction Safety Association
Darren Guenther
WCB / Safety Committee
TBA
Local Government Action Committee
Dan Wood, Colin Ward, Rich Thiessen, Derek O'Connor, Darren Guenther, Jonathan Hamilton
Provincial Government Action Committee
Richard Thiessen
Scholarship Committee
Matthew Gilmore, Francis Rankin, Ron Vandermeer
Golf Tournament Committee
Matthew Gilmore, Joe Schwark, Ron Vandermeer
Standard Documents Committee
Dan Wood
SOCIAL MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & EVENTS COMMITTEE
Hayley Feyter, Theresa Yauck, Matthew Gilmore, Ben Guliker