To Strengthen and Support

The Story of the Beam Club

In July 1966, the ABC National Board of Directors established an exclusive club to recognize and reward those ABC members who promote and grow the association by recruiting new members.

This group is known as the “Beam Club,” emblematic of the final structural beam erected as a building tops out.

The Beam Club is a time-honored tradition and a sign of both achievement and motivation to others to similarly aid the growth of the merit shop through ABC. The success of Beam Club members has made ABC the largest association of merit shop contractors in the United States.

“Members must recruit members because there is power in numbers—increased membership means increased revenue, more impact on legislation and better training for craftspeople.”

—Bill Watterson, CEO
Watterson Construction,
ABC Alaska Chapter

“We have to grow an inspired, like-minded member base in order to continue increasing our relevancy in the fight for the merit shop and for freedom.”

—Chuck Goodrich, President,
Gaylor Electric Inc.
ABC Indiana/Kentucky Chapter

Beam Club Levels

Join the ranks of top recruiters by sponsoring 100 members to earn Chairman status! Every new member amplifies the voice of the merit shop.

BEAM CLUB

5 Members

MERIT

10 Members

MERIT PLUS

15 Members

PRESIDENTIAL

25 Members

HALL OF FAME

50 Members

CHAIRMAN

100 Members

Beam Club Leaderboard

Rank Member Member Company Chapter YTD Member Count
1 Tim Harrison Harrison Construction Co. Alabama 16
2 Dan Bertler Supreme Structures Wisconsin 10
3 Jessie Cannizzaro Milestone Plumbing Wisconsin 10
4 Diane Cahill Cahill Strategies Empire State 9
5 Mitch Altmann Altmann Construction Company, Inc. Wisconsin 7
6 Troy Carlson Vizance Wisconsin 7
7 Mark Dudzinski Northcentral Construction Wisconsin 7
8 Andy Kaehny Steiner Electric Inc. Wisconsin 7
9 Jay Zahn Hausmann Group Wisconsin 7
10 Kelvin Elfinger, Jr. Greenhut Construction Co. North Florida 6

*These numbers are updated quarterly.

Beamer of the Year Recipients

2017

Anthony Rinaldi
The Rinaldi Group LLC
Empire State Chapter

2018

Michael Dillon
Dillon Health Inc.
Nevada Chapter

2019

Anthony Rinaldi
The Rinaldi Group LLC
Empire State Chapter

2021

Bill Brown
Austin Commercial
Greater Houston Chapter

2022

Diane Cahill
Cahill Strategies
Empire State Chapter

2023

Suzanne Chapman
Brasfield & Gorrie
North Alabama Chapter