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Summer Boron

Vice President

18 years with Balfour Beatty

  • Location: Portland, OR
  • Serves as Vice President for the Portland office, leading their business acquisition efforts.
  • A recipient of the Women of Vision Award by the Daily Journal of Commerce.
  • Has served on the Ambassador Board for the non-profit New Avenues for Youth since 2015.
  • Received the “Talk Positively” award as part of the company’s Global Icon Awards.
  • B.A., Marketing, Kent State University (Summa Cum Laude)

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Dannah Digby

Executive Assistant

10 years with Balfour Beatty

  • Location: Dallas, TX
  • Serves as executive assistant; responsible for providing high level support to shared services executives to ensure smooth operations for the communications, information technology, risk management and finance/accounting teams.
  • 15 years of experience in industry.

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Megan Korenchuk

Vice President, Finance

2 years with Balfour Beatty

  • Location: Falls Church, VA
  • Serves as vice president of finance; responsible for the oversight, management and financial reporting of all projects in the Mid-Atlantic division which had a revenue of $748.5 million last year.
  • Has worked in finance since 2006 (19 years).
  • Extensive expertise in the financial oversight and management of projects to meet project objectives, compliance requirements, regulatory standards and senior management’s goals and objectives. Also provides leadership for the Connecting Women employee affinity group.
  • BS, accounting & information systems and BS, finance & business law from Virginia Tech; Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Washington, DC and Virginia; Certified Fraud Examiner, Virginia

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John Harris

Executive Vice President, Business Unit Leader

26 years with Balfour Beatty

  • Location: Orlando, FL
  • Serves as executive vice president and business unit leader of Balfour Beatty’s Orlando office.
  • Experience includes entertainment, hospitality, education, judicial and mixed use/residential.
  • BS, building construction, University of Florida

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Kelly Phariss

Vice President, Civils West

19 years with Balfour Beatty

  • Location: Los Angeles, CA
  • Serves as vice president of the company’s Civils operations in the West.
  • Also serves as deputy director Los Angeles World Airport’s (LAX) Automated People Mover (APM) project.
  • BS, civil engineering, University of California, Davis

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Josh Sommer

Senior Project Manager, Civils Southeast

21 years with Balfour Beatty

  • Location: New Bern, NC
  • More than 20 years of experience in heavy civil construction.
  • A driving force behind some of Balfour Beatty’s most complex infrastructure projects.
  • Led transformative work across Ohio, Georgia and North Carolina, including urban reconstruction, marine bridge structures, light rail systems, Class I railroad projects and new green space alignments.
  • BS, Civil Engineering, Penn State University
  • Licensed professional engineer

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Drew Leist

Vice President, Finance

23 years with Balfour Beatty

  • Location: Atlanta, GA
  • Serves as vice president, finance; responsible for regional and project accounting staff, budgeting and forecasting, cash management and partners with management teams on bids, subcontracts and project review to ensure accurate reporting of project profitability; also serves as equity lead for all civils regions.
  • 35 years in the industry
  • Has led multiple implementations of new ERP systems and acquisition integrations; developed job cost systems for multiple organizations.
  • BS in business administration, Monmouth University

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Kelsey Beaty

Project Business Manager, Civils Southwest

18 years with Balfour Beatty

  • Location: Dallas, TX
  • Serves as finance manager on the LBJ East project; responsible for payroll, AP/AR including managing the project’s cash flow and reporting job costs, and regional financial reporting for cash forecasts, budgets and project status.
  • Intern to hire, working in civils corporate office in Atlanta followed by the southeast and southwest regions.
  • Nominated for the Luna Award in 2022 (Achievements of Women in Construction); Civils Southwest co-lead for Connecting Women; Part of the team that delivered the successful completion of the Horseshoe and Southern Gateway projects in Dallas.
  • BBA in Accounting; Human Resource Management from Abilene Christian University and MBA in Finance; Project Management from University of Colorado

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Steve Dillon

Senior Vice President, Large Projects Group, North Texas

24 years with Balfour Beatty

  • Location: Dallas, TX
  • Serves as Senior Vice President for the North Texas Large Projects Group.
  • 29 years in the construction industry.
  • Involved in many of the largest projects in Texas, including Parkland Hospital and The Epic development.
  • BS, Construction Engineering Management, Montana State University

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Lauren McCauley

Project Executive

10 years with Balfour Beatty

  • Location: Raleigh, NC
  • Serves as vice president of operations for projects in the Charlotte area.
  • Her portfolio of work with Balfour Beatty spans aviation, education, civic, and infrastructure projects across the Triangle.
  • BS and MS, civil engineering, NC State University

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Tyler Steele

Project Executive

6 years with Balfour Beatty

  • Location: San Diego, CA
  • Serves as project executive in San Diego; responsible for leading higher education market growth across the state and manages complex educational projects.
  • 18 years of experience in the construction industry.
  • Has delivered work for clients including San Diego CCD, MiraCosta CCD, Southwestern College and Palomar CCD
  • BS in construction engineering from San Diego State University; MBA in finance from San Diego State University
  • Registrations include: DBIA, CMIT, SWPPP

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Brianna Huffaker

Senior Director, Communications

11 years with Balfour Beatty

  • Location: Dallas, TX
  • Serves as senior director of communications; responsible for core operations of the national communications team and leads employee communications, campaigns and digital marketing for the US buildings and civils businesses.
  • Partners with senior leadership and other internal stakeholders to shape communications strategies that support and promote our people-first culture and advance company mission and goals.
  • Recipient of the 2024 Balfour Beatty Shared Services Mark of Excellence award.
  • 25 years of strategic marketing and communications experience, beginning with Centex Corporation.

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Kevin Jolin

Technical Director

2 years with Balfour Beatty

  • Location: San Mateo, CA
  • Serves as technical systems director for Balfour Beatty’s US Rail operations.
  • More than 20 years of experience spanning technical and program management, systems integration, operations, business development and product support.
  • A former U.S. Marine, Kevin brings discipline, focus and strategic insight to every engagement.
  • Pursuing a BS, electrical engineering, Arizona State University | Academic credentials in business management and electrical engineering technology
  • Active member of the Project Management Institute and the International Council on Systems Engineering

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David Chachu

Vice President, Operations

19 years with Balfour Beatty

  • Location: Falls Church, VA
  • Serves as vice president of operations; responsible for providing executive leadership on projects like 2000 & 2001 South Bell Street, a two-tower residential complex with 775 units set over a two-story garage podium.
  • David is an expert in delivering world-class craftsmanship and the signature Balfour Beatty experience. Also serves as the executive sponsor of the Network of Black Leaders and Entrepreneurs (NOBLE) employee affinity group.
  • BS, civil engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology; Construction Quality Management for Contractors (CQMC); Responsible Land Disturber (RLD)

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Dave Trent

Operations Manager

32 years with Balfour Beatty

  • Location: Austin, TX
  • Serves as operations manager for the southwest region; responsible for oversight of Lady Bird Lake project and oversaw completion of Oak Hill Parkway, both in Austin, TX
  • 42 years of experience in the construction industry
  • Played integral roles for the company on multiple highways/bridges, rail and water projects throughout Illinois, Connecticut, Texas and Colorado
  • BS, civils engineering, University of Wyoming

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Mike Wehner

Vice President, Operations

14 years with Balfour Beatty

  • Location: Charlotte, NC
  • Serves as vice president of operations, which includes Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
  • More than 27 years in the industry.
  • Has established himself as one of the Carolinas’ most trusted builders, cultivating one of the strongest client followings in the business.
  • BS, geology, State University of New York-Buffalo

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Colby Willis

Operations Director

20 years with Balfour Beatty

  • Location: Raleigh, NC
  • Serves as operations director for Balfour Beatty from the Raleigh office.
  • He has spent the past decade as a campus mainstay at UNC-Wilmington, where he has successfully delivered renovations, new construction and P3 projects.
  • BS, construction engineering management, Utah Valley State College

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Thomas Volmer

Director, IT

3 years with Balfour Beatty

  • Location: Dallas, TX
  • Provides leadership for Balfour Beatty’s IT strategic portfolio, setting direction for enterprise applications, infrastructure, and collaboration platforms to align technology with business growth.
  • Brings 20+ years of IT leadership experience driving technology strategy, transformation, and innovation across the construction, energy, and hospitality sectors.
  • Champions enterprise-wide initiatives that have strengthened cybersecurity resilience, elevated operational efficiency, and modernized collaboration capabilities to enable a more connected, productive workforce.

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Ed Littleton

Senior Vice President, Chief Risk Officer

19 years with Balfour Beatty

  • Location: Dallas, TX
  • Serves as chief risk officer, where he is responsible for the overall design, management and execution of Balfour Beatty US’s risk programs and initiatives.
  • Involved in numerous industry leadership and civic groups: past chairman of the Association of General Contractors Surety Bonding and Risk Management Forum and the United Way of Dallas.
  • Began his career with Arthur Anderson as a CPA with a focus on construction industry clients.
  • BA, business administration and accounting, University of South Carolina

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Beverly Hill

Vice President, Risk Management

18 years with Balfour Beatty

  • Location: Dallas, TX
  • Serves as vice president of risk management; responsible for the subcontractor prequalification and insurance compliance, insurance placement of policies, collaborating with project, safety, legal and finance teams as well as insurance partners to mitigate, identify and analyze risks to construction projects.
  • 20 years of experience in construction risk management.
  • BBA, University of Texas with a double major in management and marketing.
  • Serves on several risk management advisory boards for the construction industry.

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