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Inside this issue:

May 2015
May Awards Fiesta

May Board Meeting

Presidents article /
Stork news

April Meeting photos

Wiley McMillan retires

KCCSI 2015 Awards and Recognition

Cinco De Mayo Style! Come celebrate the fiscal year accomplishments, congratulate
the industry award winners and toast to the return on your pesos! The evening will
be full of fun socializing, networking, and celebrating Cinco De Mayo with a brief program to recognize outstanding achievements by our members and showcasing innovative design, craftsmanship and overall project deliveries in our region. We just might
have a few fun events and prizes.

Meet Your Membership 5

April racing social

68

Harvester

Golf Outing

10

Upcoming Events

11

KCCSI Chapter Officers 12

The Kansas City Chapter is

proud to be an Outstanding
Chapter!

Tuesday, May 5th at 5:30 PM

28 Event Space, 1300 W. 28th Street, Kansas City MO
64108
Open Bar!
Catering by Margaritas on Southwest Boulevard!
No Charge for Chapter Members or Spouses!
KCCSI Website
Visit us at
www.kccsi.org

March Board Meeting

Fri 5/8/2015 First Watch, Shawnee Mission Pkwy at 7:00 AM Learn more...

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ROI Return on Investment

by Matthew Walsh, CDT

One thing that has kept me involved in CSI over the years is certification. Not only is it a good way to get a better understanding
of our industry, its a real inexpensive education. When I was going through the CDT program, Bob Dye came in to present on a
portion of the material, and he addressed the group and told everyone, forget the three little letters you get to put behind your
name, this is a lot of really good, useful information. That always
stuck with me. Every year I relay that to potential CDT candidates, and I mean it.
That being said, I am abusing my powers as president and using
this space to let everyone know of a few upcoming certification
events.
Starting 6/1 I will be holding a CDT exam study group for the fall
exam, and we will run a CCPR study group concurrently.
-The CDT session shall run from 7:00-8:30
-The CCPR session shall run from 8:30-10:00
Please reach out to me directly to coordinate.
matt@sanoandassociates.com
913-481-4200

~~~~~~Congratulations ~~~~~~~~
Stork news, the stork brought a new baby girl to member Patrick
Geraghtys household on January 17th. Congratulations to Patrick and
his wife on the birth of their daughter.

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April Meeting
Understanding and Improving Indoor Air Quality

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CSI FELLOW
RETIRES

CSI Fellow Wiley McMillan retires May 2015. Wiley has served our industry with integrity and
honor for many years. Employed by National Gypsum Company since 1973. Wiley has provided
the industry with many years of undeniable professionalism. Wiley joined CSI in 1994 and became a
Fellow in 2007. Wileys mantra What is the Value , if it isnt going to add value to the chapter,
the membership or the community, there is no reason to proceed. This mantra is the epitome of
Wiley McMillian and his caring attitude. Wiley has numerous well deserved accolades, too many to
list in this newsletter. He is highly respected by all his colleagues, friends and family.

Wiley, we are honored that you chose to be a member of the KCCSI Chapter, you have made us
all better and we wish you well.

Let us know what you are into, send us vacation photos or selfies. We are interested in our members.

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Meet Your Membership

Sarah Hirsch, CSI, CCS, LEED AP, BD + C

BNIM
Kansas City, MO

Sarah graduated with her bachelor of architecture degree from the University of Kansas. Shes worked in the industry for 25 years now. The majority of those years have
been with BNIM, where shes currently at, but she also worked for Craig Patterson &
Associates before that. BNIMs main focus is designing commercial projects in higher
education, performing arts and government work.
Sarah joined CSI about 3 years ago and finds the industry camaraderie to be the biggest benefit to being a part of the organization. Shes also involved with other organizations in her personal time, including Girl Scouts and The St. James Catholic Church.
Her husband, Dan Nash, and her have been married for 17 years and have 3 children:
Eleanor (15), Kate (13), & Leo (11). Outside of work, Sarah enjoys gardening, sewing,
knitting, home improvement, yoyo playing, & homeschooling her 3 children. While her
husband might like her to be a bigger sports fan than she is (like most husbands out
there), she considers herself enough of a Kansas City sports fan at this time of the
year to say, Go Royals!

By Patrick Geraghty

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April Social Event

Extreme Grand Prix + CSI = Extreme FUN!!! We had Forty Races lots of pizza, pool games and playtime. Check out the top 8 in the final race. Now thats FAST! Congrats to Sergio Hernandez for taking home 1st place bragging rights. As always if you have a recommendation for fun things to do let
me know and lets do it! Can't wait to start planning the next event. Thanks everyone for coming
out to the races.

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April Harvesters Crew

Next volunteer date is July 14th.

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CDT EXAM STUDY GROUP

Starting 6/1 I will be holding a CDT exam study group for the fall exam, and we will run a CCPR
study group concurrently.
-The CDT session shall run from 7:00-8:30
-The CCPR session shall run from 8:30-10:00
Please reach out to me directly to coordinate.
matt@sanoandassociates.com
913-481-4200

You are invited to Chicago May 7 - 9, 2015

for the CSI North Central and Great Lakes BiRegion Conference,
hosted by the Chicago
and Northern IL chapters. It's time to "make
no little plans".

When booking your hotel at the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza in downtown Chicago, please use either martplaza.com and group code A5C or call (855) 268-0372 and ask for the Construction Specifications Institute
2015 group block.

Upcoming Harvesters Volunteer Dates

Tuesday
July 14, 2015
4:00 pm6:00 pm
3801 Topping
Kansas City, Mo. 64129

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Table Top
Displays

are available at the

monthly meetings
Contact Mike Cutler
for
Scheduling.
816-589-4343.

Visit our website for

fees and payment

This chapter newsletter is a monthly publication of the Kansas City Chapter of the Construction
Specifications Institute. The newsletter is published 10 times per year and is distributed free of
charge to its members and other chapter supporters. The goal of the newsletter is the free exchange of information and experience in construction technology among its readers. Information appearing in this newsletter is not to be interpreted as Kansas City Chapter CSI endorsement of any service, products or company. Opinions expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily those of the Kansas City Chapter CSI. The newsletter does not approve, disapprove, sanction or guarantee the validity or accuracy of any date, claim or opinion. Blanket reproduction
rights are granted CSI and its chapters for individual articles, provided that credit is given the
author and this newsletter. Information regarding legal issues is printed with the understanding
that neither the Kansas City Chapter CSI nor the newsletter editor is engaged in rendering legal
services. Readers are cautioned to obtain legal council. Your comments are welcome. Contact
Sara Gilliam at (816) 863-8334 or sgilliam@dssmidcon.com for newsletter advertisements or
questions.

BOARD MEMBERS

COMMITEES

COMMITEES (Continued)

President
Matt Walsh, CDT
913-481-4200
matt@sanoandassociates.com

Academic Liaison
Bob Dye, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, RRC,
LEED AP
913-735-4772
RobertLDye@gmail.com

Membership
Ashley Ott, CSI, CDT
816-605-5980
Ashley.ott@assaabloy.com

President Elect
John Larkin, CDT, USGBC
913-488-7616
John.J.Larkin@saint-gobain.com
1st Vice President
Vacant
2nd Vice President
Sara Gilliam, AHC
816-863-8334
sara.gilliam@assaabloy.com
Secretary
Chester Bender, P.E., CCS
913-782-0541
cbender@pyengineers.com
Treasurer
Casey Cohorst, CDT
913-393-8723
ccohorst@irco.com
Regional Director
Andrea Zawodny, CCS, LEED AP
816-329-4516
andrea.zawodny@populous.com
Immediate Past President
Kandi Evans, RA,LEEP AP,CCCA
816-360-4491
Kandi.Evans@aecom.com

Were on the web. visit us

at www.kccsi.org

Director
Sarah DeLaCruz, CDT
816-561-4443
Sarah.delacruz@aecom.com
Director
David Dixon, CCCA, CCPR, RRC,
RRO
913-544-8689
ddixon@d2marketing.us

Awards
Staci Bockwinkel, CDT
913-259-9165
Staci.bockwinkel@am.jll.com

Newsletter
Sara Gilliam, AHC
816-863-8334
sara.gilliam@assaabloy.com

Certification
Matt Walsh, CDT
913-481-4200
matt@sanoandassociates.com

Product Show
David Dixon, CCCA, CCPR,
RRC, RRO
913-544-8689
ddixon@d2marketing.us

Education/Technical
Rich Bartholomew, CDT, AIA
913-484-1327
rabarchitect@aol.com

Programs
Stan Wyrick, CDT
816-215-9195
swyrick@mbastuds.com

Electronic/Website
Andrea Zawodny, CCS, LEED AP
816-329-4516
andrea.zawodny@populous.com

Chapter Historian
Mark Koukol, RA, NCARB
913-945-0383
Mark.koukol@gmail.com

Foundation/Scholarships
John Williams, FCSI, CCS
816-215-8744
jcmsw1972@comcast.net
Social
Sarah DeLaCruz
816-561-4443
Sarah.delacruz@aecom.com
Golf
John Myers
913-302-3170
jmyer@achfoarm.com
House
Mike Cutler, CDT
816-589-4343
mcutler@tremcoinc.com

Not a member, not a problem!

Contact Matt Walsh if you need a
meeting sponsor.