--- title: 2024 West Division Meeting Attendees --- [![Gilbane Logo - White](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Gilbane%20Logo%20-%20White.png?width=200&height=59&name=Gilbane%20Logo%20-%20White.png "Gilbane Logo - White")](http://www.gilbaneco.com?hsLang=ja) [![Gilbane Logo - White](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Gilbane%20Logo%20-%20White.png?width=100&height=29&name=Gilbane%20Logo%20-%20White.png "Gilbane Logo - White")](http://www.gilbaneco.com?hsLang=ja) [**** **** **** ](https://info.gilbaneco.com/2024-west-division-meeting-attendees#meetup-header__mobile-nav__mmenu) [![Gilbane Logo - White](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Gilbane%20Logo%20-%20White.png?width=100&height=29&name=Gilbane%20Logo%20-%20White.png "Gilbane Logo - White")](http://www.gilbaneco.com?hsLang=ja) [**** **** **** ](https://info.gilbaneco.com/2024-west-division-meeting-attendees#meetup-header__mobile-nav__mmenu) [ Back to Meeting Details](https://info.gilbaneco.com/2024-west-division-meeting?hsLang=ja) #### Attendees / Get to Know the Team ** ![IMG_1981_Maysarah Abdel-Fatta](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_1981_Maysarah%20Abdel-Fatta.jpeg?width=986&height=971&name=IMG_1981_Maysarah%20Abdel-Fatta.jpeg) ##### Mike Abdel-Fattah ###### Project Executive **Location:** Phoenix, AZ **Years with Gilbane:** Less than 1 **Word for 2024: **Optimism **Can't live Without:** Chocolate **Intro Song:** Start Me Up, by The Rolling Stones **Dream Vacation: **Vienna - ** ![5_Gonzalo Arellano-Are-1](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/5_Gonzalo%20Arellano-Are-1.jpg?width=380&height=380&name=5_Gonzalo%20Arellano-Are-1.jpg) ##### Gonzalo Arellano ###### Project Engineer **Location:** Reno, NV **Years with Gilbane:** 2 **Word for 2024:** Excellence **Can't live Without:** Strawberry Jelly-filled Donut **Intro Song:** Can't Stop by Red Hot Chili Peppers **Dream Vacation:** Traveling to Greece and visting Athens, Mykonos, and Santorini. - ** ![HS_ArndtR_7493_MR_Cropped](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HS_ArndtR_7493_MR_Cropped.jpg?width=1223&height=1223&name=HS_ArndtR_7493_MR_Cropped.jpg) ##### Rich Arndt ###### Project Executive **Location:** Reno, NV **Years with Gilbane:** 13 **Word for 2024:** Alignment **Can't live Without:** Anything pasta!! **Intro Song:** Thunderstruck, by AC/DC **Dream Vacation: **On a remote beach with the family and zero technology. - ** ![1604327445784_Christopher Barry](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1604327445784_Christopher%20Barry.jpg?width=200&height=200&name=1604327445784_Christopher%20Barry.jpg) ##### Chris Barry ###### Support Operations Manager **Location:** Phoenix, AZ **Years with Gilbane:** 23 **Word for 2024:** Perspective **Can't live Without:** Coffee **Intro Song:** Whatever It Takes, by Imagine Dragons **Dream Vacation: **A month of summertime beach vacations with my wife, Patty...travelling from Wells, Maine…all the way down the eastern seaboard to Key West. Eating regional food, making new friends, and having my kids and their spouses join us for select times during our adventure. - ** ![CBenoit](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CBenoit.jpg?width=264&height=264&name=CBenoit.jpg) ##### Christina Benoit ###### Senior Next 150 Manager **Location:** Boston, MA **Years with Gilbane: **10 **Word for 2024:** Alignment **Can't live Without:** Just a little chocolate **Intro Song:** Levels, by Avicii **Dream Vacation: **An island vacation in a private bungalow over the water. - ** ![HS1_Borodkin_16205_MR](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HS1_Borodkin_16205_MR.png?width=600&height=600&name=HS1_Borodkin_16205_MR.png) ##### Mark Borodkin ###### Project Executive **Location:** Phoenix, AZ **Years with Gilbane:** 2 **Word for 2024:** Conform **Can't live Without:** Sugar-free Popsicles **Intro Song:** Eye of the Tiger, by Survivor **Dream Vacation: **Monte Carlo - ** ![HS_Conover_6115_Square](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HS_Conover_6115_Square.jpg?width=2000&height=2000&name=HS_Conover_6115_Square.jpg) ##### Don Conover ###### Director, FMS **Location:** Norwhich, NY **Years with Gilbane:** 18 **Word for 2024:** Disruptive **Can't live Without:** Salsa **Intro Song:** Like a Rock, by Bob Seger **Dream Vacation: **A tour of the US to visit all the National Parks. - ** ![HS1_Contreras Fonseca_15234_MR](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HS1_Contreras%20Fonseca_15234_MR.png?width=600&height=600&name=HS1_Contreras%20Fonseca_15234_MR.png) ##### Karina Contreras Fonseca ###### Project Manager **Location:** Phoenix, AZ **Years with Gilbane:** 3 **Word for 2024:** Remarkable **Can't live Without:** Coffee, chocolate **Intro Song:** Sugar Sugar by the Archies **Dream Vacation: **In a cabin in the middle of the woods during winter (for 3 consecutive weeks lol). - ** ![11174_Cosby_NB_SM_square](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/11174_Cosby_NB_SM_square.jpg?width=1280&height=1281&name=11174_Cosby_NB_SM_square.jpg) ##### Brandon Cosby ###### Senior Project Manager **Location:** San Jose, CA **Years with Gilbane:** 8 **Word for 2024:** Growth **Can't live Without: **Sushi **Intro Song:** Firestarter, The Prodigy **Dream Vacation: **Exploring new cultures. Location, anywhere I haven't been where they don't speak English.  - ** ![HS_Michael Coss 16905 wb](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HS_Michael%20Coss%2016905%20wb.png?width=800&height=780&name=HS_Michael%20Coss%2016905%20wb.png) ##### Michael Coss ###### Senior Project Executive **Location:** Sacramento, CA **Years with Gilbane:** 1 **Word for 2024:** Win **Can't live Without:** Chocolate and caramel nuts/almonds **Intro Song:** Great White Buffalo, by Ted Nugent **Dream Vacation: **Alaska - ** ![14172_Cotti_HS_square](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/14172_Cotti_HS_square.jpg?width=1200&height=1200&name=14172_Cotti_HS_square.jpg) ##### Travis Cotti ###### Senior Project Manager **Location:** San Jose, CA **Years with Gilbane:** 4 **Word for 2024:** Win **Can't live Without:** Pizza **Intro Song:** Crazy Train, by Ozzy Osbourne **Dream Vacation: **In a Tropical Location - ** ![jg headshot_Jorge Gallegos](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/jg%20headshot_Jorge%20Gallegos.jpg?width=701&height=701&name=jg%20headshot_Jorge%20Gallegos.jpg) ##### Jorge Gallegos ###### Senior Project Manager **Location:** Los Angeles, CA **Years with Gilbane:** 1 **Word for 2024:** Growth **Can't live Without:** Tacos **Intro Song:** Reelin in the Years, by Steely Dan **Dream Vacation: **a mix of exploring and relaxing time by an exotic beach - ** ![HS_Giesler_IMG_0304_cropped_NB](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HS_Giesler_IMG_0304_cropped_NB.jpg?width=1993&height=1957&name=HS_Giesler_IMG_0304_cropped_NB.jpg) ##### Dylan Giesler ###### Senior Project Safety Manager **Location:** Reno, NV **Years with Gilbane:** 2 **Word for 2024:** Elevate **Can't live Without:** Dried Mangos with Tajin **Intro Song:** Bring Da Ruckus, by Wu-Tang Clan **Dream Vacation: **Chamonix, France - ** ![HS_Harder_9298_square](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HS_Harder_9298_square.jpg?width=1778&height=1778&name=HS_Harder_9298_square.jpg) ##### Steve Harder ###### Senior Project Manager **Location:** Sacramento, CA **Years with Gilbane:** 10 **Word for 2024:** Wildfire **Can't live Without:** Beer/Whiskey **Intro Song:** Bawitdaba, by Kid Rock **Dream Vacation: **Never ending. - ** ![10291_HS_Hertz_MR headshot_Debi Hertz](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/10291_HS_Hertz_MR%20headshot_Debi%20Hertz.jpg?width=900&height=900&name=10291_HS_Hertz_MR%20headshot_Debi%20Hertz.jpg) ##### Debi Hertz ###### Senior Project Manager **Location:** Sacramento, CA **Years with Gilbane:** 10 **Word for 2024:** Africa **Can't live Without:** Avocado **Intro Song:** Superhero, by Garrison Star **Dream Vacation: **Someplace with beautiful natural surroundings where I could be active (hike/swim/kayak) but also have time to lounge around by a pool, read a book and relax.  - ** ![6696_HS_Heyne_Square](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/6696_HS_Heyne_Square.jpg?width=900&height=900&name=6696_HS_Heyne_Square.jpg) ##### Joel Heyne ###### Project Director **Location:** San Jose, CA **Years with Gilbane:** 17 **Word for 2024:** Better **Can't live Without** Extra Toasty Cheez-Its **Intro Song:** Welcome to the Jungle, by Guns 'N Roses **Dream Vacation: **Take the family to Europe. - ** ![HS1_Keaveney_6451_MR](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HS1_Keaveney_6451_MR.png?width=600&height=600&name=HS1_Keaveney_6451_MR.png) ##### Daniel Keaveney ###### Business Leader, AZ/Southern CA **Location:** Phoenix, AZ **Years with Gilbane:** 17 **Word for 2024:** Reliability **Can't live Without:** Cadbury Chocolate **Intro Song:** Fields of Athenry, by The Dubliners **Dream Vacation: **Ireland for the month of September. - ** ![HS_Kinnard_Square](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HS_Kinnard_Square.jpg?width=400&height=400&name=HS_Kinnard_Square.jpg) ##### Drew Kinnard ###### Project Safety Specialist **Location:** Phoenix, AZ **Years with Gilbane:** 4 **Word for 2024:** Achieve **Can't live Without:** Gummy Bears **Intro Song:** Thunderstruck, by AC/DC **Dream Vacation: **Scuba diving anywhere tropical. - ** ![HS2_Kinnard_9785_MR_Stephanie Kinnard](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HS2_Kinnard_9785_MR_Stephanie%20Kinnard.png?width=600&height=600&name=HS2_Kinnard_9785_MR_Stephanie%20Kinnard.png) ##### Stephanie Kinnard ###### Project Executive **Location:** Phoenix, AZ **Years with Gilbane:** 16 **Word for 2024:** Efficiency **Can't live Without:** Cheese and Wine **Intro Song:** Tic Tok by Kesha **Dream Vacation: **New tropical location with amazing scuba diving (like Belize). - ** ![JK pic_Joseph Kranz](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/JK%20pic_Joseph%20Kranz.jpg?width=1010&height=1010&name=JK%20pic_Joseph%20Kranz.jpg) ##### Joe Kranz ###### Senior Project Executive **Location:** Phoenix, AZ **Years with Gilbane:** 1 **Word for 2024:** Connect **Can't live Without:** Ice Cream **Intro Song:** Get Back, by The Beatles **Dream Vacation: **Travelling the country for 6 months in an RV. - ** ![Le_Tuyet-2](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Le_Tuyet-2.jpg?width=800&height=800&name=Le_Tuyet-2.jpg) ##### Tuyet Le ###### Senior Director of Business Development **Location:** Los Angeles, CA **Years with Gilbane:** 1 **Word for 2024:** Believe **Can't live Without:** Rice **Intro Song:** Don't Stop Believing, by Journey **Dream Vacation: **Outer space travel. - ** ![HS1_Lien_11866](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HS1_Lien_11866.jpg?width=1200&height=1200&name=HS1_Lien_11866.jpg) ##### Jonathan Lien ###### Senior Project Manager **Location:** Phoenix, AZ **Years with Gilbane:** 7 **Word for 2024:** Inspire **Can't live Without:** Chocolate **Intro Song:** We Are The Champions, by Queen **Dream Vacation: **Bike trip through Europe.   - ** ![Gilbane Constuction4624-JPEG - Email](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Gilbane%20Constuction4624-JPEG%20-%20Email.png?width=600&height=600&name=Gilbane%20Constuction4624-JPEG%20-%20Email.png) ##### Ajay Mallikarjun ###### Senior Project Engineer **Location:** Phoenix, AZ **Years with Gilbane:** 3 **Word for 2024:** Excited **Can't live Without:** Ice Cream **Intro Song:** N/A **Dream Vacation: **Switzerland - ** ![6314_Medley_HS_SM](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/6314_Medley_HS_SM.jpg?width=1068&height=1068&name=6314_Medley_HS_SM.jpg) ##### Angela Medley ###### Risk Manager **Location:** Houston, TX **Years with Gilbane:** 17 **Word for 2024:** Discipline **Can't live Without:** Queso and Chips **Intro Song:** Run this Town, by Jay-Z **Dream Vacation: S**taying in a private overwater bungalow in Bali complete with a private chef and adventurous excursions. - ** ![7224_HS_Michaelis_Square](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/7224_HS_Michaelis_Square.jpg?width=400&height=400&name=7224_HS_Michaelis_Square.jpg) ##### Casey Michaelis ###### Market Leader **Location:** San Jose, CA **Years with Gilbane:** 16 **Word for 2024:** Prosperity **Can't live Without:** Beer **Intro Song:** Jump Around, by House of Pain **Dream Vacation: **Maldives - ** ![Hmobarekeh Headshot_Hannah Mobarekeh](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Hmobarekeh%20Headshot_Hannah%20Mobarekeh.jpg?width=400&height=400&name=Hmobarekeh%20Headshot_Hannah%20Mobarekeh.jpg) ##### Hannah Mobarekeh ###### Business Development Manager **Location:** San Jose, CA **Years with Gilbane:** Less than 1 **Word for 2024:** Energized **Can't live Without:** Persian Tahdig/Stew (hard to choose!) **Intro Song:** All I Do Is Win, by DJ Khaled **Dream Vacation: **Fireside hours nestled in a chalet in Chamonix, France - ** ![10143_Olson_HS_SM_Square](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/10143_Olson_HS_SM_Square.jpg?width=1039&height=1039&name=10143_Olson_HS_SM_Square.jpg) ##### Sarah Olson ###### Director, GSMS **Location:** Minneapolis, MN **Years with Gilbane:** 15 **Word for 2024:** Strength **Can't live Without:** Cheese and Crackers **Intro Song:** Thunder, by Imagine Dragons **Dream Vacation: **Hiking Torres del Paine, Chile. - ** ![HS_Park_4198_Cropped](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HS_Park_4198_Cropped.jpg?width=1067&height=1052&name=HS_Park_4198_Cropped.jpg) ##### Jeff Park ###### Business Leader, Northern CA **Location:** San Jose, CA **Years with Gilbane:** 23 **Word for 2024:** Eagerness **Can't live Without:** Pizza **Intro Song:** Born and Raised on The Cleveland Browns, by Beau Coup **Dream Vacation: **Sit in my backyard with no one bothering me, no email, no text, no Teams chat, etc. - ** ![Paul_George_468-0043-Social Media HST-retouch_George Paul 1](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Paul_George_468-0043-Social%20Media%20HST-retouch_George%20Paul%201.jpg?width=2000&height=2000&name=Paul_George_468-0043-Social%20Media%20HST-retouch_George%20Paul%201.jpg) ##### George Paul ###### Project Manager **Location:** Phoenix, AZ **Years with Gilbane:** 2 **Word for 2024:** Growth **Can't live Without:** Churros **Intro Song:** A Country Boy Can Survive, by Hank Williams, Jr. / All Along the Watchtower, by Jimmy Hendrix **Dream Vacation: **One week on the international space station. - ** ![Employee Photo_Aaron Pegg](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Employee%20Photo_Aaron%20Pegg.jpg?width=1536&height=1536&name=Employee%20Photo_Aaron%20Pegg.jpg) ##### Aaron Pegg ###### Project Engineer **Location:** Reno, NV **Years with Gilbane:** 1 **Word for 2024:** Resolute **Can't live Without:** Ben and Jerry's **Intro Song:** Song 2, by Blur **Dream Vacation: **Seville, Spain - ** ![2893_Pentin_HS_SM_Square](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2893_Pentin_HS_SM_Square.jpg?width=1280&height=1280&name=2893_Pentin_HS_SM_Square.jpg) ##### Suzanne Pentin ###### Business Unit Controller **Location:** San Jose, CA **Years with Gilbane:** 25 **Word for 2024:** Purposeful **Can't live Without:** Nuts **Intro Song:** Eye of the Tiger, by Survivor **Dream Vacation: **Cruising the Mediterranean in the warm summer months. - ** ![HS Rousseau_10337_MR_Square](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HS%20Rousseau_10337_MR_Square.jpg?width=1189&height=1189&name=HS%20Rousseau_10337_MR_Square.jpg) ##### Michelle Rousseau ###### Business Development Manager **Location:** Phoenix, AZ **Years with Gilbane:** 10 **Word for 2024:** StrategicGrowth **Can't live Without:** Quest Chips **Intro Song:** Levels, by Avicii **Dream Vacation: **Bora Bora - ** ![JS_Joseph Shockley](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/JS_Joseph%20Shockley.jpg?width=2000&name=JS_Joseph%20Shockley.jpg) ##### Joseph Shockley ###### Senior Project Manager **Location:** San Jose, CA **Years with Gilbane:** 10 **Word for 2024:** Patience **Can't live Without:** Tree Nuts **Intro Song:** Thunderstruck, by AC/DC **Dream Vacation: **A week in Maui followed by a week on the Amalfi coast, with my better half of course. - ** ![Sihabuddin_Shaik_4_square](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Sihabuddin_Shaik_4_square.jpg?width=1139&height=1139&name=Sihabuddin_Shaik_4_square.jpg) ##### Shaik Sihabuddin ###### Senior Project Executive **Location:** San Jose, CA **Years with Gilbane:** 13 **Word for 2024:** Happy **Can't live Without:** Biryani **Intro Song:** Pettai Theme (Tamil) **Dream Vacation: **Sikkim, India - ** ![2022_HS_Szerlag_5923_outdoor gilbane_Square](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2022_HS_Szerlag_5923_outdoor%20gilbane_Square.jpg?width=600&height=600&name=2022_HS_Szerlag_5923_outdoor%20gilbane_Square.jpg) ##### Tom Szerlag ###### Senior Project Executive **Location:** Los Angeles, CA **Years with Gilbane:** 18 **Word for 2024:** Culture **Can't live Without:** Ice Cream **Intro Song:** Seven Nation Army, by The White Stripes **Dream Vacation: **A tour of Europe. - ** ![Towns, Tiana Headshot_Tiana Towns-1](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Towns%2c%20Tiana%20Headshot_Tiana%20Towns-1.jpg?width=384&height=384&name=Towns%2c%20Tiana%20Headshot_Tiana%20Towns-1.jpg) ##### Tiana Towns ###### Senior Legal Counsel **Location:** Los Angeles, CA **Years with Gilbane:** 1 **Word for 2024:** Manifest **Can't live Without:** Ritz crackers and chunky peanut butter **Intro Song:** Oooo I was a college athlete and I got to do this!  My intro song my last year was "Work It" by Missy Elliott. But in today's times, I'd obviously have to honor the queen, Beyonce herself, and choose "Break My Soul." **Dream Vacation: **On a remote island where my phone doesn't really quite work; I have a handful of books; handful of family and some good friends, who can entertain themselves but get a little rowdy at dinner, but are ready to turn it in at 10:45 pm.  - ** ![Use this One MarkWilkerson_Headshot_2020-3 (2_Mark Wilkerson](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Use%20this%20One%20MarkWilkerson_Headshot_2020-3%20\(2_Mark%20Wilkerson.jpg?width=2000&height=2000&name=Use%20this%20One%20MarkWilkerson_Headshot_2020-3%20\(2_Mark%20Wilkerson.jpg) ##### Mark Wilkerson ###### Project Executive **Location:** Reno, NV **Years with Gilbane:** 4 **Word for 2024:** Choices **Can't live Without:** Ice Cream **Intro Song:** Rock You Like a Hurricane, by the Scorpians **Dream Vacation: **Alaska - ** ![HS_Williams_10377_Square](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HS_Williams_10377_Square.jpg?width=900&height=900&name=HS_Williams_10377_Square.jpg) ##### Kelin Williams ###### Operational Excellence Manager **Location:** Denver, CO **Years with Gilbane:** 10 **Word for 2024:** Rose **Can't live Without:** Fresh fruit / veggies **Intro Song:** Pour Some Sugar on Me, by Def Leppard (technically that would be my karaoke song; couldn't think of anything else quickly!) **Dream Vacation: **Renting a large house (anywhere cool) where all of my family (parents, sisters + their families) could all gather, explore, make memories and have fun! - ** ![1451_HS_Wilson_MR_Cropped](https://info.gilbaneco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1451_HS_Wilson_MR_Cropped.jpg?width=2000&height=2000&name=1451_HS_Wilson_MR_Cropped.jpg) ##### Chris Wilson ###### Senior Project Executive **Location: **Sacramento, CA **Years with Gilbane:** 32 **Word for 2024:** Thrive **Can't live Without:** Apple pie with vanilla ice cream, covered in caramel. **Intro Song:** Thunderstruck, by AC/DC **Dream Vacation: **Bora Bora -