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NECA Boston Chapter confirms 2016 board of directors; McLuskey, Jr. of E.G. Sawyer Co. elected president

Shown are Joseph McLuskey and Joseph Bodio Shown are Joseph McLuskey and Joseph Bodio

West Newton, MA The Boston Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) confirmed its 2016 directors and officers at its annual chapter meeting in January.  Joseph McCluskey, Jr.,  of E.G. Sawyer Co., Inc. was elected to serve a two-year term as the Chapter’s president.

NECA Boston Chapter represents nearly 100 electrical and telecommunications contractors in Eastern Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire. The Association is dedicated to promoting the highest construction standards through continuing education, management training, skilled workforce training, and labor relations. NECA Boston works in partnership with the union electrical industries in Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire (IBEW Local 103 in Boston, Locals 1253 in Augusta, Maine, Local 567 in Lewiston, Maine, and in Local 490 in Concord, N.H.). 

NECA contractors are at the forefront of the electrical industry, delivering high voltage power transmission, low voltage systems, energy efficient lighting, building energy management systems, telecommunications, security systems, and renewable energy systems to commercial, educational, healthcare, institutional, and public projects throughout the Greater Boston region. Nationally, NECA is the voice of the electrical construction industry, advancing the industry through advocacy, education, research, and standards development.

NECA Boston 2016 Board of Directors NECA Boston 2016 Board of Directors

Shown (from left, seated) are: Joseph Bodio, governor – Lan-Tel Communications; Joseph McCluskey, Jr., president – E.G. Sawyer Co., Inc.; Michael McDonald, vice president – McDonald Electrical Corp.; and William Weber, treasurer – Gaston Electrical Co., Inc.

Shown (from left, standing) are: Kristen Gowin, assistant manager – NECA Boston Chapter; Alan Scharfe, secretary –  John A. Penney Co., Inc.; Kathleen Guinee, director – Aetna Fire Alarm Service Co., Inc.; John McLaughlin, director – Sullivan & McLaughlin Companies; David Noon, director – J. & M. Brown Co., Inc.; and Glenn Kingsbury, executive manager – NECA Boston Chapter.

Board members (not pictured): Thomas Driscoll, director – E.S. Boulos Co.; Paul Guarracino, director – J.M. Electrical Co., Inc.; Ronald Koning, Jr., Director – State Electric Corp.; John Quinci, director – Cruz Electric, Inc.; Gregory Sapochetti, director – J.F. White Electrical and Stephen Scarponi, director – Scarponi Electric, LLC.

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