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Phelan, Rondeau, Coleman, Shastany and Thomas join Colantonio

Colantonio, Inc. welcomed several new staff members to the firm. Superintendent Sean Phelan recently joined the firm with over 25 years experience supervising and managing construction projects. His background includes work on academic, bio-imaging laboratory and assisted living projects. He is currently overseeing the Biosafety Level 3 Lab Renovation at UMass Medical School in Worcester. Superintendent Gregory Rondeau, who also has 25 years of construction experience under his belt, has specialized in the academic, healthcare and large residential complex markets. He is now supervising the historical renovation of the three-story Lincoln town offices building, a former schoolhouse built in 1908, designed to meet LEED Silver certification standards. John Thomas brings 37 years of construction experience to his position as site superintendent on the F.A. Day Middle School Renovation project in Newton. Thomas is an expert in exterior site work, demolition, interior plumbing and electrical excavation work, underground tank systems and more. His extensive background in public construction includes dozens of large K-12 school projects throughout New England. Tara Coleman is welcomed as the first female superintendent for Colantonio. Her 12 years of experience includes green historical renovation in the public market and new construction of affordable housing on the private side. Coleman is currently at the helm of the F.A. Day Middle School project in Newton, renovating portions of the building's interior and building six additional classrooms. Marketing coordinator Jill Shastany joins the firm as a recent Summa Cum Laude gradate of UMass Dartmouth with degrees in both Writing and French. After spending time teaching English to high schoolers in France, she has signed on to teach social media to old timers at Colantonio and contribute her skills to the firm's overall marketing initiatives.
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