Tag: CRE Power List 2021

Charles H. Beauduy

President 

Gannett Fleming Architects Inc. 

As president, Beauduy has several key responsibilities, including managing the architectural practice in the Mid-Atlantic Region. He also leads the firm’s federal market sector, which deals with military design and construction. 

He started with the firm in 1980, became a vice president in 1998 and was named president in 2014. 

He is proud of being named a Fellow by the Construction Specifications Institute. After serving the Institute for more than 20 years at the chapter, region and national level, Beauduy was elevated to Fellow in 2007. 

He said one of the most important life lessons he’s learned is to recognize individuals for their hard work and dedication and giving of their time. “Early in my career and while serving as president of a local professional organization, I decided to only recognize those board and committee members who went above and beyond. Some volunteers felt slighted, which made me realize the importance of recognition,” he said. 

For fun Beauduy plays golf: “its good exercise and I enjoy the camaraderie with my fellow golfers.” He also loves to cook. “It has become a second passion of mine. Just hearing my wife or adult children say ‘Dad, this is so good!’ warms the heart,” he said. 

This profile is part of CPBJ's Construction and Real Estate Power 30 list for 2021. Information used in this profile was sourced from the honoree. See the full list at cpbj.com or in our digital edition.

Chip Brown 

President

McClure Company 

McClure Company is a mechanical engineering and contracting firm working throughout Pennsylvania. It designs, builds and services mechanical systems for buildings and industry. 

Brown was named McClure Company president in 2001. He joined McClure in 1984 after working for two years in the general contracting business. He started at McClure as a project manager and continued as manager of engineering and vice president of business development. 

For several years he also served as president of McCarl’s Inc., an industrial contractor headquartered in Pittsburgh. McCarl’s was a sister company of McClure at the time and is focused on the shale, power and industrial markets, working primarily in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. 

This profile is part of CPBJ's Construction and Real Estate Power 30 list for 2021. Information used in this profile was sourced from the honoree. See the full list at cpbj.com or in our digital edition.

Art Campbell

President

Campbell Commercial Real Estate Inc. 

“As with all small business owners, my job is to make sure the company is financially successful and our team is educated and relevant in changing times. Additionally, it’s my job to make sure coworkers are treated well and clients are represented fairly and to the best of our abilities,” he said. 

After being in property management and development, he founded Campbell Commercial Real Estate in 1984. He has served as president and broker since the company’s inception. 

Campbell is proud of having many of the same clients since the 1980s and says providing services to second- and third-generation members of the same family is especially rewarding. Another proud accomplishment: being recognized by his peers with the Greater Harrisburg Association of Realtors Top Producer, Professional Merit and Realtor of the Year awards as well as the West Shore Chamber of Commerce’s Business Achievement Award. 

“I am still learning life lessons, so I hope I can work and live a productive life long enough to put those lessons in practice. If there is one most important lesson I have learned, it is to treat others as I want to be treated,” Campbell said. 

He enjoys seeing his grandkids, playing golf, taking long walks with the family dog, reading, telling jokes and listening to music. He’s also recently renewed his acquaintance with his old guitar. “Fun is to never stop learning. When combined with traveling to new places it is especially rewarding,” Campbell said. 

This profile is part of CPBJ's Construction and Real Estate Power 30 list for 2021. Information used in this profile was sourced from the honoree. See the full list at cpbj.com or in our digital edition.

David L. Cross

President/Owner 

Mowery Construction

As the owner of Mowery Construction, he considers his primary duty to be setting the vision for the near- and long-term future of the business. This includes defining the culture of the company and developing and facilitating systems that reinforce that culture. Cross has worked in the construction and real estate business for over 30 years. He joined the 96-year-old construction company as president in November 2015 as part of a leadership succession plan. 

Cross is proud of helping the company grow by more than 40 percent in the last three years and managing it through a global pandemic. He’s also proud that the company has ranked high on the Journal’s list of Fastest Growing Companies four of the last five years. He has led a management transition, implemented a successful rebranding and brought innovative technologies and approaches to Mowery. Another accomplishment that’s he’s proud of is starting the new division of Mowery – the special projects group.
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The most important life lesson he’s learned: What others think about you is none of your business! 

Cross and his wife have five children and most of their time is spent with family. He enjoys time at the beach with activities that include boating and spending time on the family’s jet skis. He also enjoys home renovation projects. 

This profile is part of CPBJ's Construction and Real Estate Power 30 list for 2021. Information used in this profile was sourced from the honoree. See the full list at cpbj.com or in our digital edition.

Joy Daniels

Broker/Owner

Joy Daniels Real Estate Group, Ltd. 

In her position, Daniels is a listing specialist who works with sellers to achieve their specific real estate goals while helping them to understand their home’s value and the current local market. She negotiates contracts and contingencies, including inspections, financing and appraisal issues. Daniels is also involved with video blogging, marketing, and mentoring and training others. 

She became a licensed real estate agent in 1988 and a fulltime agent in 1992. 

Joy Daniels Real Estate was launched in 2010. Daniels is proud that she’s built a brand with a unique concept; all the agents have a specialty. Through its Joy Cares initiative, the company supports numerous community organizations. The real estate group recently launched a new division: Team Select. 

The most important life lessons Daniels has learned include realizing that every adversity carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit. “I choose joy in disappointing situations, and I know to speak calmly to a frustrated client or vendor,” she said. 

She loves the beach, boating and sun as well as bike riding, puzzles and snuggling with her cats. However spending time and/or dinner with her husband is always a first choice. 

This profile is part of CPBJ's Construction and Real Estate Power 30 list for 2021. Information used in this profile was sourced from the honoree. See the full list at cpbj.com or in our digital edition.

Frank Dittenhafer II

President

Murphy & Dittenhafer Architects

As president of Murphy & Dittenhafer, he is responsible for the design and management of the firm’s projects focused on adaptive reuse, historic preservation, higher education, housing, faith-based structures, interiors and planning. Under Dittenhafer’s leadership, the firm’s design excellence has been recognized every year since 1993 by American Institute of Architects chapters in Pennsylvania and Maryland 

In 1985 co-founder Frank E. Dittenhafer II, FAIA, LEED AP launched Murphy & Dittenhafer Architects. 

This profile is part of CPBJ's Construction and Real Estate Power 30 list for 2021. Information used in this profile was sourced from the honoree. See the full list at cpbj.com or in our digital edition.

Benedict Dubbs

Principal & President

Murray Associates Architects 

Dubbs serves as the design lead and managing partner of the firm by navigating through the complexities of its clients’ projects to gain clarity of their needs. He has a “hands-on” management style that collaborates with the firm’s staff on everything from marketing to reviewing shop drawings.

He has over 30 years of design experience. Dubbs joined Murray in 1984, became a principal in 2000 and has served as president since 2016.

Dubbs is proud of the fact that this past year Murray Associates Architects was the recipient of two awards for its work. One was from the Pennsylvania chapter of American Institute of Architects (AIA), the inaugural COTE Architectural Excellence Award, which celebrates high performance design. The firm also received the Pennsylvania Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence from the state Department of Environmental Protection.

Traveling and going to museums or art shows is always a fun experience for Dubbs. But on a daily basis, he loves playing with his two German Shepherds, Ruger and Sophie.

This profile is part of CPBJ's Construction and Real Estate Power 30 list for 2021. Information used in this profile was sourced from the honoree. See the full list at cpbj.com or in our digital edition.

Frank Eichelberger

President & CEO 

Lobar Inc.

Eichelberger began his career at Lobar as a project manager in 1993. He was named corporate secretary in 2002 and president in January 2011. 

Lobar was founded as a commercial building contractor by Lloyd and Barbara Eichelberger. It continues to be a family owned and operated business with first, second and third generation family members serving at the company. 

This profile is part of CPBJ's Construction and Real Estate Power 30 list for 2021. Information used in this profile was sourced from the honoree. See the full list at cpbj.com or in our digital edition.

Gary R. Erb

President

Ira G. Steffy & Son 

Ira G. Steffy has been providing dependable, quality steel fabrication and erection since 1976.The Ephrata-based company originally offered general repair and industrial welding, but has expanded to provide structural steel and miscellaneous metals for projects of all sizes including schools, hospitals, office buildings, retail stores and warehouses. 

As president, Erb’s primary duties are to provide Ira. G. Steffy & Son’s customers with quality service and a quality product on each and every project. Along with that is the commitment to providing the company’s employees with steady work with competitive wages and “the best benefit package in our industry”. 

Erb has been with the company for 24 years; the last 10 years as president. He’s proud of maintaining a high level of integrity in an industry that can be very challenging. 

“Put God first in all you do and everything else will take care of itself” is the most important life lesson he’s learned. 

His favorite pastime is hunting mature whitetail buck. “Most of the time they outsmart me, but every now and then I get lucky,” Erb said. 

This profile is part of CPBJ's Construction and Real Estate Power 30 list for 2021. Information used in this profile was sourced from the honoree. See the full list at cpbj.com or in our digital edition.