AISC board of directors elects new chair, vice chair

The American Institute of Steel Construction’s board of directors has named Hugh McCaffrey of Southern New Jersey Steel in Vineland, N.J., as board chair and Glenn Tabolt of STS Steel in Schenectady, N.Y., as vice chair.

“Hugh and Glenn both have a long track record of volunteering their knowledge, expertise, and leadership skills to the steel industry,” said Steve Knitter, the board’s immediate past chair. “Their wealth of knowledge in the fabrication industry and their varied regional experience will undoubtedly benefit the Institute. I have full confidence in their ability to provide strong leadership and continue AISC’s mission of advancing the steel construction industry.”

McCaffrey has been the owner of Southern New Jersey Steel since 2005. Before that, he was the company’s principal for more than a decade. He has worked for Southern New Jersey Steel since 1984, joining after a four-year stint as a mid-Atlantic regional steel joist and metal deck sales representative for Nicholas J. Bouras/United Steel Deck. McCaffrey is also the owner of North Carolina-based Atlantic Architectural Metalworks, which he started in 2009.

He was initially elected to the AISC board of directors in January 2017. He earned dual bachelor’s degrees in business and psychology from La Salle University.

Tabolt and colleague Jim Stori founded STS Steel in 1984. He began his career with Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel in 1978 and has been STS Steel’s president/CEO since 2009. He was named to the AISC board of directors in June 2017 and has served on multiple AISC task forces. He graduated from Clarkson University with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and has an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a licensed professional engineer in New York and Connecticut and a certified welding inspector.