GIPHCC Board Members
Mark Helm, GIPHCC President 2008-2010
P.I.P.E. P.I.P.E. was established in 1983. It does commercial plumbing, process
piping, and fire protection services.
Mark has been a plumbing laborer, apprentice, journeyman, and contractor. He is
currently a plumbing division manager.
He has been on the GIPHCC Board of Directors for the past 8 years.
Among his personal causes for volunteerism are Down's Syndrome and breast cancer.
Mark can be reached at 9 Watson Dr., Trafalgar, IN 46164.
Laura Ciriello-Benedict, Vice President
Ciriello Plumbing. Bill Ciriello, Sr., started Ciriello Plumbing in July 1952.
His son, Bill, has been the current president since the early 1980's. Laura
Ciriello-Benedict joined the team officially in 1995. They are a service-only
firm serving the greater Indianapolis area, engaging in both residential and
commercial service.
Laura has been a GIPHCC board member; IAPHCC board member, executive committee
member-at-large and Expo Committee; NAPHCC Young Contractors Task Force.
Laura was the GIPHCC Contractor of the Year 2007; NAPHCC Most Valuable PHCC
Advocate 2007; Huntington's Disease Society of America Excellence in
Volunteerism Award 2006; and Beech Grove High School Hall of Fame 2008.
She is the co-founder and treasurer of Stop HD: a grass roots fundraising group
to benefit Huntington's Disease. In addition, Laura is a soccer coach for
Franklin Township Soccer Club and the mother of 2 amazing daughters.
Laura can be reached at
laura@cirielloplumbing.com.
David Heffner, 2nd Vice President
Heffner and Associates. David Heffner began his career in the plumbing industry
in 1988 with a small plumbing company in Pelham, NY, doing residential and
commercial plumbing, HVAC, and remodeling work. He continued in the trade after
moving to Indianapolis in 1992. David started his own plumbing company, Heffner
and Associates, in 2001 and specializes in residential service work for the
greater Indianapolis area.
David currently serves on the board of directors for the Greater Indianapolis
PHCC and the Indiana state PHCC. Being a former Marine, Heffner also volunteers
his time with the Central Indiana Young Marines as an adult leader. He was
presented with the award for Adult Leader of the Year in 2007.
David can be reached at 248-9668 or
David@HeffnerandAssociates.com.
Vicki Garrett, Secretary/Treasurer
Kellie Plumbing. Kellie Plumbing began in December 1954. KPI had 3 separate
divisions to serve the community service, custom homes division, and tract homes
division plus supplying both plumbing contractors and homeowners with quality
bath and kitchen fixtures. Effective 1994 7 loyal employees purchased shares of
the company, along with the original owners, to establish Kellie Plumbing, Inc.
Vicki is currently a GIPHCC board member, Mechanical Skills board member, and on
the boards of the Franklin Chamber and the Greenwood Chamber. Previously she has
been a BAGI board member, ACCA Indianapolis chapter, and President of the
Remodelers Council.
She received GIPHCC Service Appreciation, Master's Degree MSM. Her personal
causes include Central Chapter Indiana Credit Unions Board, Energy Plus Credit
Union, Ronald McDonald House, Riley Hospital, Annual Car Show, Indiana Downs
Syndrome, Cystic Fibrosis Mother's Day Tea and Proctor Park.
Vicki may be reached at 555 Industrial Drive, Franklin 46131 or
vickig@kellieplumbing.com.
Dan Canter, immediate Past President
President/Owner of Capital Mechanical Services. Capital Mechanical Services is a full service mechanical contracting company, servicing residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Dan is a plumbing and HVAC contractor that has been in the trade for 37 years.
Dan is a GIPHCC board member; board member of INPHCC; a 1st year plumbing
apprentice instructor; Indiana Plumbing contractor, and Marion County HVAC
Contractor.
Dan is a past GIPHCC Contractor of the Year.
He is a board of directors member of Family Worship Center COG, former volunteer
fireman, former board of directors member of Love, Inc. of Greater Hancock
County, and an avid baseball fan and coach.
Dan may be reached at Capital Mechanical Services, 5508 Elmwood Ave. Ste 401 Indianapolis, IN 46203 317-786-9005.
Eugene Schuler
Schuler Plumbing. Schuler Plumbing has been in business since 1973 and
specializes in water treatment and large home plumbing. They do 24 hour service
and are green plumbers for the safety of our water.
Eugene has been a member of the GIPHCC board for the past 8 years. He is also a
member of the State PHCC board. He was 2003 GIPHCC Contractor of the Year and
2006 Indiana Contractor of the Year.
Causes Eugene supports include green plumbing.
Eugene may be reached at 13455 State Road 38 E, Noblesville 46060 or
wwrech@hotmail.com.
Krista Jackson
Recognizing a broadening business model and a renewed focus on conservation,
Citizens Gas & Coke Utility was recently renamed Citizens Energy Group. Citizens
has a single focus on customer service because its visionary founders, including
Colonel Eli Lilly, chartered the company in 1887 as a Public Charitable Trust.
Using a not-for-profit approach, Citizens either returns profits to you in the
form of lower rates or reinvests profits to make its facilities more reliable and
efficient. While most utilities are beholden to the quarterly demands of out-of-town
stockholders, the unique Citizens Trust simply means everything we do is focused
on serving you.
Krista has been a board member of the Builders Association of Greater
Indianapolis, board member and secretary of the Hamilton County Builders
Council, 2006 president of the Sales and Marketing Council, and a member of the
GIPHCC board.
She was awarded Associate of the Year by the Builders Association of Greater
Indianapolis, 2006. Krista supports Habitat for Humanity.
Krista may be reached at Citizens Gas, 2020 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis 46202.
Ron Stokes
Bill Stokes Plumbing, Inc. Bill Stokes Plumbing, Inc. was founded as a
family-owned business, dedicated to customer satisfaction. Forty years later,
nothing has changed that dedication. We are still making sure that our customers
receive our highest level of service and are satisfied with the job we perform.
Ron supports Restoring Lives West, Inc. in assisting homeless youth on the West
side of Indianapolis and the Plainfield Retraining Educational Facility (PRES)
which mentors men.
Ron may be reached at 499 S. State Road 267, Avon 46123.
Heath McDaniel
Mowery Heating & AC, Brownsburg 46112.
Heath is the former GIPHCC Secretary/Treasurer. He may be reached at 402 E. Main,
Brownsburg, 46112.
Kevin O'Kane
Diversified Sales Group, Noblesville 46061. Diversified Sales Group was established in 2007 with the merger of the O’Kane Company (founded in 1954) and Kingston and Associates (founded in 1964). Today DSG provides a wide array of plumbing products to the wholesale market in Indiana.
Kevin has been in the plumbing industry since graduating from Texas Christian University in 1977. He earned a CPMR certification from IU in 1998. Kevin has been a member of the GIPHCC board for 2 years and has served as a board member twice.
Kevin is a competitive swimmer and enjoys motor sports of all types. His charitable interests include the IU Cancer Center and Camp Voyageur (Wilderness camp for boys).
Kevin can be reached at P.O. Box 2140, Noblesville, IN 46061 or Kevin@DiversifiedSalesGroup.com or www.DiversifiedSalesGroup.com.
Dave Nance
Nance Plumbing was started in 1994 doing primarily new residential and commercial work. In 2005 the company moved from new work and now does only service work and some plumbing remodel work.
Dave started plumbing in 1989 at RT Moore, moved to Metzler Plumbing in 1992, and started Nance Plumbing in September 1994.
He won the Mechanical Skills Apprentice of the Year award in 1992 and was voted Best Plumber in Boone County 2003 by the Lebanon Reporter “Best of 2003.”
Dave supports the Boys & Girls Club of Lebanon and Habitat for Humanity of Boone County. He can be reached at
david@nanceplumbing.com.
Mark Fasel
Town of Fishers Development Department
Fishers was established in 1872. The Town of Fishers, formerly known as Fishers Station and originally as Fishers Switch, began when Salathiel Fisher divided his land into town lots. In those days it was common for new communities to spring up along railroads, and Fishers was no exception. The Town of Fishers was voted in the Top Ten best places to live in 2008 by Money magazine and has an estimated population of 65, 000.
Mark was born and reared in Indianapolis. His grandfather, Bob Reed, was a custom home builder, “Reed & Sons”. After working for several different construction companies, Mark became a building inspector in 1997 for the city of Indianapolis and in 1999 started working for the town of Fishers.
Fasel was awarded the Fishers Community Partner Award in 2007 for selfless devotion to his profession and to public service.
He is an active supporter of the Boaz Project which was started by his brother and sister-in-law; he is also a supporter of Community Church of Murphy’s Landing Missions Ministry.
Mark can be reached at
faselm@fishers.in.us or 317-595-3136.
Rick Lovegrove
Lee Supply Corp. was founded nearly 60 years ago by Herbert P. Lee as a specialty supply house. Today Lee Supply offers 10 locations from South Bend to New Albany, delivering products to the entire state of Indiana. Recognized as a leader in wholesale plumbing and heating distribution, Lee also offers Design Studios at most locations.
Rick Lovegrove began his career in the plumbing industry in 1984, working for Hession Plumbing Co. After working for a large plumbing contractor for several years, Rick changed his focus to the plumbing wholesale side of the business. In 1989 he took an inside sales position at Builders Plumbing Supply; 15 years later after various accomplishments, his career at Lee Supply began in 2004. Working the last 4 years as an outside salesman for Lee, Rick enjoys his job and all the wonderful people involved with this incredible industry.
Rick may be reached at rrlovegrove@yahoo.com.