Themed Entertainment
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Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge

Walt Disney Imagineering - Florida
Vice President: Resorts and Facilities Development: Bob Holland
Administrative Assistant: Kristy Rogan
Director: David Muenks
Executive Secretary: Kathy Coats
Senior Development Managers: Jim Kwasnowski, Rob Hale
Construction Manager: Steve Allison
Associate Finance Analyst: Maria Connell
Senior Finance Analyst: Andrea Yarckin
Finance Manager: Rita Woods
Assistant Development Managers: Doug Crosby, Jacki McNicholas, Tim Warzecha
Development Manager: Monica Ireland
Senior Construction Manager - Field Operations: Hollie Groth
Team Support: Melissa Mick, Niki Nash
Senior Construction Manager - Site Operations: Steve Hedden
Project Coordinators: Chris Higgs, Justin Ried, Cassandra Taylor
Project Assistant - Development: Gail Johnson
Project Assistant - Construction: Teresa Muchler
Assistant Construction Manager: Jeff Kalish
Consultant - Landscaping: Farris Kincaid
Senior Construction Managers: Dave R. Smith, Tom Walker
Contracts Manager: Larry Fusan
Project Support - Contracts: Juanita Cabrera
Field Coordinator: Ossie Tanner
Estimating: Art Higginbotham, Ann Clark
MEP: Ron Irby
Programming: Joe Wood
Finance: Ken Peterson
General Manager: Senior Vice President: Tom Dunlap
President: Don Goodman
Legal, Jeff Craigmile
Legal Assistant: Dorothy Neumeier
Office Services: Patrick Grinnals, Libby Murry, Sandy Swanson
FRP: Doug Esselstrom
Team Support: Connie Williams
Creative: Ken Pentkowski, Ken Danberry
Vines/Thatch: W.C. Sweeney
Contracts: Pat Liles
Theme Paint, Larry Cooper, Tom Rodowsky, Jack Plettinck

Walt Disney Imagineering - California
ADA, John Paul Scott
Executive Vice President: Master Planning: Architecture and Design, Wing Chao
Director: Landscape Architecture, Paul Comstock, Jeff Morosky
Project Support: Emily Jolley
Senior Vice President: Creative Development: John Hench

Walt Disney Imagineering - Infrastructure
Vice President: Hal McIntyre
Director: Gary Ehrlich
Senior Project Manager: Larry Harlos
Assistant Project Manager: Scott Bullock
Project Coordinator: Matt Drake, John Mathews
Project Support: Paula Parr, Laurie Silver, Jill Greenberg
Executive Secretary: Carol Danner
Administrative Assistant: Florence Bellamy

Walt Disney Imagineering - Merchandising
Manager: Retail Sales, Connie Blowe
Location Planning Manager: Nancy McComas
Senior Retail Project Services Manager: Ted Larson
Store Planning Manager: Kimberly State
Interior Design: Claire Wiley, Art Heisler
Merchandise Presentation Manager: JoLyn Hight
Production Manager: Bill Laconis
Location Planner: Gail Donlon
Senior Coordinator: Chris Edwards
Hardlines Merchandising: Pat Folks
Softlines Merchandising: Kevin-Michael Lezotte
Themed Merchandising: Rhonda Levine
Senior Vice President, Retail Store Development: Tony Mancini
Vice President: Retail Design and Store Planning: Johnnie Rush
Manager: Store Planning: Todd Taylor
Senior Store Fixture Designer: Bert Katzenberger
CGI Specialist: Bert McCumber
Fixture Development Manager: Paul Diem
Fixture Design Managers: Bill Anderson, Buddy Niles
Fixture Production Assistance: Roberto Varelo

Walt Disney World - Operations Development
Owner Representative: Malvina Craig
Project Support: Carol Baker, Peggy Spurk
General Manager: Norm Noble
Chief Engineer: Tom Eisele
Architectural and Facilities Engineering: Brian Fleis
Engineering Manager: Stan Floyd
Project Support: Maria Musick, Robin Clayton
Project Coordinators: Art Merrill, Greg Moore, Steve Hummer
Project Support: Melinda Remchuk
D&E/FAM/Engineering: Frank Tortorici, Bill Kivler, Skip Lotwick, Patti Toth, Bruce Davis
Telecommunications/Special Systems Consultant: Steve Meyer, Scott Spellman
IS/Vista, David Cawley
Operations Development: John Camardo, Terry Baker, Rosalie Creamer, Joe Fenton, Crista Funk, Peter Grosseibl, Charlie Hardiman, Mike Jariany, Tom Moose, Bob Reigle, David Rothman, Raddy Schatte, Terry Stofflet, Bill Willis, Brian Winney, Mark Mrozinski, David Mote
Project Support: Diane Wilson
Purchasing: Betsy Hummel, Al Rossi
Senior Vice President: Food and Beverage, Dieter Hannig
Operations: Arun Daniel, Barbara Sternberg, Bob Lamb, Merri Merrett

Walt Disney World - Other Departments
Factory Mutual System (Owner's Insurance Company): Dave Mikush, Dennis Pelegrimas
Architectural and Facility Engineering (Paint Specialist): Harry Mervis
Survey: Bud Joiner, Dave Williams, Jay Becker
Zoological Consultants, Bill Tylson, Rick Barongi
Nursery, Scott Girard
Waste Management: Rick Stevens
Roofing Consultant: Bob Nolan
Key Control, Ed Fives
Disney Event Productions Rigging Department: Greggory Cook, Chris Ort, Tom Hamberg, Charlie Weiner
Risk Management: Tim East, Manny Regateiro

Centex Rooney Construction Company - General Contractors
Executive Vice President: Mike Wood
Senior Project Manager: Adam Pearlman
General Superintendent, Mike Ryan
Project Manager: Bob Jankovich, Miles Gibbs
Assistant Project Manager: Jim Matkovics
Superintendent, Paul Turek, John Graves, Ray Waldby, Tommy Hobbs, Ray Davis, Andy Andrews, John Ricker, Joe Brown, Jim Wright, Dave Gust, Craig Carder, Michael Hite
Assistant Superintendent, Jim Swehla, Neal Ernest
Assistant Safety Director: Mike Corless
Project Engineer: John Harris, John Parker, Harry Hunt, Dan Smith, Matt Remsen, Mike Neumann, Brian Natwick, Jeff Kelly, Colin Kepley, Tony Brown, Kurtis Wright
Secretary, Gina Haffner
Receptionist, Debra Forsythe
Project Accountant, Teresa Heamon, Lani Singh
General Superintendent, Gary Wilson
Assistant Superintendent, Anthony Rogers, John Surgeoner
Superintendent, Sterling Hutis, Mike Rettstatt
Chief Layout Engineer, Jim Snethen

Subcontractors
Aetna Construction Co., Inc. - Framing: drywall, exterior finishes
Project Manager: Steve Watkins
General Superintendent, Everette Zettle
Project Manager: Dan Fisher

Baker Concrete Construction: Inc.
Project Manager: Steve Gentry
General Superintendent, Don Barnes

Berry Construction of Central Florida - President: Chet Berry

Buena Vista Construction Company - Bill Antell

Builders Specialities - David Thornson

C&H Contracting Professionals Inc. - Roofing and sheet metal
Barry Huber, Abram Huber, Kurt Myers

C&H Concrete - Dan Cramer

Carlisle Equipment Group - Sales Manager: Bill Erwin

Cassidy Construction & Management - Scheduling - President: John Cassidy

Catco Overseas Enterprises, Inc. - Granite
Architectural Division, Joseph Cardoni

Central Reprographics
David Adkins, Pete Vassos

Consolidated Electrical Contractors - Electrical
Orlando Branch Manager: Mike Cannon
VP Business Development: H. Byron Griffin II
Sr. Project Manager: Travis Roberts, Devan Stevens
Project Manager: John Tindall
President: Terry Wallace
Collier Safe Company Inc.

Conspec Systems Inc. - Dave Thomson
Copeland Steel Erectors, Inc. - Miscellaneous and structural steel
Superintendent, Jim Ellis
Project Manager/Estimator, Eric Lawson, Ron Orwan

D&D Tree
Dwight Schlicht
Vice President: Darand Williams

Dana Lee Inc. - Chutes - Ed Cohen

DEC Associates, Inc.
President: Robert J. Pierson III
Project Coordinator: Roger Holdener
Director of Operations: Tod Somerville
Vice President: Paul Taeger

Dixie Southern Industrial Inc. - Structural steel
Vice President: Mike Curry
Project Manager: Steve Moffett
Senior Project Manager: Dave Strahan

DJP of Broward
Project Manager: J. Scott Keen
President: Don Proietto
Project Manager: Monte Stamper

Emerald Flooring Company - Carpet, VCT, wood flooring
President: Joseph Ciriago

Environmental Care Inc DBA Valley
John Escudero, Mike Harris, Kevin O'Keefe

F&M Mafco - Dan Hartwick

Farrah Construction Company - Sitework
Estimator, Kevin Farah
President: Gary Farah
Vice President: Ozzie Hunt

Florida Waterproofing Supply - Waterproofing and firestop products
Sales Representative, Ken Balboni

Florida Wire & Rigging Supply, Inc.
Sales Representative, Michael Kirk

Forrec Construction Inc. - Rough and finish carpentry
Superintendent, Dana Foster
General Manager: Jamie Galloway
Project Manager: Chuck Krug
Project Coordinator: Jason McBride

Greer Tile Company - Ceramic Tile, Stonework
President CEO, Barry Greer
Todd Goosen

Hartford South Inc. - Roofing - Jav Rintelmann

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation - Don Diedrick

HUFCOR/ Orlando Inc. - Operable partitions - Project Manager: Brian Hartman

Hughes Supply - Sales Rep, Blaz Blazzar

IBA Consultants Inc.
Professional Engineer, Mark E. Baker
Professional Engineer, Don Carter

IR Incorporated - Wayne Branch

J.B. Mathews Company - Coiling doors, grills - Bill Cook

Keenan Hopkins Schmidt & Stowell - Finish work
Estimator, Neal Harris
President: Mark Keenan
Bill Lincoln, Daniel Whited, Brian Wirsch

Kelly Electric

Lengemann of Florida - David C. Braun

Living Color Enterprises, Inc.
Project Manager: Dennis Thomas
Project Engineer, Brian Radican
Human Resources, Ms. Chaun Bunt
Project Manager: Matt DuPlessie
President/CEO, Brett Malden
Project Manager: Sean Noble
Project Manager: David Pate
Director of Operations: Craig Valvo

Mader Southeast Inc. - Fireproofing
John Castro
Project Manager: James Rudd

McClure Sales Company Inc.

McCoy Sauna and Steam - Russell Elvv

Mid Florida Tool - Terry Brady

Murton Roofing Corp. - Roofing
Rich Murton
Roofing Built-up, Jim Murton

NEFF Rental - Rory Scroggin

Otis Elevator Company - Elevators
Account Manager: Rick Dayton, Earl Dayton

Par Enterprises of Orlando, Inc. - Miscellaneous metals

Patent Construction Systems - Richard Castellani

Performance Door and Hardware Inc.
Joe Byington
Project Manager: James Hawkhurst
Jay Kutzman

Poma Corporation - Ornamental metal, railings
Director of Plant Engineering: Bill Aust
Project Manager: Allan Griffiths
Controller, Larry Katz
Director of Project Managers: Lee Richards
Director of Sales and Engineering: Joe Rosenburg
President: Dave Zaiac

Pompano Masonry Corporation - Masonry
John Lear
President: John A. MCConnell
Morty Rich, Bill Smith

Prime Service Inc. - Sales Representative, Matt DeLarber

Pro-Bel Enterprises Limited - Al Parro

PSI - Department Manager: Al Penny

Ring Rent - Jeff Leonard

Rinker Materials Corporation - Concrete supplier - John Warm

S.I. Goldman Company, Inc.
James R. Burkett, Jim Faiella
Senior Project Manager: John Gay
President: John Martin
Project Manager: Jeff Stigaro
Project Manager: Jim Walter

Safari Construction Company - Thatch and bamboo
Claire Evans
Project Manager: Nick Schrauwen

Safemark Systems LP - Nancy Wright

Smith Aerial - William Bottomly

Southeast Fire Sprinklers Inc.
Vice President: Pete Amato, Claude Evans
Senior Project Manager: Jerry Hall

Southern Storage Systems Inc. - Storage systems - Jim Coursin

Stamack International Inc. - Finish carpentry/millwork
Bill Mosley
President: Jack Lavoie

State Wide Commercial Laundry

Strategic Management South Inc.
President: John Radford

Sunbelt Metals and Manufacturing - Misc. and custom metalwork - Bill Harbin

Sunbelt Rentals Inc.
Area Manager: Ron Burinee, Peter Casey, Duke Drennan
Director of Operations: John Patrick, Richard Pfeiffle

Suncoast Post Tension
Phil Arana, Mitch Geier

Symons Corporation
Project Manager: Bruce Harris
John Hauza

The Home Depot - Cynthia Guthrie

The Net House - Rope lashing
Ralph Cornelius, Mike Sciacca

The Pool People - Pools and fountains
Vice President: Earl Samsell
Mickey Tackett

Thread Mill Industries - Mark Arnett

Trainor Glass Company
Rick Kiefer
Project Manager: Brian A. Storrie
Project Manager: Dave Swaton
Vice President: Paul Trainor
CEO, Robert J. Trainor, Jr.

Unlimited Welding Inc. - Keith Smith

US Construction Products

Valley Crest - Rockscape/hardscape/interior water feature - R. Kevin O'Keefe

Villa and Son Landscaping Corporation
General Manager: Orlando, Cris Frier
Estimator, Keith O'Neil
General Superintendent, Gary Armstrong
Project Manager: Allen Brannon
Owner, Juan Carlos
Juan Garcia

Ving Card Inc.
Service Technician, Judd Holder
Regional Manager: Mickey Wallis

Visions In Scale Inc.
General Manager: Greg Marshall
President: Jim Shirley
Assistant to President: Daniel Park

William Scotsman Inc. - Project Manager: Steve Menke

Wink Davis Equipment Company

Wood Company Inc. - Millwork - Trya Johnson

Other Contracts
Associated Building Specialties, Inc. - Randy Singer
Aurora Group, Inc. - George T. Hamilton
Bass Pro Shop - Tim Borrows
BDS - Robert Mastailer
D.E. Everett
Igbo Ijele mask - Elizabeth Etchepare
Ermco
Project Manager: Doug Carter
Foreman, Scott Urban
APAC - Project Manager: Taite Nelson
Insulation Sales & Service, Inc. - Jimmy Reno
3-D Workshop - Jonathon E. Cagle
Kincaid Consulting - Landscaping - Farris Kincaid
Lighting Design Alliance - Chip Isreal
McGlamery & Associates - Bruce McGlamery
PCL Construction Services, Inc. - Shawn Yancey
PSI - Moisture testing
Rolf Jensen & Associates, Inc. - Jim Luke, P.E.
Signtech - Russ Roberts
TA Strawser
William E. Connor & Associates Ltd. - Dennis Cicetti
The Won-Door Corporation - John Goodman
Commercial Fence Contractors, Inc.
Project Manager: Doug Fisher
Project Superintendent, Terry Chinn
Admin Assistant: Gloria Santana
Newberg Irrigation, Inc. - James Goodyear, H. Joel Newberg
Cerami & Associates, Inc. - Acoustics
Stephen Lindsey, Patricia Scanlon
CH2Mhill - Moistures/mildew Consultant
Dave Odom, George DeBose, Norm Nelson
David Carter & Associates - Graphic Consultant
David Carter, Cynthia Carter, Jim Rucker, David Montjano, Kathy Lane
Davis Gallery - Art consultant - Charles Davis
Cameroon Art - Mbouombouo Isamila
Bedu Masks - Francois Nouatin
Tapestries behind Receptionist - Ibrihim Abdoulaye
Emerald Flooring Company - Wood flooring - Scott Aronson
Felice & Associates
Dan Felice, Sr., Bob Driver
Glover-Smith-Bode Architects, Inc. - Architect of Record
Ron Smith, Larry Schwab, Jim Butcher, Karin Vann, Kim Cunningham
Glover-Smith-Bode Site Office
Craig Munda, Jeff Ralph, Linda MacKenzie, Katherine Andrews
Haynes Whaley Associates, Inc. - Structural Consultant
Matt Henderson, Mark Merryman, Mark Thompson, Sam Aguilar, Heidi Kang
HCMA Consulting Group, Inc. - Bob Hafner
HC Yu & Associates - Mechanical, electrical, plumbing: fire protection
Tom Love, Ryan Strandquest, Chuck Lassabe, Teresa Bouton, Daren Welborn, DJ Parker, Gail Coomer, Paul Wheeler, Doug Matern, Bob Fletcher
H.M. Branston & Partners, Inc. - Lighting Consultant
Howard Brandston, Randy Sebedra, Sabra Zacharias
Herbert Halback, Inc. - Landscape architects
Fred Halback, Katy Klump, Fred Peace, Trey Sisk, Dale Collier, Harper Stockham
Ibarra Collaboratives - Thatch research - Diana Ibarra
Ivey, Harris & Walls, Inc. - Civil consultant
Stephen Dieter, Scott Nelson
Jeffrey Beers International - Restaurant design consultant
Jeffrey Beers, Michelle Biancardo, Martin Weiner
Jones & Jones - Landscape architects - James Brighton
Kawneer - Elevator
Mark Scott, Keith Shipley
Lerch Bates North American - Vertical transportation/elevators
Jay Popp, Jim Fortune, Marsha Popp, Stephanie Wickman, Rocky Sapp
Orlando Reprographics
Matt Walsh, Donna Butler, Don Walch, Mike Steadman
PPG Industries, Inc. - Paint - Steve Vickters
Susan Kay Associates - Art consultant
Art Consultant: Susan Kay
Project Manager: Mary Hannah
Thaler Metal Industries Ltd. - Elevator - Terry Bouffard
Thomas Ricca Associates - Food service Consultant - Dave Olson
Tilden Lobenitz Coopers - Aquatics engineering
Terry Wilmotte, Paul Foster
Trainor Glass - Elevator - Dave Taylor
Urban Design Group, Inc. - Design architect
Ron Armstrong, Bina Bhattacharyya, Jack Conviser, Peter Dominick, Werner Duecker, Marcy Mattil, Don Buenger
Willis Construction Consulting: Inc.
Estimator, W.D. (Buzz) Willis, Mitch Mitchell

Benfield Lighting Group
Jim Fanto, Tom Sublet, Lauri Cressman
Subs to Benfield:
Amerlux, Bega, BK Lighting: Capri/Thomas, Casablanca, Celestial Lighting: City Studio, Control Spec, Cooper/Halo, Craftmade Fan, Crystolon, Daybrite, de Lighting: Delux, Derek Marshal, Edison Price, ELCO Lighting: Electrix, Elliptipar, ETC, Exterieur Vert, Fail Safe, Greenlee, Hapco, Illumination Lighting: Kane Shrader, Kichler, Kramer, Lampi, LEDS, Light Makers, Lightech, Lightolier, Lite Control, Lite Makers, Liton, Lighting & Lowering Systems, Luraline, Mercury, MICROLITE, Norbert Belfer, Omegalux, Pathway, Phoenix, PMC, SIRMOS, Slick Design, Spectrum, Spencer Metal Fabrication, Starfire Lighting: Stemer, Tivoli, Tokistar, VISA, Warisan

Patrick Janikowski Architects - Patrick Janikowski
Avery Brooks & Associates
Interior Designer, Todd Lenahan
Design Consultants, Frank Diamond, Anita Brooks, Kimberly Trueba, Julie Nelson, Valerie Andriani, Scott Godfrey
Bob Nolan - WDW Roofing Specialist
Boyken & Associates
Estimators, Timothy LeBar, Phil Kraiger, Dwight Jones
C&T Associates - Hardware Consultant: Jim Templeton
All-Rite Fence Co., Inc. - Project Manager: Don Stripling
Central Florida Millwork, Inc. - John David
Mass Electric Construction Company - Majorie Earwood
Rutland Roofing: Inc. - Lee Browne
CMSE & Associates, Inc. - Rogest W. Dively
DC Technologies - David Clark
Graves Tree and Lawn Service - Bill Graves
Neth & Son, Inc. - Vice President: Bill Boczkus
One Source Landscape and Golf Services, Inc. - Dominick Portoghese
Safari Construction: Inc. - Regional Manager: Ken Parker
SGS U.S. Testing Company, Inc. - Lee Cavin
T&G Constructors - Mike Cleven
Titan Constructors, Inc. - Jim Cameron
Johnson Brothers Corporation - Site work
Project Manager: Randall Rosenbaum
Project Manager: Rick Perkinson
Grading Superintendent, Randy Yates
Underground Superintendent, Harold Topp
Aon Risk Services, Inc. of Florida
Debra Wingfeld, Jon Davison, Christina Fogt

Animal Building Cast
Joe Kalla, Donna Evernham, Tony Barthel, Grege Peccie, Steve Skitek, Karen Jasmin, Kerry Mallon, Ric Pusey, Debbie Blue, Amy Schulz, Joe Darcangelo, Jennifer Johnson

Furniture Vendors
Warisan, Derek Marshall, Illumination, Light Makers, Tech, Spectrum, Crystolon, LEDS, Skyline, Slick Design, Derek, Kane Shrader, Visa, Sirmos, Tack Shack, Reign Trading: Osram, Southern, Kichler, City Studio, Halo, Lightolier, Casablanca, Tivoli, ETC Microlite, Daybrite, Pathway, Simkar, Capri, Phoenix, Cooper, ELCO, Kramer, Liton, Amerlux, Edison Price, LOT, Luraline, Lampi, Elco, Greenlee, Bega, Pathway, Fail Safe, Craftmade, PMC, Lite Control, Lumark, Tokistar, Celestial, Lucifer, Norbert Bilfer, Bega, Elliptipar, Testoon Lites, Metalux, M&M Plastics, Greenlee, Home Depot, Graingers, Starfire, Spencer

Guest Room Vendors
Shaw, Flexsteel, Arkay, Tropitone, Wilson, Bernhart, JLF, Unilight, B. Lazarus, Symmons, Mark Tursi, Sunbelt, Uttermost, Seller & Josephsons, Winfield, Hersch, Wilson, Warisan, Duralee, Valley Forge, Sheribel, South Cone, Walters Wicker, Harmon Glass, Charter Furniture, Design Tex, Fabric Gallery, Castro, Florida, Willow, Kravet, Majilite, Milling Road, Garcia Imports, Casual Lamps, Minoff, J. Harris, Winfield, Maharam, Kojo

Restaurant Vendors
Wallpower, Evans & Brown, Citra Classic, Chairmasters, Duraloy, Valley Forge, S. Harris, Vina Arya, Artcraft, The Furniture Lab, Table Topics, Michael Ryan, Artisian, Imperial Furniture, Art Craft, Momentum, Tropitone, American, Holtzcraft, Sunbelt, Shadow Graphics, Zahner, Goliath, RJF Koroseal Maya, Romanoff, Sellers & Josephson, L&B Empire, Bangally African Export, JW Wilson, Authentic Purchase, Africa Direct, J& S Imports, Atlas Screws, Lodestone & Arthur, Stamack, Stone Source, Clearance House, Donghia, Luminary Tools, Creative Costuming: Design Tex, Resist Flame, Bentley, Architectural Systems, Cortina Leather, Innovations, Bass Pro Shops, Forms & Surfaces, Sunbelt Metals

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