BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI At the 130th Annual Meeting of the Construction Association of Michigan (CAM), held at MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit, Michigan, the association's new officers and directors who will serve on the 2016 Board of Directors were installed. CAM's New Chairman of the Board is Giuseppe (Joe) Palazzolo, President of Detroit Spectrum Painters, Inc., based in Warren, Michigan. Palazzolo is a 30-year-plus construction industry veteran whose company specializes in commercial, industrial and residential painting and wall covering. He has been a CAM Member since 1992.

Each year three Directors retire from CAM's 12-member Board, and the CAM Membership elects three new Directors. The newly elected 2016 Directors are: Kerlin Blaise, Executive Chairman/Owner of Blaze Contracting, Inc. in Detroit; Kevin Foucher, Vice President of Ideal Contracting in Detroit; and Erik Wordhouse, President of Edwards Glass Company in Livonia, Michigan.    

Newly promoted to CAM Vice Chairmen are: John Rieckhoff of C.L. Rieckhoff Company, Inc., Taylor, and Kevin Ryan of Powerlink Facility Management Services, Detroit. CAM's incoming Treasurer is John Raimondo, of Roncelli, Inc., Sterling Heights, Michigan.

Other current members of the CAM Board of Directors are: Thomas Broad of Midwest Steel, Inc., Detroit; Joseph Fontanesi of Fontanesi & Kann Company, Ferndale, Michigan; Brad Leidal of Leidal & Hart Mason Contractors, Livonia, Michigan; Jennifer Panning of Artisan Tile, Inc., Brighton, Michigan; and Preston Wallace, Limbach Company, LLC, Pontiac, Michigan.