Contact MMCA Board & Staff
Officers (of of 01/03/2003)
David Smith, President
Dennis Tarpenning , Vice President
John Deblon , Secretary
John Finley , Treasurer
Board of Directors
John Albers
Andrew Fritz
Bruce Pylkas
Mike Stillman
Greg Goodlund
Kent Johnston
Staff
Steven G. Pettersen 
Executive Vice President
Steven is the driving force behind MMCA. He is responsible for the day to day operations and is in constant communications with members, union representatives and users of our industry. Steve's forte is in his negotiating and communication skills. Due to his open and honest communication he has formed strong ties with the union representatives which has helped in contract negotiations.
spettersen@MinnesotaMCA.org
Gary Thaden 
Government Affairs Director
Gary is MMCAs lobbyist and legal advisor and is continually updating members and staff on the pertinent industry issues in the legislature. Gary sits on or attends many councils and committees including the Energy, Mechanical, and Plumbing advisory code councils, the Workers Compensation Advisory Council, several building code official organizations as well as the Joint Apprenticeship Committees and the Health and Welfare Fund Committee.
garythaden@att.net
Vicki Sandberg 
Director of Employment Services
Vicki has been involved with the Minnesota Apprenticeship Advisory Council. She will be working on industry promotion and education to recruit field and management personnel to the mechanical industry and will also work with government offices on Affirmative Action programs and other organizations to promote women and minorities in construction.
vsandberg@
pettersenassoc.com
Anne Johnson 
Office Manager
Anne is responsible for all bookkeeping functions as well as paying invoices and writing checks.
ajohnson@
MinnesotaMCA.org
Jen Distad
Administrative Assistant 
Jen is the personal assistant to Steve and the first person to greet you when calling the MMCA office. Jen is also responsible for all permits that need to be obtained for Minneapolis and St. Paul.
jend@MinnesotaMCA.org
Paul Berg 
Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Paul is publisher of the MMCA newsletter and is responsible for marketing the attributes of our membership to the community through promotional materials and the MMCA website. Paul is also responsible for organizing and promoting the training for MMCA member contractors.
pberg@ MinnesotaMCA.org

