Executive Committee 2024 - 2026

Michael Bredl, SAIA President | Universal Manufacturing Corp.

Michael has worked with Universal Manufacturing Corporation for more than 35 years, currently as National Sales & Business Development Director.  Located in Zelienople Pennsylvania, Universal Manufacturing Corporation engineers, manufactures and distributes steel scaffolding, shoring and custom fabricated access equipment.  Bredl has been an active member of the Scaffold & Access Industry Association since 1987.  He has organized and led regional scaffold safety conferences, authored articles for the SAIA magazine and recently served as a member of the Board of Directors.  Michael has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Grove City College and lives with his wife and family in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania region.
 

Matt Morgan, SAIA President-Elect  | Mdm Scaffolding Services, Inc.

Matt is Director of Business Development for Mdm Scaffolding Services, Inc., a supplier and subcontractor of NexGenPlank, scaffolding, shoring, motorized work platforms and hoists in the Dallas - Ft. Worth area. Mdm has been an active member of SAIA since 1993. Matt is currently on the SAIA Board of Directors, Plank Committee, and Future Leaders Board for American Subcontractors Association - North Texas.

Morgan was born and raised in Dallas - Ft. Worth but ended up at the Milwaukee School of Engineering in Wisconsin, where he played basketball for four years and was team captain for two of those years. He has been working for Mdm since he was a freshman in high school, starting in the warehouse/yard and then moving to the installation crews before interning during college. Matt has also been a marketing assistant at Mdm and now manages the day-to-day tasks for the sales and marketing department. He is a top producer in Scaffold Installations & NexGenPlank and is working toward second-generation ownership of Mdm, which has been owned and operated by Gene and Carol Morgan for almost 25 years.

Tom Brewer, SAIA Vice President | Brewer Equipment Co.

Tom is the President and owner of Brewer Equipment Co., a distributor and scaffold service contractor, serving markets in North Carolina and Virginia.  Tom graduated from NC State University in 1978 with degrees in Accounting and Business Management.  He joined Brewer Equipment Co. in 1979 and assumed the role of CEO in 1982.

Brewer Equipment Co. has been a member of the SAIA since 1978.  Tom has been active in the Association since 1982.  He is a current member of the SAIA Board of Directors, the ATI Approval Committee, the SAIAEF Board of Directors, and an active ATI.  He is a former SAIA Shoring Council Co-Chair.  He was an active participant in the re-writes of the CPT Training programs, the Scaffold User Hazard Awareness program, and the development of the Leadership Academy. 

Tom is a past recipient of the SAIA Spirit Award.
 

Stefanie Bayard, SAIA Secretary | Fraco

Stefanie is the Business Development Manager at Fraco Product, a leading Montreal-based manufacturer specializing in vertical transportation access solutions. With over 20 years in the construction industry, including 7 years dedicated to the access sector, she brings a wealth of experience in sales management, marketing, strategic planning, and business growth.
 
Stefanie holds dual college degrees in Human Science and Tourism and has further refined her expertise with a Sales Management certification from Sandler Training. Beyond her professional accomplishments, she plays an active role in the industry association, currently serving as the Chairperson of the Ambassador Committee and contributing to the Canadian council.

Her background as an athlete and coach in gymnastics, soccer, and flag football has honed her leadership and teamwork skills, which she seamlessly integrates into her business practices.

Frank Frietsch, SAIA Treasurer | Layher, Inc. 

Frank Frietsch is Executive Vice President of Layher and CEO of Layher North America. He has served SAIA in numerous capacities since 2014, including time spent on the Executive Board. Frank holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences and advanced degrees from Pforzheim University and Steinbeis-Hochschule in Berlin. In his free time, he enjoys sports.

 




 
 

Michael Paladino, SAIA Member at Large | Eagle Scaffolding Services, Inc.

Michael is an experienced, second-generation scaffold professional, having served the industry since 1979. As president of Eagle Scaffolding Services, Inc., – which services the New York Metropolitan area – he has evolved his company into a full-service scaffolding company that provides access solutions to a large and varied customer base.

Since 2010, Michael has been an SAIA board member for Region 2 (N.Y., N.J., Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands). Paladino has also sat on the Ad-Hoc Bylaws review committee, was part of the Leadership Academy Committee, and is currently part of the SAIA Review and Regulatory Council.

Michael’s accolades include the Coupling Pin Award and Unsung Hero Award for his tireless effort and dedication to the SAIA. As well as the William T. Ayres Founder Award for membership growth.

Roger Jetton, Board Appointee | Scaffolding Solutions

Following a 25-year career in the heavy equipment industry with Caterpillar, Roger joined with Scaffolding Solutions’ founding partner in the scaffolding services business in 2007.  Since taking a leadership position in the company, the business has grown 10X starting from a single Richmond, Virginia location, to now operating in the Mid-Atlantic from Baltimore, Maryland to Charleston, South Carolina out of five strategically located service facilities.  New commercial construction, medical facilities, Federal, military and state building construction and renovation, as well as Industrial facilities maintenance are primary market segments served.
 
The company’s business focus is to provide safe, elevated worker-access utilizing premier brands of access products for scaffolding, shoring, swing stages, as well as construction elevators and hoists.  Scaffolding Solutions, LLC and Multiservice, LLC- its industrial insulation company, have strongly engrained Safety cultures with operating personnel embracing this critical priority delivering best-in-class safe, high-quality services.
 
Roger is a University of Tennessee Business Administration graduate and has completed the University of Virginia Darden School- The Executive Program.  He has served as Chairman of the Virginia Associated Builders and Contractors Board of Directors, and continues to be a national Scaffolding Access Industry Association Board of Director (SAIA).  He and his wife Kerry have seven grown children and four grandchildren and together enjoy walking, exercise, cooking with friends, and doing anything around water or the beach.
 
Roger has operated with a consistent philosophical mindset of; “How can we be better?”, then driving strategic actions with calculated risks that embrace innovation to deliver business growth and success.  

Chris Moody, SAIA Board Appointee | Direct Scaffold Supply (DSS)

Chris is a second-generation member of the scaffold industry with well-rounded experience in multiple fields including purchasing, asset management, customer service, and sales.
Starting in 1998 and approaching his 22nd year anniversary in the business, he’s held key positions with both large, nationally based organizations as well as small, family owned operations.  His extensive history and expertise in all facets of our industry allow him to recognize and communicate the value of the SAIA to all members and prospects throughout the construction industry.

Chris extended his career in 2017 as a sales and customer service representative for Direct Scaffold Supply (DSS). Headquartered in Houston, TX, with multiple distribution centers across North America and abroad, DSS is a leading, global supplier of all types of supported scaffold, shoring and formwork systems, and the go-to manufacturer for private labeled, OEM product lines.
Chris began attending SAIA events in 1993 as a teenager and became an active member in 2004 with the Brock Group. In 2014 he was elected as a board member for Region 6 (Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico), and has sat on the SAIA EF board for the past 4 years. Chris has previously served as co-chair of the Industrial Council and is a two-time winner of the SAIA Outstanding Chapter President Award.

Chris is a past recipient of the SAIA EF scholarship and the only recipient to return to the association and serve as an active member.

Tracy Dutting-Kane, P.E., SAIA Immediate Past President | Layher, Inc. 

Tracy is Vice President of engineer for Layher North America; she is an established professional engineer with more than 20 years engineering experience in temporary structure design, manufacturing, and testing with focus on scaffold, forming, and shoring. As member of the ANSI ASC 11 Main Committee, Tracy is involved with ANSI safety and test standards development; she also sits on both the ANSI A10.8 and ANSI A10.9 review committees.

Dutting-Kane has a wide range of experience with federal and state OSHA standards and scaffold training and has worked extensively with scaffold, forming and shoring engineering; design and manufacturing; and forensic engineering, including accident investigation of temporary structures and paving equipment design, testing, and manufacture. Tracy is a former SAIA Shoring Council Chair and president of the Scaffold, Shoring and Forming Institute (SSFI), where she also held positions as the vice president and Shoring Council Chair for many years. Dutting-Kane is an Air Force veteran and is retired from the Air Force Reserve.