Leadership Team

YA Group’s executive leadership guides the direction of the company by overseeing core operations and turning strategy into results. Working in alignment with the board, they focus on execution, collaboration, and ensuring every initiative supports our long-term vision.  

Executive Leadership Team

Wade Bushman

Wade Bushman FSRT, WRT

Chief Executive Officer

Wade Bushman

Chief Executive Officer

As CEO, Wade Bushman has led YA since 2018, running the full P&L inclusive of all practice areas and service lines. ...
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Carolyn Crump

Carolyn Crump

Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Carolyn Crump

Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Carolyn Crump is the Senior Vice President of Human Resources with over 20 years of experience leading enterprise‑wide p...
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Richard Dethlefs

Richard Dethlefs PE, SE

President, Engineering Services

Richard Dethlefs

President, Engineering Services

Richard is a licensed professional and structural engineer with over twenty-five years of experience performing structur...
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Justin Kapisak

Justin Kapisak

President, Construction Consulting

Justin Kapisak

President, Construction Consulting

Justin Kapisak is the President of YA Group, where he is responsible for all aspects of daily operations. His impressive...
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Ravi Mehta

Ravi Mehta

Head of Corporate Development

Ravi Mehta

Head of Corporate Development

Ravi Mehta joined YA Group in 2025 to lead corporate development and mergers & acquisitions. He has 20+ years of exp...
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Justin Petzold

Justin Petzold

General Counsel

Justin Petzold

General Counsel

Justin Petzold joined YA Group in 2025 and serves as General Counsel, overseeing all legal affairs of the organization. ...
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Greg Rumsey

Greg Rumsey

Chief Financial Officer

Greg Rumsey

Chief Financial Officer

Greg Rumsey is Chief Financial Officer at YA Group, bringing over two decades of diverse financial leadership experience...
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Kristin Winford

Kristin Winford Ed.D., MBA

Chief Operating Officer

Kristin Winford

Chief Operating Officer

Kristin Winford is a senior operations executive with over 20 years of experience driving global professional services a...
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Extended Leadership Team

Travis Bingham

Travis Bingham

Vice President, Property Business Development

Travis Bingham

Vice President, Property Business Development

Travis Bingham serves as the Vice President of Property Business Development at YA Group. Travis has nearly 20 years of ...
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Rich Chudzik

Rich Chudzik

President, Planning & Construction Advisory Services

Rich Chudzik

President, Planning & Construction Advisory Services

Richard Chudzik serves as the President, Planning & Construction Advisory Services at YA Group. He brings more than ...
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Roderick Kidd

Roderick Kidd

Vice President, Information Technology

Roderick Kidd

Vice President, Information Technology

Roderick Kidd is a Vice President, Information Technology at YA Group in the St. Louis, MO area. Reach out to Roderick t...
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Frank McColm

Frank McColm ASFPM, AICP

President

Frank McColm

President

Frank McColm is a nationally recognized expert in all-hazards resilience, mitigation, and disaster recovery, with over 1...
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Nadine Pizarro

Nadine Pizarro

Vice President, Marketing

Nadine Pizarro

Vice President, Marketing

Nadine Pizarro is a strategic marketing leader with over 20 years of experience in the professional and financial servic...
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Engineering Services Leadership Team

Richard Dethlefs

Richard Dethlefs PE, SE

President, Engineering Services

Richard Dethlefs

President, Engineering Services

Richard is a licensed professional and structural engineer with over twenty-five years of experience performing structur...
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Owen Rosenboom

Owen Rosenboom PhD, SE, PE

Vice President, Forensic Engineering and Architecture

Owen Rosenboom

Vice President, Forensic Engineering and Architecture

Owen is Vice President of YA Group, where his work focuses on solving complex problems on a wide range of structure type...
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Wade Wilson

Wade Wilson

Vice President, Accident Reconstruction & Biomechanics

Wade Wilson

Vice President, Accident Reconstruction & Biomechanics

Wade Wilson is the Vice President of Accident Reconstruction at YA Group. The accident reconstruction and forensic anima...
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Dave Amori

Dave Amori PhD, PE, RRC

Regional Manager and Director, Central South

Dave Amori

Regional Manager and Director, Central South

Dave Amori is a Regional Manager and Director at YA Group, bringing over 30 years of civil, structural, and geotechnical...
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Michelle Couture

Michelle Couture AIA

Regional Manager and Senior Managing Architect, Northwest

Michelle Couture

Regional Manager and Senior Managing Architect, Northwest

Michelle is a licensed professional architect with experience in architectural evaluations of existing buildings, with a...
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Vincent Fratinardo

Vincent Fratinardo SE, RRC, PE

Regional Manager and Director, Central North

Vincent Fratinardo

Regional Manager and Director, Central North

Vincent (Vince) Fratinardo is a civil/structural engineer with specialized expertise in the design and assessment of roo...
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Amanda Lowe

Amanda Lowe

LCP Business Manager

Amanda Lowe

LCP Business Manager

Amanda Lowe is a Business Manager at YA Group with over seven years of experience specializing in complex cases involvin...
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George McCluskey

George McCluskey PE, SE

Regional Manager and Senior Managing Engineer, Southwest

George McCluskey

Regional Manager and Senior Managing Engineer, Southwest

George McCluskey is a structural engineer with 18 years of experience including building analysis, design, construction ...
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Beau Menard

Beau Menard PE

Regional Manager and Senior Managing Engineer, Southeast

Beau Menard

Regional Manager and Senior Managing Engineer, Southeast

Beau Menard has worked as an engineering consultant specifically focused on forensic investigations for the past nine ye...
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Stephen Panoff

Stephen Panoff PE

Regional Manager and Senior Managing Accident Reconstructionist

Stephen Panoff

Regional Manager and Senior Managing Accident Reconstructionist

Stephen Panoff has worked in the automotive industry since 2007 and has held positions ranging from noise, vibration, an...
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Megan Reese

Megan Reese PE

Regional Manager and Senior Managing Engineer, Northeast

Megan Reese

Regional Manager and Senior Managing Engineer, Northeast

Megan Reese is a licensed professional engineer with 20 years of experience in the investigation, evaluation, and repair...
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Ken Tandy

Ken Tandy MSME, PE, FAACDP

National Director, Accident Reconstruction

Ken Tandy

National Director, Accident Reconstruction

Ken Tandy is the National Director of Accident Reconstruction and Forensic Animation at YA Group, bringing more than thr...
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Construction Consulting & Quantity Surveying Leadership Team

Justin Kapisak

Justin Kapisak

President, Construction Consulting

Justin Kapisak

President, Construction Consulting

Justin Kapisak is the President of YA Group, where he is responsible for all aspects of daily operations. His impressive...
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Mark Cantalamessa

Mark Cantalamessa

Managing Partner, Central North

Mark Cantalamessa

Managing Partner, Central North

Mark Cantalamessa is the Managing Partner for YA Group based in the Pittsburgh office, and a leader in the property clai...
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Lyn Crabtree

Lyn Crabtree AIA, MWR, MSR, LEED AP, OSHA, FSRT, WRT, ASD, AMRT

Managing Partner, Southeast

Lyn Crabtree

Managing Partner, Southeast

Lyn Crabtree has been with YA Group for over 10 years and oversees the Southeast Region as a managing partner. Lyn is a ...
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Blake Kapisak

Blake Kapisak MWR, FSRT, AMRT, WRT, CCT, OSHA, ASD, RRT

Managing Partner, West

Blake Kapisak

Managing Partner, West

Blake Kapisak is a Managing Partner at YA Group who capitalizes on his vast experience by managing and coordinating team...
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Kevin Kapisak

Kevin Kapisak WRT, FSRT, OSHA

Managing Partner, Northeast

Kevin Kapisak

Managing Partner, Northeast

Kevin Kapisak is a Managing Partner at YA Group, where he capitalizes on his vast experience by leading a team of consul...
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Richard Tri

Richard Tri ASD, WRT, FSRT

Operations Manager

Richard Tri

Operations Manager

Richard Tri is an Operations Manager at YA Group with a background in estimating and sketch. He works on a wide variety ...
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Rick Whitworth

Rick Whitworth ASD, WRT, UFT, FSRT, HCI-C, CCT, OCT

Managing Partner, Central South

Rick Whitworth

Managing Partner, Central South

Rick Whitworth has prepared estimates, schedule analyses, and scope assessments for projects throughout Texas and the su...
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Planning & Construction Advisory Services Leadership Team

Rich Chudzik

Rich Chudzik

President, Planning & Construction Advisory Services

Rich Chudzik

President, Planning & Construction Advisory Services

Richard Chudzik serves as the President, Planning & Construction Advisory Services at YA Group. He brings more than ...
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Rustin Jessup

Rustin Jessup

Vice President, Business Development

Rustin Jessup

Vice President, Business Development

Rustin Jessup leads business development for Planning & Construction Advisory Services. He brings over 20 years of l...
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Charlie Luthanen

Charlie Luthanen PE

Vice President, Scheduling Services

Charlie Luthanen

Vice President, Scheduling Services

Charlie Luthanen is an experienced scheduling expert with a broad range of expertise, including delay analysis, cost ana...
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Josh Telenko

Josh Telenko

Vice President, Estimating Services

Josh Telenko

Vice President, Estimating Services

Josh Telenko is Senior Vice President of Planning and Construction Advisory Services at YA Group, bringing more than 20 ...
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Government & Public Sector Leadership Team

Frank McColm

Frank McColm ASFPM, AICP

President

Frank McColm

President

Frank McColm is a nationally recognized expert in all-hazards resilience, mitigation, and disaster recovery, with over 1...
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Jared Davis

Jared Davis

Vice President, Operations

Jared Davis

Vice President, Operations

Jared Davis is an executive manager with over 15 years of experience in recovery program management and strategic operat...
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Evan Dyer

Evan Dyer

Vice President, Business Development

Evan Dyer

Vice President, Business Development

Evan Dyer brings over 20 years of disaster recovery and program management experience across both the public and private...
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Board Members

Tim Ferris

Tim Ferris

Board Member, THL

Tim Ferris

Board Member, THL

Tim Ferris is a Director at THL and a Board Member at YA Group. As a Principal in the Financial Technology & Service...
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Marc McManus

Marc McManus

Board Member, CIVC

Marc McManus

Board Member, CIVC

Marc McManus is a Partner at CIVC Partners and a Director at YA Group. Marc joined CIVC in 2007 and is focused on new in...
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Ganesh Rao

Ganesh Rao

Board Member, THL

Ganesh Rao

Board Member, THL

Ganesh Rao is a Managing Director at Thomas H. Lee Partners and a Board Member at YA Group. As Head of the Financial Te...
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Ed Shahnasarian

Ed Shahnasarian

Board Member, THL

Ed Shahnasarian

Board Member, THL

Edward Shahnasarian is a Managing Director at THL and a Board Member at YA Group. As a Managing Director in the Financia...
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Wade Bushman

Wade Bushman FSRT, WRT

Chief Executive Officer

Wade Bushman

Chief Executive Officer

As CEO, Wade Bushman has led YA since 2018, running the full P&L inclusive of all practice areas and service lines. ...
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