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President:
YuVonne D. Hoovestal has served as President of Greenway since 1979. YuVonne has over 28 years experience in supervision, administrative and financial management with special expertise in contract negotiations, source selection, subcontract administration and contract management. Greenway has won special industry and government recognition under YuVonne’s leadership including The Governor of Montana Excellence in Exporting Award and the Minority Enterprise Development Council Construction Contractor of the Year Award.


YuVonne D. Hoovestal,
President

Photo of Gary and YuVonne Hoovestal

Gary E. Hoovestal,
Chief Executive Officer
and International 
Contracts Division

Chief Executive Officer: Gary Hoovestal has been Vice President of Greenway since 1979, and serves as Chief Executive Officer. Gary retired from academia after 16 years as a college professor and coach. Gary has over 30 cumulative years experience in the construction industry including 28 years in general management, procurement process management, cost/ price analysis, international negotiations, government contract management, field operations, asset, resource and financial controls.

VP of Operations: Peter O. Ryan has over 28 years experience in the construction industry in field operations, quality control, estimating, value engineering and analysis, acquisitions and overseas project management. Peter has managerial experience on heavy highway, public and commercial building projects as well as award winning performance on various overseas building projects. Peter holds a B.S. degree in Business Economics and has been employed by Greenway since 1982.

Risk Management Officer: Palmer Hoovestal has over 24 years experience in the construction industry. He is an attorney licensed to practice in the states of Idaho, Washington, and Montana, including Federal Courts. Palmer is also admitted in U.S. Claims Court. Palmer specializes in construction and business law. He is fluent in Spanish and French and has a B.A. degree in International Relations, with a JD degree. He has been employed by Greenway since 1978.

Controller: Viki Peccia has over 18 years of experience in construction finance, insurance, accounting and certified cost and pricing data systems. Viki is responsible for budgeting and controlling indirect costs, computational analysis, contract change administration, certified cost and pricing data, labor cost analysis, general and adminstrative cost accounting, vendor and labor relations. Viki is a graduate of Kinman Business University, and has been employed by Greenway since 1988.

Washington Operations Director: Verlyn Smith has over 35 years of experience in corporate management, engineering and business development involving national defense, aerospace, energy, construction and information management technologies. Verlyn’s technical achievements are commemorated in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum for his work on the Apollo Manned Space Program. Verlyn created and directed project organizations responsible for research, development, test and evaluation of aerospace systems and materials for Boeing Aerospace. Verlyn holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wichita with advanced studies at UCLA, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and The Management Center of Cambridge.

Houston Operations Director: Lance Hoovestal has 15 years of experience with Greenway including summer construction work, administrative and contract compliance duties with the WASHMAC project in Virginia, and Job Order Contracting in the Houston Area. Lance holds a BA degree from Carroll College with an MBS, Master of Business Studies from University of College Cork, Cork City, Ireland. Lance completed the internship requirement of his MBS degree in Singapore. He also has an MS degree from University of South Wales. (Australia)

Director of Operations: Michel Jichlinski comes to Greenway after retiring as President of the Louis Berger Group, Inc., a leader in the planning, design, and construction management of large infrastructure projects in the United States and over 100 countries around the world. At the Berger Group he led the planning, design, financing and construction of infrastructure and development projects in the United States, Western Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Sub Saharan Africa. Born and raised in Switzerland, Mr. Jichlinski holds a M.Sc. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. He has lived in Switzerland, Israel, Cameroon, France and the United States and speaks English, French, Spanish and Hebrew fluently.

Project Manager: Edwin Pryor brings to 10 years of diverse construction and engineering experience in remote locations to the Greenway Team. Edwin previously served as Montana Director of Operations for engineering, construction, installation & maintenance for US West/Qwest Communications. Edwin has international procurement management and software development experience with Cummins Engine Company and served with the United Nations Security Force in Panmunjom, South Korea. Edwin served his country with the 3rd Ranger Battalion and holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the US Military Academy (West Point) with an MBA in Operations/Finance from the Harvard School of Business Administration.  

Superintendent: Donald Hunter has more than 30 years construction experience, the majority being in the supervisory capacity, working as foreman, general foreman, building superintendent, project superintendent, and general superintendent. Mr. Hunter has been the superintendent for Greenway international projects in Prague, Czech Republic, St. Petersburg, Russia, Port Au Prince, Haiti and Ankara, Turkey and has supervised multi-million dollar projects in the United States. He has been employed by Greenway since 1993.

Security Officer: Stephanie Kniss had 14 years experience in the legal profession before joining the Greenway Team. Stephanie is responsible for Human Resources and Facility/Personnel Security programs at Greenway.

 

 

Administrative Assistant : Amber Henwood attended Carroll College in Helena, MT. As an Honors Scholar at Carroll, Amber studied Political Science. She transferred to UM Western and lived in Melrose, MT until returning to Helena in 2007. Amber has held positions with the State of Montana, as well as with a Montana non-profit, where she worked closely with legislators and community officials. She will have a degree this year in Social Science Broadfield Secondary Education and will pursue her Master’s.

Warehouse / Fleet Manager: John “Hank” Hankinson has over 25 years experience in fleet management, warehousing, inventory and materials management. Hank is responsible for packing and crating for overseas shipments, tools, equipment and inventory control.

Logistics Manager: Angelia Harvey is Greenway's Logistics Manager for our Operations and Maintenance Contract in Washington DC, responsible for purchasing and warehouse management. She has more 20 years experience in the field. Before coming to Greenway, she was the Purchasing Supervisor for WASHMAC for Johnson Controls and DynCorp. Before that, she was in the U.S. Air Force in the logistics field, serving as an Acquisition Manager and Warehouse Manager.
 
Project Manager: William "Bill" Coleman has over 30 years experience in the construction field as a planner/estimator, electrical designer, project electrical engineer, project manager and instructor in Basic Electricity and Power Distribution, Wiring Methods and Motors and Generators. Bill has completed courses in Construction Management, Construction Surveillance, Project Management and Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, as well as a course in Spanish from Berlitz Language Schools of Boston, MA. He has been employed by Greenway since 1994.
 
Administrative Office Manager: Virginia "Ginny" Coleman has over 30 years experience in general office procedures, real estate and as an educational assistant. Ginny's responsibilities include Human Resources, Security, Benefits Administrator, Accounts Payable, Travel Coordinator and Sub-Contract solicitations.
 
Asst Project Manager: Jim Ferriter For the last 10 years Jim Ferriter has been in the construction industry, including management and field work in overhead and underground utilities, concrete, traffic control and heavy equipment operation. His experience is in all aspects of the construction process, from bidding and takeoffs to finalization. Prior to that, Jim was in business management for 8 years. He was in charge of day-to-day personnel decisions and daily accounting.  
Project Manager: Paul Brown Paul Brown is currently a Project Manager for Greenway Enterprises. Previously, Paul has been a Power Production Supervisor at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany, Power Production Manager at George Air Base in California, Power Production Technician at Hellenikon Air Base in Greece and a Power Production Apprentice at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. Paul holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management with a minor in Computer Studies from the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. He also holds an Associate degree in Applied Science/Mechanical and Electrical Technologies from Community College of the Air Force in Spangdahlem Air Force Base, Germany; and an Associates degree in Electrical Technology from Victor Valley Community College in Victor Valley, California. He was a Power Production Specialist in the United States Air Force.  
Secretary: Teresa Williamson Teresa has a background in travel reservations, general clerical duties and timekeeping. She holds an Applied Associate of Science Degree in Word Processing from Jefferson Davis Community College in Brewton, Al. and a BS degree in Human Resource Management from Faulkner University in Montgomory, Al.  
Project Manager: Jeff Corliss Jeff Corliss is currently a Project Manager for Greenway Enterprises. A retired Naval Officer, Jeff served in the US Navy submarine community as an electronics technician and diver then earned a commission and served his last 12 years as a logistics officer in the Navy Supply Corps. He holds a BS in Business Administration from The Citadel, an MBA from Brenau University and a Master Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University.
Louis Grosman Facility Security Officer has over 45 years of Federal Government and contractor IT experience with NASA/Goddard, The National Institutes of Health, the Atomic Energy Commission and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. He has been involved in all aspects of classified and sensitive unclassified information technology processing, including twenty as the administrator of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Computer Security Program. His technical background includes experience in such areas as project and program management, programming and systems analysis, customer coordination and support, networks (LANs and WANs), meeting planning, financial management, data systems requirements analysis and data base design, personnel management and supervision, classified and unclassified information security, project and contract management, hardware and software selection and procurement activities, technical consulting, and budget development and execution. Louis is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and he holds a BS degree in Education, Graduate Certificates in Scientific and Technical Information Systems and Management Information Systems, and a MS in Technology of Management specializing in Scientific and Technical Information Systems and Management Information Systems from the American University.
Director, Construction Programs: Stephen Khovananth returns to Greenway from his position as Director, Development, Design & Construction for Host Hotels & Resorts, a Fortune 500 Lodging Real Estate Investment Trust. Stephen has also served his country as a Navy Civil Engineer Corps Officer managing projects & leading teams in Hawaii, Southeast Asia, Alaska, Japan, Mississippi, and Washington, DC. Stephen is a licensed Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Project Management Professional, and LEED Accredited Professional. He holds a BS in Civil Engineering from California State University, Los Angeles, an MBA from the University of Hawaii, and is currently pursuing an MS in Real Estate Development at Johns Hopkins University.