Kevin Bird
Kevin supports customers throughout a large portion of upstate New York, including Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Corning and Binghampton, and has been with BWI for over six years. He enjoys building strong, genuine relationships with customers, particularly when business conversations evolve into meaningful personal connections. Outside of work, Kevin is an avid golfer who enjoys casual play, league competition and tournaments.
Mike Brown
Mike has been with BWI for nearly 21 years and has held a variety of roles throughout the organization. He currently leads the sales team servicing customers out of the Mechanicsburg location and enjoys traveling to meet customers in person. One of Mike’s favorite aspects of his role is building connections with customers across different territories. When he isn’t working, Mike is an avid sports fan and enjoys golfing when the weather cooperates.
Warren Bodoh
Warren has been with BWI since 1993 and serves customers across Eastern Pennsylvania. He takes pride in working closely with customers, acting as a trusted advocate and salesperson they can consistently rely on. In his free time, he enjoys hunting, fishing, and spending time with family and friends.
Dan Cooper
Dan supports customers across the Northeast, including New York, Connecticut, and pats of New Jersey. With more than 40 years in the building industry and the past 13 years at BWI, he brings a deep experience from a long career in outside sales and distribution. Dan enjoys meeting new customers, providing product training, and serving as a trusted business partner. Dan remains active in volunteer disaster relief efforst and values time spent with his family when not working.
Gerry Cooper
Gerry has been with BWI for 35 years and plays a leadership role supporting sales efforts across the Northeast. He values the people he works with and the shared commitment to being the best at what they do. Gerry says this common purpose has helped build a strong, family like culture that he is proud to be a part of.
Scott Gahagen
Scott brings 35 years of experience across all facets of the millwork industry, including 18 years with BWI. He supports customers throughout New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont and Maine. Scott values working with like-minded professionals across the industry, from builders to sales partners. Scott enjoys building models and fixing or restoring projects by hand in his free time.
Bill Hillhouse
Bill has been with BWI since 1992 and strongly believes in both the company and what it brings to the industry. Having grown up in a family owned lumber yard and later marrying into a family owned millwork bussiness, he has deep, lifelong roots in the building materials industry. Bill enjoys staying active and following sports, especially baseball as a lifelong New York Mets fan.
John Jackowski
John supports customers across Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New York and New Hampshire and brings 39 years of experience in millwork product sales, including the past 13 years with BWI. He enjoys working directly with customers and collaborating with others across the industry. John enjoys golf, fishing, hunting, and spending time with his family during his downtime.
Stephen Kariotis
Stephen supports customers across the Mid-Atlantic region, including Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Southern Pennsylvania, DC Metro, and Northern Virginia. With over 40 years in the home improvement and building industry, and more than two years at BWI, he brings experience and insight to customer engagements. Stephen enjoys working closely with customers to better understand their businesses and help drive success through strong product offerings and informed guidance.
Chris Lawson
Chris supports customers across Central and Northwestern Pennsylvania, including the Pittsburgh region. He brings 30 years of experience in the building materials market and has been with BWI for almost two years. With experience across multiple areas of the industry, Chris enjoys building relationships and earning the trust of his customers. In his spare time, Chris is an avid golfer and a lifelong Dallas sports fan.
Russ Lewis
Russ has over 21 years of sales experience with BWI and supports customers across 13 states throughout the Noertheast. He enjoys working closely with customers to find the right solutions and keep projects moving smoothly, appreciating that no two days are ever the same. Russ enjoys woodworking and tackling hands on projects when at home.
Mike Mackrell
Mike supports customers across Virginia and Southern Maryland and has been with BWI since 2000. He finds building strong, lasting relationships with his customer base to be one of the msot rewarding parts of his role. Mike is a car enthusiast and an avid bird watcher. He is also a proud first-time grandfather and has been married for 40 years.
Stewart Sullivan
Stewart values the relationships built throughout his career and enjoys getting to know customers beyond just the work they do. Connecting with people on a personal level has made his career a fulfilling journy he wouldn’t change. Outside of work, Stewart enjoys family time and is a proud parent of seven children.
Steve Yaeger
Steve supports customers across Suffolk and Nassau Counties, Queens, Brooklyn, and parts of the Bronx, bringing over 40 years of industry experience and 13 years with BWI. He takes pride in helping customers learn, grow and strengthen their businesses through reliable support and guidance. Known as a “go-to” resource, Steve provides solutions not only for BWI products, but for a wide range of industry needs.