Building a Team of the Industry’s Best.

Building a team of the industry’s best starts with leadership that understands the work—because they’ve done it.

Our leadership team brings decades of hands-on experience across steel erection, fabrication, and rebar. They are a direct reflection of the broader PENN team: skilled, accountable, and committed to doing the work right every day.

Founded in 2008, PENN was built with a clear point of view: take ownership of the work and deliver it the right way. As our customers’ projects became more complex, we made a deliberate decision to expand—not broadly, but with purpose—planting our flag in three core divisions: steel erection, fabrication, and rebar. That focus gives our customers a stronger partner, tighter coordination across disciplines, and the confidence that comes from working with a team that controls the critical pieces of the build.

John Wilson

President

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Jason Suda

Vice President
Steel Division

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Jim Schoolcraft

Sr. Director
Rebar Services

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Cindy Zarcone

Sr. Director
Finance & Human Resources

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Wilbur Knuckles

Sr. Director

Operations

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Shontez Jones

Safety Director

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Advisory leadership across steel erection, fabrication, and rebar

PENN is supported by a seasoned Advisory Board composed of six accomplished executives from across the construction industry.

Penn benefits from a depth of specialized perspective and trusted counsel. The Advisory Board includes an attorney with deep experience in construction law, a CPA focused on construction accounting, a surety expert in bonding and insurance, and four senior construction executives with firsthand understanding of the building process.

Together, these advisors provide guidance, perspective, and constructive challenge to Penn’s leadership team—helping strengthen decision-making, support responsible growth, and ensure the long-term sustainability of the organization across steel erection, fabrication, and rebar.

Keith Wolkoff has spent his career in the construction industry, bringing an architectural background to more than three decades of construction leadership.

Over more than two decades with PARIC, one of the region’s recognized leaders in commercial construction, Keith progressed through leadership roles in business development and operations, ultimately serving as President. During his tenure, he helped lead the company’s growth and market development, including the expansion of its historic renovation and urban development practice, while strengthening customer relationships and PARIC’s presence across the region.

Keith earned his degree in Architecture from Washington University in St. Louis.

When as Vice President. Ron served on the Estimating Committee of the Associated General Contractors of America. Ron also sat on the Board of Directors of the local chapter of the St. Louis Minority Supplier Development Council as well as the Board of Directors of the St. Louis Union Construction Center, a minority and women business incubator program.

In addition to being an adjunct faculty for the Civil Engineering department at St. Louis Community College, Ron helped establish and implement Alberici University. He joined Alberici in 1988.

As a Partner in Greensfelder’s Construction practice group, Jennifer represents owners, contractors, specialty contractors and suppliers for claims relating to contract disputes, delay, wrongful termination and errors and omissions. She also handles contracts drafting, review and negotiations, as well as day-to-day client counseling.

In addition, she is a member of Greensfelder’s cross-disciplinary e-Discovery team. Jennifer received her J.D. (magna cum laude) from Washington University School of Law and her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (magna cum laude) from Washington University in St. Louis.

Bill, previously Chairman of Ben Hur, holds a degree in Business Administration and Labor Economics from the Evening College of the University of Missouri St. Louis. Bill served an appointment by President George H. Bush as Vice Chairman of the Federal Committee of Apprenticeship. He also served as past President of the National Erectors’ Association and its successor T.A.U.C. (The Association of Union Contractors).

Bill serves on the Boards of Barnes Jewish Hospital – St. Peters, Lindenwood University, Enterprise Bank, and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Bill joined Ben Hur in 1967 and thru his years of service, he leaves a significant mark on the organization.

As a Senior Vice President, Property & Casualty with 43 years of Surety experience, Dennis has built a reputation of trust and confidence in the construction industry, specializing in construction bonding. Dennis assists clients with planning, analyzing and creating bond programs to meet their individual needs.

Currently, Dennis is based in the USI Insurance Services office in St. Louis, MO. From 1972 to 1977, Dennis was a contract bond underwriter for Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, a large contract bonding company. He worked extensively with minority contractors on a direct basis to assist in maximizing their surety bonding potential using SBA Bond Guarantee Programs and other creative escrow agreements to help minorities obtain bonding. Dennis has been active in the bond business in the St. Louis area since 1972.

Dennis received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the Washington University School of Business, and he received his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Southern Illinois University. From 1968 to 1970, Dennis served with the U.S. Army Mechanized Artillery Battery, 25th infantry Division in Vietnam and Cambodia.

Jeff Green, previous Principal of Harris Davis, has extensive experience in rebar placing, structural steel/precast erection and crane services with Davis Erection, Northwest Steel Erection, Crane Rental & Rigging and Davis JD Steel.

His formal education includes a Mechanical Engineering degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Jeff served in the Navy’s nuclear submarine force retiring as a Captain. Jeff is the management Co-Chair of the Ironworker’s Regional District Council which is focused on rebar placing and serves as trustee on several Labor-Management funds.