THE BLUM Team
51¸£Àû employs a team of experts — from leadership to contractors — focused on excellence, safety, and customer satisfaction from preconstruction to project closeout.
Leadership

Mike handles company-wide operations and strategic direction.
Mike Lancaster
President & Chief Executive Officer
North Carolina State University

Bill oversees financial direction, human resources, and IT management.
Bill Ball
Chief Financial Officer
Hampden-Sydney College / UNC Chapel Hill

Mark handles executive management of business development.
Mark Dunnagan
Executive Vice President
North Carolina State University / The Citadel

Chris handles executive management of business development.
Chris White
Executive Vice President
East Carolina University

Will oversees executive management of field operations.
Will Smelcer
Executive vice president
East Carolina University

Mike oversees executive management of field operations.
Mike Powers
executive vice president
Southern Polytechnic State University

Lily leads Blum’s talent acquisition and engagement.
Lily Cochrane
vice PRESIDENT OF pEOPLE STRATEGIES
UNC-Chapel Hill / Wake Forest University

Tim heads up the marketing department.
Tim Seymour
Director of MARKETING
SUNY Fredonia

Brooke oversees project diversity.
Brooke Thomas
Director of Project Diversity
Wake Forest University

Brett manages the financial operations department.