Introducing Dennis Quebe, Candidate for President Elect
Dennis F. Quebe
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Chapel Electric Co., LLC.
Dayton, OH
Western Ohio Chapter, NECA
BACKGROUND
Dennis Quebe entered the electrical industry as an apprentice for a national contractor, following his four-year term of service in the U.S. Marine Corps. Quebe attended Franklin University majoring in organizational management. He has an associate degree in electrical technology and graduated from Galveston’s JATC program. Quebe has held positions ranging from project manager, manager of estimating, vice president, president and regional president. As regional president, Quebe acquired Chapel Electric and Romanoff Electric from Encompass in 2002 and became Chairman and CEO of the merged companies under Quebe Holdings.
COMPANY INFORMATION
Chapel Electric Co. was founded in 1946, and Romanoff Electric Co. was founded in 1927. They were, respectively, second- and fourth-generation companies before being acquired by Encompass in 1999, a Houston-based company. Quebe, who was past president of Chapel and current regional president for Encompass, acquired both entities from Encompass in 2002.
Based in Dayton, Ohio, Chapel Electric serves the commercial and institutional market segments. Chapel has a national reputation as a premier healthcare electrical contractor. In recent years, Chapel has established a strategic alliance in the paper press market, completing newspaper presses in more than 10 states. Romanoff is based in Toledo, Ohio, and served commercial and industrial markets, with a primary focus on the automotive industry. Romanoff has been a NECA contractor for over 75 years.
INVOLVEMENT WITH NECA
Quebe assumed the role of Chapel Electric’s accredited representative when he became the first non-family president in 1989. Since then he has held numerous positions with the Western Ohio Chapter, including Governor, President, Vice-President, Secretary, Chairman of the Western Ohio Apprenticeship Training Program and a member of the National Labor-Management Cooperation Committee. Currently, he is Chairman of the chapter’s Labor Management Committee and Trustee of the Health and Welfare Committee. On the national level, Quebe is a member of the Technology Task Force, ELECTRI Council (Founder Level), a Fellow of the Academy of Electrical Contracting and Political Leadership Council’s District 2 Vice-Chair.
WHAT’S THE MOST IMPORTANT SERVICE NECA OFFERS HIM?
“It is difficult to point to any one service as being the most valuable. NECA has a lot to offer,” Quebe said. “From a personal standpoint it would have to be the networking with your peers. We work on a national level, so this allows us immediate access to a NECA partner in any geographical area.”
AWAY FROM THE OFFICE
Quebe and his wife Linda have two sons and one daughter. Their daughter Holly works part-time at Chapel, while attending Wright State University. His hobbies include reading, running, safari hunting and snow-skiing with his family.