LMC Leadership

Sean Tighe
Senior Vice President Purchasing

Sean Tighe currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Purchasing at LMC. Sean started his lumber and building materials career working at an independent retail lumberyard in New Jersey. From there, he joined LMC in 1994 as a Lumber Buyer and was promoted to Purchasing Manager for Commodity Lumber and then Vice President of the Lumber Division. In his current role as SVP of Purchasing, his purview includes every lumber species across the North American wood basket. Sean holds a master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor’s degree from Susquehanna University.

John Keeley
Vice President
Building Materials Division

John Keeley is the VP of the Building Materials Division at LMC. John began his career with eight years of experience as a Contracting Officer at the Department of Defense before being recruited to LMC in 1988. John joined LMC as the Hardware Department Manager. After a decade in that role, he was promoted in 1997 to his current role, where he remains responsible for the purchasing programs of all building materials, millwork, and hardware products. John holds an MBA from LaSalle University and a B.S. in Sociology/Social Work from the University of Scranton.

Chris Ford
Vice President Lumber Division
 

Chris Ford has served as Vice President of the Lumber Division at LMC since 2020. Chris began his career in 2002 in manufacturing, sales, and purchasing roles with Industrial Timber, Inc. in North Carolina before joining LMC in 2005 as a Commodity Trader in the Lumber Division. Over the past two decades, Chris held several roles in the Accounting and Finance areas before returning to Purchasing in 2017. In 2019, he returned to the Lumber Division as Purchasing Manager of the Southern Yellow Pine and Treated Lumber team. Chris holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from The Pennsylvania State University, and an MBA from Villanova University.

Jay Wilson
Vice President of the Modular Building Division

Jay Wilson is the Vice President of the Modular Building Division at LMC. Jay joined LMC in July of 2024 as a result of a merger between the Modular and Manufactured Housing Buyers Group (MHBG) and LMC. Jay has been a part of the offsite industry his entire career working in financial services, information technology, and manufacturing. He currently is a co-owner in Stealthsync LLC, an SaaS software provider that has been serving the industry since 2017. He served Cavalier Homes, Inc. as the Chief Information Officer as well as the founder and President of the financial services division, CIS Financial Services, Inc. Jay holds a bachelor’s degree in general business with a concentration in corporate finance from the University of Alabama.

Jim McMenamin
VP of the Panels & Special Woods Division

Jim McMenamin is LMC’s Vice President of the Panels & Special Woods Division. Before coming to LMC in 1999, Jim gained 8 years of hands-on industry experience working at 84 Lumber and Home Depot. Starting as a Commodity Lumber Trader, Jim was promoted to both Department Manager and Director on the East West Commodity Lumber team. Jim holds a bachelor’s degree from Lebanon Valley College.

Paul Thorne
Vice President Stockholder Relations

Paul Thorne is LMC’s Vice President of Business Development. Paul joined LMC as the Northwest Regional Manager in 2004 where he facilitated LMC’s expansion into the Mountain and Pacific time zones. With 32 years of lumber and building materials industry experience, Paul now oversees the LMC Regional Manager team and the dealer recruitment effort for all fifty U.S. states and the Bahamas.

Fran Monk
Vice President of Marketing

Fran Monk is LMC’s Vice President of Marketing. She joined LMC in 1996 as a Buyer before moving into the Marketing Manager position. In this role, she orchestrated a reorganization of the marketing department, and expanded dealer marketing programs to better support LMC members. She later became LMC’s Marketing Director, where she tackled the rebranding of LMC, which elevated LMC in the industry as a prominent player. Fran received a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a Marketing specialization from Rowan University.

Jack Phipps
Vice President of Technology

Jack Phipps is the Vice President of Technology at LMC, joining from Recovery Centers of America (RCA), where he served as Vice President of Digital Health. Prior to RCA, he spent thirteen years at U.S. Cellular in various roles, including technology product development and business development. Jack holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology and an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley.

Jacques Vauclain
Vice President of Finance

Jacques Vauclain serves as Vice President of Finance at LMC. A seasoned leader, Jacques joined LMC from his role as Finance Director at Vanguard, where he served in a number of senior finance roles including Finance Director for Vanguard’s European operations. Prior to his experience at Vanguard, Jacques spent a decade at Campbell Soup Company, where he grew from Analyst to the Senior Manager for Financial Planning and Analysis role, supporting key technology projects. Jacques holds a Math degree from Davidson College as well as an MBA from Villanova University.

Amy Bilovsky
Human Resources Director

Amy Bilovsky is LMC’s HR Director and joined LMC in 2015. With over two decades of experience in Human Resources, Amy began her career as a recruiter for an IT staff augmentation firm. She later transitioned into a corporate HR role at a credit card processing company, where her responsibilities evolved from recruitment to encompass employee relations, compensation, and benefits administration. Before joining LMC, Amy spent an additional nine years serving as the Manager of Employment and Employee Relations at an insurance company. Amy holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Penn State University.