Barbara K. Peel - President and Chairman of the Board
In 1960 Barbara K. and William F. Peel founded Red Coats, Inc., a commercial office cleaning company. Barbara is active in the management of Red Coats, both operationally and financially. Her particular expertise in the management of costs and receivables has been instrumental in Red Coats' success. In addition to Red Coats, Inc., Barbara serves as Secretary of Datawatch Systems, Inc., a full service commercial office building access control systems integrator and is also actively involved in the management of the family's other real estate management business.
William F. Peel -Corporation Vice Chairman
A native of Washington, William was a founder of Red Coats, Inc. in 1960. Prior to that, he was a Division Manager of Franklin Research Company (a subsidiary of Purex). He is Past President of the Capitol Association of Building Service Contractors, and served as Treasurer in 1974, and Host Chairman of their 1973 convention. William is a member of the Board of Realtors and obtained the designation of Certified Building Service Executive (CBSE) from Building Service Contractors Association International (BSCAI) in 1976. In 2009, William was awarded the Montgomery County, MD. Man of the Year.
W. Mack Wells – Executive Vice President
Mack is the Executive Vice President of Red Coats Inc., after starting with the company in 1966 as a Building Supervisor learning all facets of the commercial office cleaning business before leaving in 1975. He then worked in public relations with Rockville Crushed Stone, Inc., and was elected to the Board of Directors of the Rockville Chamber of Commerce. In 1979 Mack moved to Puerto Rico to become the General Manager of Caribbean Air Services, Inc., (freight airline serving Miami and the Caribbean), a subsidiary of Red Coats, Inc. After the sale of the airline in June of 1981, he rejoined Red Coats, Inc., as a Sales Manager. In December of 1982 he opened the Florida Division office in Tampa, and in 1985 was promoted to Vice President of the Corporation and then in 1988 was promoted to Executive Vice President.
Bob Butorac – Senior Vice President of Operations
Bob is the Senior Vice President of Operations and in conjunction with Scott Kydd oversees the entire Red Coats Inc. Operations Department for all regions serviced. With 30 years of executive management experience including 20 years in the building service industry in the Washington Metropolitan area, Bob joined Red Coats, Inc. in 1999.
Scott Kydd – Vice President of Operations
Scott graduated from George Mason University with a Bachelor of Science in Economics. He obtained experience as an Area Manager and Director of Operations for a major contract cleaning company before joining Red Coats, Inc. in 1997. He has a comprehensive understanding of operations and management of both commercial and residential accounts. After working in operations at the site and regional level he was promoted to Vice President of Operations with additional responsibilities for ensuring adherence to contract specifications. He also facilitates the customer satisfaction process as well as overseeing the Operations Department and customer service in conjunction with Bob Butorac.
Robert Wolak – Vice President, Lerner Division
Bob graduated from Villanova University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Before joining Red Coats, Inc. in 1997, Bob was a commercial property manager for many years, managing over 2 million square feet and also served as a General Manager of an office cleaning company responsible for cleaning 3 million square feet of Class A office buildings and shopping malls.
Jack Ball – Vice President Southern Virginia and North Carolina Divisions
Jack is responsible for all sales and operations in the Southern Virginia and North Carolina Divisions. A long time resident of the Richmond area, Jack joined the Red Coats Management Team in June of 2006 and brings with him years of Management and Sales experience in Manufacturing and Distribution for the custodial industry. As a distribution Regional Director, Jack was in charge of Red Coats accounts from the beginning of our Richmond Branch in October of 2001. He has received several honors in his 22 year Sales and Management career. They include Presidents Circle, Hall of Fame and District Manager of the Year and Sales Person of the Year.
Todd Dayton – Vice President, Florida Division
Todd has been in the janitorial industry since 1982 in both the public and private sectors including all janitorial operations for NASA facilities at Kennedy Space Center. He has a BS from Rollins College and an MBA from Jacksonville University, Davis College of Business and joined Red Coats in 2006. Todd is active in the USGBC where he has an accreditation as a LEED AP. He is very active in the "Green" conversions of buildings and LEED certification projects and serves as the Red Coats Corporate LEED AP representative on certain government contracts. In addition to his involvement with the USGBC, Todd is very active in IFMA, ISSA, the Cleaning Management Institute and BOMA where he serves in Miami as a member of the Leadership Council and Chair of the Green Committee.
Erick Ireland – Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sales
Erick is responsible for the Red Coats Inc. Marketing and Sales Department, overseeing our LEED compliant Global Care Program and managing the corporate office Operations Administrative staff. He is an experienced Area Manager, Marketing Analyst, VP of Administration and Vice President. Erick joined Red Coats, Inc. as part of the Potomac Services acquisition in 2004 and offers over 25 years of Service Industry experience.
Ralph G. Blasey – Vice President, Business Development
Ralph is responsible for identifying and cultivating strategic business relationships for the Red Coats Family of Companies. He offers over 40 years of executive management experience in finance and manufacturing and is a Rutgers University graduate.
Heath A. Chilcoate – Business Development
Glen Compton – Business Development
Steve Flax – Business Development
Jason Storey – Business Development
Mindy Reed – Business Development
Blaine Wilson – Director of Administration/Safety
Blaine directs our Corporate Administration Division and is responsible for Human Resources and Risk Management. He has acquired numerous certifications from OSHA, NFPA and the National Safety Council for regulatory compliance and training. Blaine has more than 20 years of management experience and has spent the past 17 years as our Senior Risk/Safety Director.
Sunny Roca – Purchasing Director
Sunny joined Red Coats as an Operations Assistant in 2002. After serving in this role, she was promoted to Purchasing Director in January of 2006. She oversees all contracts with vendors and assists in making sure that each facility is equipped to maintain the high level of quality Red Coats Inc. demands.
Monica Taylor – Global CareSM Compliance Manager
Monica has been part of the Red Coats, Inc. family for 20 years. Having worked in numerous operations and management positions, Monica took on the role of Global CareSM Environmental Compliance Manager in 2008. In this role, Monica audits our sustainable Global CareSMaccounts to ensure compliance with the established LEED compliant "Green Cleaning" standards contained in our Global Care program. In addition to her compliance role, Monica is responsible for initial staff training for the Global Care program.
Larry Weigle, Gary Gardini and Alexandra Scanlon- Quality Control Directors
Responsibilities include identifying cleaning levels in targeted accounts and working with management to correct deficiencies discovered in routine inspections.
Chris Vincent – Safety Manager
Chris joined Red Coats in 2009 and works directly with all accounts making sure that our operations staff has been fully trained in all aspects of Corporate Safety. He also monitors the day to day safety plans for the company and as such, inspects buildings regularly to ensure our high standards are being maintained. In the event of a job related incident, the Safety Manager files any reports needed and communicates with our customers what is being done to remedy the situation.