Management

Lisa Canty - President & CEO
Suzanne Kleinknecht - Assistant Secretary
Mark Kleinknecht - Vice President
Janice Piszczatowski - Controller
John Simone, Superintendent
 
Lisa Kleinknecht, President/CEO , has been actively involved with Kleinknecht Electric Company, Inc. since 2002. She received her Master Electrician License from Suffolk County in February 2006. She is currently a trustee on EESISP (Electrical Employers Self Insurance Safety Plan), which provides workman's compensation insurance for IBEW Local #3 members. Lisa also is a Representative for the NY Chapter of National Electrical Association. Lisa earned a BA from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL and an MBA from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University in Washington DC. She has also completed various industry courses at Mechanics Institute and the Electrical Training Center in NYC and Long Island. Lisa served as a Co-Chair for the Junior Council at the American Museum of Natural History from 2006 through 2011. She is a current member of the Board of Advisors for Georgetown's McDonough School of Business. Lisa is one of the third generations of Kleinknechts to work at KEC.

Suzanne Kleinknecht, Assistant Secretary , has been involved with Kleinknecht Electric Company, Inc. since January 2004. Her involvement includes advising on negotiations with the Union on various contract issues as well as supervising the budgeting process for the entire organization. Suzanne has also participated in developing the strategic marketing plan for Kleinknecht Electric Company, Inc. Suzanne earned a BS in Journalism from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. She currently serves as President of the Cold Spring Harbor School Board and is a board member for various charitable organizations.

Mark Kleinknecht, Executive Vice President, has been working with Kleinknecht Electric Company, Inc. since 2003. Prior to KEC, Mark worked at CSFB in the equities division and at Herzog, Heine & Geduld as an assistant trader. Mark earned a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from The Anderson School of Business at UCLA. Mark currently serves as a Co-Chair of the Junior Council at the American Museum of Natural History. Mark is one of the third generations of Kleinknechts to work at KEC.

Janice Piszczatowski, Controller, joined Kleinknecht Electric Company Inc. in May 2011. She has more than 24 years of experience in the accounting and finance industry.  Prior to joining the company Janice worked for subsidiary companies of Amincor, Inc. where she managed the finance departments and prior to that she worked in several small to mid-sized public accounting firms in the New York area.  Janice received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting  from  Adelphi University in 1985.

John Simone, Superintendent, joined Kleinknecht Electric Company Inc. in October 1998.  He has over 30 years of experience in the electrical industry and has worked on large generator and power installations as well as interior fit out projects.  John is currently responsible for running the day to day field operations for the company. John graduated from Empire State College in 1987 with a degree in Labor Relations.