Staff
Welcome to the staff page of Local 132 of Southern Ohio. Our Plasterers and Cement Mason union provide quality services to residents in different parts of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. We are proud to have a team of hardworking and dedicated staff members that are committed to our mission and values. On this page, you can learn more about our staff and their backgrounds. We hope you find this information helpful!
Charles E. Dolen Jr.
Charles “Chuck” Dolen Jr., joined Local 132 Portsmouth area in 1996. He became an Organizer/Business Representative in 2005.
After graduating from high school, Chuck went to college for a year. After college, he decided to enter into the Cement Masons Apprenticeship Program of the OPCMIA, Local 132. During that time, he realized that he would follow in his family’s footsteps of the union lifestyle. Throughout his career and while in the field, Chuck has been a Steward and Foreman of several jobs.
Chuck is also a dedicated family man. He has a loving wife Mariela, and they have two children, Tanner and Destiny. Chuck is also the proud Grandpa of two grandsons, Braxton and Lee Dolen. Outside of work, Chuck coaches his children in several sports and will always be an outdoorsman, as he enjoys hunting and fishing in his spare time.
Andrew H. Kitchens II
Andrew “Andy” Kitchens II, joined Local Union 132 in 2001, as a second-year apprentice after nine years in non-union construction.
Andy represented Local 132 at the Regional and International Competition. In 2003, he became Journeyman. Andy was fortunate enough to work steadily with several contractors and was able to get to know them and support their needs for the industry. He also could move around which allowed him to meet many contractors and their employees. Andy recognizes that this network most likely helps him with his current position as Business Representative for the Cincinnati area.
Andy lives in Cincinnati with his wife Jennifer and their two children, a son who plays baseball and a daughter who dances. He likes camping and fishing with his family, as well as riding motorcycles and hunting. Andy also serves as the President of Local 132.
Rory Haines
Rory has been with OPCMIA for 19 years. He represented the Columbus local in the International Competition in 2002 as a 2nd-year Apprentice. He has been the Columbus Area Apprenticeship Instructor since 2016. He is a proud father of three young men, Jordan, Rory Jr., and Brady Haines, and is an active member of the community as the coach of youth baseball and football teams. Rory is very proud to represent our Journeymen & Journeywomen of Local 132.
Greg West
Greg West has been involved in the local union for more than 20 years, coming in under the Apprenticeship program in 1997. He is a father of five — three daughters and two sons — and also a grandfather of three. He has worked for numerous companies over his years in the field and contributed to a vast array of different aspects of the cement mason trade. Mr. West has served as the apprentice instructor and serves as the Recording Secretary of OPCMIA Local 132. He became a Business Agent in March of 2017 and looks forward to serving the locals well into the future.
Candace L. McLemore
Candace L. McLemore became Office Manager of the Operative Plasterers’ and Cement Masons’ International Association Local 132 on May 19, 2008.
Candace began her career in accounting as a data entry clerk in 1999 working under Barry W. Meek, CPA in Huber Heights, Ohio. In addition to learning technical instruction in college, she gained crucial field experience which promoted her to the level of staff accountant. She completed her degree in Business Administration in June 2007.
On May 19, 2008, Candace took on the position of Office Manager at the Operative Plasterers’ and Cement Masons’ International Association Local 132. She has attended numerous seminars put on by the Department of Labor to further her education in this field.
Candace and her husband Lawrence reside in the Dayton, Ohio area, and are the proud parents of sons William and Jordan, and daughters Chataune, India, and Janae.
Joshua Kisling
Joshua is a Plastering Business Agent serving Cincinnati, Dayton, and Columbus.
Joshua joined the union as a Plasterer Apprentice in 2019. He worked as an apprentice and journeyman fire proofer and spray foam applicator. In 2022 he stepped into the Business Agent position for Plasterers. It is his goal to improve the quality and skill of plastering apprentices and journeymen in Local 132 and to grow plastering memberships in Cincinnati, Dayton, and Columbus in the near future. Additionally, he strives to sign additional contractors into the Union to increase the opportunities for the existing membership.
Jazz Lakich
Jazz is an Organizer for Local 132 and started as a Cement Mason Apprentice in 2015. She competed in the competition for the Union in 2018 and graduated from the apprenticeship that same year. Served as an instructor for the Cement Mason Apprenticeship in Columbus in 2020 and was hired as an Organizer in 2020.
If you would like to learn more about our team and our Plasterers and Cement Mason union in Ohio, give us a call today. Contact us at Local 132 of Southern Ohio now!