Erie Materials

Erie Materials, a regional distributor of building materials in New York and Pennsylvania, has made several promotions and new hires.

WAYNE CHAPMAN has been promoted to territory manager at the Syracuse branch. Chapman has been with Erie Materials for a total of 16 years, starting as a warehouse employee in 2004 then promoted to inside sales in 2008. After a brief hiatus, he returned to work in the warehouse, general contracting department, and inside sales.

BLAINE DRAKE has been hired as an inside sales representative at the Syracuse branch. He has a broad range of experience in the retail building materials industry.

MICHAEL CADY was promoted to territory manager at the firm’s Binghamton branch. Cady has been with Erie Materials for nearly 22 years, starting as a driver in 2000. He was promoted to inside sales in 2002.

ANTHONY BARTON was promoted to inside sales representative at the Binghamton branch. He joined Erie Materials in 2018 as a driver.

TIMOTHY DENNIS has been promoted to inside sales at the Utica branch. He began his career with Erie Materials in 2011 as a driver.

DAN ZACHOLL was promoted to manager of the general contracting department, which is based in Syracuse. He is responsible for all day-to-day activities and personnel in the department. Zacholl has been with Erie Materials for 19 years, starting as a driver in Auburn in 1993. He was quickly promoted to inside sales at the Syracuse location. Zacholl moved out of state in 1997 then returned to Erie Materials in 2006 as an inside salesperson. In 2013, he joined the general contracting department as an estimator.