Our Commitments
To foster a safe work environment for employees and the general public.
To attract, retain, educate, and reward, a talented, dedicated, and diverse workforce.
To preserve the environment through recycling, continually improving technologies, and the dedicated acts of each individual.
To provide quality workmanship, products, and customer service.
To uphold high ethical standards in all decisions.
To be profitable as a company, maintaining financial stability for our employees, and contributing to the needs of the community.
Our People
Our people have always been the core of who we are. As a family-owned business, our mission is to foster a close-knit workforce and employ talented, passionate, and hardworking individuals who take great pride in their work. Our people make us successful.
Meet Our Management Team
Michael Lee
CEO
Jaime Lee
President
Jason Dempsey
Chief Operations Officer
Dax Woolston
Chief Financial Officer
Kari Shiflett
Chief Human Resources Officer
Karen Deal
Chief Sustainability Officer
Bill Siemering
Sr. Technology Director
Bret McGuire
Regional Manager
Olympic Peninsula and Anacortes/Bellingham Division
Chris King
Operations Manager
Portland Division
Craig Nickel
Operations Manager
Kent Division
Eric Jacobs
Operations Manager
Greater Seattle/Eastside Division
Eric Mock
Regional Manager
Centralia/Aberdeen and Lacey Divisions
Greg Nachatilo
Equipment Manager
Jeff Crouse
Quality Control Manager
Jeff Herriford
Operations Manager
Lacey Division
Jeremy Johnson
Operations Manager
Centralia/Aberdeen Division
Jon Hegar
OPERATIONS Manager
Longview Division
Justin Blouin
OPERATIONS Manager
Anacortes/Bellingham Division
Kris Johnson
Production Manager
Longview Division
Krystal Amos
Finance Director
Loren Tonsgard
Operations Manager
Monroe Division
Mike O’Neil
Risk Management Director
Randy Gartner
Operations Manager
Vancouver Division
Ron Green
Regional Manager
Portland, Vancouver, and Longview Divisions
Todd Prodzinski
Regional Manager
Greater Seattle/Eastside, Monroe, and Kent Divisions
Our History
At Lakeside Industries, we are a family-owned and mission-driven company passionate about our culture. We have
worked hard to maintain a tight-knit community, dedicated to safety, customer experience, and quality. Coming from a
humble background in the hotel service industry, the Lee family built our company on what they knew best: being of
service to others. Our story starts in the 1950s:
1950s
1952: Rhoady Lee Jr. and his family purchased Lakeside Gravel Co., Inc, which operated aggregate and concrete sales operations in Bellevue and Issaquah, Washington
1960s
The Lees purchased Acme Paving in Redmond, WA in 1964, entering the asphalt paving business. In the same year, a heavy-civil construction company under the name Red-Samm Construction
Co was started. As Red-Samm grew, it operated in Washington, Oregon, Montana, Alaska, and Hawaii with offices in Redmond, WA and Juneau, AK.
1950s
In 1955 Rhoady Lee Jr. and his family purchased Lakeside Gravel Co., Inc, which operated aggregate and concrete sales operations in Bellevue and Issaquah, Washington.
1960s
Almost a decade later in 1964, The Lees purchased Acme Paving in Redmond, WA, entering the asphalt paving business. In the same year, a heavy-civil construction company under the name Red-Samm Construction Co was started. As Red-Samm grew, it operated in Washington, Oregon, Montana, Alaska, and Hawaii, with offices in Redmond, WA, and Juneau, AK.
1970s
In 1971, The Lees purchased Washington Asphalt Co., Inc. & Pacific Sand and Gravel Co. The two companies had asphalt plants in Seattle (Fremont), Everett, Issaquah, Woodinville, Lacey, Shelton, and Centralia, as well as two portable plants. Marine Asphalt Co., Inc. in Anacortes & Oak Harbor as well as B&K Paving in Kelso were acquired in 1976. In 1977, The Red-Samm Mining Co construction business and asphalt plants in southeast Alaska were sold. Joplin Paving in Monroe was purchased in 1978. The Lee Family started Valley Paving in Bellevue and Twin Falls, ID, in 1979.
1980s
Larry Darnell became President of Lakeside Industries in 1980. Acquisitions in the 1980s included Shotwell Paving in Port Angeles in 1982, Columbia River Paving in Vancouver, WA, in 1983, Columbia West in Portland, OR in 1983, and Interstate Asphalt in Aberdeen in 1984.
1990s
In 1990, Cadman Ready-Mix acquired ownership of all concrete operations in Issaquah and Bellevue. In 1991, Lakeside Industries purchased Whatcom Builders in Bellingham. In 1995, Lakeside appointed Tim Lee as President and Larry Darnell as Vice Chairman of the Board.
2000s
In 2006, Mike Lee assumed the role of President, and Tim Lee became CEO.
2010s
In 2017, Whatcom Builders merged with Lakeside to form the Bellingham Division.
2020s
In 2023, Lakeside Industries appointed Jaime Lee as President and Mike Lee as CEO and Chair of the Board. Lakeside also acquired Watson Asphalt Paving Company during that year.
Our Cornerstones
Lakeside Industries is committed to upholding the highest level of safety standards, providing high-quality work for our customers, improving our communities, environmental sustainability, and building a diverse and inclusive workforce. These values are the heartbeat of our culture, and we strive to embody them day in and day out.
