Richard "Dood" Forrestel, Jr. CPA

Richard E. Forrestel, Jr., CPA, is Treasurer and Secretary of Cold Spring Construction Company in Akron, NY. While he earned his BA from Princeton University and MBA from the University of Michigan, Richard spent eight summers in the field for Cold Spring – primarily a highway contractor that was founded by Richard’s grandfather, Eugene P. Forrestel, in 1911. Richard spent the first two years of his career at Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. He then returned to Cold Spring and became Treasurer two years later. Richard is a member of the AGC Tax and Fiscal Affairs Committee as well as the Small Business Advisory Committee to the FASB.