Days 0–30
Stand up the Committee
Ratify the Champions slate, confirm decision rights, and publish the open decisions log so every employee-owner can see what is being worked.
Back to the AI Policy
Leadership & Champions
AI Governance Guide
This is the leadership and Champions layer. It holds the committee, the open decisions, and the detail behind the policy. Most employees never need this page.
Part 3 — Your AI Champions
Your AI Champions
The Champions are here to help you get value from AI and to share what is working across PRO. They are your first stop, not a gate. Nobody is ever in trouble for asking.
Executive Sponsor
Kurt Willmont
Finance and Accounting
Justin Bus
Marketing and Sales
Dan Schulte
HR and Corporate Recruiting
Laura Van Popering
Workforce Solutions
Kelly Jensen
Safety
Kelly Christy
System Administration and IT
New Mind Group
Capital Ops
Andy Reed and Matt Begeman
Shop
Todd Grassow
Recurring
Jeff Warren
Service
Mark Der-Stepanian
Pro Academy
Jim Sutton
Executive oversight: Mike Vandemaele (CEO) and Josh Jelenek (President).
Part 3 — The Admin Layer
The Admin Layer
The AI Champions Committee exists to accelerate adoption and share best practices across PRO. It also stewards a short set of guardrails.
Open Decisions Log
Showing 4 of 4 decisions
#1In progress, 7 days from sign-off
Lock CMMC/FCI folders out of AI connectors (technical config)
#2Ready to ratify
Ratify the Champions Committee slate
#5Open
Confirm the estimating and finance tool list (Sage, FastPipe)
#6Open
Confirm where client and bid data sits and contract AI clauses
Decision Rights
Policy changes and tool approvals
AI Champions Committee
Use-case decisions within a function
Function Champion
CMMC, FCI, and access decisions
IT and Engineering, ratified by the Committee
Go and No-Go decisions on projects and clients
Executive leadership (AI informs, it does not decide)
Living Document
This policy is reviewed at least once a year and after any major change to tools, regulations, or the business. The tool register is reviewed every quarter. It was never meant to be finished. It was meant to be useful on day one and better every quarter.
The First 90 Days
The First 90 Days
A simple sequence for the Committee and Function Champions to move from policy on paper to policy in practice.
Days 31–60
Lock the guardrails
Close out the CMMC and FCI access work, confirm the estimating and finance tool list, and finalize where client and bid data sits.
Days 61–90
Make it the way we work
Move from early wins to consistent practice — crew by crew. Function Champions report what is working, what is stuck, and what needs a policy update.