Government Affairs Team
Led by the Modular Building Institute's government affairs director Jon Hannah-Spacagna, MBI's team of government affairs professionals is diverse, experienced, and well-connected on both the state and federal levels.
Jon Hannah-Spacagna
MBI Government Affairs Director
Jon has worked for over 22 years in the government affairs arena leading and managing lobbying efforts at the regulatory, state, federal and provincial levels. He joined the MBI team in 2018 and has worked diligently to remove industry barriers and open new opportunities and significant new funding for the modular industry in the United States and Canada. Prior to joining MBI he worked in Corporate Law for a major insurance company.
Jon is a graduate of Concord University and the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia. In 2012 he was awarded with Sorensen’s highest achievement, their Expression of Ideals Award for his exemplary work in government affairs in Virginia. He and his family live in Fishersville, Virginia.
Stephen Shang
CEO, Falcon Structures
MBI Government Affairs
Committee Chair
Stephen Shang is the CEO and co-founder of Falcon Structures, the leading manufacturer of shipping container-based structures. Under Shang’s leadership, Falcon Structures has created over a million square feet of safe and quickly deployable container-based structures for virtually every industry seeking a better way to create functional space.
Stephen currently serves as a member of the Texas Industrialized Building Code Council and the Modular Building Institute’s Board of Directors, where he endeavors to promote safe and sensible building code for shipping container structures and modular building techniques.
Stephen is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Entrepreneurial Masters Program. He and his family live in Austin, Texas.
MBI's Government Affairs Committee
Chaired by Stephen Shang, CEO of Falcon Structures, MBI also boasts a working committee of dozens of modular industry professionals that meets and advises MBI on existing legislative barriers, emerging issues, and opportunities to expand the adoption of modular and offsite construction.
Mark Stephenson
Qube Projects
Devin Duvak
Indicom
Sean Studzinski
Modular Design Plus
Douglas Robinson
Willscot
John Harding
CertainTeed
Denise Beer
Willscot Mobile Mini
Thomas Cassity
Sevan-Modular
Kevin Walsh
Modspace
William Begley
Seabox
Mike Wilmot
Wilmot Modular
Sarah Graupmann
Kitchencorps
Gary Casazza
Gary Allen Modular
Shannon Hall
Giant Containers
Guy Sextro
PacVan
Yuri Yurianto
Modular Structural Consultants
Ken Mero
Modular Building Systems
Fuad Sweiss
Global Modular Partners
Ryan McIntosh
Silver Creek
Allison Rose
Autodesk
Cadziana Beyer
Qai Laboratories
Kevin Tsumura
Qai Laboratories
Mark Atkins
JMO Modular
Tauhira Ali
Milwaukee Tool
Dan Costanza
ARDEX Americas
Barb Bieganski
Vanguard
Michael Bollero, Jr.
Aries Building Systems
Daniel Arevalo
Mobile Modular Management Corp.
Government Affairs Articles
A Huge Win for the Modular Construction Industry in Massachusetts
In early February, 2024, the Massachusetts Board of Building Regulations and Standards (BBRS) released its proposed 10th Edition building codes. This draft included several amendments targeting modular construction that would have created an extremely difficult environment for the entire modular industry and could have eliminated the industry entirely in the state.
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FEMA Announces Hawaii Housing Plan Using Modular Construction
Utah becomes the second state in the country, following Virginia, to fully adopt ICC/MBI standards 1200 and 1205. MBI will continue to work with leadership in Utah to implement the new program.
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ICC/MBI Standards 1200 & 1205 Provide Foundation for Utah’s First-Ever State Modular Program
Utah becomes the second state in the country, following Virginia, to fully adopt ICC/MBI standards 1200 and 1205. MBI will continue to work with leadership in Utah to implement the new program.
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Building at the Intersection of Housing Affordability & Energy Conversation
Tasked with looking at how the state of California can best house its growing population while meeting its aggressive energy, housing, transportation, land use, and equity goals, the California Strategic Growth Council (SGC) faces a slew of challenges. But, if the outlook of SGC Executive Director Lynn von Koch-Liebert is any indication, it’s only a matter of time before those challenges are successfully met.
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