The Mantco Group is a family of companies which serves as a clearinghouse, incubator, and long term portfolio of growing concerns spanning multiple industries. We achieve success through providing space and opportunity to allow personal and professional growth to the individual with the support and backing of a large organization. This environment promotes growth to the extent that each member is capable of achieving and rewards that growth on multiple levels.

Each individual company is recognized and nurtured without regard to position or status and recognized as a valuable component to the overall success of our family of companies. We develop opportunities to create value in myriad industries by selecting and nurturing the best people with the most creative concepts. Our business capabilities are diverse, including but not limited to construction management, residential and commercial development, telecommunications and security system services, property services, wetland wastewater management, environmental services, and technological advancement.

We Pride Ourselves In:

•  Environmental Responsibility
•  Long-Term Vision
•  Sensible and Sustainable Growth
•  Value Creation through Vertical and Horizontal Integration and Synergy of Information throught All Companies
•  Transparency
•  Creating an Atmosphere for Unfettered Creative Growth, Incubation, and R&D
•  Creative Uses of Technology for Innovative Applications

Joe Mistich

Joe’s responsibilities within the group range from running higher level strategies and initiatives to supervising and coordinating day-to-day operational activities. Joe is former director of the Mandeville, LA Department of Public Works. As director Joe’s duties included management of water and wastewater services, streets, drainage, sewerage treatment, and general maintenance. Joe was instrumental in implementing a wetlands disposal system for Mandeville that provides effective treatment while minimizing mechanical equipment, energy, and skilled operator to the plant.

Joe’s academic achievements include degrees from Louisiana State University with an emphasis in Construction Management and a Bachelor of Architecture/Masters Degree from Tulane University. He is an independent contractor holding state licensing in residential, commercial, and industrial construction. He served as President of the Northlake Chapter American Public Works Association for two years. He is also active in the National LSU Lettermen Club where he served as President from 2002-2003.

Andrew (Andy) Kruger

Andy Kruger holds an MBA from Tulane University and a BA from Colgate University. His past experiences include best-practices management consulting, financial accounts management, executive management of small companies, and teaching.

As the corporate analyst for The Mantco Group, Andy runs the day-to-day operations associated with finance, strategy, operations, and acquisition. Andy’s principle role engages his skill and ability to construct accurate and presentable financial analyses on each project, business target, or opportunity. Those analyses then allow Mantco to offer, along with their project proposals, a variety of innovative options designed to maximize the benefits to each side and create the optimal working arrangement for success.

Jerome Krentel

Jerome is Mantco’s head accountant and advises on all IT issues. He oversees the books of Mantco’s projects both on a daily transactional basis and through our multiple acquisitions, reorganizations, and asset transfers. He has spent 18 years in contracting and construction followed by 12 years in the medical products industry with involvement in project management, product development, and production management.

William (Bill) Mellor

Bill Mellor provides The Mantco Group with a unique perspective as a former U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Office of Law Enforcement special agent pilot. He retired from government service on Sept 30, 2007. As a criminal investigator and pilot for over three decades, Bill successfully protected migratory birds, endangered and threatened species and their habitat, and many other environmental resources in fifteen States. Bill’s contribution to conservation included over 2,100 investigations that involved individuals, commercial operatives, and corporations.

During his career Bill was instrumental in the passage of new laws to protect redfish in the Gulf of Mexico. His knowledge of wildlife and other environmental statutes and case law have distinguished Bill numerous times as an expert in the Federal Court system. Bill was active in strengthening both U.S. Fish and Wildlife and state wildlife law enforcement programs by sharing his knowledge, skills and expertise in training younger special agents and state wildlife officers both in the classroom and in the field.

Dawn Barberito

Dawn is the Vice President of Project Development for Mantco. She previously worked for Manti Resources, in Corpus Christie, in the oil and gas field. While at Manti, she was responsible for accounts payable, wireline reports, daily well log reports, and coding for billing on each well either operating, workover, drilling or producing. Dawn graduated nursing school with a Bachelor in Science in 1999 from Texas A&M at Corpus Christi. From 2000 to 2005 Dawn owned and operated a women’s retail boutique for high end cocktail, wedding dresses and wedding party members and gifts and accessories. Dawn has a wealth of experience in hosting fundraisers and charitable events. She has chaired live auction events for several fundraisers which has given her the experience of running a small business.

Ellen Jordano

Ellen’s responsibilities for The Mantco Group include managing the office and assisting Joe Mistich. She also assists in overseeing the 160-acre farm. Ellen is the event coordinator for personal and business events held at Cypress on the Green.

Before joining the group, Ellen ran her own business for twenty-five years based in Kenner and Covington, Louisiana. Her experience includes audio/video sales, service diagnosis, appointment scheduling, sales tax preparation, purchasing, business bookkeeping, merchandise inventory, computer, and merchant credit card terminal operation.

Ellen’s other prior experience includes working as the assistant manager for a nationwide organization where she managed the store employees and implemented new plans, she has also worked as a flight attendant and flight services manager for Continental Airlines.

Stacey Good

Stacey is a vital part of the accounting department. She joined the group from a management position at the Fresh Market. Stacey has book keeping and merchandise inventory responsibilities for a number of the companies. She also keeps PaperVision up-to-date. PaperVision is an information technology program which allows the group finances, contracts, and reports to be completely transparent to the team members and the public.

Sandy Mistich

Sandy recently joined The Mantco Group. Currently she is assisting Dawn on certain projects in the development stage. Sandy holds a Bachelor in Science in nursing from Southeaster Louisiana University and has spent the last 21 years practicing at east Jefferson General Hospital. Her areas of practice include 11 years on a telemetry unit and CCU, with six years charge nurse experience and three years serving as the telemetry Supervisor and nine years experience in Cardiac Rehab. Sandy is also the President of Axcess Construction Management Services.