Mike Specht, Courtesy of Arizona Builders' Alliance
Mike Specht, Courtesy of Arizona Builders’ Alliance

The Arizona Builders’ Alliance (ABA), a statewide construction trade association, formed as an alliance of the Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC) and the Associated General Contractors (AGC) welcomed Mike Specht as a newly elected board member at the September board meeting.

Specht joined Minard-Ames Insurance Services LLC in 1999. He is a vice president in charge of the Fidelity & Surety Bond Department.  Mike earned his undergraduate degree in business administration and then obtained his MBA. He has been active in the surety industry since 1984. Specht’s focus is on bid, performance and payment bonds for contractors.

Specht has been long-time ABA member. He is a 2002 graduate of the ABA’s Leadership Development Forum (LDF), has participated on the Education Committee for years and has served on the judging panel for the LDF program’s final case study presentation for 10 years. “The ABA feels fortunate to have a such a tremendous new addition to the board,” says Assistant Executive Director Erica Lange.