Episode 3: Setting the Standard
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In this episode, Bob Kinsley, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Kinsley Construction, Inc. shares with us how he took his company from being a small concrete services contractor and built it into one of the most respected design/build, construction management and full service general contracting firms in the Mid-Atlantic region. He has no secret formula, just a remarkable story of ethics, integrity, hard work, sacrifice, leadership, and discipline. Enjoy listening as Bob shares with us what motivates him, some of the figures in history who have influenced him, and what he does for fun. You can learn more about Kinsley Construction, Inc. and the services that they provide here.
Robert A. Kinsley is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kinsley Construction, Inc., a company that he founded in 1963. At the beginning of its conception, Kinsley Construction initially performed site development, concrete construction and paving in and around the York, Pennsylvania area. In the mid-1970’s the firm entered the heavy and general construction and design/build sector. Today, Kinsley Construction is active in south central Pennsylvania and Maryland in the construction and design/build of industrial, commercial and institutional facilities and federal highway construction. Bob is also the managing general partner of Kinsley Equities, a Kinsley family partnership, which is the owner/developer of industrial, commercial and residential properties in south central Pennsylvania and Maryland.
Bob is a board member of numerous professional and community organizations. Professionally, Bob formerly served on the Board of Directors of Mercantile Safe Deposit and Trust Co., Baltimore, Maryland, Ruscilli Construction Co., Columbus, Ohio and D&E Communications, Ephrata, Pennsylvania. Within the community, Bob was a board member of South George Street Community Partnership and is currently serving as Chairman on the Board of Trustees for York College of Pennsylvania.
Bob feels that he sets the stance for a high standard of direction for the company. He spends a lot of his time monitoring the quality and progress of projects by visiting the sites on a regular basis. Bob believes that his honesty, integrity and enthusiasm enable him to be a mentor for those around him. He attributes the longevity of the company to the employees and the vast knowledge and experience that each one brings to the company. He has instilled the principal that commitment to customer satisfaction is of utmost importance in every Kinsley project. Bob believes the motto “Setting the Standard” captures the essence of the company, its employees and projects.
Episode 2: The Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades – Lead, Follow, and Do Not Be Afraid.
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In this Episode, Bishop Rhoades discusses the impact of leadership and humility in life. He shares with us the power that daily prayer and reflection time can have in our lives. Finally, he lets us know what he does for fun and some of the things happening in the Diocese that he is excited about in the near future.
Bishop Rhoades was born November 26, 1957, in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, located in Schuylkill County in the Diocese of Allentown, and was baptized at Saint Canicus Church. He grew up in Lebanon, PA and graduated from Lebanon Catholic High School in 1975.
He enrolled at Mount Saint Mary’s College (now University) in Emmitsburg, Maryland, in the fall of 1975, and studied there for two years. In 1977, he entered Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbrook, Pennsylvania, and earned a bachelors degree in philosophy in 1979. He did his theological studies at the North American College and the Pontifical Gregorian University, both in Rome, from 1979-1983. He also studied Spanish at the University of Salamanca in Spain during the summer of 1982.
Cardinal Terence Cooke ordained Bishop Rhoades a deacon at Saint Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City in 1982. He was ordained a priest of the Harrisburg Diocese on July 9, 1983, by then-Auxiliary Bishop William Keeler. The ceremony took place at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Lebanon, and was the first ordination to take place in the county.
He was ordained a Bishop on December 9, 2004, by Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia. On that date, he began his ministry as Bishop of Harrisburg, a diocese which encompasses 15 counties of south-central Pennsylvania and which includes over 250,000 Catholics.
To find out more about Bishop Rhoades, see his full bio here.
Episode 1: The Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades – What Made Him the Person That He is Today
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In this Episode, Bishop Rhoades discusses what made him the person that he is today. He shares with us what went into to making the decision to become a priest and the challenges that he faced in doing so. Finally, he lets us know what motivates him and who his role models and mentors have been.
Bishop Rhoades was born November 26, 1957, in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, located in Schuylkill County in the Diocese of Allentown, and was baptized at Saint Canicus Church. He grew up in Lebanon, PA and graduated from Lebanon Catholic High School in 1975.
He enrolled at Mount Saint Mary’s College (now University) in Emmitsburg, Maryland, in the fall of 1975, and studied there for two years. In 1977, he entered Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbrook, Pennsylvania, and earned a bachelors degree in philosophy in 1979. He did his theological studies at the North American College and the Pontifical Gregorian University, both in Rome, from 1979-1983. He also studied Spanish at the University of Salamanca in Spain during the summer of 1982.
Cardinal Terence Cooke ordained Bishop Rhoades a deacon at Saint Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City in 1982. He was ordained a priest of the Harrisburg Diocese on July 9, 1983, by then-Auxiliary Bishop William Keeler. The ceremony took place at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Lebanon, and was the first ordination to take place in the county.
He was ordained a Bishop on December 9, 2004, by Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia. On that date, he began his ministry as Bishop of Harrisburg, a diocese which encompasses 15 counties of south-central Pennsylvania and which includes over 250,000 Catholics.
To find out more about Bishop Rhoades, see his full bio here.