Barry L. Schlouch is President and Co-Founder of Schlouch Incorporated (SI), a 285-person site design and heavy civil construction firm headquartered in Blandon, Pennsylvania. The firm provides total site preparation services throughout Eastern Pennsylvania and surrounding states. It was ranked number one among large companies by the Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania in 2000. The website is www.schlouch.com

Barry is the author of the book “Excellence In Construction” and is a popular speaker at corporate meetings, trade shows, and conferences.

Before founding SI in 1983, Barry was vice president of Rubright Construction, Inc. in Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania. Earlier he held survey and crew positions with Robert Ludgate & Associates of Reading, J.E. Breneman Contracting Engineers of Philadelphia, and grew up working on his family’s farm.

A member of the Young Presidents Organization, Barry has participated for fourteen years in the Executive Education Program designed for that group by Harvard University and has achieved alumni status. He also attended Penn State Berks and Lehigh County Community College and completed a two-year Executive Leadership Program at the Wharton Business School. In May of 2022, Barry received an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from Alvernia University awarded to those who have distinguished themselves through humanitarian and philanthropic contributions to society.

Barry achieved Certified Equipment Manager (CEM) status with the Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP) in 2006 and Safety Trained Supervisor of Construction (STSC) status through the Board of Safety Professionals in 2016.

Barry is an avid outdoors person and enjoys farming, fitness, running, hiking, swimming, riding his Harley motorcycle, and wilderness exploration on horseback. He and his spouse, Deb, have two children, Barry A., 45, and Stayce E., 41. Deb is an artist and their daughter, Stayce Rowlands, is happily married and the mother of three children, and an active leader in the family business. The Schlouchs live on a working farm in Mohnton, Pennsylvania.