Meet the Crew
Joel Frank, CEO
Joel Frank has been hanging around woodshops since he was a little kid, building some of his toys with his dad's hand tools in elementary school. Except for dabbling in fine art in college, he's been building and remodeling homes his whole career. With his exceptionally cool head and calm disposition, he keeps his eye on the big picture and makes sure things go off without a hitch. While he focuses on whole home projects these days, his hidden talent is fine finish carpentry. A true renaissance man, he can frame a house, design a remodel, handcraft a historical library, and play flat pick guitar like nobody's business.
Bob Lange, Lead Carpenter
Bob Lange is a man of many talents. He is an expert carpenter, with years of experience in homebuilding and custom woodworking, as well as a trained in technical illustrator, with a prior career creating artwork for periodicals like Popular Science. Nowadays, he brings both his honed aesthetic sense and building expertise to design and construction work with Joel Frank Builders. His positive demeanor, appreciation of kids and pets, and good taste in music make him easy to have around a job site.
Matt Gordon, Carpenter
Thoughtful, friendly and patient, Matt hails from Syracuse and cut his teeth in farming and carpentry first at the magical Arstun diversified farm in Norway, and later as farm manager at Good Life Farm, where he helped to build the beautiful Finger Lakes Cider House. Matt’s enjoys challenging construction projects that aim to build healthy and lasting homes. His hidden talents include writing short stories, making music, and very wry sense of humor.
Jackie Frank, Operations Manager
Over the years, Jackie has run her own design studio, worked in high tech, banded birds on the Pacific coast, and reported on science and technology for radio. Currently, she's Joel Frank Builder's one-man operations band: business strategist, accountant, human resources manager, and marketer rolled into one. Outside of work, she raises her two boys, volunteers in the community, and bakes a mean sourdough bread.