Jesse Westrum
Sales

Jesse is Vice-President of Bemidji Building Center, Inc. and has been part owner since July 2007, before that he held the positions of Manager, Sales Associate and Driver. A graduate of both Bemidji High School and Bemidji State University, Jesse grew up in the lumber industry and has been at Bemidji Building Center for more than 12 years. Jesse has designed and built four different homes for his family as well and numerous smaller projects.  

Shannon Lucas Westrum
Marketing & Collections 

Shannon is President of Bemidji Building Center, Inc. and has been part owner since July of 2007. A graduate of Bemidji High School and Bemidji State University, Shannon also attended Northwest Technical College for a time. She is currently active in the Bemidji Chamber of Commerce, the Young Professionals Network, the Downtown Development Authority and the Bemidji Community Arts Center.

Bridget & Logan Mae Westrum
Marketing & Radio

Bridget and Logan became active at Bemidji Building Center in December 2009. They specialize in advertising and promotions.  

RJ La Croix
Senior Account Manager

RJ has been with Bemidji Building Center since March of 2001. A Bemidji native, RJ grew up on military bases around the world and is a graduate of Bemidji High School. He has served in a number of positions at Bemidji Building Center, starting as a driver to and moving to sales in 2003. He is currently our Senior Salesman and an expert estimator. RJ has also worked in construction and is an avid woodworker and furniture builder.

Jim Latzke
Sales Representative

Jim has been with Bemidji Building Center since 2009 and has lived in the Bemidji area for 13 years.  During the last ten years he has designed, estimated, installed and maintained landscapes and irrigation systems.  In the years prior to landscaping Jim worked construction for a couple different companies covering most aspects of the construction of homes, garages, decks, and pole barns.  Most recently Jim has also become a paid on-call firefighter.

Jody Puschinsky
Bookkeeper

Jody has been with Bemidji Building Center since we opening in 1992. Jody is a Blackduck native and a graduate of Blackduck High School. She handles accounts receivable, accounts payable and much, much more.