Officers

Robert F. Melko
Director

Mr. Melko has spent his entire career in the plumbing industry. He has owned and operated Bishop Plumbing in Des Plaines since 1976 and has a staff of more than 40 employees. Bishop Plumbing provides state-of-the-art plumbing services to Chicago’s northwest suburbs and surrounding areas since 1921.

Mr. Melko is a director of the Plumbing Council of Chicagoland and serves as chairman of the Plumbing Council’s Promotional, Public Relations and Special Functions Committee as well as co-chairman on the Financial Investments, Insurance and Employee Evaluations Committee. He is President Emeritus of the Plumbing Contractor’s Association, a Trustee of Local 130’s Joint Apprenticeship Committee and Vice Chairman of the Union Affilated Contractors (U.A.C.).

Mr. Melko was born in Chicago and raised in Des Plaines, where he is a member of the Des Plaines Elks Club. In his spare time, Mr. Melko enjoys golf and traveling.