Board Members

Walter A. Brongiel
Director

Mr. Brongiel is one of seven children of a postal worker. He was raised on the city’s south side, where he attended the St. Rita parish, Morrill Grammar School and Lindblom Technical High School. He then graduated from DeVry Electronics Institute.

Wally met his wife of 44 years, Joan, in high school. The two have been blessed with three children: daughter Beverly and Kelly and son Scott, who is vice president of Brongiel Plumbing, Inc. Wally and Joan are the proud grandparents of eight grandchildren.

Wally began his career after being hired by C.J. Erickson Plumbing Co. He was initiated into Local 130 in 1965. After leaving C.J. Erickson Plumbing Co., he worked for Clear Plumbing and then decided to establish his own business, Brongiel Plumbing, Inc.

Wally was a member of the Plumbing Contractors Association board of directors for ten years. He is past president of the Southside Plumbers Social Club and serves on the Legislative, Nominations, By-Laws and PAC Fund Committee of the Plumbing Council of Chicagoland. He is also a contractor trustee on the Local 130 Pension Board and is a contractor representative on the Joint Arbitration Board and the Labor Relations Committee of the Plumbing Contractors Association.