OUR TEAM

We are a family of dedicated, skilled restoration specialists that treat our clients like family.

Family-owned. Hands-on. It’s a different mindset. We are a well-coordinated team performing with a personal pride in our work.

We only bring on teammates who are passionate about quality workmanship and have a high mission of service to do what is right for our clients by performing professionally and fairly.

OWNERS & CEO

Dean Rossey, Jr

Chief Executive Officer

dean@accent24hr.com
262-293-2646
cell: 414-331-9854

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Dean & Ellen

Co-Owners

admin@accent24hr.com

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Lila Rossey

Chief Morale Officer

lila@accent24hr.com
262-293-2646

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OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

Tonette Schwinghammer

Contract Administrator

tonette@accent24hr.com
262-293-2646
cell: 414-881-9485

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Elizabeth Havican

HR & Training Coordinator

elizabeth@accent24hr.com
262-293-2646

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Mike Kearns

Assistant Operations Manager

mikek@accent24hr.com
262-293-2646
cell: 414-801-8093

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Rick Solger

Controller

rick@accent24hr.com
262-293-2646
cell: 414-881-9485

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SALES & ESTIMATORS

Shawn Strand

Emergency Services Coordinator

shawn@accent24hr.com
262-293-2646
cell: 262-894-7031

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Dale Miskowski

Emergency Services Manager

dale@accent24hr.com
262-293-2646
cell: 414-739-6393

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Diane Krueger

Outside Sales Representative

diane@accent24hr.com
262-293-2646
cell: 414-333-3727

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Marquis Kowalewski

Estimator

marquis@accent24hr.com
262-293-2646
cell: 262-894-7031

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Sue Enright

Estimator

sue@accent24hr.com
262-293-2646
cell: 414-882-0233

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PROJECT MANAGERS

Ella Norstrem

Estimator / Project Manager

ella@accent24hr.com
262-293-2646
cell: 414-659-7094

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Derek Ortlieb

Project Manager

derek@accent24hr.com
262-293-2646
cell: 262-402-3064

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CONTENTS, SUPERVISORS & WAREHOUSE

Samantha Dronso

Contents Team Lead

sam@accent24hr.com
262-293-2646
cell: 920-220-0310

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Cody Thornton

Mitigation Team Lead

cody@accent24hr.com
262-293-2646
cell: 414-241-6005

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Tony Mueller

Assistant Project Manager

tonym@accent24hr.com
262-293-2646
cell: 262-408-3355

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Dean Rossey, JR

Chief Executive Officer

Dean Rossey Jr, owner and CEO, was a founding member of Accent Construction and Remodeling in May 2008 with then partners Art Papa and Bobby Peardon. Over the years, the other partners have left, and Dean has been guiding the company through personal commitment, development of great employees, training and a great family culture at Accent. Dean is still a very hands-on owner and loves meeting new people, helping customers and dealing with difficult projects.

Family and religion is the most important thing to Dean. When not at work helping clients, Dean enjoys woodworking, camping and snowboarding with his wife and three daughters.

Dean & Ellen

Co-Owners

Family and religion is the most important thing to Dean. When not at work helping clients, Dean enjoys woodworking, camping and snowboarding with his wife and three daughters.

Ellen Rossey, owner with Dean, has been a part of Accent for 7 years. Ellen is a registered RN and has grown up in the home-building industry with her dad, who is a custom home builder. She enjoys watching the company grow and the family culture that Dean and she have built at Accent.

For Ellen, family and religion come first. Ellen also enjoys going on camping trips and snowboarding with Dean and her three daughters. Ellen is also very big into fitness and yoga.

Lila Rossey

Chief Morale Officer

Lila really loves coming into the office every day. She does the best job in the universe, making all her co-workers happy. Every time she bounds into the room it puts a smile on everyone’s face. She loves to interrupt meetings and remind everyone to have a little bit of fun each day.

Tonette
Schwinghammer

Contract Administrator

Tonette Schwinghammer started working at Accent Property Restoration in June of 2016 in the Content Department. She was responsible for inventorying, cleaning, packing and estimating customers’ personal property. In May of 2018, she moved to the front office to the position of Contract Administrator. Tonette’s responsibilities include entering all new jobs, program paperwork and working with customers and mortgage companies on larger losses.

In her free time, Tonette enjoys spending time with her husband and 3 dogs at their cottage.

Elizabeth Havican

HR & Training Coordinator

Elizabeth enjoys her job at Accent as HR/Training Coordinator, using her computer and customer service skills to make the company better. She has worked in offices of several construction-related companies and is happy to now call Accent home.

When not at the office, Elizabeth can be found working hard for one of the many community organizations of which she is a volunteer. She is an actress with several theaters throughout the Milwaukee area, works behind the scenes (producing, directing, stage managing, etc.) with the Village Playhouse in West Allis, sings in multiple community choirs and runs websites/social media for a variety of local nonprofits.

Mike Kearns

Assistant
Operations Manager

Mike Kearns began his career as a carpenter in 2001. Mike entered into the four-year apprenticeship program with the Southeast Wisconsin Carpentry Training Center in Pewaukee, WI, completing the apprenticeship in 2005. He has since gone on to work in all aspects of carpentry: commercial, rough, finish, residential and restorative.

Mike started with Accent in 2012 as a carpenter and has worked through the ranks from Lead Carpenter to Carpenter Superintendent, to Project Manager where his current position is.

Certifications

Certificate of Restoration Project Management from Kent University
Journeyman Carpenter Certificate from SE Carpentry Training Center

Rick Solger

Controller

Rick joined Accent Property Restoration in May of 2019 and brings over 35 years of accounting/controllership experience to Accent, primarily in the retail and service industries. He graduated from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting. Rick was born and raised in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. He recently relocated to Racine, Wisconsin, where he currently resides with Angela and four of her five children. Rick has four grown children and two grandchildren.

Shawn Strand

Emergency Services
Coordinator

Shawn loves the excitement that every day at Accent brings. As a member of the sales team, he enjoys helping homeowners navigate the process of bringing their homes back to life. When not working, Shawn builds cars and loves to attend motorsport events. He also likes to relax on the water by boating and fishing.

Dale Miskowski

Emergency Services Manager

Dale has been employed with Accent Property Restoration for three years. In the Sales Manager position, he helps customers have the comfort of knowing that they are being taken care of during the worst times of their lives. From the emergency board up, mitigation services, content pack out and full restoration services, to the property and handing the project over to the project manager who will assist them to the end of their claim.

When he’s not at work, Dale enjoys spending time with his two children, barbecuing with family and working on motorcycle and car repairs.

Diane Krueger

Outside Sales Representative

Diane Krueger came to Accent Property Restoration with almost 25 years experience in the insurance restoration industry. In her current role as Outside Sales Representative, she gets the opportunity to meet new people on a daily basis, an aspect of her position that she truly loves. Her longevity in the industry means she has had the opportunity to work in every position in a restoration company: she has pulled wet carpet, set equipment, packed out personal property, deodorized a home, boarded up a fire loss and everything in between.

Diane looks forward to being able to help our clients navigate the process of their property claim. In her time away from the office, Diane loves to grow a garden, stay fit and healthy by participating in fitness classes or reading a good mystery novel. She is an animal lover and gets her puppy fix by dog watching for family and friends.

Marquis
Kowalewski

Estimator

Marquis brings over 14 years of experience to the Accent team. He previously worked for Carl Krueger Construction and Response Team One as a Mitigation Manager/Estimator, where he became certified in many areas, including fire and water mitigation and mold remediation. Most recently, Marquis was an owner/operator of Bartolotta and Viola Construction and Remodeling, where he focused on helping customers turn their Pinterest boards into reality. Marquis was born and raised in the Milwaukee area. He enjoys many outdoor activities including fishing, kayaking, and going up north with his wife and dog.

Sue Enright

Estimator

Sue Enright joined Accent Property Restoration in April 2018 after being in the restoration industry for almost 20 years. Sue started with Accent as the Administrative Assistant and is now an Estimator with writing most of the fire losses. While working in this industry, Sue has had experience with program losses as well as spent time out in the field doing water mitigation, fire restoration, pack outs and content cleaning. This field experience gives Sue a better understanding of what it takes to restore a property from start to finish.

In Sue’s free time she enjoys watching hockey, her son’s football games, daughter’s band concerts and spending time with her family.

Ella Norstrem

Estimator / Project Manager

Ella started in the restoration industry in 2003 after arriving in the United States from Krakow, Poland in November of 2002. Ella has traveled the states, providing assistance during some recent hurricanes including Hurricanes Sandy, Matthew and Irene. Ella has been with Accent since August of 2018 after working with two other local restoration companies over the years. Ella is proud to call Accent her new family and works as a Project Manager and Estimator, who is here to help anybody in a time of need.

In Ella’s free time, she enjoys watching the Brewers and the Packers, as well as spending time with her family.

Derek Ortlieb

Project Manager

Derek joins the Accent family with 6 years of restoration experience under his belt, plus an additional 6 years of construction experience.

When not working, he enjoys the outdoors and spending time with his family, especially his 3 dogs.

Samantha Dronso

Contents Team Lead

Sam enjoys the challenges that come along with leading the Contents Team here at Accent Property Restoration. Every day is a new adventure, with a great group of teammates. Family is important to Sam, which is why she enjoys working with such a close knit team. When she isn’t working, Sam enjoys spending time with her family and friends; especially her daughter and three fur babies.

Cody Thornton

Mitigation Team Lead

Cody Thornton started at Accent Property Restoration in February of 2017. He is the Demo Team Supervisor and the Mitigation Team Lead. As Demo Team Supervisor, his responsibilities are to ensure that the demo team has the proper equipment needed, mark what needs to be demoed and assist with the demo.

As the Mitigation Team Lead, he runs the water damage mitigation. Cody takes the moisture reading to determine what the affected area is, what we need to do for proper mitigation and how much drying equipment needs to be placed. He discusses our mitigation plan with the homeowner and gets the proper paperwork signed depending on the insurance company. He also translates the information to the estimator along with a diagram of the rooms affected and the Mica report. Cody monitors the home until drying is completed and at that point, removes the equipment and gets the mitigation certificate of satisfaction signed.

In his spare time, Cody likes to watch movies and play games.

Tony Mueller

Assistant Project Manager

Tony Mueller started his career at Accent Property Restoration in 2017 as a Crew Leader and worked his way up to Warehouse Supervisor, overseeing all the equipment, vehicles and shop personnel. During the time being out of the shop, Tony has earned multiple certifications where he continues to grow his success with our water mitigation team and helps lead the contents division.

Tony is a hands-on leader, working closely with both our team and clients to ensure quality outcomes on every project. When not at work, he enjoys playing in a baseball and softball league. If not playing sports, he’s watching his favorite teams Brewers Bucks and Packers.

Certifications:

Water damage restoration
Fire & smoke restoration
Odor control
Upholstery & fabric cleaning
Forklift