UDig NY Honors Two LaBella Employees as 2025 Damage Prevention Council Members of the Year
Congratulations to Gary Aber and Micky Amato!
UDig NY recently honored two LaBella employees at the 2025 Damage Prevention Conference & Expo in Syracuse, New York. Gary Aber, Regional Construction Services Leader, and Micky Amato, Construction Services Project Administrator, were named 2025 Damage Prevention Council Members of the Year!
UDig NY promotes safe digging by providing tools to place and manage dig location requests throughout Upstate New York. Associated with UDig NY, Damage Prevention Councils (DPCs) serve as regional forums where utility and excavation industry members, along with other stakeholders, can engage and address key concerns, particularly excavation safety and the importance of contacting UDig NY before digging.
The Damage Prevention Council Member of the Year Award honors a distinguished DPC member who consistently demonstrates excellence and dedication in the field of damage prevention, strengthens their regional DPC, and serves as a model of leadership and commitment to UDig NY across New York State.
Scroll to learn more about Gary and Micky, and please join us in congratulating them on this well-earned recognition!
Regional Construction Services Leader
Gary Aber
Gary, who has been with LaBella for nearly 50 years, manages day-to-day construction inspection operations for private, public, and utility company projects. His extensive experience in utility designating and mark-out over the past 35 years has made him a familiar face with UDig NY. Based in LaBella’s Poughkeepsie, New York, office, Gary serves as Secretary of the Hudson Valley DPC.
Gary also presented “Construction by the Numbers: A Contractor’s Cheat Sheet to Regulations” at the Damage Prevention Conference & Expo on Wednesday, October 22.
Construction Services Project Administrator
Micky Amato
Micky has over 25 years of experience in the construction field, including construction oversight, administration, and management. Based in LaBella’s Poughkeepsie, New York, office, she assists with construction inspection operations and subsurface utility engineering. Micky was recently voted Chairperson of the Hudson Valley DPC.
