Meet Our Staff

Brian Bamesberger President & Owner

At 5 years of age, Brian would venture out to watch his dad work drywall around the local jobsites in the Kansas City area. At age 16, Brian worked some nights after school, weekends and summers to learn the trade of drywall installation. Brian began working for Star Drywall in 1984. In 1990, the owner of the business at the time, wanted to change career paths and asked if Brian had any interest in purchasing the business. He happily accepted and became the sole owner. In 2003 he expanded the business to include insulation installation and later renamed the business – Star Companies, Inc. In his free time, Brian loves spending time on the golf course or racing cars. He is happily married to wife Kenda and is the proud father of their children, Jake and McKenna. As a family, their favorite vacation spot is Arizona where his son graduated Arizona State University and daughter attends the University of Arizona. Brian strives for excellence in his company’s work, providing quality workmanship combined with a staff that guarantees unmatched customer service.

Jon Erwin Vice President

Jon has been employed by Star Companies for 29 years. Over the years he has grown from field superintendent to vice president. As VP he places emphasis on the importance of open communication with builders in order to effectively and efficiently offset rising material and labor costs as well as providing exceptional workmanship. He likes to spend his free time outdoors either hunting, fishing or golfing. He is married to wife, Sheila, and they have one son Tommy who attends the University of Missouri.

Jamie Musick Quality Control Manager

Jamie Musick, Quality Control Manager of Star Companies, has over 25 years of experience in the construction industry. Jamie has been part of every task imaginable in the building process. He started out as a rough-in carpenter for a Home Builder in college and then gained additional experience in management and moved into a Project Coordinator role for a National General Contractor. He uses his years of hands-on experience and business strategies to now manage the many details of Residential projects. He holds a BS in Business Administration from Emporia State University. Jamie enjoys spending time with his wife, Julie and son Joe.  He is also involved with and plays with the Kansas City Old Boys Rugby Club.

Patty Decker Accounting Manager

Patty celebrates 4 years as accounting manager at Star Companies as of April 2019. She has a BS in Business management, BS in accounting and an MBA.

While in the office she supervises and/or handles all accounting duties in the company including; collecting payments, paying bills and managing financials.

When she’s not working at Star Companies, she is traveling to visit her children and grandchildren. She is a big Kansas City Royals and Chiefs fan.

Kendra Trundle Office Manager

Kendra began working at Star Companies in October 2022, she started with the company as the Front Office Assistant and moved into the Office Manager role a few months later. Prior to coming to work for Star Companies, she worked as a legal secretary for Traders Insurance Company,  Missouri Attorney General’s Office and Liberty Mutual.

Kendra loves spending time at the river, fishing, rock hunting and rock painting. She enjoys outdoor walking trails multiple times a week and spending time with her three adult children, cats and dog. 

Emaley Peevey Front Office Assistant

Emaley has been working with Star Companies since the end of May. She has a background in customer

service and is currently serving as our Front Office Assistant. Emaley manages the scheduling of our

warranty work, handles most of the customer billing, orders office supplies and performs various other duties.

In 2021, Emaley graduated from Fort Osage High School amidst a worldwide pandemic. She was also a

member of the National Art Honors Society and participated in art competitions.

When Emaley is not working at Star Companies, she enjoys spending quality time with her family. She is

engaged to her boyfriend of nearly four years and they have a cute dachshund named Daphne. Emaley

loves hiking and traveling the world. “My favorite destination so far has to be Switzerland.”