Concrete Industry Management Program’s National Steering Committee Announces New Board
The National Steering Committee (NSC) for the Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program – a business-intensive program that awards students with a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Concrete Industry Management – recently announced the election of its 2024 – 2026 officers and seven new or returning members to its board of directors.
The NSC officers include:
- Chairman – Karl Watson, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, Baker Construction Enterprises
- Vice Chairman – Bruce Christensen, President, Master Builders Solutions USA & Canada
- Secretary/Treasurer – Heather Brown, Vice President of QC/QA, Irving Materials, Inc.
All officers also serve on the board of directors.
In addition to the officers, the NSC board of directors includes:
- Steven Bishop, President/COO, Maschmeyer Concrete Company of Florida
- Ben Blankenship**, Vice President, Sales – Texas, Ash Grove Cement Company
- Steve Cox**, Vice President – Customer Success, Command Alkon
- Kelly Curtis, Senior Vice President, Cement Sales & Logistics, Votorantim Cement North America
- Paula Dunn, Director, Learning and Development, Sika Corporation
- Brian Gallagher, Vice President, Corporate Development, Graycor
- Julie Garbini**, Executive Director, Concrete Advancement Foundation
- Douglas Guerrero, Chairman, CIM Patrons, California State University, Chico
- Marti Harrell, Executive Director, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Georgia/Carolina Region
- Ray Hefner**, Executive Director, American Society of Concrete Contractors
- Nicole Maher, Interim Executive Director, National Steering Committee
- Guillermo Martinez Sans**, Executive Vice President Human Resources USA, CEMEX
- John McDougall, Director of Business Development, Baker Restoration & Waterproofing
- Paul Ozinga**, Executive Vice President, Ozinga RMC, Inc.
- Andrew Pinkerton, Executive Director, Cement Council of Texas
- Ben Robuck, Vice President – Infrastructure and Direct Work, CEMEX
- Tom Strittmatter, Senior Vice President – Construction Chemicals, Sika Corporation
- Pierre Villere**, Chairman & Senior Managing Partner, Allen-Villere Partners
- Tim Wrinkle, Product Manager, Mack Trucks
** Indicates new and re-elected board members.
Honorary Directors Include:
- David Vickers, Permian Basin Materials, LLC
- Earl Keese, CIM National Steering Committee
- L. Michael Shydlowski, BASF Corporation
“For more than 25 years, the leadership of the concrete industry has embraced and supported our mission of ‘advancing the concrete industry by degrees’,” said NSC Interim Executive Director Nicole Maher. “The engagement of these companies, along with our national concrete association and foundation partners, ensures that the program continues to graduate well-rounded future leaders ready to guide the evolution of our state-of-the-art industry. We appreciate the service of our board members and their commitment to the continued success of CIM.”
