ACPA Concrete Pavement Progress - Quarter 3, 2021

Concrete Pavement Progress www.acpa.org 4 G U E S T E D I T O R I A L WE JUST COMPLETED ONE OF OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL MID-YEAR MEETINGS IN THE HISTORY OF ACPA, and for a moment it caused me to look back and think about what our association, our members, and our customers must have gone through these past 18 months. And then, looking forward, recognizing the opportunities to strengthen our association, working diligently to ensure our programs and resources are being maximized, provides a motivation unlike any we have ever felt. Our Mid-Year Meeting hosted over 125 people, making it one of the largest gatherings for this event in our ACPA history. Part of it was post pandemic, but a larger part was the need to engage, to contribute, to say hello to colleagues we hadn’t seen in over a year, and to look forward. It was Jerry Voigt’s last Mid-Year Meeting as President and CEO, and he, along with the ACPA staff, put on a great event. One of the things that made this event extra special was the introduction of the new ACPA Presi- dent and CEO Laura O’Neill Kaumo. Having the opportunity to meet her and seeing how Jerry and Laura connected ensures that we will have a bright outlook here at ACPA. This Mid-Year Meeting also provided an opportunity to see how the new committee/forum structure would work, and we are quite happy that it is working well. We’ve identified a couple of things to tweak, but our goal of additional member engagement shined through. Everyone in the ACPA membership has heard about, or had to take action on, sustainability as it pertains to the paving market. The Sustainability Initiative Workshop provided an excellent focus on problem solving and addressing issues that we can turn into opportunities. Concrete is quite sustainable, it’s extremely resilient, and it helps the environment over the long term. Many thanks to thosemembers who participated in the workshop; everyone’s expectations were exceeded. ACPA will continue to be the technical expert in the paving market, functioning as the conduit for education and resources for our engineers, consultants, andmembers. We welcome your input, engagement, and feedback. And, on behalf of our entire organization, we are excited to welcome Laura O’Neill Kaumo on board as the new ACPA President and CEO. Stay safe, and have a great rest of the summer. Scott J. Mueller Interim Editor, Vice President of Marketing About the Author Scott Mueller joined ACPA in April 2019 as the Vice President of Marketing. He brings over twenty-five years of concrete construction experience to the role. His experience includes strategic planning, marketing communications, CRM, social media (and PR), mergers and acquisitions, as well as promotion, product management and team building. At ACPA, he leads the marketing programs which also include the Promotion Plan, as well as the Sustainability Initiative, and the Healthy Competition Campaign. Looking Forward: Things are on the Move at ACPA… Jerry Voigt welcomes Laura O’Neill Kaumo