NRMCA Announces 2023 Class of Developing Industry Leaders

NRMCA congratulates the following 30 rising-star executives selected for the 2023 Developing Industry Leaders (DIL) program:

• Mr. Wade Armstrong, director of quality control, Delaware Valley Concrete Co., Hatboro, PA
• Mr. Harvie Blevins, quality assurance manager, Argos USA LLC, Statesville, NC
• Mr.  Steven Brandenburg, sales manager, imi (Irving Materials Inc.), Louisville, KY
• Mr.  Jonathan Brooks, operations manager, Concrete Supply Co., Rock Hill, SC
• Ms. Jeannette Charriez, account manager, Preferred Materials, Inc., A CRH Company, Orlando, FL
• Mr. Diego Coca, quality control manager, Glacier Northwest, a CalPortland Company, Federal Way, WA
• Mr. Bryan Mitchell Cribbs, plant manager, Preferred Materials, Inc., A CRH Company, Weeki Wachee, FL
• Mr. Ritchie Dembinsky, safety & environmental manager, Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete, Inc.Franklin, WI
• Mr. Mario Diliberto, Jr., manager shared services, Delaware Valley Concrete Co., Hatboro, PA
• Mr. Chad Dyson, sales account manager, Thomas Concrete, Longs, SC
• Mr. Ryan Foley, environmental specialist, Chandler Concrete Company, Burlington, NC
• Mr. JD (Jon) Freitas, environmental manager, CalPortland, Fresno, CA
• Mr.  Dominic Giovannicci, technical services manager, Heidelberg Materials, Pittsburgh
• Mr. Michael Kortan, plant manager, Thomas Concrete, Greer, SC
• Mr. Erik Lunde, sales professional, Maschmeyer Concrete, Orlando, FL
• Mr.  Phillip Martin, sales, Chandler Concrete Company, Burlington, NC
• Mr. John McCulla III, associate, Allen-Villere Partners, Metairie, LA
• Mr. Shane Naccari, vice president - transactions, Allen-Villere Partners, Manderville, LA
• Mr. Concepcion Ortiz, operations manager, Lyman-Richey, A CRH Company, South Sioux City, NE
• Ms. Mary Parker, marketing & sales development manager, Sysdyne Technologies, Birmingham, AL
• Ms. Sara Parker, area production manager, Irving Materials Inc., Greenfield, IN
• Mr.  Stephen Penney, sales manager Irving Materials Inc., Nashville, TN
• Mr. Robert Pitts, dispatch manager, Knife River, Portland, OR
• Mr. Mathew Pond, director of operations, Duininck Concrete, LLC, Willmar, MN
• Mr. Justin Poss, director of equipment - South Region, Summit Materials, San Antonio, TX
• Mr. Benjamin Reed, Area Operations Manager, Heidelberg Materials, Tyrone, GA
• Mr. Jose (Manny) Romero, territory manager, Master Builders Solutions, Beachwood, OH
• Ms. Sara Svendsen, marketing production manager, Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete, Inc., Mokena, IL
• Mr. Taylor Wilson, regional EHS manager, MMC Materials, Inc., Madison, MS

This year’s class of 30 represents 21 states, said NRMCA Vice President, Education, Eileen Dickson. The DIL program runs under the auspice of NRMCA’s Workforce Development Committee. Its goal is to support future executive-level talent development. While in the program, participants gain insight into critical factors at a national and strategic level. Equally critical is the opportunity to work on a diverse team from across the country. This peer-centric program, with its accompanying industry mentorship with DIL alumni and senior NRMCA staff, encourages participants to make lifelong, career friends.

Click here to learn more or contact Eileen Dickson at edickson@nrmca.org.