The International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI) announced the election by the membership of new officers and board members for 2018, including Ralph C. Jones, PE, with Structural Engineering Associates as its president. The terms began on Jan. 1, 2018. To support Jones, the ICRI membership also elected the following officers:
- President-Elect – Chris Lippmann, Kenseal Construction Products Corp.
- Vice President – Mark LeMay, JQ Engineering LLP
- Secretary – Elena Kessi, Aquafin Building Product Systems
- Treasurer – John McDougall, Baker Roofing Co. Inc.
Brian Daley, C.A. Lindman of South Florida LLC, served as president in 2017 and will continue his service on the board as immediate past-president.
Fred Goodwin, BASF, will continue serving as an ex-officio member of the executive committee in his role as chair of the Technical Activities Committee (TAC).
In addition to the president and officers, the membership voted in five new members who began serving three-year terms on Jan. 1, 2018:
- Ingrid Rodriguez – Ingrid Shawn Cooperation
- Kevin Robertson – King Packaged Materials Co.
- Pete Haveron – Texas Concrete Restoration Inc.
- Jason Coleman – O’Donnell & Naccarato Inc.
- Adam Hibsham – Valcourt Exterior Building Services
“I’m pleased and honored to be elected president of the International Concrete Repair Institute for 2018. It is exciting to be able to contribute to the leadership team of an association that is dedicated to restoring the value of and improving the functionality of the places we work and live,” Jones says. “Outgoing ICRI president Brian Daley has worked to ensure that ICRI is in a position to continue to make a positive impact on the industry. I speak for the entire membership of ICRI when I thank Brian for his leadership and direction through the past year of change and improvement of our organization. I also want to thank the newly elected executive committee officers and board of directors’ members in advance for their time and commitment toward achieving ICRI strategic vision. I look forward to advancing programs currently in place to promote education of concrete repair strategies at the craftsman level as well as the higher education level. Other goals include developing a Global Task Force to promote ICRI to additional locations beyond North America, and outreach to younger members of our industry.”
The returning board members whose terms were not up for re-election:
Terms ending in 2018:
- Jeffrey S. Barnes – Barnes Consulting Group
- Steven R. Bruns – Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc.
- David Marofsky – MAPEI Corp.
- Brian T. McCabe – CONCRETE PROTECTION & RESTORATION INC.
- Gerard Moulzolf – American Engineering Testing Inc.
Terms Ending in 2019:
- Paul Farrell, Carolina Restoration & Waterproofing Inc., a C.A. Lindman company (elected in 2017)
- Jon Connealy – Logan Contractors Supply Inc.
- Brian MacNeil – Kryton International Inc.
- Andy Garver – PULLMAN
- Julius Hader – Bengoa Construction Inc.