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| Advice From Your Fellow YLDG Members |
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| PACA's Staff - Your Greatest Resource |
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Article by: Dan Ridenour, Union Quarries - YLDG Vice Chair
When visiting PACA’s home webpage, the first words to come across identify the goals of our association, “Educating, advocating, and expanding the use of PACA’s construction materials in the Commonwealth.” We do this in many ways from our annual meeting, summer summit, networking opportunities, community and lobby influences, and internal programs such as the YLDG and PELA, to name a few. As each of us grow in our careers and with PACA, the YLDG has many resources to encourage such progress, including the staff.
Peter Vlahos is the President and CEO of PACA. Peter has held this position since 2008. Peter oversees all day -to-day operations and is always available for any discussion, especially those concerning the industry. He brings an open mind into creative problem solving and is an excellent sounding board and proponent of advancing our association and members.
Kallie Kline is our Director of Member Services. Kallie has been with PACA since 1995 and is integral in the success of all our events and handles all concerns related to membership, meetings and events, digital presence, and trainings and certifications offered by the association. She brings experience and a fresh take to how we can efficiently reach our membership in an effective and fun way.
Ken Crank is the Director of Concrete Promotion and Certifications. Ken has been with PACA since 2005 and is the lead contact in ACI certification programs. He is available any time to discuss the benefits of concrete construction. Ken is a wealth of knowledge and is also the administrator of PACA’s highly informative concrete-specific website: www.specifyconcrete.org.
Josie Gaskey is the Director of Environmental, Safety and Health. Josie has been with PACA since 2014 after serving the coal industry for many years at the Pennsylvania Coal Alliance. She has strong working relationships with the PA DEP and MSHA and is always available to assist in any regulatory matters that may arise.
Jim Casilio, P.E. is the Director of Technical Services. Jim has been with PACA since 2016 and has decades of knowledge in the concrete industry and interacts on a regular basis with leaders at PennDOT as the liaison to the Aggregate, the Concrete & the Cement/Cementitious Materials Quality Improvement Committees. He is the always available and willing to share his knowledge and stays on top of current issues by holding regular meetings with industry, PennDOT and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission.
Hank Butler is PACA’s Contract Lobbyist and has been our voice on the Hill since 2011. Hank has a reputation for getting the job done and has relationships with PA legislators that are second to none. Hank can be contacted through Peter for any legislative issues that may arise concerning your company. With his many years of concentrated experience, Hank is ready to step in and assist!
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