National Steering Committee

CIM National Steering Committee Mission Statement

As a national-level, broad-based industry coalition, dedicated to a collaborative process in partnership with CIM institutions and local industry patrons groups, our mission is to develop, support, promote and sustain a network of higher learning educational institutions with programs that produce graduates with degrees in Concrete Industry Management.

National Steering Committee (NSC) Executive Officers

Chairman Eugene Martineau Consultant

Vice Chairman L. Michael Shydlowski Consultant

Secretary/Treasurer Mike Schneider Vice President Baker Concrete

NSC Committee Chairs

Chairman, Education Dr. Rex Cottle Vice President Trinity Industries	Chairman, Marketing Brian Gallagher Vice President Structural Preservation Systems LLC
Chairman, Auction Sub-Committee Wallace Johnson Vice President of Marketing & Sales US Concrete, Inc.	Chairman, Finance Michael Harlan President & CEO US Concrete, Inc.
Chairman, Recruitment Bruce Strickland National Marketing Manager Sika Corporation	Chairman, Research Julie Garbini Executive Director RMC Research & Education Foundation
Chairman, Long-Range Planning L. Michael Shydlowski Consultant

NSC Board of Directors

Mike Campio VP, New Constructio Sika Corporation	Matthew Childs President American Concrete Pipe Association
Peter Emmons President Structural Group	Ty Gable President National Precast Concrete Association
Julie Garbini Executive Director RMC Research & Education Foundation	Robert Garbini President National Ready Mixed Concrete Association
Beverly Garnant Executive Director American Society of Concrete Contractors	Michael W. Harlan President & CEO US Concrete, Inc.
Thomas Harris Vice President Lafarge-River Business Unit	Wade Herguth Vice President Lafarge-River Business Unit
Hardy B. Johnson President, Florida Business Tarmac America LLC, A Titan America Company	Brian McCarthy President & CEO Portland Cement Association
Michael D. Ragan VP Business Director North & South Americas Region Grace Construction Products	Robert Thomas President National Concrete Masonry Association
James Toscas President Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute	Bill Townsend Consultant
David Vickers Executive Director CIM & National Steering Committee	Karl Watson, Jr. Regional President, Florida Cemex, Inc.
Rick Yelton Editor-in-Chief Hanley Wood Magazines, The Concrete Producer

In addition to the above, Ex-Officio Board members include the elected officer of each contributing organization, the Patrons’ Presidents and Program Directors from each of the institutions and elected Honorary Directors.

For more information about the CIM National Steering Committee, please contact David Vickers at (760) 409-8340 or via email at dvickerssr@aol.com