Leadership

The Foundation is led by the Board of Trustees, comprised of visionary leaders in the concrete masonry and hardscape industry. These leaders make the successes of the Foundation possible, and they ensure that funding is provided to worthy programs. In addition the Board of Trustees, various committees have been established to evaluate grant requests and ensure that the Foundation’s investments are sound. Meet the leaders of the Foundation below:

Board of Trustees

Erik Absalon

Chair
Basalite Concrete Products, LLC

Ryan Suszek

Vice Chair
Besser Company

Brendan Quinn

Secretary
Ernst Maier

Patrick Sauter

Past Chair
King’s Materials, Inc.

Bob Thomas 
Treasurer 
Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association

Steve Berry 
Oldcastle APG

Jacob Boyer
PROSOCO, Inc.

Jose Diaz
MASA

John Fizzano
Fizzano Bros. Concrete Products

Bradley Gardner
GMS Molds

Brent Gleason
Boxley Materials Company

Sam Hoehner 
Lee Building Products

Kyle Lidinsky
CEMEX

Matt Lynch 
Oldcastle APG

Richard O’Connor 
Taylor Concrete Products

David Pitre 
Keystone Hardscapes

Rich Solomon
Solomon Colors, Inc

Jody Wall 
Johnson Concrete
Products

Mark Wilhelms
Best Block