2025 CAGC Foundation Board of Trustees

Chair: Chad Webb,
J.M. Cope Construction

Chair Elect: Evan Sowell,
Langston Construction Co.

Immediate Past Chair: Edison Cassels, Edison Foard

Treasurer: Ed Roper,
NJR Construction, LLC

CAGC Chair: Ty Edmonson,
T.A. Loving Company

Appointed Young Leader Representative: Emily Ellis,
CT Wilson Construction Company 

Trustee: Kristie Van Auken
KVA Consulting

Trustee: Kate Daniels,
Daniels and Daniels Construction Co., Inc.

Trustee: Elisabeth Kovacs,
SC Manufacturers Alliance

Trustee: Karl McCottry,
SCDOT

Trustee: Melissa Cole
Palmetto Corp.

CAGC President & CEO/Secretary:
Dave Simpson, CAE

Trustee: Scott Fant,
Reeves

Trustee: Ricahrd Latorre,
Latorre Insurance

Trustee: Claudia Dodgen,
Crowder Constructors

Trustee: Andrew Gardner, Ed.D.,
NC Community College System

Trustee: Lorena Patterson 
NC Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

CAGC Staff Liaison:
Betsy Bailey, Foundation COO