2025 CAGC Foundation Board of Trustees

Chad Webb
Chair: Chad Webb,
J.M. Cope Construction
Evan Sowell
Chair Elect: Evan Sowell,
Langston Construction Co.
Ty Edmondson
CAGC Chair:
Ty Edmondson,
T.A. Loving Company
Edison Cassels
Immediate Past Chair:
Edison Cassels,
Edison Foard
Ed Roper
Treasurer: Ed Roper,
NJR Construction, LLC
Dave Simpson
CAGC President & CEO/Secretary:
Dave Simpson, CAE
Emily Ellis
Appointed Young Leader Representative:
Emily Ellis,
CT Wilson Construction Company
Scott Fant
Trustee: Scott Fant,
Reeves
Richard Latorre
Trustee: Richard Latorre,
Latorre Insurance
Melissa Cole
Trustee: Melissa Cole
Palmetto Corp.
Elisabeth Kovacs
Trustee: Elisabeth Kovacs,
SC Manufacturers Alliance
Andrew Gardner
Trustee: Andrew Gardner, Ed.D.,
NC Community College System
Kristie Van Auken
Trustee: 
Kristie Van Auken
NC Dept. of Public Instruction
Karl McCottry
Trustee: Karl McCottry,
SCDOT
Kristie Van Auken
Trustee: Kate Daniels,
Daniels and Daniels Construction Co., Inc.
Claudia Dodgen
Trustee: Claudia Dodgen,
Crowder Constructors
Betsy Bailey
CAGC Staff Liaison:
Betsy Bailey, Foundation COO