2024 CAGC Foundation Board of Trustees

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