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

Ryan Suszek

Chair
Besser Company

Brendan Quinn

Vice Chair
Ernst Maier

John Fizzano

Secretary-Treasurer
Fizzano Brothers Concrete Products, Inc.

Erik Absalon

Past -Chair
Basalite Concrete Products, LLC

Bob Thomas 
Treasurer 
Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association

Steve Berry 
Oldcastle APG

Zach Boyd
ACM Chemistries, Inc.

Jacob Boyer
PROSOCO, Inc.

Jose Diaz
MASA

Barry Diller
Nitterhouse Masonry Products, LLC

Starling Johnson
Johnson Concrete Products

Kyle Lidinsky
CEMEX

Justin Meyer
The Quikrete Companies

Richard O’Connor
Taylor Concrete Products, Inc.

David Pitre 
Keystone Hardscapes

Rich Solomon
Solomon Colors, Inc

Nick Sowka
County Materials Corporation

Mark Wilhelms
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