ARTBA announced the election results during its national convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September 8-10.
In a September 10 speech at the convention, Black outlined four key objectives for the association in the coming year:
- 1. Advocate for increased federal funding for transportation infrastructure and facilitate state and local funding initiatives
- 2. Push for policy reforms to improve construction and maintenance of transportation infrastructure
- 3. Improve worker safety
- 4. Focus on innovation in transportation
In addition to his position as chairman, Black has also served ARTBA as senior vice chair, first vice chair, vice chair at-large, president of the Materials & Services Division, and co-chair of the Strategic Planning Committee.
Other new ARTBA officers include:
- Senior Vice Chairman: Nick Ivanoff, president and CEO of Ammann & Whitney
- First Vice Chairman: David S. Zachry, president and CEO of Zachry Construction Corporation
- Northeastern Region Vice Chairman: John Kulka, consultant at HRI, Inc.
- Southern Region Vice Chairman: Tom Elmore, president of Eutaw Construction Company
- Central Region Vice Chairman: Kathi Holst, president of Roadway Construction and Maintenance Services
- Western Region Vice Chairman: Steve McGough, chief operating officer for HCSS
- Vice Chairman At-Large: Ward Nye, president and CEO of Martin Marietta Materials
- Vice Chairman At-Large: Scott L. Cassels, president of Kiewit Infrastructure Group, Inc., and executive vice president of Kiewit Corporation
- Vice Chairman At-Large: Melissa Tooley, director of University Transportation Center for Mobility, Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A&M University
- Vice Chairman At-Large: Bob Alger, president and CEO of The Lane Construction Corporation
- Vice Chairman At-Large: John Houle, vice president and general manager of Traffic Safety & Security Division, 3M
- Vice Chairman At-Large: Mike Donnino, senior vice president of Granite Construction Company
- Secretary: Pete Ruane, president and CEO of ARTBA
- Treasurer: Tom Hill, president and CEO of Summit Materials
