Meet Our Staff
The Carolinas Ready Mixed Concrete Association has 2 full time staff members and 3 contract lobbyists. Our headquarters is located in Charlotte, NC.
Board of Directors
The CRMCA is governed by a Board of Directors that meets three times per year. The Board is made up of Producer and Associate Members who are focused on overseeing the operations of our association and representing the interests of all members.
Pete Knight
President
Knight’s Redi-Mix
Jamie Nelms
Vice President
Elite Ready Mix LLC
Shawn Baker
Secretary
S & W Ready Mix Concrete Company LLC
Tommy Owens
Treasurer
Thomas Concrete Inc.
Scott Dickson
Associate Director at Large
Heidelberg Materials
Watson Snider
Associate Director at Large
CEMEX
John Bryson
Immediate Past President
Southern Concrete Materials
Roger Kerr, Kerr’s Concrete
Reid Harris, Concrete Supply Co.
Phillip Martin, Chaney Enterprises
Harris Shaw, Crete Solutions, LLC
Gary Hodges, S.T. Wooten Corporation
Andrew Johnson, J&S, Inc.
Steve Reel, Knight’s Redi-Mix
Todd Thompson, Port City Concrete
Henry Martin, Thomas Concrete Inc.
Van Smith Jr., Van-Smith Concrete Company
Henry Batten, Concrete Supply Co.
Jason Zelinski, Sika
Buzz Crosby, Martin Marietta
CRMCA PAST PRESIDENTS
The CRMCA appreciates the the support and service of our Past Presidents. These individuals have helped mold and shape our industry through generous gifts of time, energy and commitment.
*Elbert F. Lewis, 1951-53
*Harold E Shelby, 1954-55
*Harry O. Null, 1956
*J.E. McWatty, 1957
*J.F. Hassell, Jr., 1958
*A.L Muirhead, 1959
*Alan K. Owen, 1960
R.E. Manieri, 1961
*J.T. Salmon, 1962
*H.L.P. Smith, 1963
*R. Patrick Spangler, 1964
*J. Chris Swift, 1965
*Earl S. Dunn, 1966
*Desceased
*E.T. Coughlin, 1967
*R.O. Evans, 1968
*D. Van Smith, 1969
*Wayland Linthicum, 1970
*Robert Scott, 1971
*Lewis Holt, 1972
*Carlisle Smith, 1973
Harry L. Tsumas, 1974-75
James E. Cook, 1976-77
*Eddie Green, 1978-79
Larry Thompson, 1980-81
*Don Cockerham, 1982-83
*Guy Tate, 1984-85
*James Forkner, 1986-87
*Robert Chapman, 1988-89
Thomas E. Chandler, 1990-91
*Richard Sauer, 1992-93
C. Edwin Bentley, Jr., 1994
Randall L. Buchanan, 1995
Dan O’Shaughnessey, 1996-97
O. David Tharpe, Jr., 1989-99
Whit Kennedy, 2000
Jim Combest, 2001
William Jackson, 2002
Ted Chandler, 2003
Jerry Smeltzer, 2004
Ray Ledford, 2005
Jay Loftin, 2006
Harry Shaw, 2007
Mark Hartsell, 2008
John Allen, 2009
D. Van Smith, Jr., 2010-11
William N. West, 2012-13
Michael Berry, 2014-15
Henry Batten, 2016-17
Bob Wiggins, 2018-19
Bart Jones, 2020-21
Henry Martin, 2022-23
John Bryson, 2024-25