2026 CAGC Foundation Board of Trustees
Chair: Chad Webb,
J.M. Cope Construction
Immediate Past Chair: Claudia Dodgen,
Crowder Constructors
Chair Elect: Evan Sowell,
Langston Construction Co.
Treasurer: Ed Roper,
NJR Construction, LLC
CAGC Chair: Lynn Hansen,
Crowder Constructors Inc.
Appointed Young Leader Representative: Kelsey Davis,
WB Moore Company of Charlotte, Inc.
Trustee: Caroline Sullivan,
North Carolina Business Committee for Education
Trustee: Kate Daniels,
Daniels and Daniels Construction Co., Inc.
Trustee: Michael Ross,
Midlands Technical College
Trustee: Dean Wilson,
Hood Construction Company
Trustee: Richard McElrath
Rogers Group Inc.
CAGC President & CEO/Secretary:
Dave Simpson, CAE
Trustee: Andrew Gardner, Ed.D.,
NC Community College System
Trustee: Richard Latorre,
Latorre Insurance
Trustee: Chris Smith,
Beverly-Grant, Inc.
Advisor:
Rebecca Battle-Bryant, Battle Plan Consulting
CAGC Staff Liaison:
Betsy Bailey, Foundation COO