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: Karl McCottry,
SCDOT

Trustee: Richard McElrath
Rogers Group Inc.

CAGC President & CEO/Secretary:
Dave Simpson, CAE

Trustee: Dean Wilson,
Hood Construction Company

Trustee: Richard Latorre,
Latorre Insurance

Trustee: Chris Smith,
Beverly-Grant, Inc.

Trustee: Andrew Gardner, Ed.D.,
NC Community College System

Trustee: Lorena Patterson 
NC Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

CAGC Staff Liaison:
Betsy Bailey, Foundation COO