Mt. Vernon, Iowa (Oct 10, 2013) — The Concrete Foundations Association (CFA) – a North American association serving as the voice and recognized authority for the residential concrete industry – announces the arrival of two new members to the Board of Directors.

Ed Sauter, CFA Executive Director welcomes attendees to the 2013 Summer Convention and offers new Board nominees for election.

During the CFA Annual Convention, held this summer at the Hyatt Tamaya in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico, members in attendance elected two new members to the Board of Directors from the slate of candidates offered.  Doug Doggett of Doggett Concrete Construction in Charlotte, North Carolina and Kirby Justesen of SCW Footings & Foundations, Inc. in Salt Lake City, Utah joined the board for three-year terms.  Additional members will be placed by the Board to terms from at large invitation during their Fall Board meeting in Phoenix, Arizona later this month.

Doug Doggett, CEO of Doggett Concrete, begins his first term on the CFA Board.  His company is dedicated to the residential industry in North Carolina and also specializes in high-rise and multi-family commercial work.  They promote cross-training in their crews between commercial and residential work to benefit their customers.  He brings new energy and focus to the Board for the next stage of enhancing the mission and vision identified this past April.

Kirby Justesen returns to the CFA Board after last serving in 2001.  He has led the CFA as chair of the technical committee for many years and has been a voting member of ACI 332 through the critical development stages of the initial standard document.  Kirby has a strong focus on complicated residential foundation construction given the high-seismic region in which his companies operate.  Formerly president of Formco Foundations, he now serves as sales and project manager for this new partnership established in 2011.  His return to the Board brings a strong focus to CFA direction for West Coast and Mountain regions.

Leaving the Board after successful and dedicated terms  were Bruce Neale of Modern Foundations, Woodbine, Maryland (18 years); Mark Saldana of Saldana Concrete, Rice, Minnesota (9 years); Mike Hancock of Basement Contractors, Edmond, Oklahoma (9 years); Neal Weiler of Weiler Walls, Denver, Pennsylvania (3 years) and James Dean of Beran Concrete, Wichita, Kansas (2 years).

About the CFA

The CFA was established in 1974 for the purpose of improving the quality and acceptance of cast-in-place concrete foundations. Since that time, the CFA has transitioned to a network where foundation contractors can focus on building better businesses and improving the recognition of performance in codes and standards.  CFA is developing an insurance captive for its members and has maintains a fall protection task force working with its members to achieve compliance with OSHA’s current regulations as well as improving the industry position on fall protection.  CFA also provides the only certification for the industry in the form of an individual technician rating and a company-rating program for greater quality assurance.  Additionally, CFA provides promotional materials, educational seminars, opportunities for networking, and technical meetings for members throughout the U.S. and Canada.

The CFA represents the interests of its members and the industry on several code and regulatory bodies, such as ACI 332 the American Concrete Institute’s committee responsible for the creation of the “Residential Concrete Standard” and the International Residential Code (IRC) as well as concentrated efforts with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and Portland Cement Association (PCA). The CFA produces industry-shaping documents including the CFA Standard for Residential Poured Foundations and the CFA Cold Weather Research Report. For more information about CFA, please visit www.cfawalls.org.