Pub. 3 2020-21 Issue 2

2 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE Reed Ryan Executive Director The Utah Asphalt Pavement Association HAPPY 10 TH ANNIVERSARY UAPA! W e have come far as an association in a short amount of time – and we’re just getting started. 2021 and 2022 hold a bright future for the growth andmaturation of UAPA. Here are just a few things we will be working on in the coming year: • An extended and refined presence on Capitol Hill both locally and nationally through UAPA’s Legislative Task Group creation • A potential refinement to the highest levels of leadership and investment in the association through the creation of the UAPA Executive Board • Central and regional leadership meetings with UDOT executives • Significant specification revisions and partnerships through the work of UAPA on the APWA Specification Committee and the UCEA Pavement Committee • Practical advancements to the challenge of workforce development by participation in the Pathways programs for higher education institutions and the creation of the UAPA Equipment Rodeo for high school students • Additional outreach to the regions of Utah with the creation of the Central/ Eastern Utah Regional Leadership Council • Commitment to industry by adding to UAPA’s certification offerings by focusing on testing protocols • A return to one of the largest asphalt conferences in the country at the 2022 Utah Asphalt Conference! We need your help to move UAPA’s vision forward. Join one of UAPA’s industry-leading committees to share your expertise and make a difference. A big thanks to all of our members who have helped get us to this point. I’m looking forward to seeing what the next 10 years will bring. 3 A big thanks to all of our members who have helped get us to this point. I’m looking forward to seeing what the next 10 years will bring.