Pub. 2 2019-2020 Issue 4

24 LAUNCH OF THE NORTHERN UTAH REGIONAL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL S ince the beginnings of the Utah Asphalt Pavement Association (UAPA), the goal was to establish regional councils that provide members with a localized, closer-to- home voice and provide leadership opportunities for members across the state. Despite the challenges we have seen with COVID-19, UAPA saw the launch of the Northern Utah Regional Council this last fall. The chair of the Northern Council, Craig Fabrizio, is immensely pleased. As one of the first charter members of UAPA, Craig Fabrizio notes that the regional councils have been on the association “to do” list for quite a while. “While I don’t think the needs, per se, of northern Utah cities, counties, and pavement contractors is that much different from the rest of our state, we wanted to provide a local forum for the discussion of all things asphalt. That is important because it’s more relevant when the discussions happen here, where we live and work. It also allows us to grow leadership from areas that we may not reach other- wise,” says Fabrizio. Three action-oriented goals were formulated the first week of December for the council: u The council will survey cities, counties and smaller contrac- tors to determine what specifics they would like to see the council focus on. v Lunch and Learn meetings will be started with topics spe- cifically of interest for the northern area. The plan is to grow local participation in UAPA. w The council will take on workforce development as one of its first objectives, with the goal being to develop ideas to attract young people into the industry. 3 The Northern Utah Regional Council welcomes the following members: Derek Andersen Andersen Asphalt Maintenance Travis Burke Morgan Pavement James Clark Crafco, Inc. Craig Fabrizio Staker Parson Material & Construction Jeremiah Falslev Consolidated Paving Craig Giles Smithfield City Joe Hadley Weber County David Holmgren UDOT Region 1 Parker Kimber Davis County Public Works Clayton Monahan Granite Construction, Inc. Nolan Poulson Pacific GeoSource Josh Sully South Ogden City Hart Wybrow LeGrand Johnson Construction