SCAPA 2025 Winter Conference & Trade Show

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 7:00 AM (EST) to Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM (EST)

Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center

1101 Lincoln Street
Columbia, SC 29201-3133
United States

Event Sold Out

The SCAPA Winter Conference & Trade Show is the premier networking and educational event for the asphalt industry in South Carolina. SCAPA members, SCDOT engineers and inspectors, state, county and municipal government, contractors, engineers, suppliers, and other asphalt industry professionals will come together, to network, share best practices, learn new skills or refine old ones.

Why? Because as the SC Asphalt Pavement Association, we believe, "Together We Know More."

Agenda

February 12
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Equipment Move In
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM	Registration Open (Convention Center Lower Level)
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM	Emerging Leaders Institute Educational Session
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Exhibitor Move In
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Welcome Reception (Exhibit Hall)
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Special Group Dinners: PAVE/Emerging Leaders Institute and Women of Asphalt
February 13
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM	Registration Open (Convention Center Lower Level)
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM	Breakfast (Convention Center Lower Level)
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM	Opening General Session (Exhibit Hall) Welcome from SCAPA President Shawn Godwin and Executive Director Jayson Jordan, PE, MBA FHWA Update from Jermaine Hannon, Division Administrator SCDOT Update from Justin Powell, Secretary
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM	Breakout Sessions Block 1 Emerging & Innovative Technologies Track: NCAT Update - Carolina Rodezno, NCAT (Lexington A&B) Best Practices Track: Understanding Grade and Cross Slope - Todd Mansell, CAT (Richland A&B) Workforce Development, People & Safety Track: Heat Illness Prevention Technology - Zach Kiehl, Vigilife (Richland C)
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM	Breakout Sessions Block 2 Emerging & Innovative Technologies Track: Highly Modified Asphalt Case Studies, Grover Allen, Asphalt Institute (Lexington A&B) Best Practices Track: Mat Defects - Fix It, Todd Mansell, CAT (Richland A&B) Workforce Development, People & Safety Track: Pulse of the Industry Chat With Asphalt Pro Editor Sandy Lender, hosted by Women of Asphalt SC Branch (Richland C)
12:00 PM - 1:50 PM	Quality Pavement Awards Luncheon & General Session (Exhibit Hall) Keynote Presentation: The VIP Way, Jon Harrison, former executive Caterpillar, Inc.
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM	Breakout Sessions Block 3 Workforce Development, People & Safety: Champion Organization Values, Jon Harrison (continuation of lunch keynote) (Lexington A&B) Best Practices Track: 7 Habits of Highly Effective Producers, Steve McReynolds, Asphalt Testing Solutions & Engineering (Richland A&B) Building Safety into Paving Equipment, Nick Zessack, Sakai America (Richland C)
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Exhibitor Move Out
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM	Breakout Sessions Block 4 Workforce Development, People & Safety Track: Holding People Accountable - Jon Harrison (Lexington AB) Best Practices Track: 7 Habits of Highly Effective Pavers - Steve McReynolds (Richland AB) Innovation in Workforce Development: Elevating The Industry For The Future Trade Workforce - Jason Nelson (Richland C)
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Closing General Session & Grand Prize Award (Lexington A&B)

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

Please bookmark this page for session presentation files and recordings.

SCDOT Update from Justin Powell, Secretary

Emerging & Innovative Technologies Track: NCAT Update - Carolina Rodezno, NCAT

Best Practices Track: Understanding Grade and Cross Slope - Todd Mansell, CAT

Best Practices Track: Mat Defects - Fix It, Todd Mansell, CAT

Workforce Development, People & Safety Track: Heat Illness Prevention Technology - Zach Kiehl, Vigilife

Building Safety into Paving Equipment, Nick Zessack, Sakai America

Workforce Development, People & Safety Track: Holding People Accountable - Jon Harrison

Best Practices Track: 7 Habits of Highly Effective Producers and Pavers (Combined Presentations), Steve McReynolds, Asphalt Testing Solutions & Engineering

SPONSOR AND EXHIBITOR DIRECTORY BY COMPANY NAME

All States Asphalt, LLC
https://asmg.com/
Bryan Atkins | b.atkins@zydexindustries.com
David Herndon | orangetigs@gmail.com
Mike Jenkins, Technical Marketing Manager | mjenkins@zydexgroup.com

Amida Light Tower
https://amidalighttower.com/
Calan Davis, Sales Executive | c.davis@amidalighttower.com

Arkema Road Science
http://roadscience.net
David Vendemia, Mid-Atlantic Account Manager/ Infrastructure | david.vendemia@arkema.com | Cell: 252.902.7847

Asphalt Plus, LLC
https://asphaltplus.com/
James Lively, VP Sales & Marketing | jlively@asphaltplus.com | Cell: 630.309.0784

Astec Industries
http://www.astecinc.com
Adrian Williamson | awilliamson@astecindustries.com | Cell: 423.260.7915
Floyd Cheek | fcheek@astecindustries.com | Cell: 423.280.2523

Blanchard CAT
http://www.blanchardmachinery.com
Taylor Roland, Machine Marketing Specialist | troland@blanchardmachinery.com
Greg Eid, Director of Sales | geid@blanchardmachinery.com
Brian Smith, Territory Manager | bsmith@blanchardmachinery.com | Cell: 803.518.0113
Austin Page, Territory Manager - Heavy Paving Equipment | austinpage@blanchardmachinery.com | Cell: 864.963.3645
Scott Hill, Sales Representative | hill@blanchardmachinery.com | Cell: 843.399.1692
Ross Carr | rhcarr@blanchardmachinery.com | Cell: 843.409.4955
Jason Nelson, Technical Training Manager | jnelson@blanchardmachinery.com
Darren Cook | docook@blanchardmachinery.com
Bobby Calvert, Paving Customer Support | bdcalvert@blanchardmachinery.com
Adam Findley | afindley@blanchardmachinery.com
Andrew Wallace | awallace@blanchardmachinery.com
Grant Jarratt | gjarratt@blanchardmachinery.com
Ginny Lowe | glowe@blanchardmachinery.com
Brad Fultz, Chief Operating Officer | bfultz@blanchardmachinery.com
Jassen Volk, Vice President - Rental and Used | volk@blanchardmachinery.com
David Blythe | David.blythe@cat.com
Brittany Gibson, Marketing Specialist | brittanygibson@blanchardmachinery.com
Boyd Blanchard, President | smoorman@blanchardmachinery.com
Craig Buckner, Rental Representative | cbuckner@blanchardmachinery.com | Cell: 864.809.0579
Roger Wise, Rental Account Manager | wise@blanchardmachinery.com | Cell: 803.600.2017
Jon Roebuck, Rental Representative | jroebuck@blanchardmachinery.com | Cell: 803.605.9316
Jacob Branham, Rental Representative | jbranham@blanchardmachinery.com | Cell: 803.394.5420
Blake Butler, Rental Representative | bbutler@blanchardmachinery.com | Cell: 803.977.0979
Dalys Johnson | dyjohnson@blanchardmachinery.com

Chemtek, Inc.
https://chemtekinc.com/
Joshua Rigsbee, Director of Sales | joshua.rigsbee@chemtek.us | Cell: 919.724.5390
Matthew Rigsbee | matthew.rigsbee@chemtek.us | Cell: 919.724.5390

Delta Contracting, Inc.
http://www.deltacontractinginc.com
Jayme Jordan, Project Estimator | jayme@deltacontractinginc.com | Cell: 336.260.1710
Eric Long, Vice President/Operations | eric@deltacontractinginc.com
Curtis Birdsong, Superintendent | curtis@deltacontractinginc.com | Cell: 336.213.0195
Dan Shellhammer | dan@deltacontractinginc.com

Dobbs Equipment
https://dobbsequipment.com/
Dannielle Minetti, Marketing Coordinator | dannielle.minetti@dobbsequipment.com | Cell: 843.955.0634
Mark Waters, Paving & Milling Sales Specialist | mark.waters@dobbsequipment.com | Cell: 803.920.2617
Chris Wilkes, President - SC | chris.wilkes@dobbsequipment.com
Tyler Luskin, Corporate Parts Manager Road Building Products | tyler.luskin@dobbsequipment.com
Austin Ormond, Machine Specialist- Road Building | austin.ormond@dobbsequipment.com | Cell: 716.640.1197
William Fleming, Customer Support Advisor | william.fleming@dobbsequipment.com | Cell: 803.372.4086
Scott Wells, Regional Manager - Aynor | scott.wells@dobbsequipment.com | Cell: 843.877.9929
John Van Patton, Branch Manager - West Columbia | john.vanpatton@dobbsequipment.com | Cell: 803.794.9340
Matt Essig, Region Manager | matthew.essig@dobbsequipment.com
Jason Youngblood, Senior Account Manager | jason.youngblood@dobbsequipment.com | Cell: 864.385.4755
Grayson Inman, Sales Representative | lowell.inman@dobbsequipment.com | Cell: 843.356.1348
Travis Hundley | travis.hundley@dobbsequipment.com
Adam Tschetter, Chief Executive Officer | adam.tschetter@dobbsequipment.com | Cell: 813.460.1046
Clay Hughes | clay.hughes@dobbsequiptment.com

Fleetwatcher
https://www.fleetwatcher.com/
Nick Bush, National Accounts Manager | nick.bush@alignops.com | Cell: 812.361.8101
Jon Roemke, Sales | jon.roemke@earthwavetech.com | Cell: 765.894.7536

FORTA Corporation
http://www.forta-fi.com
Noelle Arena, NC/SC Sales Representative | narena@fortacorp.com | Cell: 541.505.0894

Herman Grant Company
http://hermangrant.com
Andrew Elliot, Territory Manager | andrewe@hermangrant.com
Paula Shuford, President | paulas@hermangrant.com

Hi-Tech Asphalt Solutions, Inc.
http://www.htas.com
Carlos Usuda | c.usuda@htas.com

Humboldt MFG Co.
http://www.humboldtmfg.com
Tripp Caldwell, East Coast Technical Sales Manager | tripp@humboldtmfg.com | Cell: 919.609.2322
Mark Jackson, East Coast Technical Sales Manager | mjackson@humboldtmfg.com | Cell: 919.909.2075

Ingevity
http://www.evotherm.com
Lance Brooks, Technical Marketing Manager | lance.brooks@ingevity.com | Cell: 225.362.1405
Will Cabell | Nathaniel.cabell@ingevity.com
Dominic Barilla, Technical Marketing Manager | Dominic.barilla@ingevity.com | Cell: 843.371.7716

InstroTek, Inc.
https://www.instrotek.com/
Brian O'Toole, Director of Domestic Sales | botoole@instrotek.com | Cell: 919.740.6260
Anthony Caito, Regional Sales Manager | acaito@instrotek.com

Irving Oil
http://www.irvingoil.com
Jill Evans, US Asphalt Sales | jill.evans@irvingoil.com | Cell: 704.441.6644
Nathan Jones

Jobsite Technologies, Inc.
https://www.jobsitetechnologies.com/
Joey Farrell, President/CEO | farrell.joey@jst-inc.com | Cell: 678.588.1584
Justin Crothers, Product Support | justin@jst-inc.com

Keystone Engineering
http://www.keystonecutter.com
Daniel Borrousch | Daniel@keystonecutter.com | Cell: 317.979.5244

Liberty Tire Recycling
https://libertytire.com/
Alexei Ondrick | aondrick@libertytire.com | Cell: 413.374.7263
Doug Carlson | dcarlson@libertytire.com

Linder Industrial Machinery
http://www.linderco.com
Chris Russell | chris.russell@linder.com
Michael Pacheco, Marketing General Manager | michael.pacheco@linder.com | Cell: 813.763.9036
Earl Person, General Manager - Carolina Road Products | earl.person@linder.com
Zvi McManus, Sales Representative | zvi.mcmanus@linder.com
Michael Malloy, Sales Representative | michael.malloy@linder.com
Andy Chapman, Sales Representative | andy.chapman@linder.com
Jose Antiga, Paving Products Specialist | jose.antiga@linder.com | Cell: 904.776.5183

Martin Marietta Materials
http://www.martinmarietta.com
Tyler Nelson, Sales Manager | tyler.nelson@martinmarietta.com | Cell: 713.206.3014
Frank Manos, Senior Sales Representative (Midlands Region) | frank.manos@martinmarietta.com | Cell: 803.917.9377
John Depollo, Management Associate | john.depollo@martinmarietta.com | Cell: 839.224.0675
Joshua Adams, Sales Representative - Natural Sand | joshua.adams@martinmarietta.com | Cell: 803.995.9357

Meyer Laboratory
http://meyerlab.com
Thomas Little, Sales | tlittle@meyerlab.com | Cell: 816.228.4433
Aaron Martin, Sales Representative | amartin@meyerlab.com | Cell: 704.677.5569

OnStation
Kami DiRocco | kdirocco@onstationapp.com
Nitzia Narvaez | nnarvaez@onstationapp.com

Propel Insurance, An Alera Group Company
http://www.propelinsurance.com
John Babson, Senior Vice President | john.babson@propelinsurance.com | Cell: 803.920.9836

RoadSafe Traffic Systems, Inc.
http://www.roadsafetraffic.com
Evan Mensh, Business Development | emensh@roadsafetraffic.com
Chip Pappas, Market Manager | cpappas@roadsafetraffic.com | Cell: 864.991.5441
William Coggins

Safety Compliance Solutions
https://www.scsafetycompliance.com/
Stacey Atkins, Director of Admin and Compliance | stacey@scsafetycompliance.com | Cell: 828.361.9214
Alison Abbott, Director of Marketing and Sales | alison@scsafetycompliance.com
Alex Spencer, Chief Operating Officer | alex@scsafetycompliance.com | Cell: 803.586.4516
Timothy Redding, Operations Manager Coastal | tim@scsafetycompliance.com

Site-Prep, Inc. of NC
John Edwards, President - Owner | jedwards@site-prep.com | Cell: 704.301.4233
Karl Stoller | kstoller@site-prep.com

Southern Commercial Development LLC
http://www.scdevelopmentllc.com
Sherita Evans, Division Manager | sevans@scdevelopmentllc.com | Cell: 803.509.3827
Tony Johnson, | tjohnson@scdevelopmentllc.com | Cell: 803.609.9009
Mahogany Mack, Certified Traffic Control Supervisor | mmack@scdevelopmentllc.com | Cell: 803.429.5460

Stansteel/Hotmix Parts
http://www.stansteel.com
Bill Vannatta | bvannatta@stansteel.com
Zach Owenby Market Development Manager | zowenby@stansteel.com | Cell: 502.791.1456

Stay Alert Safety Services Inc.
http://www.stayalertsafety.com
Chuck Hayes, Branch Operations Manager | chayes@stayalertsafety.com | Cell: 803.600.2375
Ben Babcock, Business Development Manager | bbabcock@stayalertsafety.com | Cell: 336.745.9770
Jake Babcock, Service Quality Manager | jakebabcock@stayalertsafety.com | Cell: 336.745.9848

Sun Machinery Co.
https://www.sunmachineryco.com/
Macie Leeth, Lincoln ALS - Mobile Equipment Sales | macie.leeth@sunmachineryco.com | Cell: 803.636.5257
Gresham Gunter, SKF, Lincoln Lubrication - Mobile Equipment Sales | gresham.gunter@sunmachineryco.com

Surface Systems & Instruments
https://www.smoothroad.com/
Nick Schaefer, Civil Engineer | nschaefer@smoothroad.com

Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc.
http://www.troxlerlabs.com
Brady Wickham, Mid-Atlantic Territory Sales Manager | bwickham@troxlerlabs.com | Cell: 919.819.0890
Linus Dep, Engineering | ldep@troxlerlabs.com | Cell: 919.819.0890

Tungco Inc.
http://www.Tungco.com
Chris Capps, Purchasing | ccapps@tungco.com | Cell: 270.871.3663

UNIQUE Paving Materials Corp.
http://uniquepaivngmaterials.com
Wesley Perkins, Account Executive | wperkins@uniquepavingmaterials.com | Cell: 919.208.8566
Becky Dunlavey, Marketing Manager | bdunlavey@uniquepavingmaterials.com | Cell: 216.533.2227

Vigilife
https://vigilife.com/
Zach Kiehl, CEO | zachary.kiehl@vigilife.com

Villager Construction, Inc.
http://www.villagerci.com
Andrew Patterson, Regional Manager | apatterson@villagerci.com | Cell: 864.477.8374
John Ard, Southern Paving Manager | jard@villagerci.com | Cell: 843.550.0318
Cal Scott, Estimator | cscott@villagerci.com
Dale Smith, Southern Regional Operations Manager | dsmith@villagerci.com
Kristina Sutter, Milling Administrative Manager | ksutter@villagerci.com | Cell: 585.944.7626
Ryan Chisholm, Equipment Specialist | rchisholm@villagerci.com
Bronson Lee, Southern Regional Safety / Risk Manager | blee@villagerci.com

For More Information:

Katherine Hilton

Associate Director South Carolina Asphalt Pavement Association

View Profile

SCAPA 2025 Winter Conference & Trade Show

Agenda

For More Information:

Presenting Sponsor