NCCCO Foundation Names Board and Officers for 2023

July 4, 2023 - The NCCCO Foundation has appointed seven members to its board of directors. All began their service on July 1.

Re-appointed are Garry Higdem, Mario Sinacola & Sons, Frisco, Texas; Kerry Hulse, retired vice president of operations, Deep South Crane & Rigging, Houston, Texas; Tim Watters, president, Hoffman Equipment, Piscataway, New Jersey; Chris Ryan, retired vice president of equipment, Boh Bros. Construction, New Orleans, Louisiana; and Ingo Schiller, partner, Path Finder Consulting Group, Alexandria, Virginia.

Two new individuals, Alexander Alonso, chief knowledge officer, Society for Human Resource Management, Alexandria, Virginia, and Adrian Lacey, apprenticeship director, Florida West Coast Operating Engineers Apprenticeship Local 487, Plant City, Florida, were also appointed to fill recently added board positions.

Thom Sicklesteel, CEO, National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators, continues as an Ex Officio member of the board.

Subsequently, Higdem, Hulse, and Watters were re-elected to serve one-year terms as president, vice president, and secretary/treasurer, respectively.

“The NCCCO Foundation is honored and grateful to have such depth of skills, talent, and experience leading the organization into the future,” said T.J. Cantwell, NCCCO Foundation executive director. “As the Foundation begins several projects to help the load handling industry through research, workforce development, and education; it is more important than ever to have leaders like these who can see a bright future for the industry and Foundation ahead and have a vision to help us get there,” Cantwell added.