CDRA Names President

Valerie Montecalvo, president of Bayshore Recycling, Keasbey, N.J., has been named the president of the newly renamed Construction & Demolition Recycling Association (CDRA), the first woman to hold the position.

“The CDRA is a dynamic, rapidly growing organization that promotes the materials companies like our as turning into usable end products that help promote environmental stewardship,” says Montecalvo. “I look forward to working with the CDRA Board of Directors to continue that growth and to serve the C&D recycling industry.”

Also elected into officer positions were Jason Haus, CEO, Dem-Con, Shakopee, Minn., as vice president and Patti Hamilton, vice president, marketing and communications, Sun Recycling, Lantana, Fla., as secretary/treasurer. John Adelman, president, CPRC Group, Scarborough, Maine, moves to past president.

Two new members were added to the organization’s Board of Directors: Ken Hoving, president, K Hoving Companies, West Chicago, Ill., and Bruno Lagace, president, Sparta Innovations, Notre Dame, New Brunswick, Canada.