About ASA Committees

Committee meetings are open to the public and ASA welcomes and encourages the participation of all interested parties in the shotcrete industry.

The Board of Directors shall have supervision, control, and direction of the affairs of the Association, shall determine its policies within the limits of the ASA bylaws, shall actively pursue its purpose and shall oversee the disbursement of its funds.

Lihe (John) Zhang

LZhang Consulting & Testing Ltd
5069 7B Avenue
Delta, BC, V4M 1S3 Canada
Phone: (778) 706-7198
Email: zhanglihe@gmail.com

Mission Statement: To develop and maintain ASA's Contractor Qualification Program.

Marcus von der Hofen, Chair
Coastal Gunite Construction Co
16 Washington St
Cambridge, MD 21613-2802
Phone: (941) 744-5500
Email: marcus@coastalgunite.com

Mission Statement: To provide shotcrete education, training and certification.

Oscar Duckworth, Chair
Valley Concrete Services
3200 Canfield Road
Sebastopol, CA 95472-5834
Phone: (415)378-8178
siroscar@sonic.net

Mission Statement: To ensure that shotcrete has its "market share" in a national arena.

Tait Pirkle, Chair
Eastco Shotcrete LLC
1211 Kennedy Blvd
Manville, NJ 08835 US
Phone: (908) 526-27773
taitpirkle.eastco@gmail.com

Mission Statement: To broaden the ASA membership base.

Cathy Burkert

American Concrete Restorations, Inc.
11S375 Jeans Rd
Lemont, IL 60439-8839
Phone: (630) 887-0670
Email: cathy@americanconcreterestorations.com

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Mission Statement: To educate and promote the proper use and application of shotcrete to the swimming pool and recreational shotcrete industry.

William Drakeley, Chair
Drakeley Industries
74 Hickory Ln
Bethlehem, CT 06751
Phone: (203) 263-7919
Fax: (203) 263-7921
bill@drakeleypools.com

Mission Statement: To oversee the publication format and publication content for the promotion of association activities.

Ted Sofis, Chair
Sofis Company, Inc.
554 Bocktown Cork Rd
Clinton, PA 15026
Phone: (724) 378-2670
tsofis@sofiscompany.com

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Mission Statement: To explore and promote safety issues within the shotcrete industry.

Andrea Scott, Chair
Hydro Arch
1445 American Pacific Dr
Henderson, NV 89074-7402
Phone: (702) 566-1700
lvnvandrea@gmail.com

Mission Statement: To oversee the technical activities of ASA, including the review & evaluation of technical presentations, publications, handouts, etc and the appraisal of research projects under consideration for ASA sponsorship.

Lihe "John" Zhang, Chair
LZhang Consulting & Testing Ltd.
5069 7B Avenue
Delta, BC V4M 1S3, Canada
Phone: (778) 706-7198
zhanglihe@gmail.com

Mission Statement: To educate and promote the use and proper application of shotcrete to the underground construction and mining industries.

Axel Nitschke, Chair
WSP USA
1015 Half Street SE, Ste. 650
Washington DC, 20003 US
Phone: (703) 386-6683
axel.nitschke@wsp.com