Dan Gallagher took his position as the 2017 chairman of the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) at a ceremony during the association’s 62nd Annual Meeting.
As chairman, Gallagher is responsible for guiding NAPA’s efforts to support the asphalt pavement industry.
Gallagher is vice president of operations and chief financial officer for Gallagher Asphalt Corp., based in Thorton, Illinois. The company operates three permanent asphalt plants and offers paving, hot-in-place recycling, trucking, and other services throughout the Chicago Southland.
Priorities for Gallagher’s term as NAPA chairman include engineering and pavement quality, workzone safety, as well as working toward a reliable funding source for infrastructure.
Gallagher has long been a strong and active voice for quality in the asphalt pavement industry since the 1990s. He has served on NAPA engineering committees and chaired NAPA task forces on recycling and energy conservation during the past decade, as well as working on industry best practices and warm-mix asphalt.
Published in the March 2017 Edition of American Recycler News