Diversity & Inclusion

Â鶹´«Ã½'s Commitment

As the nation’s leading construction industry trade association, Â鶹´«Ã½ is committed to helping our member companies achieve their business goals. Â鶹´«Ã½ provides the broadest menu of educational programs, member benefits and advocacy efforts to ensure that our member firms can successfully compete and that their employees have the opportunity to advance in their careers.

Â鶹´«Ã½ fully embraces diversity within its membership. People of diverse backgrounds, opinions, perspectives, experiences, and ideas bring creativity and vitality that maximizes member engagement at all levels of the association. Fostering an environment that is welcoming and inclusive to all individuals is essential to achieving our mission and places our members in a position to contribute to the industry’s future success.

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Â鶹´«Ã½ Diversity & Inclusion Forum

Join the Forum Email List Here

Â鶹´«Ã½ welcomes all members and chapter staff who have an interest in construction industry diversity & inclusion issues to join the Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Forum. The D&I Forum is an online, email community that enables Â鶹´«Ã½ members to connect with each other, keep pace with the latest construction D&I developments, solve problems and share best practices. Participation in the Forum is not a volunteer opportunity and requires no commitment to attend meetings or serve on the D&I Committee. But it ensures prompt notification of such opportunities when they arise.

Â鶹´«Ã½ Diversity & Inclusion Roundtable

Â鶹´«Ã½ brings together industry leaders annually to address pivotal aspects of fostering diversity & inclusion within the construction industry. The D&I Roundtable is a full day of interactive, peer-to-peer discussions designed for individuals working for construction firms who are responsible for their company's diversity & inclusion efforts. There are no formal presentations; attendees set the agenda based on topics, challenges, or best practices they would like to discuss. Each roundtable is limited to 40 participants.

See below a recap from previous D&I Roundtables:

Â鶹´«Ã½ Diversity & Inclusion Committee

The Diversity & Inclusion Committee's mission is toÌýcreate a construction industry and association environment that is welcoming and inclusive for all construction firms and industry professionals regardless of background, opinions, perspectives, experiences, or ideas. Ìý

For more information about Â鶹´«Ã½'s Diversity & Inclusion Committee, and to volunteer to serve on the committee, please visit www.agc.org/volunteer.

The 2024ÌýÂ鶹´«Ã½ Diversity & Inclusion Committee members are:

Aman Kahlon
Partner
Bradley		 Shelley Brown
Corporate Safety Director
Bergelectric
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Sam Clark (2023-2024 Chair)
CEO/President
Clark Construction Company		 Gretchen Gagel
President
Greatness Consulting, Inc.
Amy Hall
Owner
Armstrong Steel Erectors
Ìý		 Maurice Harrison
Construction Sales Manager - Carolinas
Schneider Electric
Ken McCraley
Owner
KMS Construction		 Shannon Metoxen
Vice President Milwaukee Division
JP Cullen
Henry Nutt, III
Preconstruction Executive
Southland Industries		 Jorge Quezada
Chief Diversity Officer and VP of People & Culture
Granite Construction Company
Debbie Quinnan
Director of Diversity & Inclusion
Massimino Building Corp.		 Jolsna Thomas
President, The Rosendin Foundation
Rosendin Electric
Martha Valenzuela
National Director of Business Development
Modern Times		 Ìý