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An extension of your team, our staff stand ready to serve on important issues ranging from advocacy, engineering, and health and safety to sustainability and workforce development. NAPA’s highly educated staff include three employees holding doctorates, 11 earning master’s degrees, and 18 boasting undergraduate degrees.

We also have applied knowledge with over two centuries of association leadership among the staff team. Learn more about how we can serve you.

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NAPA is the only national trade association that serves the asphalt pavement industry. Membership is available to any asphalt pavement mix producer, paving contractor, equipment manufacturer, material supplier, equipment distributor, engineering firm, or consultant.

For as little as one cent per ton, producer members have access to NAPA’s members-only portal, online directory, and discounts for meetings, events, and exhibit space at our World of Asphalt tradeshow.

Our People

Our People

Ready to Serve

An extension of your team, our staff stand ready to serve on important issues ranging from advocacy, engineering, and health and safety to sustainability and workforce development.

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Mitch Baldwin

Director, Government Affairs

Audrey Copeland, Ph.D., P.E.

President & CEO

Nile Elam, MBA

Vice President, Government Affairs

Estefany E. Escoto

HR Generalist/Office Coordinator

Jean-Paul Fort

Director, Pavement Engineering & Innovation

Brittyn Heisler

APA Deployment Manager

Ty Johnson

Content Strategist & Managing Editor

Kate Lancaster

Marketing Manager

Dave Lucas

Staff Accountant

Ester C. Magorka, MBA, CAE

Senior Vice President, Industry Promotion & Membership

Howard Marks, Ph.D., J.D., MPH

Vice President, Environment, Health & Safety

Carol Metzger

Manager, Membership & Database

Stephanie Millard

Staff Accountant II

Ann Marie B. Penaranda

Administrative Assistant, Engineering, Research, & Technology

R. Buzz Powell, Ph.D., P.E.

APA Technical Director

Melanie S. Richardson

Vice President, Finance & Operations

Bill Rowan

Senior Director, Communications & Marketing

W. Reed Ryan

APA Executive Director

Joseph Shacat

Director, Sustainable Pavements

Kimberly Sumner

Senior Director, Meetings & Education

Nicole Whaley

Manager, Meetings & Education

Kim Williams

Executive Assistant to the President & CEO

Brett Williams

Director, Engineering & Technical Support

J. Richard Willis, Ph.D.

Vice President, Engineering, Research, & Technology