contracting services from design / build and pre-construction to underground and data / communications services around the Kansas City region and surrounding states ,
Privitera has also served as past president of the NUCA Greater Kansas City Region chapter . He is still involved in the chapter ’ s Board of Directors , and has actively served on NUCA National ’ s Governmental Affairs Committee and the Executive Committee .
Also elected to the leadership team at the March 23 NUCA Annual Meeting was Kevin Cripps as Vice-Chair , David Howell as Treasurer , and Jason Clark as Secretary . Tom Butler , the former chairman , now becomes Immediate Past Chairman . attention . But let us not forget the immense impact we have on communities — the roads we build , the pipes we lay , and the systems we maintain . We are the silent architects of progress , ensuring that life flows seamlessly for millions .”
Privitera ’ s term as Chairman of the Board will end one year from now at the next NUCA Annual Meeting , scheduled for March 2025 in Orlando , Florida . After his term is completed , Privitera will then become the association ’ s Immediate Past Chairman , and continue to serve on the Board of Directors .
The association expanded its executive committee last year and also elected several vice-chairs to its top leadership team . Victor Serrambana ( NorthEast Region Vice-Chair ), Bob Snyder ( MidWest Region Vice-Chair ), Gary Silbernagel ( West Region Vice-Chair ), Kirk Blomgren ( SouthEast Region Vice-Chair ), Tom Lingvai ( Central Region Vice-Chair ), and Andy Williams ( At-Large ) were also elected to the NUCA Executive Committee .
Privitera concluded in his Saturday speech to the members , “ Our industry faces both challenges and opportunities . Aging infrastructure , workforce shortages , and evolving technologies demand our
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