OFFICERS
President
Cliff Ashcroft, FNF Construction, CA

1st Vice President
Mike Hoag, Granite Construction, CA

2nd Vice President
Jorge Sousa, Recipav, Portugal & CA

Secretary
H. Barry Takallou, CRM LLC, AZ/CA

Treasurer
Mark Bertsch, WSS/ISS, CA/AZ

Executive Committee
Mark Belshe, FNF Construction, AZ
Mark Chalfa, Granite Construction, CA
Sidney Cox, Cox Paving, TX, Past President
Jeffrey Reed, Basic Resources, CA, Past President
Andy Cox, D & H Equipment, TX, Assoc. Council
Representative

Technical Advisory Board
Chairman George Way, P.E., ADOT (ret)
Vice Chairman, Gene Morris, P.E., ADOT (ret), AZ
Serj Amirkhanian, Ph.D., ARTS, Clemson University
Mark Belshe, P.E., FNF Construction, AZ
Douglas Bernard, P.E., FHWA (ret) DC
Joe Cano, P.E., Bureau of Indian Affairs, AZ
Jon Epps, Ph.D., Prof. Emeritus UNR, NV
Kathryn Evans, Ph.D., Texas DOT, TX
Rudy Jimenez, Ph.D., Prof. Emeritus, UofA, AZ
Kamil Kaloush, Ph.D., ASU, AZ
Byron Lord, P.E., FHWA, DC
Jay McQuillen, P.E. , Granite Construction, CA
Lawrence Smith, P.E. Florida DOT (ret), FL
Jorge Sousa, Ph.D., Recipav, Portugal
Anne Stonex, P.E., LAW Engineering, AZ
Dick Stubstad, P.E., ERES, CA
Maghsoud Tahmoressi, P.E., PaveTex Eng., TX
Barry Takallou, Ph.D., of CRM,
Jack Van Kirk, P.E., Valley Slurry Seal, CA
Dale Rand, P.E., Texas DOT
Ali Zareh, P.E. Arizona DOT

Executive Director, Douglas D. Carlson
dougc@rubberpavements.org

Director of Communications, "RPA News",
Donna J. Carlson
donnac@rubberpavements.org

Office address:
1801 S. Jentilly Lane, Suite A-2
Tempe, Arizona 85281

Telephone: (480) 517-9944
Fax: (480) 517-9959
Toll Free: 1 (877) 517-9944

Welcome RPA welcomes the UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO as an Affliliate Member. UNR has been involved in Asphalt- Rubber research for many years. Dr. Peter Sebaaly, Director of WRSC, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering will serve as the representative to the RPA. Dr. Sebaaly can be reached at 775-784-6565 (phone) or 775-784-1439 (fax). His e-mail is Sebaaly@unr.nevada.edu and the website address is www.wrsc.unr.edu CRAFCO, Inc headquartered at 420 N. Roosevelt, Chandler, Arizona has joined as an Associate member. Crafco manufactures the most comprehensive line of pavement preservation products and and is recognized worldwide as the leader in pavement preservation equipment. An Ergon company, CRAFCO has offices in Arizona, California, Oregon, Tennessee and Pennslyvania. For a complete listing on products and equipment available visit www.crafco.com or contact the company at 800-528-8242. Of special interest to the owners of asphalt-rubber pavements is Polypatch, a product that has been used successfully to repair damage to asphaltrubber pavements such as utility cuts.      CRAFCO offers 5 Asphalt-Rubber sealants among the 45 products offered for all types of pavement repair and preservation. Mark Manning, Vice President, serves as the company representative to the association. Telephone: 602-276-0406. Fax: 480-961-0513. Mark can be reached by e-mail at mcm@crafco.com. OLDBOND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, LTD. of Hong Kong has accepted as a "USER" (contractor) member of the Association. The company was established nearly five years ago and has an Asphalt-Rubber blending facility and distributor truck with plans to purchase additional equipment in the near future. The company goal is to promote Asphalt-Rubber in China and Asia. David Lee is the President with Dr. Y.C. Chiang, Dr. Jorge B. Sousa and William Fung as Directors. Dr. Sousa and William Fung will serve on the RPA Board of Directors. The company telephone is 852-25454502 Fax-852-25595945. William Fung e-mail: wfung@goldbondtech.com. Dr. Sousa e-mail: jmbsousa@aol.com. The company website is www.goldbondtech.com.  The Rubber Pavements Association is a nonprofit organization committed to increased awareness and advancement of Asphalt-Rubber technology through seminars, research and publications. The association only supports proven paving processes which meet the ASTM definition D8-88 and standard specification D-6114-97 or public processes which are routinely used by two or more states. The RPA is governed by a Board of Directors from member companies throughout the world. For membership, library or meeting information, visit the RPA website at www.rubberpavements.org.