The Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association (CSDA) has announced its 2011 board members, who were elected at the 39th Annual CSDA Convention and Tech Fair, held Mar. 10-12, 2011 in Bonita Springs, Fla.

Six board members, whose terms expire in 2013, were elected. They are Roger Allen, Diamond Tools Technology, Buffalo Grove, Ill.; Ty Conner, Austin Enterprise, Bakersfield, Calif.; Mike Greene, Greene’s Inc., Woods Cross, Utah; Larry Liddle, Diamond Products, Elyria, Ohio; Kellie Vazquez, Holes Incorporated, Houston, Texas, and Kevin Warnecke, ICS, Blount Inc., Portland, Ore.

Returning for the second year of their term are Kevin Baron, Western Saw Inc., Oxnard, Calif.; Tim Beckman, Cutting Edge Services Corp., Batavia, Ohio; Steve Garrison, Hilti Inc., Santa Fe Springs, Calif.; Donna Harris, Concrete Renovation, San Antonio, Texas; Ron Rapper, Husqvarna Construction Products, Olathe, Kan., and Jack Sondergard, Central Concrete Cutting Inc., Edgar, Wis.

“I’m really happy to have been reelected to serve a second term as a member of the CSDA Board of Directors," says Kellie Vazquez. "This is a great opportunity to work with my peers, and continue to advance and shape the industry in which we work. I am also part of the CSDA Next Generation group, and so I will be working hard to get more younger concrete cutters involved in the association’s committees and events,” she adds.

The CSDA officers also were present at the event. Jim Dvoratchek, Hard Rock Concrete Cutters, Wheeling, Ill., returns for his second stint as CSDA president, having last held the position in 1999-2000. Judith O’Day, Terra Diamond Industrial, Salt Lake City, Utah, now serves as vice-president, while Mike Orzechowski, DITEQ Corp., Lee’s Summit, Mo., takes up the role of secretary/treasurer. Doug Walker, Atlantic Concrete Cutting Inc., Mount Holly, N.J., serves as past president, and Patrick O’Brien continues to serve as executive director.