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Concrete Sask Board of Directors

STAFF

Ashley Brown

Executive Director

Since 2016, Ashley Brown has led Concrete Saskatchewan as Executive Director, bringing people together and strengthening the province’s concrete community through connection, advocacy, and member engagement.

Ashley leads efforts to educate, advocate, and connect Saskatchewan’s concrete industry, working to strengthen collaboration, support technical excellence, and promote concrete as a trusted and essential building material for the province’s future. Her leadership also extends nationally through her role as Vice President of Concrete Canada, where she contributes to shaping the direction of the industry across the country.

Known for her ability to connect people and ideas, Ashley brings both professionalism and passion to her work. Outside of the industry, she and her husband Brendan are raising their family on their acreage near Torquay, Saskatchewan.

BOARD EXECUTIVE

Rob Wenger

President
W.F. Botkin

Rob has spent more than 22 years in the concrete industry, working his way up to managing the concrete division for W.F. Botkin Construction.  Known for his technical expertise and commitment to producing high-quality concrete, he has built a reputation of reliability, problem-solving, and a genuine dedication to customer satisfaction.  As President of Concrete Sask, Rob is dedicated to strengthening the industry through collaboration, education, and the sharing of best practices across the province.  He takes pride in supporting producers, contractors, and stakeholders across the province, and is committed to helping shape a strong and connected concrete community in Saskatchewan.

Trey Guckert

Vice President
Koncrete Construction Group

Trey Guckert in Leader, Sask. We moved to Maple Creek, Saskatchewan when Koncrete Construction Group expanded. Starting at a very young age, Trey was involved with KCG working along side with 2 generations of family members and bought into the company in late 2020.

KCG it working on its 58th year of business & 3rd Generation, they have expanded our concrete, aggregate and heavy equipment operations into Swift Current, Sask. Giving them a location in Maple Creek, Kindersley and Swift Current to serve Southwestern Saskatchewan. Trey enjoys fast paced and high stress jobs keeping each day a new challenge.

Colin Marshall

Past President
BURNCO Rock Products Ltd.

Colin graduated from SIAST in 1992 with a diploma in Civil Engineering Technology. His first position was with Hardy BBT. In 2002 he took a position of Quality Control Technician with Lafarge and set up their QA lab. During his 6 years with Lafarge he transitioned to Project Coordinator then to Senior Estimator for their Construction Division. In 2008 Colin took a position as Operations Manager with Western Redi Mix. In 2010 Colin took a position as General Manager of Peters Excavating. In 2015 he took his current position of Area Manager with BURNCO Rock Products Ltd.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dennis Fex

Technical Committee Co-Chair
Torch Consulting Inc.

Dennis has been a member of Concrete Sask and its predecessor iteration, the Saskatchewan Ready Mix Concrete Association (SRMCA) since 1999. Dennis is presently the technical committee co-chair and represents Concrete Sask on the ACI Canadian Standards Based Certification Committee.

Dennis recently retired after 47 years working at WSP Canada Inc.  and its former predecessor companies (Wood, AMEC Foster Wheeler, AGRA to BBT Geotechnical Consultants).

Dennis’s maintains his interests in construction management, construction supervision, concrete and aggregates, working with Concrete Sask producer members in matters related to CSA concrete and aggregate specifications, plant certifications and concrete construction issues.

Kevin Kuklisin

Technical Committee Co-Chair
Euclid Chemicals

Kevin Kuklisin is the District Sales Manager – Western Canada for Euclid Chemical, providing support and technical solutions for Euclid’s construction materials product line, ready mix fibers, admixtures and integral color. Prior to joining Euclid, Kevin spent five years as Canadian Operations Lab Manager for Sanjel and 17 years in the Analytical/Product Characterization group for NOVA Chemicals.

When not travelling the highways and gravel roads of the Prairie provinces, Kevin enjoys spending time with his wife Debbie and three children Emily, Sarah and Cody. Any free time that may remain, you might find him playing hockey, basketball, golf, fishing or cutting the grass.

Joel Trapp

Marketing Chair
New West Concrete Ltd.
Joel Trapp is the President of New West Concrete Ltd.. operating redi-mix plants in both Fort Qu’Appelle and Indian Head. Alongside his family, Joel owns and operates New West Concrete Ltd. Prior to entering the concrete business Joel was a residential and commercial Realtor, managed his own real estate portfolio and spent many years working in the construction industry. Joel’s committed to the growth of the concrete industry and the Saskatchewan economy

Devin Rushton

Safety
Heidelberg Materials

Area Manager, Heidelberg Materials-Southern Saskatchewan

Devin Rushton is the Area Manager for Heidelberg Materials, overseeing aggregates, ready-mix concrete, and trucking operations in Southern Saskatchewan. Devin's career began at Heidelberg in 1998 as an Aggregate Dispatcher and Inside Sales Representative. By 2002, he advanced to Sales Coordinator, supervising dispatch operations. In 2010, Devin became Operations Manager for Aggregates, and in 2023, he assumed his current role as Area Manager.

Prior to joining Heidelberg Materials, Devin worked as a Project Manager at Cando Contracting from 1993 to 1998, focusing on railroad abandonment and related activities across Western Canada and New Brunswick. He also gained valuable experience as a mixer driver at Crushrite Concrete during the summers of 1990-92 and as a loader operator at Nu Salt (now NSC Minerals) during the winters of the same period. Additionally, Devin has worked as a beekeeper, tree planter, and long-haul driver in the late '80s early 90’s.

Devin hails from Rocanville, Saskatchewan

Michael Quartel

Duracon Concrete

Michael is currently the Batcher and Maintenance Manager for Duracon Concrete in Swift Current. Originally a Project Manager and Journeyman Parts Person by trade Michael joined the concrete industry 4.5 years ago. Being fairly new to the industry he hopes he can learn from the wealth of knowledge around him and is excited about new opportunities going forward. Also to help grow and keep innovation at the forefront for concrete in Saskatchewan.

Terry Moss

Heidelberg Materials

Started in the concrete world by driving a mixer truck in May of 1998 for Petersons in Estevan, moved to Regina in June of 2001, and continued driving a mixer truck for Heidelberg materials until the summer of 2006 where I switched to a loader/plant operator. In March of 2011 I transitioned into a dispatch roll where I handled those responsibilities for over a decade. In the spring of 2022 I took a roll within the company for a project coordinator / service tech. to focus more on the customers needs, In May of 2023 I was offered an interim manager position as the roll became vacant and accepted the roll in August of that year. Leads us to the present day of looking after three Redi mix plants in southern Saskatchewan.

John Lowe

New West Concrete

John Lowe is a seasoned industry professional with 18 years of experience in transportation, operations, and equipment management. Currently with NWC, he previously spent 16 years at Walkington Concrete as a driver, operator, and terminal manager, where he excelled in logistics, safety compliance, and team leadership.

Glen Furtado

Cement Association of Canada

Glen Furtado is a Professional Engineer and is the Senior Director of Construction Innovation for the Cement Association of Canada.  His experience in consulting, municipal government, association, and leadership roles extend over 30 years in the private and public sector in USA and Canada.  He serves on several industry Boards and Committees including the Boards of Concrete BC, Concrete Alberta, and Concrete Sask and is currently the Chair of the Transportation Association of Canada’s (TACs) Environment and Climate Change Council. 

In his current role with the Cement Association, Glen helps municipalities, designers, architects, and engineers meet their project goals through incorporation of performance based specifications, education and training, and use of lower carbon building materials in the projects they deliver for their stakeholders.

Chris Wood

Western Redi Mix

Chris has been involved in the concrete industry his entire life. His father ran a mixer in British Columbia for 46 years, and Chris grew up around the business. He has worked in the industry full time since 2010 and has gained experience across many roles, including operating concrete pumps, mixer trucks, gravel trucks, and loaders throughout the province.

In 2012, Chris moved to Saskatoon and spent nearly ten years running a mixer truck, with the last three of those years returning to pump operations. In early 2021, he joined Western Redi Mix as a spare pump operator and mixer driver. After a few months, he transitioned into the role of 2nd batcher/dispatcher, a position he has greatly enjoyed.

Chris is passionate about the continued growth of the concrete construction industry in Saskatoon and across Saskatchewan. Through his involvement on the Concrete Sask board, he hopes to contribute industry insight and help support efforts to promote greater use of concrete in everyday infrastructure and construction.

Richard Fowler

Heidelberg Materials

Richard was born and raised in Regina Saskatchewan.  After graduating from the University of Regina with a Bachelor of Administration degree he started his working career in the industrial supply business.  Until recently Richard spent the last 15 years working for Linde Canada formerly Praxair.  In his various roles with the company, he gained valuable knowledge and had the opportunity to work with customers in mining, oil and gas, agricultural manufacturing, and steel production just to name a few.   In June of 2023 Richard was given the opportunity to make a career change and decided to take a Technical Sales Representative role for Regina and Southern Saskatchewan with Heidelberg Materials cement division.  He is very excited about the career change and looking forward to working along side ready-mix producers to promote the concrete industry.  

Nicole Campbell

Yorkton Concrete (2012) Ltd.

Nicole Campbell is a small-town Saskatchewan girl with big dreams who is passionate about Saskatchewan, as well as seeing growth in business, industry & agriculture within our province.

Nicole is the 3rd generation owner of Yorkton Concrete 2012 Ltd, a redimix/precast concrete plant & granular material supply business located in Yorkton SK.  She has been working in the family business since 2006, began purchasing the business in 2012 and expanded the business to include the gravel operations in 2017.  Nicole has been working in the concrete industry for 19 years.

Nicole is currently the Past President of Concrete Sask & has served on the Board for 8 years.  During her time, she has chaired the Concrete Paving Committee & had the privilege to represent the Association at both Federal & Provincial Industry Lobby Days.

Logan Rathgeber

N & R Concrete

Born and raised in Melville, SK, Logan returned after completing Civil Engineering Technology at SIAST. He returned to work as the third generation at his family’s concrete and aggregate business, N & R Concrete Ltd. It has been a privilege to work alongside his Grandpa, Grandma, Mom and Dad. Logan’s main focus in the business is managing concrete production and delivery. Logan enjoys the challenge that each day brings in the fast pace construction industry. When not working, Logan enjoys camping, fishing, and snowmobiling.Logan has been a board member of Concrete Sask since 2016.