Board & Committees
SC&RF is governed by a Board of Directors, and four Committees that report to the Board. The committees are Communications/Development, Educational Assistance, Research and the Workforce. SC&RF also has a nominating committee as well as other sub-committees as needed.
Committees are comprised of elected members from their respective industry sector and with identifying program enhancements and recommending actions to increase the benefit to members of SC&RA as well as the industry at large.
2026-2027 Foundation Board of Directors
Kate Landry
President
Deep South Crane & Rigging
Cameron Boots
Vice President
Gallagher Crane Division
Kelan Bragg
Treasurer
Bragg Companies
Jennifer Gabel
Immediate Past President
Bay Crane
Brittany Bachman
Chair, Workforce Development Committee
Boulter Industrial
Paula Bell
Chair, Communications/Dev Committee
Arrowhead Winch
Aro Umfress
Chair, Educational Assistance Committee
Higgenbothem
Ken Goddard
Chair, Research Committee
Jonelle Anderson
Vertical Industries
Stephanie Bragg
Bragg Companies
Melissa Black-Bernard
GTI Group
Charlie Riley
Palco Transportation
Ken Mueler
Doral Corporation
Paula Vlaming
Vlaming & Associates
Joel Dandrea
CEO, SC&RA
Committees
Communications / Dev. Committee
This committee serves in an advisory role to SC&RF staff by providing feedback on communications efforts, branding and providing content for the online video blog. Additionally, this committee is responsible for organizing the annual fundraising event at the SC&RA Annual Conference.
Educational Assistance Committee
The Educational Assistance committee oversees the awards program and the Partners In Education program. Awards include the Collegiate Scholarship, Vo/Tech Scholarship and Company Training Grant.
Research Committee
The Educational Assistance committee oversees the awards program and the Partners In Education program. Awards include the Collegiate Scholarship, Vo/Tech Scholarship and Company Training Grant.
Nominating Committee
The mission of the Nominating Committee is to annually provide the Board with a slate of members as potential nominees and provide recommendations for officers.
Workforce Development Committee
This committee is responsible for the Workforce Ambassadors program, creation and development of resources Ambassadors require to engage locally, and other national presence activities to raise industry awareness.