ASSOCIATION NEWS
Angela Latino to lead ABC
Carolinas chapter
Associated Builders and Contrac-
tors (ABC) of the Carolinas says An-
gela Latino will be the association’s
new president and chief executive
officer, effective on June 1.
ABC Carolinas board chair Bill
Caldwell of Waldrop Mechanical had
been interim president/CEO since
earlier this year when a candidate to
replace former president Doug Carl-
son backed out at the last minute,
forcing the association to restart its
search for the key position.
Caldwell wrote the association’s
bi-weekly communicate that some
35 candidates expressed an interest
in leading the chapter. Latino won
the competition after working as
president and CEO of ABC’s New Or-
leans/Bayou chapter in Louisiana.
“In addition to managing day-to-
day chapter operations, she oversaw
the planning, development and im-
plementation of operations for a
stand-aloe Construction Training
Campus that is used to recruit, retain
and educate the skilled workforce in
the area,” Caldwell wrote. She has
strong ties with ABC National – re-
cently serving as chair of the nNa-
tional Chapter Presidents Council,
and the Presidents’ Liaison to the
National Board Executive Commit-
tee. Caldwell said Latino “has a strong
background in fundraising and com-
munity/industry service.” She is a Tu-
lane University graduate.
Kent Huntley takes
helm as new
NCMCA president
The North Carolina Masonry Con-
tractors Association (NCMCA) has
elected Kent Huntley as its new new
president for the 2018-2020 term.
Huntley, a partner in Huntley
Brothers Company in Mint Hill, was
handed the gavel to lead the associ-
ation by outgoing president Robert
H. ‘Bob’ Gates of Gates Construction
Company at the closing banquet of
the NCMCA Annual Convention in
April in Asheville.
Huntley is 48 years old and a
third-generation, brick mason. He
worked for McGee Brothers Com-
pany for 23 years and in 2011, he
and three brothers left McGee Broth-
ers Company to start Huntley Broth-
ers Company, now based in Mint
Hill. The company has about 110 em-
ployees. He has been married to Robin for
21 years and has three children, Mi-
randa, 20, and Adam, 16, who both
work for Huntley Brothers. Son
Baylem is 12. They live in Monroe.
Huntley won what is now called
the Samuel A. McGee Memorial Ap-
prentice Skills Contest in 1986 and
has participated in many other ma-
sonry competitions both as contest-
ant, judge and as head judge. He is a
licensed instrument-rated pilot. He
enjoys flying, basketball, baking,
cooking, bow hunting for deer and
cross-fit exercising with wife Robin.
“(I was asked to) serve on the
NCMCA board in 2014,” Huntley
said. “This has been a fantastic op-
portunity for me. I wasn’t sure ini-
tially that I had done the right thing.
Looking back at the opportunities it
has presented to me, it has been
wonderful. I hope I can continue the
great leadership we have enjoyed
from prior NCMCA officers. When I
accepted this position, the other
benefit I didn't think about is the
friends I have made from across the
state.” Huntley holds personal certifica-
tion in the NCMCA Masonry Contrac-
tor Certification Program.
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