The leading voice for the crushed stone, ready mixed concrete, sand and gravel, and cement industries' community.
PELA is a 10-month hybrid program with online and in-person educational sessions and networking opportunities.
Careers in the Aggregates, Concrete & Cement Industries
The Pennsylvania Aggregates and Concrete Association (PACA) is the industry’s unified voice, representing more than 200 member companies across the state.
Creating a unified and strong voice for our industry.
PACA monitors and analyzes local, state and federal regulations and advocates for a balanced approach by the regulators.
PACA builds a bridge between our members and our partners at PennDOT, and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission along with Pennsylvania’s construction industry to further the use of our materials to the benefit of the commonwealth.
One of the most effective tools in government relations for an industry is a robust advocacy/grassroots strategy.
In the last legislative session, we contributed over $275,000 to our political champions.
November 2025 at Hotel Hershey in Hershey, PA (PACA members only event).
PACA offers comprehensive concrete certification programs for ACI, NRMCA, and PennDOT in the central Pennsylvania area.
Membership has its privileges - most of PACA's events are open to PACA members only.
PACA conducts numerous education and training events during the year.
Choose concrete for your next parking lot project.
Streets built with concrete are built to last, consider concrete for your next project.
Concrete's strong, resilient and the choice for your next building or bridge.
PACA works with the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) to convert your parking lot or building project to concrete without hurting your bottom line.
PACA drives a member-approved strategic plan to increase market share and engages specifiers and owners on the value of concrete in their projects.
This program provides free continuing education to the design and specifying communities. There are currently four courses available, ranging from 30-60 minutes focused on the cement, aggregates and concrete industries. You'll receive a certificate of completion once you pass a quiz. The bookmarking feature allows you to leave the course and resume where you left off when you return.
Associations that excel do so because of the sweat equity provided by their members and through the engagement their members achieve in the community, with policymakers, and educators.
Outreach by association members who are the experts in their fields build the connections and reputation that makes an industry great.
We sincerely appreciate and acknowledge all that the following individuals do, and the time they put in, to shape initiatives and activities that build our workforce; strengthen our safety, environmental and health practices; and deliver quality products and value to our customers - both public and private.
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association
Lisa Stephen, Wayne Concrete - Board MemberJason Blase, Conewago Ready Mix - Board Member
National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association
Ron Kurpiel, Hanson Aggregates - Board MemberRod Martin, Martin Stone Quarries, Inc. - Board Member
In addition, PACA staff member, Ken Crank, participates on the planning committee that develops the curriculum for the Pennsylvania College of Technology's Concrete Science Technology program..
PACA staff member, Jim Casilio, P.E. participates on the State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC). The purpose of the STIC is to provide a system for innovative techniques and processes to be evaluated and implemented quickly and efficiently. STIC members include representatives from PennDOT, FHWA, the PA Turnpike Commission, local public agencies, planning partners, contractors, consultants and members of academia. The STIC group is then divided into Technical Advisory Groups (TAG) for their various specialized product lines/areas.
The Aggregate Advisory Board was created in 2014 to assist the Secretary of Environmental Protection to spend funds allocated for purposes set forth in the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act and to advise on all matters pertaining to noncoal surface mining.
The board is comprised of the DEP Secretary who serves as chair, three aggregate surface mining operators, four members of the public from the Citizens Advisory Council, one member from county conservation districts, two Senate members and two House members - one each representing the majority and minority parties.
Currently sitting on the Aggregate Advisory Board representing the industry on behalf of PACA are:
PACA alternates are:
The staff liaison is Megan Dennis.
Aggregate Advisory Board meetings are open meetings and more information is available on their website.
PACA members serve as faculty for PennDOT's Aggregate Technician Certification courses.
Representing our industry and their Association are:
Through the work of these individuals and PACA staffer, Jim Casilio, P.E., PACA now offers an Aggregate Technician Reference manual available for purchase as a supplemental study publication for the certification course.
This program provides free continuing education to the design and specifying communities. There are currently four courses available, ranging from 30-60 minutes focused on the cement, aggregates and concrete industries. You'll receive a certificate of completion once you pass a quiz. The bookmarking feature allows you to leave the course and resume where you left off when you return