Women of Asphalt

Mindy King leads health and safety for R.K. Hall with a 20-year career in construction

This month’s WofA Brynn Zipp, saw instant growth of her sealcoating startup, Zipp’s Asphalt & Sealcoating, and expanded the company into asphalt paving, too.

Women of Asphalt series highlights one of our sisters in aggregates for annual rock edition, Ericka Baxter with Capital Materials.

Beth Brusveen Conley, sales manager for Superior Asphalt Materials in Aurora, Illinois, shares her story and encourages others as a woman of asphalt.

Melissa (Missy) Paulus is the asphalt paving and equipment pool manager, Maintenance Operations Division for the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), but she didn’t start out as the boss. Recently, she took some time to share with AsphaltPro readers her story as a Woman of Asphalt.

As of the Feb. 9 kickoff call, the 2023 Women of Asphalt (WofA) mentorship program was set to officially launch. Executive Director Arpine Baghdasarian shared that the program has 165 participants this year with over 80 matches.

Meet Superior Construction’s WIC Initiative: Florida general contractor encourages women in construction with employment program

After graduating from Georgia Tech in 2002 with a degree in Civil Engineering, Mandy Neese joined the asphalt industry as an estimator for APAC. Neese joined Atlanta Paving in 2009 and now serves as the company’s vice president.