Anthony (Tony) D. Fassino, Group President, Construction Industries, Caterpillar Inc., was elected 2025-2026 Chair of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). The announcement was made during the organization’s national convention in Dallas, Texas.
Fassino joined Caterpillar in 1996 and previously served as ARTBA’s 2025 Senior Vice Chair. He also chaired the association’s Reauthorization Task Force, a 27-member group that developed policy proposals for the next federal surface transportation bill.
At ARTBA’s October 2025 board meeting, Fassino outlined key issues driving the transportation construction industry’s agenda for the year ahead. He noted these items are consistent with the association’s five-year strategic plan. Among them:
- Securing robust and timely surface transportation program reauthorization that increases federal highway and public transportation investment to recapture lost purchasing power from the unforeseen inflation surge from 2021 to 2023.
- Pursuing a regulatory structure that supports expanded infrastructure improvements. Fassino said this means pushing for thoughtful solutions on regulations like Buy America expansion and the Occupational Safety & Health Administration’s proposed heat rule to ensure they do not impose unnecessary requirements, along with ARTBA’s ongoing legal advocacy efforts to stop federal overreach on issues like the Waters of the U.S. rule.
- Broadening the infrastructure coalition by partnering with the general business community to articulate how strong federal leadership facilitates a national transportation infrastructure network that promotes economic competitiveness, security, and prosperity.
- Developing a safety and mobility campaign that highlights the ability of infrastructure improvements to enhance daily life while ensuring that both roadway workers and motorists get home safely.
- Senior Vice Chair — Tom O’Grady, President, HNTB Corporation, Kansas City, Missouri
- First Vice Chair — Dave Zanetell, President, Kraemer North America, Castle Rock, Colorado
- Northeastern Region Vice Chair — Mike Glezer, Chief Executive Officer, Wagman, Inc., York, Pennsylvania
- Southern Region Vice Chair — Michael Vecellio, Vice President, Vecellio Group, Inc., West Palm Beach, Florida
- Central Region Vice Chair — David Harwood, Senior Vice President, Terracon, Olathe, Kansas
- Western Region Vice Chair — Lisa Robert, Chief Operating Officer, RS&H, Denver, Colorado
- Vice Chair At-Large — Tony Boals, Chief Administrative Officer and Executive Vice President, Wright Brothers Construction Company, Charleston, Tennessee
- Vice Chair At-Large — Carlos Braceras, Executive Director, Utah Department of Transportation, Salt Lake City
- Vice Chair At-Large — Joe Cutillo, Chief Executive Officer, Sterling Infrastructure, Inc., The Woodlands, Texas
- Vice Chair At-Large — Jihane Fazio, Senior Vice President and New Jersey Leader, AECOM, Piscataway, New Jersey
- Vice Chair At-Large — Don Graul, Chief Strategy Officer, Southland Holdings, Grapevine, Texas
- Vice Chair At-Large — Scott Parson, Executive Vice President, CRH Americas Materials, Ogden, Utah
- Secretary — Dave Bauer, President and CEO, ARTBA
- Treasurer — Tom Hill, Jackson, Wyoming
ARTBA also announced the election of these 2025-2026 officers:
