A Letter from NSSGA President & CEO Michele Stanley
By Michele Stanley, NSSGA
I am honored to write to you as the new President & CEO of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association. As I step forward to lead, I am thankful for the support of our membership, our chairman and volunteer leader Ted Baker and the entire volunteer leadership team.
With a new infrastructure bill on the horizon, this transition comes at a time of opportunities and challenges for the aggregates industry. However, I am deeply confident in our association leadership and the team we have assembled at NSSGA.
I see the association’s most important role as advancing and protecting the industry’s collective interests: amplifying its voice; strengthening its position; and ensuring its long-term vitality. As we have said for years at NSSGA, advocacy is job #1 and I truly believe that. We speak for the entire industry where individual companies cannot, and we will remain dedicated to protecting the industry’s interests with lawmakers, regulators and the public.
I believe our current approach is working well, and we are delivering successes for the industry with both the administration and Congress. And while I look forward to injecting new energy and ideas into our association, there is no reason to make large changes to a strategy that is producing results.
Beyond our advocacy mission, one of my top priorities is to lead a data-driven, research-based strategic planning process to shape a forward-looking vision for the industry and NSSGA’s value proposition. Because our previous plan expired at the end of 2025, we are now moving quickly to ensure that the association’s goals align with what our members want and that we share a clear roadmap for how to get there.
I will also focus on growing both our membership and member engagement. While we already represent a significant share of the industry, there is room to expand our reach and deepen participation among current members. Increased engagement is essential for achieving our long-term organizational goals and advancing our advocacy priorities. To that end, I encourage each of you to become more involved in the association. Join an open committee, send your team to an event or think about contributing to ROCKPAC. If you are already engaged in the association, consider ways to lead. If you have not previously engaged, there is no time like the present to get involved.
Finally, please let me know if the association can help your company. I know each of our staff members are grateful for the opportunity to represent you and will be happy to help you get the most out of your membership.
Thank you for your participation in the association and for the well-wishes I have already received. We at NSSGA are excited for what is to come in 2026 and look forward to seeing you in Las Vegas!
Sincerely,
Michele Stanley
NSSGA President & CEO
Originally published in March/April 2026 NSSGA REVIEW.