KCSA Committee Meetings
Education and Workforce Development & Marketing / PR Committees
&
Health, Safety and Environment (Focus on Environmental Challenges)
When: Tuesday, April 22
Where: Frankfort Country Club
101 Duntreath St, Frankfort, KY 40601
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Registration deadline is Thursday, April 17.
Education and Workforce Development & Marketing / PR Committees:
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (joint lunch following meeting from 12:00 – 12:45 p.m.)
Who Should Attend: Committee members and members of the association who have a focus in these areas and/or would like to learn more about the association's initiatives.
Meeting content:
- Marketing/Public Relations – We have several new things and need help from this committee:
- Economic Impact Study results – the crushed stone industry is a $2 billion dollar industry.
- We have the data and need a strategy on the deliverables to the present to the industry.
- How can this information be packaged.
- Education & Workforce Development
- Workforce challenges - a discussion on the associations activities and broad scope of what the industry is doing to achieve the hiring and retention goals.
- Rock Jobs – this is a new initiative for the association based on continued workforce efforts,
- Banners -banners in Community Technical Centers, our current footprint in the state.
Guest Speakers:
Joint Lunch – Morning and Afternoon Meeting Attendees
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. (Join lunch with both committees)
Who Should Attend: Anyone that is planning to attend either meeting is welcome for lunch. This is a great opportunity to network with your industry peers.
***Please be sure to select the box in the registration if you plan to stay for lunch as this greatly helps us plan our head count.***
Health, Safety and Environment Committee
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Lunch prior to meeting from 12:00 – 12:45 p.m.)
Who Should Attend: Members who work in the environmental permitting space or want to know more about the association's activities with the state agency.
Meeting Content: This meeting will share updates on the association's activities related to environmental challenges and what we are doing to support the membership. It will also serve as an educational opportunity to learn more about some of the recent legislation that was passed in the 2025 legislative session that could benefit our challenges.
Guest Speakers:
- Jason Bentley, MML&K
- Jason Bentley has worked as an attorney and registered lobbyist for MML&K Government Solutions since 2005, where he maintains an energy and regulatory practice. He previously served as majority counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy & Commerce, where he worked for three successive Chairmen. While on the Committee, Jason was responsible for developing significant provisions in the Barton-Domenici Energy Policy Act of 2005. Jason returned to his native Kentucky, first as General Counsel and Policy Advisor to the Kentucky Public Service Commission, and then as Executive Director of the Kentucky Office of Energy Policy. He has served as the Governor’s alternate on the Southern States Energy Board and chaired the annual SSEB meeting at the 2005 conference of the Southern Governors’ Association. Jason earned a bachelor’s degree from Centre College in 1994 and dual degrees in law and environmental law from Vermont Law School in 1999. In 1998, Jason was a visiting scholar with the Development Law Service of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome, Italy, and previously served as Kentucky’s Single Point of Contact (SPOC) to the U.S. Trade Representative.
- Jon Woodall, McBrayer PLLC
- Mr. Woodall’s Kentucky roots and experience in construction and land use law. Jon Woodall knows that in the fast-paced world of business, especially in construction, legal counsel must be nimble and responsive. Urgent legal issues can crop up at any time, so Jon is committed to providing his clients with prompt service and timely solutions, no matter how big or small the problem may be. He prioritizes being accessible to clients any time they may need him, even on nights and weekends, so he can assist them with finding solutions for problems just as quickly as they present themselves. With nearly thirty years of legal experience, Jon knows how to tackle a wide variety of legal issues—his depth of knowledge, creative problem-solving skills, and connections with other McBrayer attorneys ensure that his clients will be in good hands.
