NRMCA Hires Industry Expert in Political Fundraising and Advocacy

Cara Gavagan has joined NRMCA’s Government Affairs Department as senior director of government and political affairs. Ms. Gavagan will be responsible for spearheading fundraising associated with NRMCA’s CONCRETEPAC, the concrete industry’s premier Political Action Committee (PAC). She will also manage the association’s high-impact political programs on Capitol Hill. Ms. Gavagan was previously the director of PAC operations at the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) where she helped to created a $1.5 million per cycle PAC. She managed ACEC’s fundraising and event planning associated with all PAC activities and political involvement as well as coordinated its marketing and other association communications.

Prior to working at ACEC, Ms. Gavagan was manager of political affairs at the American Health Care Association. She hold a Master of Arts in International Commerce and Policy from George Mason University and a Bachelor of Arts in Politics from Catholic University.