KCA Top Young Leader Award

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The KCA Top Young Leader Award is an honor bestowed upon emerging professionals who play critical roles in the community and professional arenas of the construction industry. The KCA believes it is important to recognize the accomplishments of our young leaders because it is these individuals that will be counted on to lead the KCA and the state’s commercial construction industry in the future. 

To be eligible for this annual award, individuals must be forty years of age or younger at the time of nomination and they must be employed by a KCA member. To view the nomination form, please visit: 7th Annual KCA Top Young Leader Nomination.

Past Winners:

• 2023 - Kara (Houck) McCaffrey, Houck (Video)
• 2022 - Joseph Chicora III, Quandel Construction Group (Video)
• 2021 - Sarah Knehr, Quandel Construction Group (Press Release, Video)
• 2020 - Adam Smith, JEM Group (Video)
• 2019 - Charles Thiemann, Alexander Building Construction Company
• 2018 - Michael Sgriccia, Alexander Building Construction Company

Emerging Leaders of the KCA: Future leaders of Pennsylvania's AEC industry unite to create a young professionals network comprised of the next generation's construction leaders; as they learn together and move up the leadership ranks together. If you are an emerging leader within your company and the AEC industry, we urge you to contact the KCA and join your peers on the Emerging Leaders Committee to help make an impact on your industry and community. For more information, please contact the KCA.