Des Plaines, IL - The International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI) membership elected Monica Rourke, DryWorks, Inc., as its 2008 president.

To support Rourke in 2008, the ICRI membership also elected the following officers:

President-Elect - Randy Beard, Walker Restoration Consultants
Vice President - Charles Knight, Sto Corporation
Secretary - Don Ford, CA Lindman, Inc.
Treasurer - Garth Fallis, Vector Corrosion Technologies

2007 President Marty Sobelman, Atlas Restoration, LLC, will continue his service on the board as Immediate Past-President.

In addition to the president and officers, the membership voted in five new board members, who will serve a three-year term beginning January 1, 2008:

Katherine Blatz - BASF Building Systems, Inc.
Heidy Braverman - H. Braverman & Associates
Jason Dunster - Walker Restoration Consultants
Keith Harrison - Capital Restoration & Waterproofing, Inc.
Pierre Hebert - MAPEI Corporation

ICRI, a nonprofit association with more than 1850 members worldwide, is a leading resource for education and information to improve the quality of repair, restoration and protection of concrete and other structures.