It was his final meeting as an officer for PDCA Texas Chapter President Condon Verble, who was among the four founding members of the organization when formed in January 2022. He started his tenure in the vice presidency where he served before taking the helm in 2024. While he remains a Board Member for PDCA, the organization thanks Mr. Verble for his years volunteering his leadership with the local organization, as well as his work building the Texas Chapter.

During the Chapter's final meeting of 2025 at Tejas Brewing in Houston on December 10th, members voted for two open officers' positions; President and Vice President. Both cary two year terms; the other officers' positions, Secretary and Treasurer are elected to two year terms in the alternating year. The new President for 2026-27 is VP Mickey Thatcher, who rises from the vice presidency. Current Secretary Jene Adler was elected as the new Vice President where she will serve for two years. And with the Secretary position suddenly open, the Chapter nominated newcomer Chad Kresta to finish Jene's final year, and he won the appointment.

In addition to the elections, the Texas Chapter held a business meeting which included remarks from outgoing President Verble who recapped the organization's success through growth and industry visibility. He was proud to talk about the Chapter's new scholarship program, which named its first awardees earlier this year. John Burns who serves as the Scholarship Committee Director discussed this Chapter initiative and outlined plans to administer the program again in 2026. Incoming President Thatcher looked ahead to the new year and said that continuing growth, strengthening the scholarship program, and supporting the national PDCA organization are among the 2026 priorities. He indicated that the Chapter would be announcing next year's programs in January when the full Board, including Treasurer Erica Parker, Planning Committee Director Matthew Knight and Chapter Coordinator Shiri Foster meet to set dates. New Secretary Kresta told those in attendance that he is happy to take the appointment and looks forward to helping advance the Chapter's agenda.

Following the elections and Board member reports, attendees enjoyed an evening of industry networking.

See who was SPOTTED at the event, thanks to event photographers Verble, Parker and Knight...

 

 

 

For the third consecutive year, members and friends of the PDCA Texas Chapter met for a fun, competitive golf tournament to support Chapter initiatives, including the  new, annual Scholarship Program, which concluded its first year with an introduction of student awardees during a ceremony that followed tournament play. 

The 2025 Golf Tournament took place on Sept. 23rd at Eagle Point Golf Club in Mont Belvieu, TX. The event began with registration at 7:00 AM, followed by an 8:30 AM shotgun start. Many of the 92 total golfers arrived early to warm up on the practice green, network, and feast on breakfast burritos, courtesy of CPS Houston.

Once play began, teams of four sprawled out across the course to begin the 18 hole, best ball scramble. At various holes, players met exhibit tents which provided refreshments, give-aways, and even some novelties such as the 'machine gun drive' and the 'chipping contest.' The exhibiting hole sponsors included: Aggregate Technologies, Service Steel Warehouse, Lodge Lumber Co., Pipe & Tube Supplies, Inc., Orion, and Gonzo Logistics, The generous event sponsors were APE-American Piledriving Equipment, PILECO, Inc., John Lawrie Tubulars and Mustang Cat.

 

The PDCA Texas Chapter thanks all golfers, sponsors, exhibitors and volunteers who made the event possible. Also, a special thanks to Chapter Coordinator Shiri Foster, Chapter Secretary Jene Adler, and PDCA staff Marian Phillips for administering the tournament and events. Chapter leadership is especially proud to invest in the future of the driven pile industry through scholarship awards, the newest program the Chapter showcased during the 2025 event.

See who was SPOTTED at the Texas Chapter Golf Tournament...