Brent Dezember, founder, owner and president of StructureCast in Bakersfield, Calif., has been appointed National Precast Concrete Associa­tion’s (NPCA) 49th Chairman of the Board. Dezember began his one-year term on Saturday, October 12, at NPCA’s 48th Annual Convention in Hot Springs, Va. In his speech, Dezember stated, “It is my goal to focus on NPCA’s mission for the next 12 months and do what I can to help advance the industry within the boundaries of that mission.”