Donald J. Shubert is the president of the Connecticut Construction Industries Association. Among his duties at CCIA, he is the Executive Director of the Connecticut Road Builders Association, the Executive Director of the Connecticut Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Executive Secretary of the Connecticut Asphalt & Aggregate Producers Association, Executive Director of the Connecticut Environmental & Utilities Contractors Association, and the liaison to the CCIA Equipment Maintenance Forum.
Don received his Bachelor of Science degree from Eastern Connecticut State University and Juris Doctor from the University of Connecticut School of Law. He formerly worked in construction for many years at the Balf Company, and practiced construction law at Gordon Muir & Foley.
On the national level, Don was the Chair of the Council of State Executives for the American Road and Transportation Builders Association in 2009, and remains member of the council. He was a regional advisor to the FasterBetterSafer campaign that was organized by the U.S.Chamber of Commerce. He has participated on the government affairs committees for the National Sand Stone & Gravel Association, the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, and the National Asphalt Pavement Association.
Among his many accomplishments, Don was an adjunct professor for the Construction Management programs at Central Connecticut State University, where he taught a graduate course on construction law, and an undergraduate course on contract documents. He also served as the Chairman of the Industrial Advisory Board for the CM programs.
He is currently an ex-officio member of the Executive Committee for the Construction Law section of the Connecticut Bar Association and a member of the American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry. He is a recognized authority on contracting reform and a frequent guest lecturer on construction industry issues.
Don has received Gubernatorial and legislative appointments to the Governor’s Task Force to Reform State Contracting, Connecticut Misclassification Task Force Advisory Board, Connecticut Recovery Working Group, the Advisory Board of the Workers’ Compensation Commission, the Connecticut Employment & Training Commission, which he Chaired for over 5 years, the Connecticut P-20 Council, and the Construction Contracting and Bidding Transparency Working Group.
He has received the President’s Award from the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers, the Construction Industry Award from the CCSU Construction Management Programs, Leadership Award from the US Department of Commerce Minority Business Center, Friend of Public Transportation Award from the Connecticut Association for Community Transportation, Champion for Women in Construction Award from the Connecticut Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction, The National President’s Special Recognition Award from NAWIC, and the President’s Award from the Stamford Chamber of Commerce.
