为填补马克霍根辞职所产生的领导人空缺，美国国家混凝土砌体协会（NCMA）董事局已委任罗伯特托马斯为渡期临临时总裁。罗伯特托马斯是协会工程研究副总裁，他已经在协会工作了18年。与计划，为了追求职业上更好的发展，霍根离开了工作了三十多年NCMA，此间的最后10年他一直担任总裁。
一个对五月的规划会议确定了协会的主要目标，包括：
（一）扩大支持新兴硬景观市场;
（二）为可持久建筑定位混凝土砌筑产品;
（三）为扩大市场优先投资协会；
（四）通过改进与相关组织的伙伴关系来借助资源。
2008年NCMA主席比尔霍尔登说：“改善的机会一直都有，对此我们的协会一直积极追求” 。
附英文版：
Filling the vacancy in its lead staff position following the resignation of
Mark Hogan, the NCMA board of directors has appointed Robert Thomas, vice
president of engineering & research and 18-year association veteran, to fill
the role of president in an interim capacity. With plans to pursue other professional
interests, Hogan departs NCMA after more than three decades, serving the last 10
years as president.
A May planning session identified key objectives, including (a) expanding
support for emergent hardscape markets; (b) positioning concrete masonry
products for sustainable construction; (c) prioritizing association investments for
market expansion; and, (d) leveraging resources through improved partnerships
with related organizations. Says 2008 NCMA Chairman Bill Holden (Block-USA),
“There are always opportunities to improve, and the association is enthusiastically
pursuing [them].”
