DCA Staff

Barry Holliday,
Executive Director

Barry Holliday is the Executive Director for the Dredging Contractors of America and is also the current Chairman of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Fairness Coalition.  Mr. Holliday retired from the Corps of Engineers in 2006 after a 33-year career.  His most recent position with the Corps was Navigation Program Manager in Headquarters, Washington, D.C. and Chief of the Navigation and Operations Community of Practice in the Operations Division, Headquarters. In 1991, Mr. Holliday came to Corps headquarters from Wilmington, North Carolina, where he served as Chief of the Navigation Branch in the Construction-Operations Division of the Wilmington District from 1977 to March 1991.  From 1973 to 1977, he worked in the Dredged Material Research Program at the Engineering Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, Mississippi.  Mr. Holliday received his B.S. degree in Geology from the College of William and Mary in 1969, and obtained his M.S. degree in Oceanography from Old Dominion University in 1971.  He attended Texas A&M University from 1971-1973 in advanced graduate studies in marine engineering and geological oceanography.  While serving in Corps Headquarters, Mr. Holliday served as the North American representative to the International Navigation Association Communications Commission.  He was a member of the Committee on Tidal Hydraulics and participated in the development of the interagency National Dredging Team and served as Co-Chair.  He also participated in the development of the Industry Corps Hopper Dredge Management Group and served as Co-Chair.  Mr. Holliday has authored and co-authored numerous journal articles, papers, testimonies and reports throughout his career.  He has received numerous awards and recognition for his performance, including a Gold Medal Award from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Meritorious Civilian Service Award from the Department of the Army.  Mr. Holliday currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Western Dredging Association, the National Waterways Conference, the Water Resources Coalition, the Maritime Cabotage Task Force, and the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association.

Michael Gerhardt II,
Assistant Executive Director

Michael M. Gerhardt II is currently the Assistant Executive Director for the Dredging Contractors of America (DCA). Mr. Gerhardt provides association liaison to the Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety and collaborates with the membership as point-of-contact for all issues concerning DCA’s Small Business and Safety and Regulatory Committees.

Mr. Gerhardt is responsible for the evaluation of industry statistics, member recruitment and communication, meeting and event planning oversight, budget development and financial management, management of special projects, and acting as spokesman for the association at regional and national conferences. Mr. Gerhardt currently serves on the Board of the Western Dredging Association, serves as Vice President and Treasurer for the Eastern Chapter of the Western Dredging Assoication, and serves on the Editorial Board for Inland Port Magazine.

A native Floridian and an honors graduate from Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, Mr. Gerhardt currently lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife Simona and daughter Sofia.