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Meet Our Leadership Team

Without the efforts of our hardworking volunteers, our programs and events wouldn’t happen. Meet the incredible members who work behind the scenes to ensure Texas civil engineers are leaders in their communities:

Executive Committee

  • Russell R. Carter PE
    Russell R. Carter PE
    President
  • Julia Clarke PE
    Julia Clarke PE
    President Elect
  • Mark K. Boyd PhD, PE, D.WRE, CAPM
    Mark K. Boyd PhD, PE, D.WRE, CAPM
    Past President
  • Joe W. Alvarez
    Joe W. Alvarez
    Vice-President for Educational Affairs
    Phone: 361-661-7069
  • Alexa Nichols PE, CFM, ENV SP
    Alexa Nichols PE, CFM, ENV SP
    Vice-President for Educational Affairs Elect
  • Michael Bloom PE, AICP, ENV SP, CFM
    Michael Bloom PE, AICP, ENV SP, CFM
    Vice-President for Professional Affairs
    Phone: 915-533-6811
  • Colton Gill PE
    Colton Gill PE
    Senior Director at Large
  • Andrea Taylor PE
    Andrea Taylor PE
    Vice-President for Professional Affairs Elect
  • Patricia Fayre PE
    Patricia Fayre PE
    Vice-President for Technical Affairs
  • Carlos Balderrama PE
    Carlos Balderrama PE
    Vice-President for Technical Affairs Elect
  • Anna Olveda-Leija
    Anna Olveda-Leija
    Treasurer
  • Jenni Peters, CAE
    Jenni Peters, CAE
    Executive Director (Ex Officio)
    Phone: 512-910-2272
  • Melissa Reed
    Melissa Reed
    Board Secretary (Ex Officio)
    Phone: (512) 472-8905

Board of Direction

The Board of Direction includes all Executive Committee Members and the following individuals:

Assistant Treasurer

  • Mark Mann PE
    Mark Mann PE
    Assistant Treasurer

 

Directors at Large

  • Colton Gill PE
    Colton Gill PE
    Senior Director at Large
  • Ricardo Peña EIT
    Ricardo Peña EIT
    First Year Director at Large
  • Oreoluwa Adedapo PE
    Oreoluwa Adedapo PE
    First Year Director at Large

 

Section Directors

  • Katherine Smith PE
    Katherine Smith PE
    Austin Branch Section Director
  • Robert Lys Jr. PE
    Robert Lys Jr. PE
    Brazos Branch Section Director
    Phone: 281-931-9832
  • Jacob Hinson PE
    Jacob Hinson PE
    Central Texas Branch Section Director
  • Victor Murillo PE
    Victor Murillo PE
    Corpus Christi Branch Section Director
  • Marvin Gomez PE
    Marvin Gomez PE
    El Paso Branch Section Director
    Phone: 915-313-3680
  • Andrea Taylor PE
    Andrea Taylor PE
    Fort Worth Branch Section Director
    Phone: 817-469-1671
  • Mahsa Arastoo PE
    Mahsa Arastoo PE
    Houston Branch Section Director
  • David D. Stanley PE
    David D. Stanley PE
    Northeast Texas Branch Section Director
    Phone: 903-553-0500
  • Edwin Manrique EIT
    Edwin Manrique EIT
    Rio Grande Valley Branch Section Director
  • Mike Bratten PE
    Mike Bratten PE
    San Antonio Branch Section Director
  • Liv M. Haselbach PhD, PE
    Liv M. Haselbach PhD, PE
    Southeast Texas Branch Section Director
    Phone: 409-880-7740
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    OPEN
    Western Texas Branch Section Director

Committee Chairs

  • Russell R. Carter PE
    Russell R. Carter PE
    Office and Personal Committee Chair
  • Sean Merrell PE, PTOE
    Sean Merrell PE, PTOE
    Nominating Committee Chair
  • Patrick J. Williams PE
    Patrick J. Williams PE
    Branch/Section Relations Committee Chair
  • Adam Eaton, PE, ENV SP, CFM
    Adam Eaton, PE, ENV SP, CFM
    Government Affairs Committee Co-Chair
    Phone: 361-205-1552
  • Kameron Boggan PE
    Kameron Boggan PE
    Diversity Equity & Inclusion Co-Chair
  • Bria Whitmire PE, CFM
    Bria Whitmire PE, CFM
    CECON Planning Committee Co-Chair
  • James Zapata PE
    James Zapata PE
    CECON Planning Committee Co-Chair
  • Vacant
    Vacant
    Diversity Equity & Inclusion Council Co-Chair
  • Vacant
    Vacant
    Younger Members Committee Co-Chair
  • Travis Attanasio PE, CFM
    Travis Attanasio PE, CFM
    Past Presidents Council Committee Chair
  • Robert F. Pierry PE
    Robert F. Pierry PE
    Residential Foundations Oversight Committee
  • Nalah Williams EIT
    Nalah Williams EIT
    STEM Committee Chair
  • Elizabeth Livergood
    Elizabeth Livergood
    Collegiate Activities Committee Chair
    Phone: 713-742-6170
  • Travis Attanasio PE
    Travis Attanasio PE
    Honors Committee Chair
    Phone: 972-996-5719
  • Thomas Poulose PE
    Thomas Poulose PE
    Younger Members Committee Co-Chair
  • Clint Hoover PE
    Clint Hoover PE
    Membership Committee Co-Chair
  • Sarah DeBerry PE
    Sarah DeBerry PE
    Strategic Planning Committee Chair
  • Austin Messerli PE
    Austin Messerli PE
    Texas Infrastructure Report Card Committee Co-Chair
  • Griselda Gonzales PE, LEED AP, ENV SP
    Griselda Gonzales PE, LEED AP, ENV SP
    Texas Infrastructure Report Card Committee Co-Chair
    Phone: 210-838-1659

Institute Chapter Chairs

  • John Mudd PE
    John Mudd PE
    Construction Institute Chapter Chair
    Phone: (713) 338-8005
  • Curtis B. Beitel PE, CFM, ENV SP
    Curtis B. Beitel PE, CFM, ENV SP
    Environmental & Water Resources Institute Chapter Chair
  • Nick Dayal
    Nick Dayal
    Geotechnical Institute Chapter Chair
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    OPEN
    Structural Engineering Institute Chapter Chair
  • Surya Bhandari PE, M.ASCE
    Surya Bhandari PE, M.ASCE
    Transportation & Development Institute Chapter Chair
    Phone: 281-912-8115
  • Trisha Frederick
    Trisha Frederick
    Utility Engineering & Surveying Institute Chapter Chair
  • Anna Olveda
    Anna Olveda
    Forensics Group Institute Chapter Chair
Russell R. Carter PE
President

Russell Carter is a professional engineer in the State of Texas focused on structural design and forensic engineering.  He graduated from Texas Tech University with bachelor’s degrees in architecture and civil engineering and his master’s degree in civil engineering. He has over 25 years of research, design, and construction experience.

Mr. Carter has worked for several regional architecture and engineering firms in West Texas.  He currently works for MWM Architects, Inc. and consults through Carter Consulting & Engineering, LLC.  He has been an Instructor for the Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering Department at Texas Tech University for over 12 years, often serving as the structural expert for the senior capstone design course.

Early in his career, Mr. Carter worked as a researcher and principal investigator with the Wind Engineering Research Center (WERC) at Texas Tech University designing and constructing laboratories and equipment to study debris impact and full-scale structural testing.  He led teams performing damage investigations of tornadoes and hurricanes as part of WERC and the Florida Costal Monitoring Program with Clemson University.  He was part of the design and development team for FEMA Publication 320, FEMA Publican 361, and International Code Council ICC-500 providing guidance for the design of storm shelters.

Mr. Carter is very active with ASCE. He is the Practitioner Advisor to the ASCE Texas Tech Student Chapter. He has been the Caprock Branch President and Section Director.  For the Texas Section he has served as Vice President for Educational Affairs, Chair of the Student Activities Committee, and serves on numerous committees. At the ASCE Global level, he is on the Committee for Student Conferences and Competitions and the Timber Strong Design Build Committee.

Julia Clarke PE
President Elect
Mark K. Boyd PhD, PE, D.WRE, CAPM
Past President

With Stantec’s full support, Mark continues his dedicated service to ASCE, building on a distinguished record of leadership. He has chaired the 2021 Infrastructure Report Card Committee, serves on its current leadership committee, contributed to the Section’s Centennial Celebration, and progressed through five years of leadership roles on the Dallas Branch Board of Direction. His 40-year journey with ASCE began in 1984 as a member of the SMU ASCE student chapter.

A proud alumnus of SMU’s Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering, Mark credits his professors and peers with inspiring him to pursue a PhD in Civil/Environmental Engineering and to remain engaged in education. Since 2001, he has served as an adjunct faculty member at SMU, mentoring countless ASCE student members and aspiring engineers.

Born in Lahore, Pakistan and raised in the US and different countries in Latin America, Mark’s career spans hazardous materials remediation, environmental compliance, water resources, hydraulics and hydrology, and geo-environmental studies. At Stantec, he has contributed significantly to environmental initiatives like Dallas’s Brownfields Program through the Brownfields Asset Transformation Group. His expertise also extends to projects with the City of Dallas, the Texas Department of Transportation, and Dallas Area Rapid Transit.

Mark lives in Richardson, Texas, with his wife of 40 years, Monica Fatima, whose unwavering support inspires his success. He takes pride in his children: Natalie Nassim, a UNT faculty member and expert real estate instructor and realtor, and Stephen Hickel, an Eagle Scout, SMU economist, and finance professional. Outside of work, Mark enjoys traveling—often using his Spanish fluency—and cherishing time with his family.

Joe W. Alvarez
Vice-President for Educational Affairs

Joe Alvarez has been active in ASCE since his freshman year at Texas A&M University-Kingsville.  While in school, he was on the steel bridge team that qualified for nationals in Salt Lake City, UT, as well as a member of the concrete canoe team and eventually serving as student branch president.  In 2008 and 2009 he helped the Corpus Christi Branch and Rio Grande Valley Branch as they hosted the Spring Section Meetings.  He served under Keith McBride and coordinated all registration and secured all facilities associated with the concrete canoe competitions that occurred during and in conjunction with those section meetings.  In addition, he served in a similar role for the 2013 Spring Section Meeting and Centennial Celebration.  Upon graduation, he has served the Corpus Christi Branch in various roles and is currently the Younger Members Committee Chairman of the Texas Section and the Section Director for the Corpus Christi Branch.

Joe is currently employed with the Texas Department of Transportation. In his spare time, Joe serves in roles for other civic organizations in the South Texas area.

Alexa Nichols PE, CFM, ENV SP
Vice-President for Educational Affairs Elect

 

 

Michael Bloom PE, AICP, ENV SP, CFM
Vice-President for Professional Affairs

Michael Bloom, P.E., AICP, ENV SP, CFM
Sustainability Practice Manager

5engineering, LLC

Michael provides sustainability and resilience consulting services with 5engineering, LLC. located in Houston, Texas.  Michael helps restore environmentally impacted sites, plans and designs resilient public infrastructure facilities, and assists communities deliver projects with enhanced economic, social, and environmental project outcomes – also called enhancing the “triple bottom line.”

Michael helps communities leverage nature-based solutions to manage stormwater.  He serves on the Texas Water Development Board’s Flood Technical Advisory Group, which provides input to the Board’s new state-wide planning efforts.  Michael is an expert in the application of the Envision Sustainable Infrastructure Framework (Envision), which provides a guide to enhance triple bottom line outcomes generated by public infrastructure projects.

He currently chairs the Government Affairs Committee of the Texas Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), he is a member of ASCE’s Committee on Sustainability, and he serves the Sustainable Infrastructure Committee of the West Houston Association.

He is an Envision Sustainability Professional, a Certified Planner by the American Institute of Certified Planners, a Certified Floodplain Manager, a Board-Certified Environmental Engineer, and a Professional Engineer in Texas and six other states.

Colton Gill PE
Senior Director at Large

Colton Gill, P.E. is a transportation engineer with BGE, Inc in Frisco, Texas. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the states of Texas and Arkansas. Colton has 7 years of experience on various schematic and PS&E transportation projects in the greater DFW area. Colton’s projects vary from large interstate schematics to PS&E design of local city streets. Colton holds a Bachelor of Science (2016) in Civil Engineering from Texas Tech University. He has been involved with the American Society of Civil Engineers since 2016. Since graduation, he served in various roles at the ASCE Dallas Branch including Newsletter Editor from 2016-2018, Younger Member Chair in 2018, MRLC Planning Board in 2019, and Secretary in 2019. He is also involved in other local professional organizations.

Andrea Taylor PE
Vice-President for Professional Affairs Elect
Patricia Fayre PE
Vice-President for Technical Affairs

Ms. Frayre, founding principal of Frayre Engineering & Consulting, has experience in the management of private and public sector clients for site development and public works projects. Ms. Frayre has more than 28 years of experience in the general civil engineering professional services industry. Her experience includes high-profile and standard site development projects and major/minor public works infrastructure projects.
Project management experience for Ms. Frayre include multi-phase parks and green spaces construction, street reconstruction projects, new roadway construction, pedestrian realm improvements on transit corridors, shared-use pedestrian and bicycle trails, stormwater drainage improvements, and water main and wastewater collection system improvements.

Program management experience for Ms. Frayre includes disaster recovery support services. Ms. Frayre is a contributing member of the community and engaged in various organizations and professional societies including:

Carlos Balderrama PE
Vice-President for Technical Affairs Elect

Carlos is a graduate of Texas A&M University and has over 10 years of experience in the transportation industry. He grew up in El Paso TX, where most of his family still resides, but has moved all over Texas throughout his career. He finds it boring to do just one thing, so he has worked in design, maintenance, and CEI and enjoys learning and trying new fields and projects. The farthest he has traveled for work has been Oslo, Norway, where he designed facilities and roadways for the Rygge Air base for a federal contract.

He has experience with PS&E, Design-Build, and CEI projects for municipalities in Texas and for NTTA and TxDOT. His top project highlights include Design-Build experience, having worked on the North Tarrant Express Segment 3A project in Fort Worth and on the IH 35 NEX Central project in San Antonio; and serving as project engineer for the IH 35 and US 183 Interchange reconstruction projects in Austin.

Carlos has been involved with the ASCE Dallas Branch since 2019, and has served in multiple positions including Programs Chair, Technical Director, and Younger Member Co-Chair. In his spare time Carlos enjoys planning tennis and running. He loves traveling and tries to visit at least two new countries every year.

Anna Olveda-Leija
Treasurer

Anna Olveda is VP of Engineering for Wafflemat in Grapevine, TX. In the past 8 years of her Engineering career, she has worked on numerous commercial and residential projects across the state of Texas that vary in size and complexity. She received her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering with a minor in Mathematics from Texas A&M University in Kingsville, TX (TAMUK) in 2013 and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering (TAMUK) in 2015 with an emphasis in Structures.

Anna’s involvement with ASCE began in 2012 with the ASCE TAMUK Student Chapter (sponsored by ASCE- Corpus Christi Branch) and has continued her commitment to the organization throughout her professional career. She has served on the ASCE Board in San Antonio since 2015, where she previously served as the ASCE- San Antonio Branch President, as well as a volunteer for the ASCE San Antonio Branch Scholarship Committee. She has also been published in the ASCE-AEI Journal (2017) for her continued research in floor vibrations.

When she is not busy with work, learning, or volunteering, she enjoys traveling the world with her supportive and extremely patient husband.

Jenni Peters, CAE
Executive Director (Ex Officio)

Jenni Peters is the Executive Director of ASCE Texas Section. In this full-time role, she is devoted to the advancement of the civil engineering profession, the leadership of the Section, and passionate about growing the engagement and membership of the Section’s 15 Branches. She regularly works with the Section’s leaders on the Board of Direction and Executive Committee to implement the strategic plan and ensure the Section continues to be one of the most active sections within ASCE.

Jenni’s responsibilities include:

More About Jenni

Before joining the ASCE Texas Section team, Jenni has worked with associations for more than 6 years, and before that in the for-profit world, more than 15 years focused on marketing, sponsorship, and event promotion in mostly the telecommunications industry, also dabbling in personalized license plates (MyPlates.com). Fulfilling a goal set in college to return to the community service sector, her career led her back to her alma mater, the University of Texas at Austin, where she began her work with non-profits/associations, coordinating membership for an international higher education trade association. It was with his amazing, passionate staff team that she decided to take the leap into making association management her new career path, which lead to a move to managing marketing, membership, and communications for a statewide pharmacy society.

“In getting to know the ASCE Texas Section members and our colleagues within the civil engineering industry, I continue to be inspired and humbled to be a part in helping them build a better quality life for our communities,” said Jenni. “I am honored to lead the Section as we further engage and grow our amazing membership community.”

Jenni graduated with a BS in Sociology and Communications from UT Austin and has earned her CAE (Certified Association Executive) designation. She also “earned her ears” completing two semesters in the Disney College Program, as well as earning Disney Institute’s Approach to Leadership Excellence Certificate and completing their Leadership Essentials: Collaboration course.

She is a native Texan, growing up in the Houston area as an Astros and Oilers fan (you cannot beat a baby blue oil rig). As a Texas Ex Life Member, she will forever bleed orange. Jenni is also a life member of Alpha Phi Omega, a co-ed community service organization. Jenni, her husband Jonny, and their daughter June (the JPs as they call themselves) are avid Disney fans and try to vacation at either Land or World at least once a year.

“I am always open to receiving feedback and encourage all members to reach out with suggestions and hurdles you are currently facing in your professional activities that the Section may be able to offer assistance.” – Jenni

Melissa Reed
Board Secretary (Ex Officio)

Melissa’s responsibilities include:

  • Data collection, entry, and dissemination of local association contacts
  • Regularly reviewing membership data and preparing monthly reports
  • Assessing information requirements; creating and modifying forms and reports; and refining the end-user experiences of data and reference materials tailored to multiple stakeholders
  • Planning, scheduling, and executing virtual meetings and monthly webinars
  • Coordination with the local Branches, Institute Chapters, Student Chapters, and Committees
  • Assisting in the planning of Board of Direction and Executive Committee meetings
  • Assisting ASCE regional members (volunteers) during the planning and execution of annual Student Symposium
  • Assisting in management of accounts receivable, accounts payable, and general ledger
  • Assisting in preparing annual tax returns, annual reports, and periodic audits

More about Melissa

A proud native of Fort Worth, Texas, Melissa has always valued strong community ties and southern hospitality. While attending The University of Texas at Austin, she discovered both her passion for people and her love for the city she calls home. Melissa brings an extensive background in client relations and hospitality to her newest professional chapter. With a career that has spanned hotels, resorts, country clubs, and (her personal favorite) theme parks, she has built a reputation for delivering exceptional service experiences in a variety of dynamic environments.
Now embarking on an exciting new path in the association industry, Melisa looks forward to bringing her enthusiasm for learning, relationship-building, and service excellence to her role. She thrives in collaborative environments and is always eager to connect with others and take on new challenges.
Outside of work, Melissa enjoys spending time with her family, typically watching the Longhorns or Cowboys! She and her husband, Chris, stay busy with their daughter, Josie, and their three dogs: Corbin, Sergeant, and Hercules.
Mark Mann PE
Assistant Treasurer

Mr. Mark Mann, P.E. has over 20 years of experience in water and wastewater treatment facilities, pump station facilities, water and sanitary sewer utilities, roadway design, drainage, and bridge inspection.  He has experience in the conceptual and preliminary engineering phases, selection of treatment equipment, design of treatment structures, and construction administration of projects.  Mr. Mann has experience in routine inspection of TxDOT on-system and off-system bridge facilities throughout the State of Texas. 

 

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Volunteer Organizations 

Colton Gill PE
Senior Director at Large

Colton Gill, P.E. is a transportation engineer with BGE, Inc in Frisco, Texas. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the states of Texas and Arkansas. Colton has 7 years of experience on various schematic and PS&E transportation projects in the greater DFW area. Colton’s projects vary from large interstate schematics to PS&E design of local city streets. Colton holds a Bachelor of Science (2016) in Civil Engineering from Texas Tech University. He has been involved with the American Society of Civil Engineers since 2016. Since graduation, he served in various roles at the ASCE Dallas Branch including Newsletter Editor from 2016-2018, Younger Member Chair in 2018, MRLC Planning Board in 2019, and Secretary in 2019. He is also involved in other local professional organizations.

Ricardo Peña EIT
First Year Director at Large
Oreoluwa Adedapo PE
First Year Director at Large
Katherine Smith PE
Austin Branch Section Director
Robert Lys Jr. PE
Brazos Branch Section Director
Marvin Gomez PE
El Paso Branch Section Director
Andrea Taylor PE
Fort Worth Branch Section Director

Andrea Taylor is a Professional Engineer and Principal at mma inc, where she is manages the engineering design and City Permitting of various project types, including single family and multifamily residential, commercial, industrial, schools, and entertainment across the DFW Metroplex.  Second to her passion of engineering is sharing her love of engineering and will take any opportunity to present to students.

Andrea attended the University of Texas at Arlington, where she received her Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering and Master’s of Engineering Degree in Civil Engineering. She is married to Shane Taylor, mom to a toddler. Andrea is a Board Member of CREW Fort Worth, is the Fort Worth Branch ASCE Texas Section Director,  and serves on the City of Hurst Planning and Zoning Commission. In her spare time, Andrea enjoys a good book or practicing her amateur baking skills.

Mahsa Arastoo PE
Houston Branch Section Director
David D. Stanley PE
Northeast Texas Branch Section Director

David Stanley, PE has been an active member of ASCE since 2013. He currently serves as the Northeast Texas Branch Section Director and Practitioner Advisor for LeTourneau University. David has previously served under all Officer positions at the NET Branch. His degrees include a BS in civil engineering from LeTourneau University and a BA in political science from the University of Texas at Austin.

David is an Associate and East Texas Group Leader for CP&Y, Inc. and has over eight years of experience in civil engineering design and construction oversight for multiple facility types including water distribution systems, water and wastewater treatment plants, spillways and dams, and well sites. His experience includes new construction, rehabilitation and improvements, inspections, hydraulic analyses, and environmental permitting for municipalities and utility districts, as well as industrial clients and private developers.

David and his wife, Sarah, live in Kilgore, Texas where they are both active members of their community serving on various non-profit and municipal boards

Edwin Manrique EIT
Rio Grande Valley Branch Section Director
Mike Bratten PE
San Antonio Branch Section Director
Liv M. Haselbach PhD, PE
Southeast Texas Branch Section Director

Dr. Liv Haselbach is a professor and chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Lamar University in Texas. She authored the McGraw-Hill book, The Engineering Guide to LEED- New Construction, Sustainable Construction for Engineers, served as an Associate Director of the USDOT University Transportation Center for Environmentally Sustainable Transportation in Cold Climates (CESTiCC) and was the 2015 Fulbright/Alcoa Distinguished Chair in the Environmental Sciences and Engineering in Brazil. She previously was an associate/full professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Washington State University, an assistant professor at the University of South Carolina, and a lecturer at Yale University.

She has authored numerous papers on sustainability related to site issues, concrete carbon sequestration, metal mitigation technologies, life cycle assessment and low impact development. Her degrees include a BS with Distinction in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Cornell, an MS in Chemical Engineering from UC Berkeley, and a PhD in Environmental Engineering from the University of Connecticut. Liv is a licensed professional engineer and a LEED AP (BD+C). Prior to her academic career she founded an engineering consulting company in the New York – Connecticut area, which specialized in permitting and site development for major US companies.

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Western Texas Branch Section Director
Russell R. Carter PE
Office and Personal Committee Chair

Russell Carter is a professional engineer in the State of Texas focused on structural design and forensic engineering.  He graduated from Texas Tech University with bachelor’s degrees in architecture and civil engineering and his master’s degree in civil engineering. He has over 25 years of research, design, and construction experience.

Mr. Carter has worked for several regional architecture and engineering firms in West Texas.  He currently works for MWM Architects, Inc. and consults through Carter Consulting & Engineering, LLC.  He has been an Instructor for the Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering Department at Texas Tech University for over 12 years, often serving as the structural expert for the senior capstone design course.

Early in his career, Mr. Carter worked as a researcher and principal investigator with the Wind Engineering Research Center (WERC) at Texas Tech University designing and constructing laboratories and equipment to study debris impact and full-scale structural testing.  He led teams performing damage investigations of tornadoes and hurricanes as part of WERC and the Florida Costal Monitoring Program with Clemson University.  He was part of the design and development team for FEMA Publication 320, FEMA Publican 361, and International Code Council ICC-500 providing guidance for the design of storm shelters.

Mr. Carter is very active with ASCE. He is the Practitioner Advisor to the ASCE Texas Tech Student Chapter. He has been the Caprock Branch President and Section Director.  For the Texas Section he has served as Vice President for Educational Affairs, Chair of the Student Activities Committee, and serves on numerous committees. At the ASCE Global level, he is on the Committee for Student Conferences and Competitions and the Timber Strong Design Build Committee.

Sean Merrell PE, PTOE
Nominating Committee Chair
Patrick J. Williams PE
Branch/Section Relations Committee Chair
Adam Eaton, PE, ENV SP, CFM
Government Affairs Committee Co-Chair

He currently serves as WSP USA’s Texas Senior Water Resiliency Planner focused on climate-resilient solutions for water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure and policy and planning for urban resilience and sustainability. His previous professional experience includes planning and implementation of flood mitigation and storm drainage improvement analyses with Houston Public Works, and municipal industrial water and wastewater treatment with CDM Smith. He also has experience in policy and regulatory projects with the TCEQ and the Michigan DOT, as well as international financing for sustainable and energy-efficient projects through an INGO in Vienna, Austria. I am a licensed Professional Engineer in Texas, a Certified Floodplain Manager, and an Envision Sustainability Professional and Envision Trainer. I received a Master of Public Service and Administration from the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, a Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University, and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the Lee Honors College at Western Michigan University.  

 

Kameron Boggan PE
Diversity Equity & Inclusion Co-Chair
Bria Whitmire PE, CFM
CECON Planning Committee Co-Chair
James Zapata PE
CECON Planning Committee Co-Chair
Vacant
Diversity Equity & Inclusion Council Co-Chair
Vacant
Younger Members Committee Co-Chair
Travis Attanasio PE, CFM
Past Presidents Council Committee Chair

 

 

Robert F. Pierry PE
Residential Foundations Oversight Committee

Robert F. Pierry, Jr., P.E., M.ASCE is the founder and President of Pierry Consulting, Inc., a firm specializing in the evaluation of existing foundations, and the design of remedial measures for them. Mr. Pierry has performed thousands of foundation performance investigations of residential and low-rise commercial structures, both in his current position and in his former position as a principal of a foundation remediation contracting firm. Mr. Pierry also performs construction phase observations of remediation projects he has designed to verify design compliance.

Mr. Pierry has authored hundreds of expert reports for use in mediation, arbitration, and litigation and has provided expert witness testimony in dozens of such matters. Mr. Pierry is highly active in the Texas Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (“ASCE”) and serves as the current Chair of the Texas Section Residential Foundations Committee. He previously served the Texas Section as Chair of the Residential Foundation Oversight Committee, Chair of the Residential Foundation Evaluation and Repair Subcommittee and as a member of the Residential Foundation Investigation and Design Subcommittee. He also previously served the Texas Section as Vice President for Technical Affairs, as well as Chair of the Geotechnical Committee where he facilitated the transition to the Texas Section Chapter of the Geo-Institute. On a Society-wide basis, Mr. Pierry serves as a member of the ASCE Design Guidelines of Residential Structures on Expansive Soils Standards Committee and has served as a member of a Standards Committee that developed the ASCE publication “Standard Guidelines for the Design and Installation of Pile Foundations”.

Mr. Pierry earned his Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Duke University in 1976 and has attended and taught at numerous career-related conferences, short courses, and seminars over the years. Mr. Pierry has also authored and co-authored several technical papers and articles. Mr. Pierry is a licensed Professional Engineer in ten states, although he currently has either retired or inactive status in several of them.

Mr. Pierry volunteers with the Denton County affiliate of Habitat for Humanity as a member of their Building Committee and supervises their lot drainage activities. He formerly served the affiliate as a member of the Board of Directors, as Treasurer and as Vice President.

Nalah Williams EIT
STEM Committee Chair
Elizabeth Livergood
Collegiate Activities Committee Chair
Travis Attanasio PE
Honors Committee Chair
Thomas Poulose PE
Younger Members Committee Co-Chair
Clint Hoover PE
Membership Committee Co-Chair
Sarah DeBerry PE
Strategic Planning Committee Chair
Austin Messerli PE
Texas Infrastructure Report Card Committee Co-Chair

Austin Messerli is a Senior Engineer/Project Manager with K Friese & Associates. Originally from Oklahoma, he earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Oklahoma. Relocating to Central Texas over four years ago and is now happy to call it home. He has over nine years of experience with Municipal, County, and DOT transportation projects across Texas, Oklahoma, and the surrounding States. The most exciting part of this work is seeing all the various components of transportation projects come together to form a positive and lasting impact on the public. Austin is an active member of ASCE, first participating in the University of Oklahoma Chapter, where he eventually became president, then holding various positions professionally across Oklahoma and Texas. He serves as Austin Branch Section Director and Texas Section Infrastructure Report Card Co-Chair. Previously, he served as Government Affairs Chair/Co-Chair for Austin Branch and Texas Section, helped Chair the Highway and Roads Committee, assisted the Parks and Rec Committee with the 2021 Texas Infrastructure Report Card, and participated in the National Legislative Fly-In, the Texas State Drive-Ins, MLRC, and student mentoring programs for UT.

Griselda Gonzales PE, LEED AP, ENV SP
Texas Infrastructure Report Card Committee Co-Chair
John Mudd PE
Construction Institute Chapter Chair
Curtis B. Beitel PE, CFM, ENV SP
Environmental & Water Resources Institute Chapter Chair

Curtis Beitel has been active in ASCE since he graduated from Texas A&M University in 1993.  In 1996 he served as the Continuing Education Chair of the Fort Worth ASCE Branch, organizing several CPD classes on HEC-RAS and Bioengineering.  He continued to serve the Fort Worth Branch in several officer positions including Branch President in 2001-02.  Curtis served as the Water Resources Chair of the Texas Section from 1999 to 2001 and was Vice President-Technical in 2002-2003.  He continued to serve on the Texas Section Board as the Section Director from the Fort Worth Branch from 2003 to 2005.  He was the Budget Chair for Fall 2007 Meeting of the Texas Section in Fort Worth, and served as the General Co-Chair of the Texas Section/CI/ICSDEC Fall 2012 Conference in Fort Worth.

Curtis received the Fort Worth Branch’s Young Engineer Award for Professional Achievement in 1998.  He is also active in the Texas Floodplain Management Association, serving as their Newsletter Editor since 2004, and is a member of the Society of Military Engineers.  To help community leaders understand the risk that flooding poses to their local economy, Curtis conceived and led the development of the FloodManager game for the ASFPM Foundation, and teaches the “Experience a Town At Risk” classes at various conferences.  The ASFPM Foundation presented him with an award for Outstanding Contributions in 2010.  HDR presented him with a Pathfinder Award for External Client Service in 2013.

Curtis is currently the North Texas Water Resources Program Manager for HDR Engineering, and was named a Professional Associate of the company in January 2013.  He is leading the development of the Bexar County Flood Warning System for the San Antonio River Authority, and works on projects for public clients across Texas.  He has been married to his wife Leanne since 1996 and they have two daughters – Katherine and Ellie.

 

Nick Dayal
Geotechnical Institute Chapter Chair
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Structural Engineering Institute Chapter Chair
Surya Bhandari PE, M.ASCE
Transportation & Development Institute Chapter Chair

EDUCATION

 

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSES

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

ASCE INVOLVEMENT

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Texas Section Level

 

     Branch Level

 

OTHER VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

 

AWARDS/HONORS

 

Trisha Frederick
Utility Engineering & Surveying Institute Chapter Chair
Anna Olveda
Forensics Group Institute Chapter Chair

Anna Olveda is VP of Engineering for Wafflemat in Grapevine, TX. In the past 8 years of her Engineering career, she has worked on numerous commercial and residential projects across the state of Texas that vary in size and complexity. She received her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering with a minor in Mathematics from Texas A&M University in Kingsville, TX (TAMUK) in 2013 and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering (TAMUK) in 2015 with an emphasis in Structures.

Anna’s involvement with ASCE began in 2012 with the ASCE TAMUK Student Chapter (sponsored by ASCE- Corpus Christi Branch) and has continued her commitment to the organization throughout her professional career. She has served on the ASCE Board in San Antonio since 2015, where she previously served as the ASCE- San Antonio Branch President, as well as a volunteer for the ASCE San Antonio Branch Scholarship Committee. She has also been published in the ASCE-AEI Journal (2017) for her continued research in floor vibrations.

When she is not busy with work, learning, or volunteering, she enjoys traveling the world with her supportive and extremely patient husband.