Section Welcomes 2019-2020 Leadership
CECON 2019 marked a new leadership term for ASCE Texas Section. Below is a list of our 2019-2020 Board of Direction, Committee Chairs, Institute Chapter Chairs, Trust Fund Trustees, and Branch Officers. Please join us in welcoming these individuals to their new leadership roles for the 2019-2020 year:
Board of Direction
President
Susan K. Roth PE, PMP; Susan Roth Consulting
President Elect
Sean P. Merrell PE, PTOE; BGE
Past President
Arthur M. Clendenin PE; Del Zotto Products of Texas
VP Educational
John A. Tyler PE; Pape Dawson Engineers
VP Educational Elect
Natalie M. Weiershausen PE, ENV SP; RPS Group
VP Professional
Tiffany Reed-Villarreal PE; InfraTex Consulting
VP Professional Elect
Griselda Gonzales PE; The Goodman Corporation
VP Technical
Andres A. Salazar PhD, PE, D.WRE; Walter P Moore
VP Technical Elect
Robert D. Stevens PhD, PE; Arcadis
Senior Director at Large
Sergio R. Mendez Jr. PE; Consor
Second Year Director at Large
Jonathan D. Brower PE; LA Fuess Partners
First Year Director at Large
Bilkis Olazaran M. EIT; City of McAllen
First Year Director at Large
Alik McCoy EIT; 5engineering
Treasurer
Reem J. Zoun PE; City of Austin Watershed Protection Dept.
Assistant Treasurer
Christopher J. Nance PE; Parkhill Smith & Cooper
Section Director (Austin)
Genest L. Landry PE, PMP; City of Austin
Section Director (Brazos)
Robert “Bobby” Lys Jr. PE; Tricon Precast Limited
Section Director (Caprock)
Russell R. Carter PE; Texas Tech University
Section Director (Central Texas)
Brian J. Geiger PE; Rock Engineering & Testing Laboratory
Section Director (Corpus Christi)
John D. Garcia PE; Jacobs
Section Director (Dallas)
Phillip A. Alcorn; Jacobs
Section Director (El Paso)
Christopher J. Nance PE; Parkhill Smith & Cooper
Section Director (Fort Worth)
Kimberly K. Cornett PE; Jacobs
Section Director (High Plains)
Joseph W. Shehan PE; J Shehan Engineering
Section Director (Houston)
Patrick M. Beecher PE; Terracon
Section Director (Northeast Texas)
Russell W. Gibson PE; ETTL Engineers & Consultants
Section Director (Rio Grande Valley)
Bilkis Olazaran M. EIT; City of McAllen
Section Director (San Antonio)
Amy C. Stone PE; Outlier Engineering
Section Director (Southeast Texas)
Liv M. Haselbach PhD, PE; Lamar University
Section Director (West Texas)
Adrian Frias EIT; City of Odessa
Committee Chairs
Branch/Section Relations
Robert “Bobby” Lys Jr. PE; Tricon Precast Limited
CECON Planning
– Jennifer E. Bohlander PE; HNTB
– Matthew W. Singel PE; Cement Council of Texas
CECON Site Selection
LeAnne M. Napolillo PE; HNTB
Editorial
– Sergio R. Mendez Jr. PE; Consor
– Jonathan D. Brower PE; LA Fuess Partners
Evaluation & Repair of Residential Foundations
Kenneth M. Struzyk PE; Accutech Consultants
Foundation Investigation & Design
Phillip G. King PE, D.GE; SynchroPile
Government Affairs
Augustine Verrengia PE; Stantec
History & Heritage
Melinda Luna PE, CFM; KCI Technologies
Honors
Chad M. Ballard PE; Alan Plummer Associates
Intra-Society Relations
Patricia Frayre PE; Frayre Engineering & Consulting
Membership
– Marco N. Furlan-Kaneko PE, EI; Department of Air Force
– Patrick M. Beecher PE; Terracon
Nominating
Curtis B. Beitel PE, CFM, ENV SP; HDR
Office and Personnel
Susan K. Roth PE, PMP; Susan Roth Consulting
Past Presidents Council
Craig B. Thompson PE; Hanson Professional Services
Public Relations & Professional Image
Robert W. Scholz PE; Halff Associates
Public Relations & Professional Image
Claudia R. Corsetti PE; CDM Smith
Region 6 Board of Governors
Jerry B. Paz PE; Molzen-Corbin & Associates
Residential Foundations Oversight
Robert F. Pierry PE; Pierry Consulting
STEM
Sei Hee C. “Christina” Kim PE; SAM, LLC
Strategic Planning
– Kacey C. Paul PE, CFM; City of Marble Falls
– Daniel B. Hartman PE
Student Activities
Heather Guillen PE, LEED AP, ENV SP; Walter P Moore
Tellers
Jonathan D. Brower PE; LA Fuess Partners
Texas Infrastructure Report Card
Mark K. Boyd PhD, PE, D.WRE; LCA Environmental
Younger Members
Joe W. Alvarez; TxDOT
Institute Chapter Chairs
Environmental & Water Resources
– Curtis B. Beitel PE, CFM, ENV SP; HDR
– Russell P. Erskine PE, City of Plano
Forensics Group
Jesse H. Aguilar PE; Terracon
Geo-Technical
Fadi N. Faraj PE; HVJ Associates
Structural Engineering
James T. Brown PE; Jacobs
Utility Engineering & Surveying
Joseph Murphy PE; Lisa T. Ramey & Associates
Trust Fund Officers
John B. Hawley Fund Trustees
– Sean P. Merrell PE, PTOE; BGE
– Mark K. Boyd PhD, PE, D.WRE; LCA Environmental
– Joshua B. “Brandon” Klenzendorf PhD, PE; Geosyntec Consultants
J. Walter Porter Fund Trustees
– Ottis C. Foster PE; Langerman Foster Engineering Company
– Brett A. Pope PE; Terracon
– Ronnie M. Lemons PE, LS, D.WRE; Freese & Nichols
Texas Civil Engineering Foundation
– Chair: Joseph E. Minor PhD, PE
– President: Allen M. “Bud” Beene PE; Parsons Corporation
– Trustee: John N. “Jack” Furlong PE, D.WRE; Jacobs
– Trustee: Tim C. Newton PE; Jones Carter
– Trustee: Crespin Guzman PE
– Trustee: Richard Bourque PE
Branch Officers
Austin
President
Travis S. Isaacson PE; The Rios Group
President Elect
Bradley L. East PE; DeSimone Consulting Engineers
Past President
Kacey C. Paul PE, CFM; City of Marble Falls
Vice President
Samuel Shorter PE; Miller Gray
Secretary
Roxanne S. Cook PE, PMP, CFM; City of Austin
Treasurer
Kat Lauer EIT; Atwell LLC
Treasurer Elect
Tyler P. Dube PE; Pape Dawson Engineers
Practitioner Advisor (UT Austin)
Paul Hahn PE; Aguirre & Fields
Section Director
Genest L. Landry PE, PMP; City of Austin
Chair (Austin EWRI)
Sunit Deo PE, CFM; HDR
Chair (Austin SEI)
Scott L. Wallace PE, F.SEI; Jacobs
Younger Members Committee Rep
Leanne J. Cantalupo EIT; Garver USA
Communications Specialist
Paul Hahn PE; Aguirre & Fields
Brazos
President
Jose H. Carmona Jr. PE; CP&Y Inc
President Elect
Raquel Gonzales PE, CFM; City of College Station
Past President
Greg Lanting PE; Binkley & Barfield
Secretary
Allison M. Adams EIT; Kimley-Horn & Associates
Treasurer
Greg Lanting PE; Binkley & Barfield
Practitioner Advisor (Texas A&M)
Victoria L. Wittman PE; Gessner Engineering LLC
Section Director
Robert “Bobby” Lys Jr. PE; Tricon Precast Limited
Communications Specialist
Eleanor R. Rivera PE; Binkley & Barfield
Caprock
Section Director
Russell R. Carter PE; Texas Tech University
Central Texas
President
Trey D. Simpson; Clark & Fuller
Vice President
Christopher G. Abila; Winton Engineering
Secretary
Ryan Sexton; Walker Partners
Treasurer
Jacob Hinson EIT; Walker Partners
Section Director
Brian J. Geiger PE; Rock Engineering & Testing Laboratory
Corpus Christi
President
Jenna M. Clayton PE; Port of Corpus Christi Authority
Past President
Daniel E. Mazoch PE; Sea Oats Group
Vice President
Carlos A. Martinez PE; Port of Corpus Christi Authority
Secretary
Victor Murillo EIT; Hanson Professional Services
Treasurer
Kendal Morrow; Hanson Professional Services
Section Director
John D. Garcia PE; Jacobs
Younger Members Committee Rep
Justin De La Rosa PE; HDR
Dallas
President
Julie A. Jones PE; Nathan D Maier Consulting Engineers
President Elect
Jonathan D. Brower PE; LA Fuess Partners
Past President
Mark K. Boyd PhD, PE, D.WRE; LCA Environmental
Vice President
Edward M. Penton PE; Jacobs
Secretary
Patrick J. Williams PE; Urban Engineers
Treasurer
Ashley C. Beyer PE; BGE
Assistant Treasurer
Trevor Springer; BGE
Practitioner Advisor (UT Arlington)
Edward M. Penton PE; Jacobs
Practitioner Advisor (SMU)
Mark K. Boyd PhD, PE, D.WRE; LCA Environmental
Section Director
Phillip A. Alcorn; Jacobs
Chair (Public Relations Committee)
Tim G. Abrams PE; Terracon
Chair (Dallas CI)
Ruifen Liu PhD, PE; Michael Baker International
Chair (Dallas GI)
Ajay K. Potturi PE; Intertek-PSI
Chair (Dallas SEI)
Vui Heung L. Kau PE; Stantec
Chair (Dallas TDI)
Mel Herrera Jr. EIT
Chair (Dallas EWRI)
James Keith PE; Walter P Moore
Younger Members Committee Rep
Nicholas Phillips; GEI – Hayden
Communications Specialist
Jignesh Thakkar PE; Othon Inc
Communications Specialist
Chad L. Ostrander EIT; BGE
Branch Director
Reece E. Taylor PE; Braun Intertec Corporation
Technical Director
Surya N. Bhandari EIT; Michael Baker International
El Paso
President
Jesse Valles; El Paso Electric
President Elect
Jorge Grajeda PE; CEA Group
Past President
Sergio R. Mendez Jr. PE; Consor
Vice President
Alexandra Riccillo EIT; Quantum Engineering Consultants
Secretary
Manuel A. Salas PE; Terracon
Treasurer
Nicholas N. Ybarra PE; City of El Paso
Practitioner Advisor (UTEP)
Daniel Carrera EIT; Walter P Moore
Practitioner Advisor (UTEP)
Sergio R. Mendez Jr. PE; Consor
Section Director
Christopher J. Nance PE; Parkhill Smith & Cooper
Younger Members Committee Rep
Alexandra Riccillo EIT; Quantum Engineering Consultants
Branch Director
Irazema S. Rojas PE; El Paso Water
Branch Director
Sergio Delgado Jr. PE; Arcadis
Branch Director
Margaret K. Shroeder PE; City of El Paso
Fort Worth
President
Kameron A. Boggan EIT; TranSystems
Past President
John A. Baird PE; Baird, Hampton & Brown
Vice President
Andrew T. Wilson; Peloton Land Solutions
Secretary
Jeff Philipp; TNP Inc
Treasurer
Andrew T. Wilson; Peloton Land Solutions
Assistant Treasurer
Andrea Taylor PE; MMA Inc
Practitioner Advisor (Tarleton State)
Allison L. Martinez-Stamper; Peloton Land Solutions
Practitioner Advisor (UT Arlington)
Karyna Uribe; Dunaway Associates
Practitioner Advisor (UT Arlington)
Derek J. Baker EIT; Pacheco Koch Consulting Engineers
Practitioner Advisor (Tarleton State)
Brandon J. Oliver; Pacheco Koch Consulting Engineers
Practitioner Advisor (UT Arlington)
Jennifer H. Roberts PE, PMP, CMQ/OE, Ceng MICE; City of Fort Worth
Section Director
Kimberly K. Cornett PE; Jacobs
Younger Members Committee Rep
Allison L. Martinez-Stamper; Peloton Land Solutions
Younger Members Committee Rep
Amanda Quisenberry; Aguirre & Fields
High Plains
President
Adam B. Hilliard EIT; KSA Engineers
Vice President
P. Jeffrey Wang PE, SE; Consolidated Nuclear Security
Secretary/Treasurer
Andrew R. Payne PE; Ellett & Gaynor
Practitioner Advisor (West Texas A&M)
Bernard R. Tillery PE
Practitioner Advisor (West Texas A&M)
Adam B. Hilliard EIT; KSA Engineers
Section Director
Joseph W. Shehan PE; J Shehan Engineering
Younger Members Committee Rep
Kenneth R. Leitch PhD, PE; West Texas A&M University
Houston
President
Julia P. Clarke PE; Raba Kistner
President Elect
Sarah N. Alvarez PE
Past President
Luis A. Gonzalez PE; PGAL
VP Educational
Aaron Orozco EIT; BGE
VP Technical
Manik C. Mitra EIT; HR Green
Secretary
Alexa Nichols PE; EHRA
Treasurer
Uttam Karmaker PE; PGAL
Treasurer Elect
Connor J. McBride PE; McDonough
Practitioner Advisor (Prairie View A&M)
Stephen A Hrncir PE; HNTB
Practitioner Advisor (Prairie View A&M)
Luis A. Gonzalez PE; PGAL
Practitioner Advisor (Univ. of Houston)
Stephen A Hrncir PE; HNTB
Practitioner Advisor (Univ. of Houston)
Manik C. Mitra EIT; HR Green
Practitioner Advisor (Rice)
Samuel A. Hinojosa PE; Halff Associates
Practitioner Advisor (Rice)
Kyle Morris EIT; HR Green
Practitioner Advisor (Texas Southern)
Yan G. Linwood PE; WSP
Practitioner Advisor (Texas Southern)
Angelica C. Pallares; Halff Associates
Practitioner Advisor (Univ. of Houston Downtown)
Shishir Manjunath; Binkley & Barfield
Practitioner Advisor (Univ. of Houston Downtown)
Aaron Orozco EIT; BGE
Section Director
Patrick M. Beecher PE; Terracon
Chair (Houston SEI)
Ardalan A. Mosavi PhD, PE; Arup
Chair (Houston COPRI)
Joseph Scarborough; LAN Inc
Chair (Houston EWRI)
Jason Becker PE; Halff Associates
Chair (Houston GI)
Rebecca Cummins EIT; Terracon
Chair (Houston TDI)
Natalie Guzman; Halff Associates
Younger Members Committee Rep
Timothy Smelcer; HNTB
Communications Specialist
Johnny Kim PE; Halff Associates
Branch Director
Carrie French; RS&H
VP Admin
Mahsa Arastoo PE; Aguirre & Fields
Northeast Texas
President
Rachel E. Gaddis; CP&Y
Past President
Horacio A. Montejano; Terracon
Vice President
Gail H. Lewis PE; GEO Consultants
Secretary/Treasurer
Daniel Story PE; Holland Engineering
Practitioner Advisor (Texas A&M Commerce)
Owen Sanderson PE; ETTL Engineers & Consultants
Practitioner Advisor (LeTourneau)
David D. Stanley EIT; CP&Y
Section Director
Russell W. Gibson PE; ETTL Engineers & Consultants
Rio Grande Valley
President
Maria L. Rangel EIT; City of Pharr
Past President
Humberto Lopez PE; TxDOT
Vice President
Jessica M. Maldonado PE; SAMES Inc
Secretary
Victor Juarez; Millenium Engineers Group Inc
Treasurer
Isaac Huacuja EIT; Sigler, Winston, Greenwood & Associates
Treasurer Elect
Cristian Guajardo EIT; Green, Rubiano & Associates
Section Director
Bilkis Olazaran M. EIT; City of McAllen
History & Heritage Committee Chair
Katia G. Navar; Raba Kistner
Younger Members Committee Rep
Aldo I. Garcia; M Garcia Engineering
Communications Specialist
Arlett Rodriguez; SAMES Inc
Technical Director
Oscar Hernandez Jr.; City of Weslaco
San Antonio
President
Christopher P. Van Heerde PE; HMT Engineering & Surveying
Section Director
Amy C. Stone PE; Outlier Engineering
Southeast Texas
President
Heath B. Thompson; Lower Neches Valley Authority
President Elect
Mark Mann PE; Schaumburg & Polk
Past President
Kathryn S. Osborn EIT; Schaumburg & Polk
Vice President
Michael Schneider PE; Lanier & Associates Consulting Engineers
Secretary
Placido Ramos Jr.
Treasurer
Michelle Falgout PE; Falgout Consulting
Practitioner Advisor (Lamar)
Mark Mann PE; Schaumburg & Polk
Section Director
Liv M. Haselbach PhD, PE; Lamar University
Younger Members Committee Rep
Burgandy R. Petri
West Texas
President
Jason K. Kelliher PE; Dunaway Associates
Past President
Jitendra K. Thakur PhD, PE; Terracon
Treasurer
Amanda E. Frazier EIT; Burgess & Niple
Section Director
Adrian Frias EIT; City of Odessa
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