Woodson, Mark W.

Woodson, Mark W.

Mark W. Woodson, P.E., L.S., D.WRE, F.ASCE

President-Elect Official Nominee

Education

Work Experience

Woodson Engineering and Surveying, Inc., President/CEO, 1994-Present
City of Flagstaff, AZ, City Engineer, 1985-1993
Northern Arizona University, Adjunct Faculty, 1992-1995
Town of Eagar, AZ, Town Engineer and Public Works Director, 1984-1985
Consulting Engineering Firms, Tucson, AZ, Designer to Project Management positions, 1977-1984
City of Phoenix and Pima County DOT, Drafting and Intern positions during college, 1971-1977

ASCE Involvement

Committee on Leadership and Management, 2012-Present
Governor, Transportation and Development Institute (T&DI), 2010-Present
Member, Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI)
Chair, ASCE Strategic Planning Committee, 2009-2012
Treasurer, ASCE, 2007-2009
o Finance Committee, 2003-2009
o Assistant Treasurer, 2005-2007
o Audit Committee (Ad-hoc)
o Retirement Committee
o Investment Subcommittee
Director, District 11/Region 8, 2003-2006
o Chair, Region 8 Formation Team
o Chair, Region 8 Finance Committee
Committee on Government Affairs, 2003-2006
o Chair, State Public Affairs Grants Committee, 2005-2006
Task Committee on Implementing the Competency Strategy 2, 2011-2012
Task Committee on Volunteer Expense Reimbursement, 2011
Task Committee on Review of Institute Operating Procedures, 2006-2007
Task Committee on Honorary Members, 2005-2006
Task Committee on CERF Reorganization, 2005-2006
Engineering Management at the Organizational Level, 1990-1994
Elected ASCE Fellow, 2002
John C. Park Outstanding Engineer Award, Arizona Section, 2002
Arizona Engineer Distinguished Service Award, Arizona Section, 1994
Northern Arizona University Practitioner Advisor, various times from 1988-2011
Arizona Section President, 1991
Northern Arizona Branch President, 1988
Southern Arizona Branch President, 1983

Other Volunteer Activities

Member (by appointment), Flagstaff City Council, 2012-Present
o Member, Flagstaff Metropolitan Planning Organization (FMPO)
o Member, Arizona Rural Transportation Advisory Council (RTAC)
o Vice-Chair, Coconino Plateau Water Advisory Council (CPWAC)
o Member, Northern Arizona Council of Governments (NACOG)
Governor Appointee, State of Arizona Land Department, Urban Land Planning Oversight Committee, 2009-Present
Arizona State Board of Technical Registration Enforcement Advisory Committee, 1997-Present
Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce, 1994-Present
Chair, Flagstaff Industrial Development Authority, 2009-2012
Vice-chair, City of Flagstaff Board of Adjustments, 2009-2012
University of Arizona, Civil Engineering Alumni Industry Council, 1990-present
Northern Arizona University, Civil Engineering Industrial Advisory Board, 1991-present
Board Member, Northern Arizona Builders Association, 1998-2003
Chair, Greater Flagstaff Economic Council (GFEC), 2002
Assistant Scout Master, Boy Scouts Troop 33, 1992-2000
Chair, Flagstaff Unified School District, Citizens Bond Advisory Committee, 1996-1998
Northern Arizona Branch President, American Public Works Association (APWA), 1994 \
President, Flagstaff Little League, 1994-1995; Volunteer, 1988-1995
Flagstaff Leadership Program, 1991

Personal

Married 33 years to Guadalupe (Lupe) E. Woodson, Registered Nurse and Family Nurse Practitioner. Lupe is a Medical Provider and Clinical Manager at a Native American Urban Indian Health Center (NACA) in Flagstaff. Lupe is also active in the community by volunteering her time and serving on several nonprofit boards.
We have 4 children and 5 grandchildren:
o Son John Woodson is married to Lisa, and they have one daughter, Adelyn. John is a Professional Structural Engineer in Tucson, AZ.
o Son Robert Woodson is married to Shauna, and they have a daughter, Taylor Lynn, and son, Matt. Robert is a U.S. Army Infantry Captain stationed in Hawaii.
o Daughter Anna Abeyta is married to Marcos, and they have a daughter, Cristiana. Anna is a Registered Nurse in New York City.
o Daughter Katherine Mansker is married to Brian, and they have a daughter, Sophia. Kathy lives in Flagstaff, AZ, and is working on her master’s degree in Education.
Hobbies: Traveling, golfing, hiking, and spending time with my wife, kids and grandkids.

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