2005 Advisory Council |
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Leaders 2005 Advisory Council Charles C. Calhoun, Jr., P.E., F.ASCE
Charles C. Calhoun, Jr. is a consultant in the private sector. He retired after more than 35 years of distinguished service as the deputy director of the U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station's (now Research and Development Center) Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory. Calhoun is the immediate past-president of the Board of Governors of the ASCE Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute (COPRI) and has served as the chairman of ASCE's Waterway Committee. He is also a vice president and commissioner of the U.S. Section of the International Navigation Association.
Edward J. Hecker
Edward J. Hecker has been with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers for 31 years. Hecker has spent most of his career engaged in the Corps emergency management program. Selected as chief of the Readiness Branch at Headquarters in 1991, Hecker has been a key leader in managing the Corps' preparedness and response to numerous major disasters over the past 10 years, from Hurricane Andrew in 1992 to the events of Sept. 11. He has played a central role in building the Corps' outstanding relationship with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
W. Craig Helms, P.E., F.ASCE
Brad Iarossi, P.E., M.ASCE
Leon Kempner, Jr., Ph.D. P.E., M.ASCE
Dr. Kempner has 31 years of experience as a structural engineer for the Bonneville Power Administration. His career assignments have included structural engineering analysis, design and research of transmission line facilities. Kempner is active in many national and international electrical transmission engineering professional organizations and has contributed to many technical publications addressing transmission line structural engineering issues.
Conrad G. Keyes, Jr., Sc.D., P.E./P.S., Hon.M.ASCE, F.NSPE
Conrad Keyes is the Founding President of the ASCE Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI), a Professor & Department Head Emeritus of Civil, Agricultural, & Geological Engineering of New Mexico State University, and currently serves as a consultant to the U.S. Corps of Engineers-Albuquerque District and Sandia National Laboratories. He has been involved in numerous water resource projects throughout the southwest and is a former member of the U.S. International Boundary & Water Commission, the Rio Grande Compact Commission and the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission. He currently serves on the Paso del Norte Watershed Council in the El Paso, Texas, and southern New Mexico region.
Fred Klancnik, P.E., F.ASCE
David Westerling, Ph.D., P.E., P.L.S., F.ASCE
Dr. David Westerling is a professor of civil engineering at Merrimack College in North Andover, Mass. Westerling is a former ASCE Congressional Fellow and past-president of the Boston Society of Civil Engineers. He has more than 35 years of engineering experience in the public and private sectors. Westerling was recently elected town moderator in Harvard, Mass.
William P. Henry, P.E., F.ASCE
President, ASCE
William P. Henry's area of technical expertise is water resources planning and engineering. Currently he is the marketing manager for the Seattle office of Schaaf & Wheeler Consulting Civil Engineers, a small water resources engineering firm. Henry has served as an ASCE director and has been president of the San Francisco Section. He also co-founded Aqua Resources, Inc.
Patrick J. Natale, P.E., F.ASCE, C.A.E
Executive Director, ASCE
In November of 2002, Patrick J. Natale began his tenure as the executive director of the American Society of Civil Engineers. In January of 1999, Natale was appointed the executive director of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE). Prior to joining NSPE, Natale held numerous top-level management positions with the Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) of New Jersey. During his 28-year career with PSE&G, he was responsible for managing sales, marketing, strategic planning and customer service.
William P. Henry's area of technical expertise is water resources planning and engineering. Currently he is the marketing manager for the Seattle office of Schaaf & Wheeler Consulting Civil Engineers, a small water resources engineering firm. Henry has served as an ASCE director and has been president of the San Francisco Section. He also co-founded Aqua Resources, Inc.
Patrick J. Natale, P.E., F.ASCE, C.A.E
Executive Director, ASCE
In November of 2002, Patrick J. Natale began his tenure as the executive director of the American Society of Civil Engineers. In January of 1999, Natale was appointed the executive director of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE). Prior to joining NSPE, Natale held numerous top-level management positions with the Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) of New Jersey. During his 28-year career with PSE&G, he was responsible for managing sales, marketing, strategic planning and customer service.
C. Michael Walton, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE
Advisory Council Chair
Dr. Michael Walton is a professor of civil engineering and holds the Ernest H. Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin. Walton's distinguished career in transport policy and engineering analysis spans more than 30 years and is highlighted by his contributions to many transportation professional societies and technical publications.
Donald L. Basham, P.E.
Donald Basham is the Chief of Engineering and Construction for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. His career in engineering, construction, and program and project management spans 36 years. In his current assignment, he is responsible for policy, program and technical expertise in the execution of more than $10 billion of design and construction programs for the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, Department of Defense, other federal agencies and over sixty foreign nations.
Jeanette A. Brown, P.E, DEE, F.ASCE
Jeanette A. Brown is the executive director of Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority. She is also an adjunct professor of environmental engineering at Manhattan College. Brown has 30 years experience in wastewater treatment. She is considered an authority on operations of biological nitrogen removal processes and sludge management. She is currently vice-president of the ASCE Environmental and Water Resources Institute.
Advisory Council Chair
Dr. Michael Walton is a professor of civil engineering and holds the Ernest H. Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin. Walton's distinguished career in transport policy and engineering analysis spans more than 30 years and is highlighted by his contributions to many transportation professional societies and technical publications.
Donald L. Basham, P.E.
Donald Basham is the Chief of Engineering and Construction for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. His career in engineering, construction, and program and project management spans 36 years. In his current assignment, he is responsible for policy, program and technical expertise in the execution of more than $10 billion of design and construction programs for the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, Department of Defense, other federal agencies and over sixty foreign nations.
Jeanette A. Brown, P.E, DEE, F.ASCE
Jeanette A. Brown is the executive director of Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority. She is also an adjunct professor of environmental engineering at Manhattan College. Brown has 30 years experience in wastewater treatment. She is considered an authority on operations of biological nitrogen removal processes and sludge management. She is currently vice-president of the ASCE Environmental and Water Resources Institute.
John Bennett, P.E.
John Bennett is currently serving as vice president with AECOM Consult, Inc. He has more than three decades of experience in rail and public transportation policy, planning and management and organization development. He also has extensive experience in capital program development and management, including multi-year rail investment programs involving multiple agencies, such as the $100 million Penn Station Central Control project.
John Bennett is currently serving as vice president with AECOM Consult, Inc. He has more than three decades of experience in rail and public transportation policy, planning and management and organization development. He also has extensive experience in capital program development and management, including multi-year rail investment programs involving multiple agencies, such as the $100 million Penn Station Central Control project.
Charles C. Calhoun, Jr. is a consultant in the private sector. He retired after more than 35 years of distinguished service as the deputy director of the U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station's (now Research and Development Center) Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory. Calhoun is the immediate past-president of the Board of Governors of the ASCE Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute (COPRI) and has served as the chairman of ASCE's Waterway Committee. He is also a vice president and commissioner of the U.S. Section of the International Navigation Association.
Edward J. Hecker
Edward J. Hecker has been with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers for 31 years. Hecker has spent most of his career engaged in the Corps emergency management program. Selected as chief of the Readiness Branch at Headquarters in 1991, Hecker has been a key leader in managing the Corps' preparedness and response to numerous major disasters over the past 10 years, from Hurricane Andrew in 1992 to the events of Sept. 11. He has played a central role in building the Corps' outstanding relationship with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
W. Craig Helms, P.E., F.ASCE
W. Craig Helms is founder and manager of Civil Engineering of The Carolinas, LLC, which deals with all phases of various infrastructure systems, including water, sewer, roads, landfills and facilities. Helms has worked in federal and state governments, as well as private practice for the last 28 years. He has served in numerous positions with ASCE and other professional organizations and has received numerous professional honors and awards for his dedicated, continuous service.
Andrew W. Herrmann, P.E., F.ASCE
Andrew Herrmann is the Managing Partner of Hardesty and Hanover LLP, Consulting Engineers, headquartered in New York, and serves as partner-in-charge for many of the firm's bridge projects. During his 30 years with the firm, Herrmann has been responsible for the design, inspection, rehabilitation, construction support, analysis and rating of fixed and movable bridges, highways, railroads and major transportation projects. He is past chair of the ASCE Structural Engineering Institute's (SEI) Committee on Bridges and Steel Bridge Committee. He is presently co-chair of ASCE SEI's 2005 Structures Congress in New York City.
Brad Iarossi, P.E., M.ASCE
Brad Iarossi is Chief of the Dam, Bridge and Safety Branch of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Previously, he served as Chief of the Dam Safety Program for Maryland's Department of the Environment for more than 16 years. With expertise in environmental regulation and water projects, Iarossi served as chair of ASCE's National Water Policy Committee and served on the Committee on Government Affairs Committee. He also is past president of the Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) and has been the Chairman of ASDSO's Legislative Committee since 1992.
Leon Kempner, Jr., Ph.D. P.E., M.ASCE
Dr. Kempner has 31 years of experience as a structural engineer for the Bonneville Power Administration. His career assignments have included structural engineering analysis, design and research of transmission line facilities. Kempner is active in many national and international electrical transmission engineering professional organizations and has contributed to many technical publications addressing transmission line structural engineering issues.
Conrad G. Keyes, Jr., Sc.D., P.E./P.S., Hon.M.ASCE, F.NSPE
Conrad Keyes is the Founding President of the ASCE Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI), a Professor & Department Head Emeritus of Civil, Agricultural, & Geological Engineering of New Mexico State University, and currently serves as a consultant to the U.S. Corps of Engineers-Albuquerque District and Sandia National Laboratories. He has been involved in numerous water resource projects throughout the southwest and is a former member of the U.S. International Boundary & Water Commission, the Rio Grande Compact Commission and the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission. He currently serves on the Paso del Norte Watershed Council in the El Paso, Texas, and southern New Mexico region.
Fred Klancnik, P.E., F.ASCE
Fred Klancnik is president of JRR, a planning, design and engineering firm. He has 33 years of experience designing recreational development projects, specializing in urban waterfront regeneration. Klancnik has been responsible for the planning and engineering of national parks and lakeshores, state and regional parks and beaches, and urban parks, plazas and promenades. Notable projects include the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Milwaukee Lakeshore State Park, City of Lake Forest Park and Chicago's Navy Pier. Klancnik received his bachelor of science in civil engineering and master of business administration in finance from the University of Wisconsin. He is a fellow of ASCE and the editor and co-author of the ASCE Planning and Design Guidelines for Small Craft Harbors (Manual 50).
Margaret E. Layne P.E., M.ASCE
Margaret E. (Peggy) Layne, P.E., directs the Advance program, a National Science Foundation sponsored program to increase the number of women faculty in science and engineering, at Virginia Tech. She spent a year as ASCE's Congressional Fellow in the office of Senator Bob Graham, where she was responsible for water, wastewater, and solid and hazardous waste policy issues. Layne has 17 years of environmental engineering experience, and was formerly a principal at Harding Lawson Associates in Tallahassee, Fla., where she managed the office and directed hazardous waste site investigation and cleanup projects.
Margaret E. (Peggy) Layne, P.E., directs the Advance program, a National Science Foundation sponsored program to increase the number of women faculty in science and engineering, at Virginia Tech. She spent a year as ASCE's Congressional Fellow in the office of Senator Bob Graham, where she was responsible for water, wastewater, and solid and hazardous waste policy issues. Layne has 17 years of environmental engineering experience, and was formerly a principal at Harding Lawson Associates in Tallahassee, Fla., where she managed the office and directed hazardous waste site investigation and cleanup projects.
Kathi Littmann
Kathi Littmann has more than 25 years of experience in construction project and program management. This experience includes general contracting, at-risk construction and the development and leadership of successful project teams. Littmann is currently serving as vice president, director of program management for HNTB Architecture Inc., and is responsible for the development and expansion of the HNTB program management practice nationwide.
Kathi Littmann has more than 25 years of experience in construction project and program management. This experience includes general contracting, at-risk construction and the development and leadership of successful project teams. Littmann is currently serving as vice president, director of program management for HNTB Architecture Inc., and is responsible for the development and expansion of the HNTB program management practice nationwide.
Eva Lerner-Lam, Aff.ASCE
Eva Lerner-Lam has 27 years of experience in transportation planning, operations, research and policy making. Founder and president of the Palisades Consulting Group, Inc., she is also the publisher of a bi-weekly electronic newsletter, "Palisades Transit Security Newsletter". Lerner-Lam serves on numerous professional society and homeland security-related committees and panels dealing with transportation security issues. She has received numerous professional achievement awards, including the 1995 ITE Metropolitan Section New York/New Jersey Engineer of the Year Award and the 1998 ASCE Frank M. Masters Engineering Achievement Award.
Eva Lerner-Lam has 27 years of experience in transportation planning, operations, research and policy making. Founder and president of the Palisades Consulting Group, Inc., she is also the publisher of a bi-weekly electronic newsletter, "Palisades Transit Security Newsletter". Lerner-Lam serves on numerous professional society and homeland security-related committees and panels dealing with transportation security issues. She has received numerous professional achievement awards, including the 1995 ITE Metropolitan Section New York/New Jersey Engineer of the Year Award and the 1998 ASCE Frank M. Masters Engineering Achievement Award.
Roger M. Millar, Jr., P.E., F.ASCE
Roger Millar currently serves as community development director/deputy city manager for the city of McCall, Idaho. He has more than 25 years of professional experience, with an extensive background in public and private sector transportation, land use and environmental projects. Millar is chair of ASCE's National Infrastructure and Research Policy Committee and past chair of the Pacific Northwest Council of ASCE.
Peter G. Nicholson, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE
Dr. Peter Nicholson is a professor of civil engineering and graduate chair for the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He chairs the Embankments, Dams & Slopes Committee for ASCE Geo-Institute of which he has been an active member for the past 12 years. Nicholson has been consulting on dam safety, design and rehabilitation for nearly 20 years in Hawaii and California.
Robert E. Nickerson, P.E., M.ASCE
Robert Nickerson, who has more than 25 years of experience in the electrical utility industry, is an independent consulting structural engineer specializing in the design, analysis and upgrading of electrical transmission systems. This experience includes three key areas: analysis and design of transmission structures; research and full-scale testing of transmission structures; and currently, in development of transmission models for system analyses and upgrades.
Roger Millar currently serves as community development director/deputy city manager for the city of McCall, Idaho. He has more than 25 years of professional experience, with an extensive background in public and private sector transportation, land use and environmental projects. Millar is chair of ASCE's National Infrastructure and Research Policy Committee and past chair of the Pacific Northwest Council of ASCE.
Peter G. Nicholson, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE
Dr. Peter Nicholson is a professor of civil engineering and graduate chair for the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He chairs the Embankments, Dams & Slopes Committee for ASCE Geo-Institute of which he has been an active member for the past 12 years. Nicholson has been consulting on dam safety, design and rehabilitation for nearly 20 years in Hawaii and California.
Robert E. Nickerson, P.E., M.ASCE
Robert Nickerson, who has more than 25 years of experience in the electrical utility industry, is an independent consulting structural engineer specializing in the design, analysis and upgrading of electrical transmission systems. This experience includes three key areas: analysis and design of transmission structures; research and full-scale testing of transmission structures; and currently, in development of transmission models for system analyses and upgrades.
Randall S. Over, P.E., F.ASCE
Randall Over is the Ohio Department of Transportation's (ODOT) District 12 construction engineer. He is responsible for construction contracts for the Cleveland, Ohio, metro area. He also serves on the ODOT statewide committees for Specifications for Construction Contract Administration, Agency Cost Accounting and local let federal-aid project administration.
Randall Over is the Ohio Department of Transportation's (ODOT) District 12 construction engineer. He is responsible for construction contracts for the Cleveland, Ohio, metro area. He also serves on the ODOT statewide committees for Specifications for Construction Contract Administration, Agency Cost Accounting and local let federal-aid project administration.
Thomas M. Rachford, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE
Dr. Thomas M. Rachford is a vice president with Gannett Fleming, Inc., an engineering and planning firm with 50 offices nationwide. Rachford has been with Gannett Fleming for 30 years and currently serves as corporate quality manager. He is also the immediate past president of the ASCE Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI).
Debra R. Reinhart, Ph.D., P.E., DEE, F.ASCE
Debra Reinhart is a professor and interim chair of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Central Florida. Reinhart is a member of seven national professional and technical organizations; four national committees; and chair of ASCE External Organizations Coordination Committee. She is the author of more than 100 books, papers and presentations.
Thomas S. Slater, P.E., M.ASCE
Thomas S. Slater is a leading expert, author and lecturer in aviation engineering and management for PBS&J, a national airport planning and consulting firm in Raleigh, N.C. As a member of ASCE's National Transportation Committee, Slater serves as an advisor on issue of federal and state funding policies. He also served as chairman of the 28th Annual Air Transport Conference scheduled for July of 2004. Slater has more than 25 years of experience serving the airport and aviation community.
Tom Warne, P.E., M. ASCE
Tom Warne is the president of Tom Warne and Associates, a consulting firm assisting public agencies to become more effective and private companies to become more profitable in the 21st century. Projects and engagements have includes large design-build efforts, strategic planning, succession management, legislative initiatives, market analysis, process improvement initiatives and client interventions. In addition, Warne served as president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (ASHTO) in 2000.
Dr. Thomas M. Rachford is a vice president with Gannett Fleming, Inc., an engineering and planning firm with 50 offices nationwide. Rachford has been with Gannett Fleming for 30 years and currently serves as corporate quality manager. He is also the immediate past president of the ASCE Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI).
Debra R. Reinhart, Ph.D., P.E., DEE, F.ASCE
Debra Reinhart is a professor and interim chair of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Central Florida. Reinhart is a member of seven national professional and technical organizations; four national committees; and chair of ASCE External Organizations Coordination Committee. She is the author of more than 100 books, papers and presentations.
Thomas S. Slater, P.E., M.ASCE
Thomas S. Slater is a leading expert, author and lecturer in aviation engineering and management for PBS&J, a national airport planning and consulting firm in Raleigh, N.C. As a member of ASCE's National Transportation Committee, Slater serves as an advisor on issue of federal and state funding policies. He also served as chairman of the 28th Annual Air Transport Conference scheduled for July of 2004. Slater has more than 25 years of experience serving the airport and aviation community.
Tom Warne, P.E., M. ASCE
Tom Warne is the president of Tom Warne and Associates, a consulting firm assisting public agencies to become more effective and private companies to become more profitable in the 21st century. Projects and engagements have includes large design-build efforts, strategic planning, succession management, legislative initiatives, market analysis, process improvement initiatives and client interventions. In addition, Warne served as president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (ASHTO) in 2000.
David Westerling, Ph.D., P.E., P.L.S., F.ASCE
Dr. David Westerling is a professor of civil engineering at Merrimack College in North Andover, Mass. Westerling is a former ASCE Congressional Fellow and past-president of the Boston Society of Civil Engineers. He has more than 35 years of engineering experience in the public and private sectors. Westerling was recently elected town moderator in Harvard, Mass.
