Rossana D’Antonio, P.E., G.E., ENV SP, F.ASCE, will be the official nominee for ASCE president-elect on the 2026 Society election ballot this spring, as approved by the Board of Direction Nominating Committee.
ASCE will induct the election winner as the 2027 president-elect this fall at the annual business meeting. They would then assume the role of Society president for 2028.
D’Antonio serves as the executive director of NV5, a global consulting firm. Before that, she worked 24 years for Los Angeles County Public Works in a variety of roles, including as deputy director of municipal services and emergency management from 2016 to 2023.
At ASCE, she served on the Board of Direction as an at-large director, 2022-25, has been active in many other Society activities, from advocacy to sustainability over the years, and has been a long-time leader in Region 9, California, and her hometown of Los Angeles.
A National Council of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors member, she is also a past president of the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists. D’Antonio served on the President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council Disaster Response and Resilience Subcommittee in 2024. She also traveled to England that year as a California representative on the Atlantic Declaration Delegation for the US-UK Mutual Professional Recognition Agreement.
Last year, she published the book, 26 Seconds: Grief and Blame in the Aftermath of Losing My Brother in a Plane Crash, a powerful personal memoir that also served as a deep dive into aviation safety reform.
D’Antonio’s vision for ASCE is rooted in service, resilience, and humanity: “I see ASCE leading the charge in digital transformation,” she writes in her vision statement. “I want our members to be equipped with the tools and insights to thrive in a data-driven world. That means embracing technology, yes – but also embracing curiosity, adaptability, and lifelong learning.”
The 2026 ASCE election opens May 1.
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