ACEC/NC Committees and Forums are one of the most important benefits to our members. Each group has a Board nominated Chair and Vice-Chair who are selected each year from the active participants. Your entire staff can be involved. Following are the Committees’ and Forums’ Chairs:
Click the Committee or Forum name to go to the description, Chairs and Liaisons:
- Future Leaders Program
- Executive Leaders Forum (formerly Senior Leaders)
Buildings & Infrastructure Committee
Focusing on all aspects of vertical development projects and their respective sites, this committee serves as liaison between ACEC/NC and multiple owner types and related agencies (including but not limited to higher education institutions, NC Office of State Construction, municipalities, K-12 school districts, healthcare institutions and private industry) and monitors their activities in project planning, design, construction, budgeting and selection of design firms. Focus areas include building construction, site and infrastructure development, code compliance, sustainability and energy conservation.
This committee also focuses on economic development activity that affects projects and member firms, with the goal to develop a mutually beneficial relationship between ACEC/NC and economic development organizations such as the North Carolina Economic Developers Association (NCEDA) and raise the visibility and profile of member firms within the economic development community.
Board Liaison: Matt Fogleman
ECS Southeast, LLP
1900 Hendersonville Rd., #10
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 665-2307
mfogleman@ecslimited.com
Junior Board Liaison:
Mitch Magee
Kimley-Horn
421 Fayetteville St.
Suite 600
Raleigh, NC 27601
(919) 677-2105
Mitch.Magee@kimley-horn.com
Chair: Joe Angell
Wiley|Wilson
940 Main Campus Dr.
Suite 500
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 829-0328
jangell@wileywilson.com
Vice-Chair: Kyler Bender
Bolton & Menk, Inc.
418 Dawson St.
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919) 907-9041
Kyler.Bender@bolton-menk.com
Buildings & Infrastructure Meeting Minutes
Business Practices Committee
Small and Large Business Leaders interested in improving the efficiency and operation of large and small firms are members of this committee. The objective of this committee is to reach out to and expand opportunities for business members of ACEC/NC, protect the interests of engineering firms, and offer business leaders a chance to leverage the collective knowledge of a larger group, to improve overall performance related to human resources, financial, legal, business development, and operations.
Board Liaison: Joe Starr
Terracon Consultants, Inc.
2401 Brentwood Rd.
Suite 107
Raleigh, NC 27604
(919) 873-2211
joe.starr@terracon.com
Junior Board Liaison:
Matthew Vaughan
Bolton & Menk
418 S. Dawson St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
(919) 907-9041
matthew.vaughan@bolton-menk.com
Chair: Craig Hyman
ATCS
100 Regency Forest Dr.
Suite 130
Cary, NC 27518
chyman@atcsplc.com
Vice-Chair: Chris Bushnell
The Wooten Company
120 N. Boylan Ave.
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 828-0531
cbushnell@thewootencompany.com
Business Practices Meeting Minutes
Environmental/Energy Committee (joint with PENC)
This committee interacts with various departments and agencies of the State who are involved in environmental activities. Members interact with agency representatives to help improve relationships and assist in promoting environmental policies that benefit both member firms and State agencies. The committee also to monitor and develop an information program on energy/power and private industrial issues. This mirrors a national goal of serving this industry segment and providing value to private and utility sector firms. It will also promote recruitment of these firms to membership in ACEC/NC.
Board Liaison: Jenny Fleming
VHB Engineering
940 Main Campus Dr.
Suite 500
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 741-5787
jfleming@vhb.com
Junior Board Liaison:
Jennifer Smith-Morton
Mead & Hunt
111 E. Hargett St.
Suite 300
Raleigh, NC 27601
(919) 367-1324
jennifer.smithmorton@meadhunt.com
ACEC/NC Co-Chair:
Lauren Triebert
VHB Engineering
940 Main Campus Dr.
Suite 500
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 829-0328
ltriebert@vhb.com
PENC Co-Chair: TBD
Environmental/Energy Committee Minutes
Future Leaders Program
This program seeks to provide young professionals with the broad-based, in-depth industry knowledge they will need in order to rise into leadership positions within ACEC/NC member firms. Future Leaders are nominated annually for this program.
Board Liaison: Alison Koss
KCI Associates of NC
4505 Falls of Neuse Rd
Suite 400
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919) 783-9214
Alison.Koss@kci.com
Junior Board Liaison:
J.R. Hopson
VHB
121 West Trade St.
Suite 1030
Charlotte, NC 28202
(919) 439-2856
jhopson@vhb.com
Co-Chair: Robby Hoffman
Goins Sweitzer Engineers and Consultants, PLLC
1015 Bluebell Lane
Wake Forest, NC 27587
(704) 506-0575
rhoffman@goins-sweitzer.com
Co-Chair: Matt Werder
HDR
440 S. Church St.
Suite 1000
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 338-6700
Matthew.Werder@hdrinc.com
Legislative Committee
This committee monitors State and National legislation that may impact the engineering industry. The committee compiles the Council’s legislative agenda for approval by the Board of Directors and assists in the lobbying efforts to support that agenda. The committee also promotes and organizes events that focus on furthering the Council’s legislative agenda, and supporting our State and National Political Action Committees.
Board Liaison:
Claire Brinkley
STV Engineers
900 W. Trade St., Ste. 715
Charlotte, NC 28208
(704) 285-6098
Claire.Brinkley@stvinc.com
Chair: Seth Poole
Stantec
801 Jones Franklin Rd., Suite 300
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 325-4778
Seth.Poole@stantec.com
Vice-Chair: Mike Surasky
Dewberry
2610 Wycliff Road
Suite 410
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 881-9939
msurasky@dewberry.com
Junior Board Liaison:
Miles Galloway
The Wooten Company
301 W. 14th St.
Greenville, NC 27834
(252) 757-1096
mgalloway@thewootencompany.com
Legislative Committee Minutes
Executive Leaders Forum (formerly Senior Leaders)
This forum serves as a platform for our member firms’ senior leadership to meet and exchange ideas on bettering our business practices with public and private sector clients. In addition, this forum will allow senior members to identify issues that the Board of ACEC/NC should consider focusing on and suggesting action items related to the political process that could be important to the long-term viability of the private engineering industry. Please note that this forum is mindful of anti-collusion requirements and will not discuss those items that could be construed as collusion.
Transportation Committee
This committee serves as a liaison between ACEC/NC and the North Carolina Department of Transportation and other public agencies dealing with all areas of transportation including highways, railways, airports, waterways, mass transit, and other forms of public transportation.
Board Liaison: Radha Krishna Swayampakala
RS&H Architects-Engineers-Planners, Inc.
1520 South Blvd., Suite 200
Charlotte, NC 28203
(704) 940-4788
radhakrishna.swayampakala@rsandh.com
Chair: Will Letchworth
McAdams
2905 Meridian Pkwy
Durham, NC 27713
(919) 361-5000
Letchworth@mcadamsco.com
Vice-Chair: Christine Goins
Goins Sweitzer Engineers & Consultants
1015 Bluebell Lane
Wake Forest, NC 27587
(410) 598-4601
cgoins@goins-sweitzer.com
Vice-Chair: Tim Goins
VHB Engineering
940 Main Campus Dr.
Suite 500
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 829-0328
tgoins@vhb.com
Junior Board Liaison:
Blake Bush
HDR
440 South Church St.
Suite 1200
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 973-6871
blake.bush@hdrinc.com
Junior Board Liaison:
Russell Rockett
Rummel Klepper & Kahl
8601 Six Forks Rd.
Forum 1, Suite 700
Raleigh, NC 27615
(919) 878-9560
rrockett@rkk.com