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SAME Board of Direction

The Board of Direction is the governing body of the Society. It is an entirely volunteer voting group, led by six national officers elected by the membership: President, President-Elect, Past President and three Vice Presidents.

The remainder of the voting Board of Direction includes 12 Elected Directors (who serve three-year terms), 18 Regional Vice Presidents (who have oversight of all Posts in their geographic region), Chairs of the Communities of Interest (who lead the strategic direction of discipline or demographic-focused national groups), the Treasurer, and up to three at-large directors (who may be in charge of task forces or partnerships, for instance).

In addition to the voting members, the Board of Direction includes several non-voting members: an appointed Counsel, the SAME Executive Director, Secretary, Foundation Board President, and the service liaison officers, who represent SAME’s military/federal stakeholders.

Previous to the governance change in 2012, the SAME President primarily was a position that was held on a rotating basis by an Engineering Chief of one of the uniformed services. To ensure that the new governance structure involves input from the Engineering Service Chiefs, a Uniformed Services Advisory Group (now Executive Advisory Group) was established to provide advice and guidance to SAME on how the organization can support the professional development of uniformed engineers and the needs of the uniformed service engineering departments.

The Executive Advisory Group meets twice annually with the SAME National Officers.

Sharon Krock, SPWS, F.SAME, 105th SAME President, at JETC 2024

National Leadership Team

Board of Direction 2024-2025

(effective May 15, 2024)

National Officers

President: Sharon Krock, SWPS, F.SAME, Schnabel Engineering
President-Elect: Michael Huffstetler, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, F.SAME, DLR Group
Immediate Past President: Col. Charles Perham, F.SAME, USAF (Ret.), Matrix Design Group
Vice President: Benjamin Matthews, P.E., F.SAME, Michael Baker International
Vice President: Brig. Gen. Patrice Melancon, P.E., F.SAME, USAF (Ret.), CWG Consulting
Vice President: Albert Romano, CFM, F.SAME, Industry Consultant
Treasurer: Mario Burgos, Prairie Band Construction
Counsel: Craig Crotteau, P.E., Dawson & Associates (non-voting)
President, SAME Foundation: Rear Adm. David Nash, P.E., F.SAME (Dist.), USN (Ret.), Dave Nash and Associates (non-voting)
Executive Director: Maj. Gen. Michael Wehr, P.E., USA (Ret.), SAME National Office (non-voting)
Secretary: Kathelina Off, PMP, SAME National Office (non-voting)

Regional Vice Presidents

California: Jim Carter, F.SAME, EMAX Laboratories Inc.
Carolinas: Lt. Col. Francis Mondo, P.E., LEED AP, F.SAME, USAF (Ret.), Jacobs
Europe: Chief Master Sgt. Adam Boubede, F.SAME, USAF, 86th Civil Engineer Group
Gulf Coast: Scott Smith, P.E., Pond & Company
Heartland: Robert Burton, P.E., Benham Design
Lakes: David Johnson, Consor
Mid-Atlantic: Summer Gladden, APMP, LEED AP, CDM Smith
Missouri River: Julia Pluff, F.SAME, Farnsworth Group Inc.
North Atlantic: Melinda Hinsley, CPSM, F.SAME, FSMPS, Hinsley Collective LLC
Northeast: Lisa Brandon, P.E., GHD Inc.
Northwest: Caroline Roberts, GISP, F.SAME, Jacobs
Ohio Valley: Alexander Masters, Siemens Industries Inc.
Pacific: Joshua Biggers, P.E., PMP, LEED AP, AFIMSC Detachment 2
Rocky Mountain: Wendy Amann, P.E., F.SAME, Huitt-Zollars Inc.
Southeast: Col. Michael Ulekowski, P.E., CCM, F.SAME, USA (Ret.), MULE Engineering & Construction
Southwest: Colleen Rust, PG, PMP, EA Engineering, Science, and Technology Inc.
Tennessee/Kentucky: Lt. Col. Hugh Darville, AIA. CCM, USA (Ret.), Gensler
Texas: Col. Eric Wilbur, P.E., F.SAME, USAF (Ret.), Wilbur Consulting

Communities of Interest Chairs

Architectural Practice: Laurie Whitney, AIA, LEED AP, Mead & Hunt
Camps: Allison Cantu, P.E., F.SAME, NAVFAC Southwest
College Outreach: Marilyn Zenko, F.SAME, Terracon Consultants Inc.
Construction: Angie Martinez, P.E., F.SAME, Martinez Construction Services
Environmental: Ann Ewy, PMP, F.SAME, USACE Kansas City District
Energy & Sustainability: Cdr. Matt McCann, CEM, USN (Ret.), AECOM
Enlisted: Master Sgt. Bradley Wilson, USAF, Innovative Readiness Training Program
Facility Asset Management: Michael Zapata, P.E., AFCEC
JECO: Richard Sloop, P.E., Fluor
K-12 STEM: Joshua Graham, P.E., CCM, F.SAME, HDR Inc.
Leader Development: Zakary Payne, Matrix Design Group
Membership: Bobbi Jo Lang, Tepa Companies
Resilience: Col. C. Patrick Hogeboom IV, P.E., F.SAME, USA (Ret.), Michael Baker International
Small Business: Sally Clark, CPSM, AFG Group
Young Professionals: Lt. Cdr. Timothy Dahms, P.E., CEC, USN, OICC China Lake

Elected Directors


2022–2025
Danielle Barner, PMP, AtkinsRealis
NK Mbaya, CPSM, F.SAME, S&B Christ Consulting LLC
Dave Newkirk, F.SAME
Maj. Arpan Patel, USAF, 560th RED HORSE Squadron

2023–2026
Col. Robert Grainger, P.E., PMP, F.SAME, USAF (Ret.), RS&H
Col. Anthony Higdon, P.E., F.SAME, USAF (Ret.), Department of Energy
Lt. Erin Krug, P.E., PMP, USNR, Consor
Master Sgt. Shane Payne, USA, 526th Engineer Construction Company

2024–2027
Cdr. Roland DeGuzman, P.E., CEM, F.SAME, USN (Ret.), MBP
Maj. Gen. Anthony Funkhouser, P.E., USA (Ret.), AECOM
Candice Scale, HDR Inc.
Corey Weaver, P.E. , F.SAME, USACE Huntington District

Appointed Directors

Lt. Col. Michael Darrow, P.E., PMP, F.SAME, USA (Ret.), USACE Norfolk District
Richard Delaney, AIA, LEED AP, F.SAME, PRIME AE Group Inc.
Col. Brian Duffy, USAF (Ret.), Stanley Consultants Inc.

Service Liaison Officers (non-voting)

Lt. Col. John Knight, USA, U.S. Army
Lt. Emily Wolff, CEC, USN, U.S. Navy
Lt. Cdr. Andrew Bessette, P.E., PMP, CEM, LEED AP, CEC, USN, U.S. Navy
Lt. Col. Nick Saccone, USAF, U.S. Air Force
Maj. Matthew Buscemi, USAF, U.S. Air Force
Lt. Cdr. Mark Funke, PMP, USCG, U.S. Coast Guard
Lt. Cdr. Kevin Remley, P.E.,USPHS, U.S. Public Health Service
Lt. j.g. Alice Beittel, NOAA, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Col. Gregory Hammond, P.E., Ph.D. , USAF, Office of the Secretary of Defense
Ferdinand Gawaran, Department of Veterans Affairs
Lauren Luckett, Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations