2024-2025 Nova Post Officers and Directors
Position(E = Elected; A = Appointed) | Name |
Elected Officers | |
| President (E) | Julie Smiley, exp Federal Inc. |
| 1st Vice President (E) | Cathy Otis, AIA, Gannett Fleming |
| 2nd Vice President (E) | Robert Gudz, P.E., ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC |
| Past President | Phil Hicks, P.E., Dewberry Engineers |
| Secretary (E) | Kate Gallagher, Arcadis |
| Treasurer (E) | Sean Milani-nia, Fox Rothschild |
Appointed Assistants and Chairs | |
| Assistant Secretary (A) | Sapna Minocha, Actalent Services |
| Assistant Treasurer (A) | Agnes Sullivan, PE, Arlington National Cemetery |
| Sustaining Member Co-Chair (A) | Vineet Nair, EIT, Bechtel |
| Sustaining Member Co-Chair (A) | Doug Smith, Soil Consultants Engineering, Inc. |
| Programs Committee Chair / Social Media (A) | Chris Ley, SZPM Consultants, Inc. |
| Communication Director | Carlos Flores-Garay, P.E., Land Design Consultants (LDC) |
| Webmaster / Graphics (A) | Dennis Cummings, Alpha Corporation |
| Resilience Committee Chair (A) | Robert Gudz, P.E., ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC |
| College Outreach Director / GMU Student Chapter Co-Chair (A) | Ingrid Davis-Colato, P.E., Michael Baker International |
| College Outreach Director / GMU Student Chapter Co-Chair (A) | Armando Alas, J2 |
| Young Professional Committee Chair (A) | Ingrid Davis-Colato, P.E., Michael Baker International |
| Professional Development Director (A) | Peter Mueller, P.E., F.SAME, Retired |
| Engineering & Construction Camps Program Chair (A) | Brenda Villarreal, P.E., Deloitte |
| Scholarships Committee Chair (A) | Carlos Flores-Garay. P.E., Land Design Consultants (LDC) |
| Small Business Director (A) | Romano Dickerson, P.E., Jacobs |
| Sponsorships Co-Director (A) | Lisa Krowne, Terra Constructs |
| Sponsorships Co-Director (A) | Danaila Paspalanova , CHMM, QTS Group |
| Golf Committee Chair (A) | Kelli Stamm, Precision Measurements, Inc. |
| K-12 Outreach Committee Co-Chairs (A) | Julia DiGaetano, Soil Consultants, Inc. |
| Veterans Committee Chair (A) | Craig Waddy, Holly Facilities Management |
| NCO Representative (A) | MSgt Brad Wilson, Office of Secretary of Defense |
Committee Members | |
| Membership Committee (A) | Rob Snow, PE, Dewberry Engineers |
| Programs Committee Member (A) | Mike Newman, Timmons Group |
| Programs Committee Member (A) | Nancy McCartan, TMG |
| Programs Committee Member (A) | COL. Pat Dagon |
| Programs Committee Member (A) | Kevin Bartoe, P.E |
| Programs Committee Member / Communications Committee (A) | Sapna Minocha |
| Communication Committee / Newsletter Editor (A) | Amber Watson, Arcadis |
| Assistant Webmaster (A) | Leah Clark, Arcadis |
Directors | |
| Director-at-Large (A) | Mary Anderson, F.SAME, Schnabel Engineering |
| Director-at-Large (A) | Joe Manous, Ph.D., P.E., F.SAME, USACE IWR |
| Director-at-Large (A) | Peter Mueller, P.E., F.SAME, Retired |
| Director-at-Large (A) | Tom Christensen, P.E., Dewberry |
| Director-at-Large (A) | William (Bill) Haight, III, P.E., F.SAME, WSP USA |
| Director-at-Large (A) | Ed Chamberlayne, Ph.D., P.E., F.SAME, PRIME AE Group |
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