National Board of Direction

The SAME Board of Direction comprises the society’s national officers, regional vice presidents and committee and council chairs plus 12 elected directors who serve three-year terms and are elected in groups of four annually by the members of the society. The current Board of Direction is as follows:

National Officers:

President
RDML Gary Engle, P.E., DBIA, USN (Ret.), F.SAME, URS

President-Elect:
Col John Mogge, RA, PhD, USAF (Ret.), F.SAME, CH2M Hill

Vice President & Chair, Academy of Fellows
Mr. William Brown, Sr., P.E., SES (Ret.), F.SAME, Page Southerland Page

Vice President:
Ms. Jane Penny, P.E., F.SAME, AECOM

Executive Director:
Robert D. Wolff, Ph.D., P.E., F.SAME (Non-voting)

Treasurer: Rich Khalil, CPA, A. Morton Thomas and Associates (Non-voting)

Counsel:
Harold I. Rosen, Esq., F.SAME, The Law Office of Harold Rosen (Non-voting)

Regional Vice Presidents:

Carolinas: Theron Pickens, P.E., LEED AP, LandDesign
Europe: Col. Steve Shea, USAF
Great Lakes: Mr. Robert Ivarson, P.E., HNTB
Lower Mississippi: Ms. Ashlyn Graves, Evans-Graves Engineers, Inc.
Middle Atlantic: Ms. Mary Anderson, F.SAME, Schnabel Engineering
Missouri River: Ms. Jeanne LeBron, F.SAME, Altus Architecture
New England: Mr. John Gerstenlauer, P.E., F.SAME, Perini Management Services
North Atlantic: Mr. Richard “Rad” Delaney, AIA, LEED-AP, F.SAME
Northwest: COL Steven R. Miles, P.E., PMP, USA (Ret.), F.SAME, David Evans & Associates
Ohio Valley: Marci Snyder, Woolpert, Inc.
Pacific: CAPT Bill Grip, PE, USN (Ret.), F.SAME, ITSI Gilbane Company
Rocky Mountain: Col Steve Rose, USAFR, F.SAME
South Atlantic: CAPT Bill Bersson, P.E., USN (Ret.), F.SAME, HCR Construction
South Central: Col Sal Nodjomian, P.E.,USAF, (Ret.),F.SAME, Matrix Design Group
Southwest: Dr. Vida Wright, P.E., F.SAME, Veridico Group, Inc.
TEXOMA:Mr. Greg Kuhn, P.E., F.SAME, Halff Associates

Mission Committee Chairs (9):

Architectural Practice: JJ Tang, RA, HDR Architecture
College Outreach: Col. Joe Manous, USA (Ret.), USACE
Energy and Sustainability: Col. John Mogge, RA, F.SAME, USAF (Ret.), CH2M Hill
Engineering & Construction Camps: Col. Kurt Ubbelohde, F.SAME, USA (Ret.), Leo A Daly
Environmental: Mr. Charles “Hud” Heaton, P.E., AMEC
Facilities Asset Management: Mr. Stacey Hirata, SES, USACE
International: Col. John Cawthorne, F.SAME, USAF (Ret.), CH2M Hill
Joint Engineer Contingency Operations: Col. Dan Grey, P.E., USA (Ret.), Louis Berger

Councils (3):

Noncommissioned Officer: SMSgt Frank J. Lakotich, III, USAF
Small Business: Dr. Gita Murthy, RORE, Inc.
Young Member: Mr. Ben Redding, Continental Mapping

Elected Directors (12):

2011-2014

CDR Joseph Angell, P.E., CCM, USN (Ret), F.SAME, Arcadis
Ms. Nadja Turek, P.E., LEED AP, Woolpert
Mr. Brian Balukonis, CPG, GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.
CDR Emmanuel (Manny) Bautista, P.E., USN (Ret.), Blue Trident LLC

2012-2015

Capt Matthew Altman, P.E., USAF
CAPT Michael Blount, P.E., USN (Ret.), F.SAME, Balfour Beatty
Ms. Marilyn Lewis, P.E., F.SAME, USACE
Col Robert Moriarty, P.E., USAF (Ret.), F.SAME, BAH

2013-2016

CAPT Robert Schlesinger, P.E., USN (Ret.), LEED AP BD+C, Michael Baker, Jr.
Mr. Wesley Hamill, P.E., LEED BD+C, CEM, Public Works NAS Whiting Field
Ms. Sharon Krock, PWS, Schnabel Engineering
Ms. Carrie Ann Miller, CPSM, Argo System, LLC

Appointed Directors: Non Voting

Mr. Bill Anderson, Director, The Infrastructure Security Partnership (TISP)
Mr. Steve Moes, Chair, Cyber Infrastructure Task Force
Brian Earll, Chair, Student Chapter Advisory Group, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Total Voting Members: 44

Operations Committee Chairs and Liaisons