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January Leadership Conference and YMC a Success! Thank You!
On January 11-12, the MD Section hosted the 2008 ASCE Regions 1, 2, 4, & 5 Leadership Conference in Downtown Baltimore. This occasion was the first time these four regions met as part of the same leadership conference. It was attended by over 400 ASCE members representing all 24 states encompassed by the associated member regions.

As part of the host section, the MD Younger Members were responsible for planning all aspects of the Younger Member Council. The MD Younger Members would like to thank the volunteers and sponsors who made the event a success.

Thank you to the speakers who volunteered their time to present their passions, teach lessons learned, and inspire continued professional engagement as part of the YMC. Thank you to Dave LaBella, P.E. for his informative presentation on the I-95 Express Toll Lanes project, to Karen Moran, P.E. and Stephan Butler, EIT for their presentations on Engineers’ Roles in Disaster Management and on the Committee on Critical Infrastructure, to Dr. Robert Traver, Ph.D, P.E for his presentation on Ethical and Management Lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina, and to Gina Beim, P.E. for her presentation on a new ASCE program dedicated to Career Development.

Thank you to all the firms who supported the Younger Members by sponsoring the conference (listed alphabetically): A. Morton Thomas and Associates, Inc.; Bay Engineering, Inc.; Black and Veatch; Century Engineering, Inc.; Development Facilitators Inc.; Fox Industries, Inc.; Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson; KCI Technologies, Inc.; Lennon, Smith, and Souleret Engineering, Inc.; McCormick Taylor, Inc.; Michael Baker, Inc.; Nolan Associates, Inc.; PB Americas; Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLC; Wallace Montgomery and Associates, LLP; Whiting Turner Contracting Company; Whitman, Requardt, and Associates, LLP; Whitney, Bailey, Cox & Magnani, LLC; Wilbur Smith Associates, Inc.

Additional thanks go to ASCE staff and local members who worked to ensure the success of this year’s conference. They include Nancy Berson, ASCE Director of Geographic Services, and Greg Kuklinski, P.E., Committee on Younger Members Chair (CYM), for their assistance in coordinating the planning of the YMC with planning for the WSBL and WSCL. Thank you from the MD Younger Members to Tony Mawry, P.E. and the entire MD Section Board for their support of the Younger Members and for their assistance with sponsorship of the YMC. Thank you to Ray Streib for the assistance he provided to obtain needed sponsorship. Thank you to Todd Eckhart, P.E., who had the daunting task of representing all MD Younger Members as the YMC Chair. Thank you to MD Younger Members Christina Guzman, P.E., who served as Chair of the Sponsorship Committee, Michelle Streckfus, P.E., who served as Chair of the Awards Committee, Jeff Bugno, P.E., who acted as the Social Activity Coordinator to plan the Friday night trip to the National Aquarium, and to Chris Brown, Roseanne LaPlante, Carrie Nicholson, Daniel Noecker, and Catherine Proot for providing assistance as needed.

Finally, thank you to all the Section and Branch Leaders, Younger Members, Student Chapter Leaders, and ASCE staff who attended the Leadership Conference. The Maryland Section looks forward to next year’s conference in Cherry Hill, NJ.

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