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Welcome to ASCE Philadelphia Section's Website! On June 4 1913, the Philadelphia Section was officially recognized by National ASCE, following an effort and petition submitted to ASCE National in December of 1912 to form the Section. For over 100 years, the Section have been serving a community full of Civil Engineering professionals, younger members, students, and other Civil Engineering supporters in Philadelphia and surrounding regions.

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Section Board Responsibilities

As outlined in our Section Bylaws, our elected and nominated board members are responsible for administering the Section, managing and awarding the Richard L. Humphrey Memorial Scholarship, membership recruitment, student outreach, educational programming, and event planning and coordination with other professional societies. You can also view our Section Constitution!

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Officers: 2024 - 2025

President
Kevin Brown, Jr, PE (he/him)
Gannett Fleming/TranSystems

Kevin is a Construction Services Manager at Gannett Fleming/TranSystems and serves as the Practice Leader for the CM/CI group in Eastern Pennsylvania. In this role, he is responsible for business development as well serving as project manager for all CM/CI agreements in his region. Prior to his role at Gannett Fleming/TranSystems, Kevin was a construction inspector for Urban Engineers where he worked on high-profile projects such as the I-95/PA Turnpike Interchange in Bristol, PA, and the Schuylkill River Trail in Philadelphia. Kevin is also an Adjunct Professor at The College of New Jersey where he teaches the Construction Plans and Estimates course to sophomores and juniors. In addition to being an ASCE Philadelphia Section Board Member, Kevin serves as Practitioner Advisor for several local student chapters, including, Widener, Temple, and Swarthmore College and he serves on two Society-level committees. Outside of ASCE, he volunteers for the ACE Mentor Program and is a member of NSBE, ASHE, and PSPE.

President-Elect
Jesse Gormley, PE, ENV SP (he/him)
Pennoni Associates

Jesse (he/him) is a structural engineer for Pennoni with more than 10 years of experience in bridge design and rehabilitation. He has worked on several local bridge replacement and rehabilitation projects, including 20th Street over the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, I-95 Section MB4, and the ongoing design of the park structure over I-95 and Christopher Columbus Blvd as part of I-95 Section CAP. Jesse received his BS in Architectural Engineering and MS in Civil (Structural) Engineering from Drexel University in 2010. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in PA and NJ, a PennDOT-certified Bridge Safety Inspector, and a certified Envision Sustainability Professional. In his free time, Jesse is an avid ultimate (frisbee) player and runner. He resides in Havertown, PA, with his wife and two children.

Vice President
Dennis Wilson, PE (he/him)
McCormick Taylor

Dennis works for McCormick Taylor as a Project Manager in Transportation Engineering and has more than 12 years of highway and traffic engineering experience. Dennis is a registered Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania and Florida, leading design efforts on projects in both the greater Philadelphia area and the southwest Florida area. Dennis graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, where he completed his senior design project in Ecuador, in 2012 with a B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering and a concentration in Structural Engineering. Dennis is also a Past President for the Philadelphia Section YMF, and is a Past Chair for the Society’s Committee on Younger Members. In his spare time, Dennis enjoys traveling, cheering on the Philly sports teams (and Pitt Panthers - Hail to Pitt!), playing sports (ice hockey, golf, softball), and checking out new restaurants around the city with friends. Dennis lives in Ridley Township with his wife, Bridget, and their two cats, Maci and Miles.

Treasurer
Tom Kulesher, P.E. (he/him)
Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc.

Tom is a Project Engineer in JMT’s Structural Transportation group in their Philadelphia office. He has over a decade of experience designing various transportation focused structures for a variety of different clients, including PennDOT, the city of Philadelphia Streets Department and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. He received his B.S. in Civil Engineering From Villanova University and his M.S. in Structural and Civil Engineering from Villanova University. Tom resides in South Philadelphia and enjoys outdoor activities including cycling and hiking.

Secretary
Danielle Schroeder, PE, ENV SP (she/her)
Gannett Fleming/TranSystems

Danielle Schroeder, PE, ENV SP currently works as a Transportation Staff Engineer for Gannett Fleming/TranSystems, Inc. in their Philadelphia office. She graduated from Drexel University in 2017 and received her B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering through their accelerated degree program. Danielle has been active with ASCE since 2012 when she joined her first year of college. At the society level for ASCE, Danielle is the Chair for the Committee on Developing Leaders and is the ASCE representative on the Board of Directors for the Renewable Natural Resources Foundation. She has held several leadership roles at the ASCE Younger Member level culminating in the role of Younger Member President. Outside of ASCE, she serves as an elected director for the Drexel Alumni Board of Governors. For her work with these organizations and her extensive outreach work, Danielle was honored as one of ASCE’s New Faces of Civil Engineering in 2021. Danielle focuses on the rehabilitation of the physical infrastructure of our past through her job and inspires the minds of our future through STEM Outreach. In her spare time, Danielle enjoys traveling, snowboarding, playing tennis, and taking long walks with her partner, Doug, and their rescue dog, Nemo.

Membership Secretary
Katrina Budischak, P.E., AICP
McCormick Taylor

Katrina works for McCormick Taylor as a Project Manager in their Transportation Planning Office. Prior to McCormick Taylor, Katrina has worked for Pennoni Associate as the Assistant Project Manager for the I-95 CAP project in Philadelphia, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) as a Consultant Project Manager for PennDOT District 6, and the Georgia Department of Transportation as an Urban Planning Engineer. Katrina received her bachelor’s in Civil Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2010 and is a licensed Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland as well as a Certified Planner through the American Institute of Certified Planners . She served on the ASCE Philadelphia YMF Board for 7 years and was the 2020-2021 President. Katrina resides in New Garden Township with her husband and two children.

Past President
Joe Natale, P.E., (he/him)
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission

Joe is the Assistant Manager of the PA TASA Program at DVRPC, and has 17 years of experience as a civil engineer in the Pennsylvania and Delaware transportation industries. Joe received his Bachelors and Masters of Civil Engineering at the University of Delaware. Prior to joining DVRPC, Joe was a structural engineer in private and public transportation organizations. In his spare time, Joe is a developer, woodworker, and board gamer. Joe and his partner Janine live in Bucks County with their first baby Meadow, first human baby Avery, and their newest agent of chaos, Rory.

Directors

Director ('23 - 25')
Ajin Fatima, PE (she/her)
Amtrak

Ajin is a Senior Structural Engineer at Amtrak with more than eight years of experience in both public and private sectors. She has experienced in various aspects of designs and reviews of bridge rehabilitation and reconstruction projects. She is currently working on the Susquehanna River Bridge replacement project, which is the longest moveable bridge and a critical link on the Northeast Corridor. She manages design efforts by consultants for Amtrak infrastructure projects and coordinates with Amtrak’s other core disciplines. Her role as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) is to provide technical expertise to other departments and assist Amtrak’s Division Engineers and their staff in supporting rail infrastructure projects. She received her B.S. in Civil Engineering from Drexel University in 2015 and M.S. in Structural Engineering from Villanova University in 2023. In her spare time, Ajin likes to travel, hike, read, and spend time with her husband, siblings, family, and friends.

Director ('24 - 26')
Archie Filshill, Ph.D., ENV SP
Aero Aggregates of North America

Archie is the Founder and CEO of Aero Aggregates of North America. Archie has over 25 years of international experience in the geo-environmental market, focused on design/build and value engineering. Over the last 15 years his research and projects have been focused on beneficial reuse of recycled glass and plastics as well as industrial by-products for civil and environmental applications. He is also the Vice Chair of Geo-Institute’s Continuing Education Committee, the Past Chair of the Delaware Valley Geo-Institute, the 2021 Civil Engineer of the Year of the Philadelphia Section of ASCE and serves on the Geo-Institute Sustainability Committee.

Director ('23 - 25')
Caroline Voigtsberger, EIT (she/her)
Pennoni Associates

Caroline Voigtsberger is a Staff Engineer at Pennoni Associates with eight years of experience in site civil and green stormwater infrastructure design. She has worked with city and federal agency clients in the design of green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) systems, urban drainage studies, and public and private sector redevelopment projects throughout Southeast Pennsylvania. Caroline earned her B.S. in Civil Engineering with a concentration in Environmental Engineering from Temple University in 2016. Outside of ASCE, she volunteers for the ACE Mentor Program and is a member of the Bella Vista Neighborhood Association Zoning Committee. Caroline lives in South Philly where she enjoys running, traveling, reading, and exploring new restaurants in the city.

Director ('24 - 26')
Darren Black, PE (he/his)
Jacobs

Darren is an Intelligent Transportation Systems Engineer at Jacobs. His work includes planning, design, inspection, testing and project management of Intelligent Transportation System deployments, as well as Transportation Decarbonization including route, schedule, and power demand evaluation for battery-electric buses. Clients include State DOTs, transportation agencies, and private developers around the world. He is a graduate of Temple University with a B.S. in Civil Engineering and an M.S. in Engineering Management. Outside of work and ASCE, Darren can be found in many places across the city volunteering or enjoying his love of music, comedy, and everything else Philadelphia has to offer. Beyond Philadelphia, Darren loves to visit his family back in New Jersey and New York, as well as travelling to places abroad to see new faces and learn more about our world. He is also on the Board of Directors for the Wagner Free Institute of Science, a natural history museum located in North Philadelphia.”

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Director ('24 - 26')
Noor Dabdoub (he/his)
TPD

Noor works in the Construction Services Department at TPD Inc. based out of their Pottstown office. His work consists of roadway, structural, and utilities inspections. He is currently working as an inspector on the BS2 section of I-95. He graduated from Drexel University in June 2017 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering and concentration in Construction Management. During that time, he was an active member with ASCE Drexel University chapter. Also, he served as Chapter Ambassador with Project Management Institute (PMI). Before that, he worked as Estimator/Field Engineer with Lennar where he worked on estimating material and perform field verification on multiple projects in their NJ office. Outside of the YMF, Noor is the Scholarship Committee Director. Outside of work he enjoys walking on the boardwalk, and spending time with family and friends.

Director ('24 - 26')
Sean McCreesh, PE (he/his)
STV

Sean is a Project Manager for STV in the Transportation & Infrastructure department in Philadelphia. Sean has over 11 years of structural engineering and project management experience, which includes bridge replacement and rehabilitation projects. Sean has led several bridge replacement projects for a variety of clients including PennDOT, the City of Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, and DRPA. He received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Maryland in 2013 and his M.S. in Civil Engineering from Villanova University in 2017. Sean is a licensed Professional Engineer in PA and NJ and a certified Envision Sustainability Professional. Sean lives in Philadelphia with his wife, Lauren where they enjoy running, golfing, and traveling.

Appointed Positions

Editor of "The News"
Robert Wright, P.E. (he/him)
Bowman Consulting Group

Bob Wright is a Project Manager with Bowman (formerly McMahon Associates) at its office in Center City. He has been with the firm for the past six years following previous service at two consulting firms and the City of Philadelphia Department of Streets.

Bob graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1979, where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil and Urban Engineering. He is a registered professional engineer in four states. In addition to his activity in ASCE, where he served as Section President in 1993-94, he is an active member of the American Public Works Association, the Institute of Transportation Engineers, the American Society of Highway Engineers, the Women’s Transportation Seminar, the Engineers’ Club of Philadelphia, and the Delaware Valley Engineers Week Committee. In addition to handling “The News” he chairs our Section’s Awards Committee and the Construction Management & Engineering Technical Group.

Bob was born and raised in Philadelphia. When he is not working or editing newsletters, he enjoys exploring the history of the city and its transportation network (mostly through reading), gardening, minor home improvements, walking, bowling, attempting to golf, managing his model railroad, and following the City’s major sports teams. He remains a fan of Big Five college basketball, something he has closely followed since he was a young child.

Honorary Board Members

Robert Wright, P.E.
McMahon Associates

Ruben David, P.E.
Retired, City of Philadelphia, Department of Public Property

Angelo Waters, P.E.
Urban Engineers

Kazi Hassan, P.E.
CDM Smith

Troy Illig, P.E., PTOE
WSP - Senior Transportation Engineer / Project Manager

Past Presidents

View our Past Presidents page to see a list of leaders that shaped the Philadelphia Section of ASCE.

Subsidiary Groups

Younger Member Forum (YMF)

Assunta Daprano, EIT (she/her)
AECOM

Ms. Daprano is a Deputy Project Manager in AECOM's Philadelphia office. She currently serves as the project lead for the CSXT Public Projects GEC, reviewing public improvement projects to assess and mitigate impacts on CSXT facilities in Virginia and the District of Columbia. She also has experience in community engagement, planning, design, and construction of railways, yards, transit facilities, and site inspection for wide-ranging projects, including railroad structures, transit stations, and utility relocations. Assunta graduated from Drexel University in 2016 with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a concentration in Construction Management. She also holds a Graduate Certification in Railroad Engineering from the University of Delaware. Assunta is an active member of the America Society of Civil Engineers, serving as a Director of the Philadelphia Section, the Secretary of the Philadelphia YMF Section, and a Practitioner Advisor for the Drexel ASCE Chapter. Assunta is also a member of the Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS), Engineer's Club of Philadelphia, American Public Transportation Association (APTA), and American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA). Assunta enjoys collecting model trains in her spare time, gardening, spending time with family, friends, and her cats, and baking. She is also an avid railroad enthusiast and hopes to learn how to operate a diesel locomotive one day.

Technical Group Chairs

Delaware Valley Geo-Institute (DVGI) Chair

Theresa Andrejack Loux, Ph.D, P.E., ENV SP
Aero Aggregates

Theresa Loux is the Chief Technical Officer for Aero Aggregates of North America. She holds a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in civil engineering from Drexel University and has over 15 years of combined academic and industry experience. At Aero, Theresa’s primary responsibilities include overseeing research and development activities, technical documentation, engineering support, quality control, and education and outreach efforts. Additionally, she teaches geotechnical engineering courses as an adjunct professor at Rowan University. Theresa is a resident of Bucks County and enjoys spending her free time with her husband and three children.

Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) Chair

Keithe Merl, P.E.
Morris-Shea Bridge Company, Inc.

Construction Chair

Robert Wright, P.E.
Bowman Consulting Group

Utility Engineering and Survey (UES) Chair

The Utility Engineering and Survey Group is currently looking for a chairperson. Please contact ASCE at [email protected] if you are interested or would like more information.

Engineering Management Chair

The Engineering Management Group is currently looking for a chairperson. Please contact ASCE at [email protected] if you are interested or would like more information.
Environmental & Water Resources Chair

Michael Thomas
Michael Baker International

Michael has experience in design and oversight of many aspects of Water Resources and Transportation Engineering. He is proficient in Chapter 102 and Chapter 105 permitting including stormwater drainage design, hydrology and hydraulic design, Erosion and Sediment Pollution Control, and Stormwater Management design. Because of this extensive experience in both water resources and roadway engineering, he has the unique ability to understand the impacts of roadway design on stormwater and environmental requirements while managing the project. Michael graduated from Temple University in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania. Michael was born in Philadelphia and raised in Bensalem, PA. Michael is a lifelong scouter in Scouts BSA, and also an Eagle Scout. Michael currently resides in Hatboro with his wife and two boys who love playing all kinds of sports.

Transportation & Development