Tennessee Section Committee Chairs

Awards Chair | Matt Caskey | P.E.
Firm: Geopier Foundation Company
Phone: [901] 867-5369

Matt is responsible for business development and ground improvement strategies for Geopier Foundation Company, where he has worked since 1999. Matt received his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Missouri – Columbia, and his Master of Science in Civil Engineering (Foundation Engineering), at the University of Memphis. He is a registered professional engineer in the states of Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Missouri. Prior to working with Geopier, Matt was the geotechnical department manager for Professional Service Industries, Inc (PSI) in Memphis. Matt is a past-president of the Memphis Branch of ASCE, past-president of the Tennessee State Section of ASCE and is the past-chair of the Tennessee State Geotechnical Group. Matt lives in Arlington, Tennessee with his wife and four sons. He enjoys spending time with his family by serving as a church youth group leader and coaching his sons in wrestling and baseball.

Engineering Management Chair | Thomas Lawrence | P.E.
Firm: Thomas B. Lawrence, PE
Phone: [901] 237-4819

Thomas B. Lawrence, PE is a consulting engineer specializing in water quality protection and restoration, including projects as varied as underground tank remediation and municipal storm water pollution prevention. He is the vice-president of the Engineer’s Club of Memphis. He is a past-president of the ASCE TN Section, ASCE West TN Branch, and the Memphis Chapter of TSPE. He is a registered Professional Engineer in CA, IL and TN and has been working as a Civil Engineer for nearly 25 years.

Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI) Discipline Chair | Justin Corbitt | P.E.
Firm: Arcadis
Phone: [615] 253-2402

Justin is a Middle Tennessee native who was born in Nashville and raised in Dickson County. He graduated from Tennessee State University in 2017 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering, and is currently working on a M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Tennessee Knoxville. Justin started working for the Tennessee Department of Transportation in 2017 as a hydraulic design engineer in the Structures Division. While at TSU, Justin began his involvement with ASCE by serving as the Student Chapter President and continued as a member of the Nashville Branch. Some of his hobbies include playing guitar, cooking out with friends and family, sports, hunting, and also working as a volunteer and mentor in various organizations. Justin now lives in Hickman County with his wife, Marcia, and their 9 animals!

Geo-Institute (G-I) Discipline Chair | Will McCloy | P.E.
Firm: Terracon Consultants, Inc.
Phone: [615] 490-7222

Will has been working as a geotechnical engineer in Nashville since graduating from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2011. While he would have loved to stay out in the mountains, coming back to be closer to family, friends, and a thriving city have definitely been worthwhile. While attending college, he first became active within ASCE by captaining the steel bridge team his sophomore year and later becoming president of the student chapter. His work for Terracon and other various consulting and testing firms has let him travel across the state and southeast to do many projects ranging from sinkhole repairs, constructing chain restaurants, to large scale warehouse and multi-family developments. He has remained active within the Nashville Branch and Younger Member Group by serving on the YMG board in several capacities. In addition, he also manages to find time to coordinate alumni events for CU in the Nashville area, attend Predators games as a season ticket holder, and sneak away to Fleet Street Pub to catch Arsenal games. Madison has now become his permanent residence after finally upgrading from rentals.

Govenment Affairs - Federal Relations Chair | R ay Tant | P.E.
Firm: Wright Fire & Forensics, LLC
Phone: [615] 866-6612

Ray is a Past President of the TN Section.

History & Heritage Chair | Ken Barry | P.E.
Firm: S&ME
Phone: [865] 970-0003

Ken is from Knoxville and winner of the 2017 Daniel B. Barge, Jr. Award for Distinguished Service.

Report Card Chair | Monica Sartain | P.E.
Firm: Lipscomb University
Phone: [615] 645-9355

Monica graduated from Virginia Tech in 2001 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering and an Environmental Option. After graduation, she headed to Aiken, SC to work with hazardous and radioactive waste at the Savannah River Site. While at the Savannah River Site, Monica married her college sweetheart Jeremy. After moving around a little the couple finally settled in Hendersonville, TN where they live with their two children. Monica currently serves as the Vice President of Engineering for Power Consulting Associates, LLC. In addition to her local ASCE work, Monica also serves ASCE as the Infrastructure Report Card Committee Chair for the Tennessee Section, and is a past Region 4 Governor-At-Large. In her spare time Monica enjoys spending weekends relaxing with her family, or running Spartan races.

Structural Discipline Chair | Jenny Retherford | P.E.
Firm: University of Tennessee
Phone: [XXX] XXX-XXXX

Jenny is a Teaching Professor at the University of Tennessee in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering.

Student Discipline Chair | Wesley Goodnight
Firm: MLGW
Phone: [901] 372-7962

Wesley Goodnight graduated with a BSCE from Christian Brothers University in 2002. After working in the geotechnical field for 6 years at Golder Associates Inc., where he traveled the world performing investigations for LNG/LPG facility expansions, he returned to Memphis in 2008 to take a position with EnSafe Inc. During the last 9+ years at EnSafe, Wesley has concentrated on remediation projects involving petroleum and chlorinated solvent contamination. He has been fortunate to be able to design, install, and operate the different types of treatment systems which clean up contaminated sites. Wesley is currently a Project Manager in the Engineering Services division of EnSafe, working out of their Memphis corporate office. Wesley is currently a Director in the ASCE West TN Branch, ASCE TN Section Student Chair, and ASCE TN Section President-Elect. Wesley is newly married to his wife Emily and they have 2 dogs (black lab mixes) that currently count as their kids. Wesley likes doing carpentry and working on his antique car in his spare time, which has gotten less spare after getting married.

Student Discipline Co-Chair & Website Manager | Ashley Smith | P.E. | PMP
Firm: CDM Smith
Phone: [615] 340-6540

Ashley is a Vanderbilt University graduate originally from San Antonio, Texas. She received her Bachelor of Engineering in civil engineering in 2004. Ashley is currently a Project Management and Commercial Leader at CDM Smith in the transportation group. Her background is in civil site design, as she has worked on municipal, commercial, healthcare, hospitality, mixed-use, and residential projects throughout the country. In addition to her work for the ASCE TN Section, Ashley was the Younger Member Group Chair and President of the Nashville Branch, and currently still serves them as a Board Member, Newsletter Editor, and Practitioner Advisor to Vanderbilt. She married Jared, another Vandy graduate, and they have two young daughters. In her spare time, Ashley enjoys cheering on the Commodores and San Antonio Spurs, traveling, scuba diving, skiing, going to concerts, and relaxing on beaches.

Transportation Discipline Chair | Brian Reynolds | P.E. I AICP
Firm: HDR
Phone: [629] 228-7532

Brian Reynolds, P.E., AICP was born and raised in Omaha, NE and came to Nashville to attend Vanderbilt University where he earned his degree in civil engineering. He has remained in Nashville ever since working to enhance our overall quality of life through the development of a safe and efficient multimodal transportation system. He is a professional engineer registered in Tennessee and a certified transportation planner. He is currently employed as a Senior Project Manager and the Nashville Program Lead in HDR’s Nashville office. His goal is to improve mobility and safety for all users of existing and proposed infrastructure through cost effective, context sensitive solutions. He is a past-president of the American Society of Civil Engineers Nashville Branch and Tennessee Section and previously served as the Tennessee Governor for Region 4.

Membership Chair | Suzanne Herron | P.E., PMP
Firm: Dramby Environmental Consulting
Phone: [615] 477-8286

Suzanne Herron is the Principal Engineer at Dramby Environmental Consulting. She has more than 20 years of experience and has project experience in environmental permitting on the federal, state and local level; National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document preparation; Phase I Environmental Site Assessments; and public involvement planning. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Herron was the Director of the Environmental Division at the Tennessee Department of Transportation. Since joining ELI, Ms. Herron has served in the lead permitting role for linear projects in Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Kentucky. Ms. Herron is a licensed professional engineer in Tennessee and North Carolina. She additionally has the Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) certification. Ms. Herron has been a proud member of ASCE since her college days at Tennessee Tech. In 2017, she received the ASCE Nashville Branch Distinguished Service Award. In 2003, she received the ASCE Tennessee Section Young Engineer Award. In 2017, she received the Nashville Branch Distinguished Service Award.

Younger Member Chair | Emily Reed | P.E.
Firm: Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
Phone: [615] 333-7797sp;

Emily is awesome!