IN THIS ISSUE ...
- President's Message
- Upcoming Events
- ASCE MLAB Student Night Job Fair Event - February 10, 2023
- WRYMC/MRLC - February 17-18, 2023
- ASCE Life Member Forum Induction Ceremony & Brunch - March 11, 2023
- In Memoriam
- Irving Sherman, P.E., M.ASCE
- Warren J Baker, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE
- Past Events Recap
- 2022 Celebration Event - October 1, 2022
- ASCE OC Branch EWRI Meeting - December 1, 2022
- ASCE ATTG Meeting - December 6, 2022
- Region 9 Articles
- Region 9 Update - Kenneth Rosenfield, Region 9 Director
- Legislative Update - Richard Markuson, Region 9 Legislative Advocate
- Sacramento Section Update - Bradley Waldrop, ASCE SAC Section President
- History & Heritage Committee Update - Chuck Spinks, P.E.
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ASCE Life Member Forum Scholarship - Now Accepting Applications
- Job Opportunities
- 2022-2023 Officer Roster
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President's Message
Melissa Barbosa, P.E., M.ASCE
ASCE Los Angeles Section President
Hello ASCE Civils,
In October we officially kicked off the new ASCE year and the Annual October Celebration was unique and different this year. It was great to see everyone in person. The National Conference held at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim was a hit – highlighting the new era of infrastructure.
Time is going really quick, busy at work, building our new teams, collaborating on projects; guess what it’s already December 2022 and the holidays are here! It is that time of year when most of us step back, and take a moment to reflect on our lives, our careers, and particularly our families and friends. It is a time to thank those around you who play an important role in your life and instill some of the energy that keeps you moving forward.
I would like to take this moment to thank each of you for all your support and wish every one of you a great Holiday Season! Enjoy the food, enjoy your loved ones, and be prepared for a great lineup of ASCE events in 2023.
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ASCE MLAB YMF 2023 Student Night & Job Fair
Date & Time:
Friday, February 10, 2023
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location:
Taglyan Complex
1201 N. Vine Street
Los Angeles, CA 90038
ASCE LA YMF’s 24th Annual Student Night and Job Fair (SNJF) typically gathers over 200 students from the 11 local universities in the ASCE LA Section region (Cal Baptist, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly Pomona, CSUF, CSULA, CSULB, CSUN, LMU, UCI, UCLA, USC) as well as other universities in the Greater Los Angeles region. This annual event serves to recognize outstanding students from these local 11 universities with scholarships and awards, to provide our engineering students with the opportunity to find employment, and to facilitate interactions among employers, young professionals, and students from the 11 local universities.
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2023 Western Regional Younger Member Council (WRYMC) & Multi Region Leadership Conference (MRLC)
Dates:
February 17 & 18, 2023
Location:
Double Tree by Hilton Hotel Anaheim-Orange
100 The City Drive
Orange, CA 92868
The Multi-Region Leadership Conference (MRLC) is three conferences combined into one conference. It includes the Workshop for Section, Branch, and Institute Leaders (WSBL), Western Regional Younger Member Council (WRYMC), and the Workshop for Student Chapter Leaders (WSCL). The conference will provide essential training and support for ASCE leaders at all career stages.
The conference will be held in Santa Ana, California on February 17th - 18th, 2023. The location of the event will be at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel Anaheim - Orange County.
Over 400 Civil Engineers and Civil Engineering students are expected to attend the conference from ASCE Regions 8 and 9 which includes members across 10 different states.
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Irving Sherman, P.E., M.ASCE
Irving Sherman passed away on July 22, 2022 in Newport Beach, CA at the age of 103. He was born in Portland Oregon in 1919 to Max Sherman and Gussie Atkins. He moved with his family to Los Angeles, CA in 1923 and graduated from Hollywood High School in 1936. He subsequently attended UCLA, transferred to UC Berkeley (Class of 1941) and later received a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from UCLA in 1964.
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Warren J Baker, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE
Warren J. Baker, Cal Poly’s president emeritus and its eighth overall and second-longest serving leader, died Friday, Oct. 7. He was 84.
Mr. Baker’s leadership was instrumental in transforming Cal Poly into one of the highest-ranked public master’s polytechnical institutions in the nation.
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2022 CELEBRATION EVENT ON OCTOBER 1ST AT THE HUNTINGTON LIBRARY WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!
ASCE LA Section would like to send a special thank you to our sponsors and volunteers for their support and help. The event was truly a civil engineering celebration party and brought everyone together for a time to celebrate. Congratulations to all of the Section's Individual and Project Award Winners!
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ASCE Orange County Branch EWRI Meeting on the Long Beach Municipal Urban Stormwater Treatment
Colin Averill and Ed Othmer presented the Long Beach Municipal Urban Stormwater Treatment (LB-MUST) project at the ASCE Orange County Branch Environmental & Water Resources (EWRI) meeting on December 1, 2022. LB-MUST is an innovative stormwater project that will capture, treat, and reuse stormwater before flowing into the Los Angeles River. Be sure to catch the next EWRI event on January 19, 2023, OCWD Max Stormwater.
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ASCE Air Transport Technical Group (ATTG) - Los Angeles World Airports Capital Improvement Program II Presentation
ASCE ATTG hosted the Los Angeles World Airports Capital Improvement Program II presentation at the Proud Bird Restaurant by LAX on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. It was interesting to hear from LAWA's chief development officer. Terri Mestas about the multi-billion dollar program that will include a new Terminal 9 (southeast of Sepulveda/Century by a proposed automated people mover station), a new Concourse 0 by Southwest's Terminal 1 (accessible without going through the central terminal area), and additional roadway improvements.
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ASCE LIFE MEMBER FORUM SCHOLARSHIP | |
The ASCE Los Angeles Section
Life Member Forum is now accepting scholarship applications. Deadline to submit
your application is
January 23, 2023.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Any currently enrolled student in an ABET accredited program in civil engineering or related field within the Los Angeles Section.
- Applicant will be registered as an undergraduate or graduate student in the fall of the year for which he/she is applying. Applicants must be a student member of the Society in good standing at the time of application and award.
- The scholarships may be awarded only to those students who will employ them to continue their formal undergraduate or graduate education at a recognized educational institution.
- Previous recipients of this scholarship are eligible to apply in any succeeding competition for these awards provided the other requirements of eligibility are satisfied.
- Selection is based on the applicant’s justification of award, educational plan, academic performance and standing, potential for development, leadership capacity, ASCE activities, and financial need, note that your ability to follow these instructions will count in your scores.
Award Amounts:
- 1 – Scholarship at $2,000
- 3 – Scholarships at $1,500
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The California Environmental Protection Agency's Department of Toxic Substances Control has an opening for a Senior Hazardous Substances Engineer.
Click here to view the job description.
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LAE Associates is looking for a Civil Engineer(s) for their clients in the Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.
Click here to view the job description.
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The City of Thousand Oaks is looking to fill the position of Engineering Technician I/II.
Click here to view the job description.
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SA Associates has openings for Engineer, Engineer-in-Training, CAD Designer, and Construction Inspectors in Los Angeles and Orange Counties.
Click here to view the job descriptions.
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If you are an ASCE LA Section member and would like to post a job opportunity, email your job posting to mluk@gsecorp.org. | |
ASCE LOS ANGELES SECTION OFFICER ROSTER: 2022-2023 | |
PRESIDENT
Melissa Barbosa, P.E.
Azusa Light & Water
mbarbosa@azusaca.gov
(626) 812-5173
PAST PRESIDENT
Jeff Braun, P.E.
ENGEO
jbraun@engeo.com
(949) 296-4848
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Josue Vaglienty, P.E.
Orange County Transportation Authority
jvaglienty@octa.net
(714) 560-5852
SECRETARY
Jorge Vanegas-Moran, EIT
GHD
jorge.vanegas-moran@ghd.com
(805) 858-3130
TREASURER
Linda Boswell, P.E.
Psomas
linda.boswell@psomas.com
(213) 223-1449
VP, STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Daniel Janson, Ph.D., P.E., FACI
Cal Poly State University
djansen@calpoly.edu
(805) 756-2509
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VP, TECHNICAL GROUPS
Colin Averill, P.E.
City of Long Beach
colin.averill@longbeach.gov
(562) 570-6679
DIRECTOR: LIFE MEMBER FORUM
Mark Komoto, P.E.
mkomoto@hotmail.com
(714) 256-9713
ASCE REGION 9 GOVERNOR
Tapas Dutta, P.E., QSD, ENV SP
IBI Group
tapas.dutta@ibigroup.com
(949) 278-7748
DIRECTOR: YOUNGER MEMBER FORUM
Mohammad El Hocheimi, P.E., R.Eng
RailPros, Inc.
melhocheimi@gmail.com
(909) 888-1108
DIRECTOR: METROPOLITAN LOS ANGELES
Ben Baker, P.E.
The Walsh Group
bebaker@walshgroup.com
(310) 770-3411
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DIRECTOR: ORANGE COUNTY
Jennifer Marks
Psomas
jennifer.marks@psomas.com
(714) 481-8041
DIRECTOR: SAN BERNARDINO/RIVERSIDE
Yolanda Baber, M.B.S.
Ktchell
ybaber@kitchell.com
(626) 488-7663
DIRECTOR: SAN LUIS OBISPO
Jorge Vanegas-Moran, EIT
GHD
jorge.vanegas-moran@ghd.com
(805) 858-3130
DIRECTOR: SANTA BARBARA/VENTURA
Erika Wilson, EIT
Water Resource Engineering Associates
elwilson13@werizon.net
(978) 257-4058
DIRECTOR: SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN
Ian Parks
Ruettgers & Schuler Civil Engineers
ian@rscivil.com
(661) 327-1969
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY FROM ASCE LA SECTION! | | | | |