President’s Message

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Friends and colleagues-

It is with mixed emotions that I must announce our long-serving Executive Administrator, Debbie LoCicero, will be retiring at the end of January.  Debbie has been with us for over 16 years and she will be greatly missed. While we all want to wish Debbie the best in her well-deserved retirement, it is also hard to imagine the Sierra Chapter without her. She has been running our day-to-day operations for so long I am not sure what we will do without her.  I have always appreciated her honest feedback regardless of the issue. She has worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make our events successful and has been the driving force behind this newsletter. To many of you, she was the first smiling face you encountered when attending our membership meetings. Her kindness, commitment, and sense of humor will be missed by all.  For me, it has been a great honor to work with her over this past term. I feel extremely fortunate that I will be the last Chapter President to work with her. Debbie has graciously agreed to support us as needed moving forward in order to make this a smooth transition. Please join me in thanking Debbie for her many years of service to our Chapter and help her celebrate her new position as a retiree.

I am also pleased to announce that Stephanie Crary has accepted the position as our new Executive Administrator. Stephanie is an experienced marketing and communications professional and has spent the past decade supporting the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry. Formerly with member firm Gannett Fleming, in addition to her new role with our chapter, Stephanie recently joined NCE as a Business Development Lead.

I am excited about her energy and fresh ideas. Please join me and the rest of the Board of Directors in welcoming Stephanie to our Chapter.

By Erik Fanselau, President

Past President’s and Tim Fleming Memorial Scholarship Dinner Meeting – February 21, 2024

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Tim Fleming, Past President 1995-96

Please plan to attend our Past President’s Dinner Meeting on Wednesday, February 21st  when we will recognize and honor our amazing Past Presidents (a complete list is below) and award the 2023 Tim Fleming Memorial Scholarships. Yes, we gave out two $5,000 scholarships again this year! The scholarship, now in its 13th year, is dedicated to the memory of one of our most accomplished and well liked Past Presidents, Tim Fleming, who passed away unexpectedly in 2010. This year’s winners are Mason Koyama from UOP and Emma Docto from Sac State. They will be attending the dinner meeting to be recognized and receive their scholarship checks.

 

TJ Chen
Gene Bougdanos

The meeting will also include guest speaker TJ Chen, Deputy Director of Airport Planning and Development for Sacramento County Department of Airports, who will be there to talk about Sacramento International Airport’s $1.3 Billion Expansion Project. In addition, Gene Bougdanos, our current ACEC-CA President and Vice President with HDR in Southern California, will give us an update on what is happening at the State and National level with ACEC.

If you attended this event in the past you know that we have many special guests representing the rich history of our Chapter. This is a meeting you will not want to miss as we award the latest Tim Fleming Memorial Scholarships and mingle with the people that created our Chapter’s tradition of excellence.

By: Marco Palilla, Past President