My vision for the Society is to support our current and future membership by increasing the recognition of the importance of the civil engineering profession to our quality of life, maintaining our environment, and valuing sustainable development. I believe in continuing professional development -- keeping the pencil sharpened -- so that we can maintain compensation levels that attracts new members and retain existing ones with salaries competitive with other professional salaries.
As Region 8 Governor, I will focus on these three areas to support the aspirations of our Society to: 1) improve the status of the members, 2) maintain and expand technical proficiency and ability to prosper in a multi-disciplinary world, and 3) capture the interests of the assigned sections, younger members and student chapters.
I will communicate vertically with the assigned sections and branches, and Society staff, and horizontally with the Region 8 Governors. I intend to listen, inform and share perspectives via visits, emails and the telephone. I will serve in an advisory role as a conduit of information.
I am interested in serving ASCE and Region 8, by building on past relationships and cultivating new relationships with my peers.
The above statement appears as it was submitted to ASCE by the nominee. No revisions have been made to the statement by ASCE.