ACEC 2026 EEA Judges, EEA Committee & EEA Sponsors

2026 EEA Judges

ACEC extends its sincere appreciation to the 2026 Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) Judges and EEA Committee Members for their time, effort, and commitment to this year’s competition.

Nathan Yokoyama
Chief Judge
Charleston County Aviation Authority
Awendaw, SC

Todd Adams
Utah Department of Natural Resources
Salt Lake City, UT

Heather Ashley-Nguyen
Texas Department of Transportation
Austin, TX

Matthew J. Bandelt
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ

Julie Barker
South Carolina Department of Transportation
Columbia, SC

France Campbell
Raleigh-Durham Airport
RDU Airport, NC

Tony Davit (Ret.)
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority
Orlando, FL

Aileen del Prado
NYC School Construction Authority
Scarsdale, NY

Monique Evans
Transportation Research Board
Washington, DC

James Fallon
Connecticut Department of Transportation
Newington, CT

Justin Hall
Florida Department of Transportation
Tampa, FL

Marshall T. Hampton
City of St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg, FL

Carl Holmes
San Francisco County Transportation Authority
San Francisco, CA

Richard Kenney
District Department of Transportation
Washington, DC

Lisa Klein
Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Association of Bay Area Governments
San Francisco, CA

Jesse Koehler
San Francisco County Transportation Authority
San Francisco, CA

Lori Lange
Tennessee Department of Transportation
Nashville, TN

Blaine Leonard
Utah Department of Transportation
Salt Lake City, UT

Ian F. Mitchell
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District
Louisville, KY

Manar Nashif
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
Downers Grove, IL

Patrick Norman
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Raleigh, NC

Catherine A. O’Connor
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Chicago, IL

Parth Oza
New Jersey Department of Transportation
Trenton, NJ

Meg Pirkle
Georgia Department of Transportation
Atlanta, GA

Matt Preedy
Sound Transit
Seattle, WA

Caroline Rodriguez
High Valley Transit
Park City, UT

Michael Scaduto
LA Sanitation and Environment
Los Angeles, CA

Catherine Sheridan
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority/MTA Bridges and Tunnels
New York, NY

Shannon Spence
Prince William Water
Woodbridge, VA

Mark Studt
Montana Department of Transportation
Helena, MT

Jeff Swanson
BNSF Railway
Everett, WA

Alicia Vap
Metro Transit
Minneapolis, MN

Joseph W. Yates
Architect of the Capitol
Washington, DC

EEA Committee

Mauri Riesenberg, Chair
STV
Franklin, TN

Andrew Keaschall, Vice Chair
Benesch
Chicago, IL

Kasey Anderson
ACEC Tennessee
Nashville, TN

Jeffrey Druckman
Bowman
Lisle, IL

Nancy A. Gruwell
HDR (Ret.)
Omaha, NE

Matthew P. Hirst
Horrocks
Salt Lake City, UT

Max Mays
HNTB
Kansas City, MO

Melvin Williams
Terracon Consultants, Inc.
Charleston, SC

Theresia Christanti
ACEC
Washington, DC

EEA Gala Sponsors

Diamond Sponsor
HDR
ACEC Retirement Trust

After-Party Sponsor
AECOM

Emerald Sponsor
Arcadis
GFT
Halff
HNTB
McMillen
Mott MacDonald
Volkert

Supporting Sponsor
Tectonic