Chair Organization Chart | AECC-IL

Internal Activities

Board of Directors

Function	Chair	Phone	Email
Board of Directors	Bruce Schopp, Board Chair	(618) 345-2200	bruce.schopp@oatesassociates.com

Organization Affairs

Function	Chair	Phone	Email
Organization Affairs	Orhan Ilgaz Ulger, Board Chair-Elect	(312) 508-5155	oiulger@2imgroup.com
Advisory	John Nelson, Past Board Chair	(630) 990-3800	jnelson@hanson-inc.com
Long Range Plan	Orhan Ilgaz Ulger, Board Chair-Elect	(312) 508-5155	oiulger@2imgroup.com
Nominating	Mark Harms, Past Board Chair	(618) 624-6969	mharms@sciengineering.com
Professional Conduct	John O'Neill, Past Board Chair	(224) 217-7779	joneill@bla-inc.com

Finances - Membership

Function	Chair	Phone	Email
Finances - Membership	P.J. Fitzpatrick, Secretary/Treasurer	(630) 779-1003	pfitzpatrick@kaskaskiaeng.com
Executive Office Management	Bruce Schopp, Board Chair	(618) 345-2200	bruce.schopp@oatesassociates.com
Fellows Nominating	John Carrato, Past Board Chair	(312) 565-0450	jcarrato@benesch.com
Finance	P.J. Fitzpatrick, Secretary/Treasurer	(630) 779-1003	pfitzpatrick@kaskaskiaeng.com
Membership Review	John Nelson, Past Board Chair	(630) 990-3800	jnelson@hanson-inc.com
Membership Recruitment	Sasha Cadigan	(217) 529-7430	sasha@acecil.org
Sponsorships	John O’Neill, Committee Chair	(224) 217-7779	joneill@bla-inc.com

ACEC National Activities

Function	Chair	Phone	Email
ACEC National Director	John O'Neill, Past Board Chair	(224) 217-7779	joneill@bla-inc.com
ACEC Alternate National Director	Orhan Ilgaz Ulger, Board Chair-Elect	(312) 508-5155	oiulger@2imgroup.com
ACEC Exec Committee Liaison	Kenneth Wm. Smith	(985) 223-9248	kenneth.smith@tbsmith.com
ACECPAC	Bruce Schopp, Board Chair Orhan Ilgaz Ulger, Board Chair-Elect	(618) 345-2200 (312) 508-5155	bruce.schopp@oatesassociates.com oiulger@2imgroup.com

External Activities

Programs

Function	Chair	Phone	Email
Programs contact	Tanya Adams, Vice Board Chair	(312) 803-6543	tanya.adams@wsp.com
Engineering Excellence Awards	Tony Standish	(815) 744-4200	tony.standish@strand.com
Regional Informational Luncheons	Tom Smiles	(312) 429-8314	tsmiles@epsteinglobal.com
Downstate Regional Informational Luncheons	Scott Harding	(618) 624-6969	sharding@sciengineering.com
Students Engaged in Engineering	Emily Druckrey	(847) 407-5251	eadruckrey@transystems.com
Emerging Professionals	Rebecca Boyer Jeremy Buening Matt Baldwin	(618) 233-5877 (217) 422-8544 (630) 332-9157	bboyer@kaskaskiaeng.com jbuening@chastainengineers.com mbaldwin@kaskaskiaeng.com
DBE / WBE / MBE	Natalia Homedi	(847) 753-8020	nhomedi@aegroupltd.com

Business Practices

Function	Chair	Phone	Email
Business Practices	Steve Donahue, Vice Board Chair	(314) 531-4321	srdonahue@hornershifrin.com
Business Development	Brian Umbright	(312) 616-7495	brian.umbright@exp.com
Financial Management	Mae Whiteside	(773) 439-0519	mwhiteside@ckleng.com
Human Resources	Kristy Allen	(217) 787-8050	kallen@cmtengr.com
Information Technology	Amar Rajpurkar	(312) 930-9119	amar.rajpurkar@parsons.com
Risk Management	Paula Dixon Brian Welker	(815) 459-1260 (630) 820-1022	pdixon@holmesmurphy.com bwelker@cmtengr.com

Northern Agency Liaisons

Function	Chair	Phone	Email
Northern Agency Liaisons	Laura McGovern, Vice Board Chair	(312) 565-0450	lmcgovern@benesch.com
City of Chicago Agencies	Elizabeth Gallagher	(312) 565-0450	egallagher@benesch.com
Cook County Dept of Transp & Highways	Rafael Herrera	(630) 641-9900	rherrera@se3.us
IDOT District One	Stacie Dovalovsky	(312) 466-8217	stacie.dovalovsky@clarkdietz.com
Illinois Tollway	Mike Hannemann	(630) 878-2928	mhannemann@bowmanconsulting.com
Metropolitan Water Reclamation Dist.	Thomas Burke	(847) 823-0520	tburke@cbbel.com
Public Transportation	Harvind Singh	(312) 629-8449	hkaur@singhinc.com
USACE/Chicago	Steve McLaughlin	(312) 465-7715	sjmclaughlin@burnsmcd.com

Central Agency Liaisons

Function	Chair	Phone	Email
Central Agency Liaisons	Bret Paden, Vice Board Chair	(618) 632-7004	bret.paden@woolpert.com
CDB Liaison	Tim Schroeder	(217) 747-9434	tschroeder@hanson-inc.com
IDOT Aeronautics	Lindsay Hausman	(217) 788-2450	lhausman@hanson-inc.com
IDOT Bridge	Chris Linneman	(618) 206-4250	cdlinneman@efkmoen.com
IDOT District Eight	Steve Donahue	(314) 531-4321	srdonahue@hornershifrin.com
IDOT	John Clark	(847) 485-8069	john.clark@peralte-clark.com
IEPA/IDNR	Kara Knuffman	(217) 223-3670	kknuffman@klingner.com
USACE/Rock Island	Darren Forgy	(217) 605-0403	dforgy@prairieengineers.com