2023-2024 Officers & Roles
President
Darlene Stringos-Walker
American Geotechnical & Environmental Services, Inc.
President – (Not to Serve More Than Two Consecutive Terms)
- Have General and Active Management of the Affairs of ASHE
- Serves as Official Representative and Spokesperson
- Preside at All Meetings
- Prepares Meeting Agenda
- Appoint and Discharge All Committees
- Appoint Standing Committee Members
1st Vice President
Damon Rhodes, P.E.
Larson Design Group
- Serves as General Administrative Assistant
- Perform President’s Duties in Absence of President
- Chair Nominating Committee (Optional)
2nd Vice President
Stacy Ginkel
KJ Consulting & Environmental Services
- Perform President’s Duties in Absence of President and 1st Vice President
Secretary
J.T. Lincoln, P.E.
Dewberry
- Perform all Membership Section Business Transactions
- Maintain Membership Records and Files
- Prepare and Mail Monthly Meeting Notices
- Assists President in Preparing Meeting Agenda
- Records Minutes of all Action Taken at Board Meetings
- Prepare and Distribute Meeting Minutes
- Provides Information to National Secretary as Deemed Necessary
- Assist in Preparation of Section Newsletter
- Expiration of Term of Office – Transfer all Relevant Documents, Material, and Equipment to Successor
Treasurer
Darin Hettich, P.E.
GPI
- Establish Bank Account (Note: Two Signatures are Required on all Checks Issued)
- Obtain TIN (Tax Identification Number) which may be obtained by completing Form SS-4. This form may be obtained at your financial organization, and should be listed as the American Society of Highway Engineers (Region or Section) Name. (Provide the National Office with this number for their files.)
- Keep Full Records of Receipts and Expenditures
- Receive All Monies and Pay Bills
- Prepare Financial Reports for Board Meetings
- Prepare Form 990 for National – Due No Later Than June 15
- Provides Treasurer’s Records for Annual Audit
- Expiration of Term of Office – Transfer all Relevant Documents, Material, and Equipment to Successor
Government Liaison
Tom McClelland, P.E.
PennDOT
Past President
Megan McDermott, PE
MS Consultants, Inc.
- Serve as Chair of the Nominating Committee
3 Year Director
Brad Kughn, P.E.
Colliers Engineering & Design
- Act on Recommendations of Committees
- Chair and Serve on Committees
- General Membership Liaison
- Vote on Membership Acceptance or Expulsion
- Vote on Various Issues Brought Before the Board Including:
a. Changes to By-Laws
b. Membership Dues
c. Section Expenditures, Etc.
2 Year Director
Vico Innocenti, P.E.
Fisher Associates
- Act on Recommendations of Committees
- Chair and Serve on Committees
- General Membership Liaison
- Vote on Membership Acceptance or Expulsion
- Vote on Various Issues Brought Before the Board Including:
a. Changes to By-Laws
b. Membership Dues
c. Section Expenditures, Etc.
1 Year Director
Ben Karnish, P.E.
McCormick Taylor
- Act on Recommendations of Committees
- Chair and Serve on Committees
- General Membership Liaison
- Vote on Membership Acceptance or Expulsion
- Vote on Various Issues Brought Before the Board Including:
a. Changes to By-Laws
b. Membership Dues
c. Section Expenditures, Etc.
Northeast Region Representative
Justin Gibbons, P.E.
Urban Engineers
- Attend all Regional Meetings
- Act as Section Liaison with Mid-Alleghany and Clearfield Sections
- Provide Region Reports at Section Board Meetings
Assistant to the Board
Linda Zug
Metric Environmental
Contact Information
ASHE Franklin Section
c/o J.T. Lincoln
PO BOX 52
Venetia, PA 15367
412-694-6995
J.T. Lincoln, P.E.
jlincoln@dewberry.com
