CMA Senior Environmental Scientist Brian Voelker, M.S., SPWS, C.A., CLI, was recently elected to the Florida Urban Forestry Council (FUFC) Board of Directors. FUFC’s mission is to promote the value, enhancement, and sound management of urban forests through leadership, collaboration, guidance, and education. FUFC is an organization of organizations rooted in Florida’s urban forest industry. The management of urban, and peri-urban forests is complex and involves many professional disciplines. As an elected member filling the Private Arborist position, Brian will serve as the voice and conscious of an essential discipline within our industry. https://fufc.org/

CMA Director of Land Development Patrick Kaimrajh, P.E. graduated the ULI Southeast Florida/Caribbean Leadership Institute Class of 2022. The Leadership Institute is an immersive and engaging leadership program that educates emerging leaders and prepares them with the tools to solve South Florida’s most critical real estate and land use issues.

As part of the Institute, Patrick and teammates conducted a project evaluating the renovation and reconstruction of the Miami Shores Village Community Center and Recreation Complex, including a preparation of a report and presentation at a Miami Shores Village Council Meeting. Congratulations! https://seflorida.uli.org/

On August 16, CMA Director of Water and Sewer Daniel Davila, P.E. attended the Ft. Lauderdale Commission meeting celebrating the City of Fort Lauderdale Redundant Forcemain project which was recently named the Broward and Florida ASCE Project of the Year! The meeting was held at Ft. Lauderdale City Hall.  Congrats!

CMA Executive Vice President Jose L. Acosta, P.E., F.ASCE was inducted as President of the Miami Chapter of FES at their Annual Board Installation & Scholarship Awards Dinner on August 17.  Other CMA staff members in attendance were Shahin Hekmat, P.E., Patrick Kaimrajh, P.E., Nick Karpathy, P.E., ENV SP Gregory Mendez, P.E, Laura Vogel, P.E. and Johanna Zona.   The event was held at the University of Miami Newman Alumni Center. Congratulations!  https://fesmiami.org/

CMA participated in the 34th Annual ASCE Broward Bowl-a-thon on August 6. The event is held annually to raise money for a scholarship provided to Broward County residents who are either a senior in high school or an undergraduate student in college pursuing a degree in civil engineering. The 2022 event, held at SpareZ Bowling in Davie, raised over $2,000. CMA had two teams with Andres Aristizabal, Dominique Bethel, Manny Caamano, Jessica Diaz, P.E., Charmaine Emanuels, E.I., Patrick Kaimrajh, P.E., Nick Karpathy, P.E., Vince Locigno, P.E., Jay McClair, P.E., CFM, LEED AP, Greg Mendez, P.E., and Vithu Suthakaran. Dominique won the high female trophy and Jay won the high male trophy! https://broward-asce.org/

The Palm Beach ASCE Bowl-a-thon was held July 30 at Penny Lanes in Delray Beach. CMA served a Tier 3 level sponsor. Representing our firm were Diego Li, E.I., Sara Hollenbeck, E.I., Nick Musick, E.I., Brandon Sullivan, E.I., and Justin Tagle, P.E. The event is held annually to raise money for FAU’s Concrete Canoe Team and to sponsor other community events. http://branches.asce.org/palmbeach/home

CMA attended the National ASCE UESI Pipelines 2022 Conference from July 31-August 3. CMA Director of Water and Sewer Daniel Davila, P.E. presented on our project “Horizontal Directional Drilling of 7 miles of 54″ & 48″ Redundant Sewer Forcemain through Downtown Fort Lauderdale” one of the largest trenchless technologies projects in the State.  The event was held at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis and CMA President Peter Moore, P.E., F.ASCE, FACEC and Senior Engineer Nicholas Karpathy, P.E., ENV SP also attended. https://www.pipelinesconference.org/

CMA staff Jose L. Acosta, P.E., F.ASCE and Shahin Hekmat, P.E., F. FES attended the ACEC Florida Delegation event in Washington. Members of Florida’s Congressional delegation were invited to meet with ACEC Florida members at the ACEC Townhome for an afternoon reception on July 28 and a breakfast on July 29. Meetings were held with Congressional members Representatives Kathy Castor (D-FL), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Carlos A. Giménez (R-FL), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), and Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL). This new annual event is an ACEC/PAC donor benefit. Additionally, they attended a fundraiser for Representatives Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) and Peter Meijer (R-MI) and met with members of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee staff Drew Feeley and Mark Ratto who represented the subcommittee on railroad, pipelines, and hazardous materials to discuss available project funding for the Brightline Train and other high-speed rail projects. https://info.fleng.org/