CMA attended the Affordable Housing Symposium on October 27, 2023. The event was organized by the Palm Beach County Planning Congress; Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council; and the Palm Beach Transportation Planning Agency. CMA Director of Planning Nilsa Zacarias, AICP was among the presenters. CMA was also a sponsor of the event.
Senior Engineer David Cowan, Jr., P.E., ENV SP, attended a career night on October 24. FES Palm Beach participated in the event, which had 50 middle and high schoolers in attendance. It was an opportunity for local children to talk with local librarians, lawyers, electricians, plumbers, engineers and investors and learn what it takes to join the workforce. Panelists also discussed the economic outlook and answered questions from students.
CMA attended the Joint Professional Societies Legislative Breakfast on October 25 at the Marriott Palm Beach Gardens. CMA Director of Water Resources Brent Whitfield, P.E., ENV SP, was a co-chair and served as one of the MCs for the event. Local legislators discussed a variety of issues in a panel format including members of the Florida House of Representatives Rep. John Snyder; Rep. Katherine Waldron; Rep. Jervonte Edmonds, Rep. Kelly Skidmore and Florida State Senator Bobby Powell.
CMA attended the FES Broward Chapter Induction Ceremony at the Riverside Hotel in Fort Lauderdale on October 17. Congratulations to our Project Engineers Vincent Locigno, P.E. who was sworn in as president and Charmaine Emanuels, P.E. who became chapter treasurer! The Keynote speaker was Coree Cuff Lonergan, the general manager and director of transportation for Broward County.
On Saturday, October 14th, CMA staff members Craig Wallander, Jazmin Cruz, Ruben Soto, Maritza Figueroa and her daughter Aryana volunteered at the Rick Case Habitat Community to assist Habitat for Humanity by painting the interior of a single-family home. The group was responsible for applying the first coat of paint to the entire house, including walls, ceiling, and closets. The future homeowner Evelyn Miller was also part of the group. Evelyn is expected to move in with her husband and son by early December. Habitat for Humanity is a global nonprofit housing organization working in local communities across the U.S. and approximately 70 countries by building strength, stability, and self-reliance in partnership with families in need of decent and affordable housing. Habitat homeowners help build their own homes alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage. https://www.habitatbroward.org/
CMA Principal Engineer Safiya Brea, P.E., LEED AP and Project Engineer Jessica Diaz, P.E. attended the UF ESSIE Career Fair in Gainesville, Florida on October 10th. They spoke with students to recruit them to fill open intern and full-time positions at all CMA offices. http://www.essie.ufl.edu/
CMA Engineer Alexander Harris and Senior Engineer David Cowan, Jr., P.E., ENV SP, LEED AP attended 2023 Tau Beta Pi Convention October 12-14, hosted by the Georgia Alpha Chapter at Georgia Tech and the Atlanta Alumni Chapter. David served as an official on the image and marketing committee and presented a professional development session on career paths. Alex also served on the advisor’s committee.
CMA Principal Planner Nilsa Zacarias, AICP; Principal Engineer Greg Mendez, P.E.; and Executive Vice President Jose L. Acosta, P.E., F.ASCE attended the 11th Annual Miami-Dade League of Cities Best Practices Conference. The event, held at the Hilton Miami Airport Blue Lagoon, featured presentations on flood resilience, succeeding in municipal government and economic growth. http://www.mdclc.org/
The ASCE Jacksonville Branch had their 3rd Annual TopGolf Fundraiser on October 5th and CMA Engineer Alexander Farfan was one of the main event planners. The event was a huge success. More than $5,000 was raised in scholarships for UNF ASCE Students. ASCE Jacksonville Branch – Florida Section (jaxasce.com)
On Friday, September 15th CMA staff members Madeline Batey, E.I., Rob Best, P.E., Ben Lehr, P.E. and Jason McClair, P.E. played in the ASCE East Central Branch Annual Golf Tournament at the Celebration Golf Club. The event is one of the Branch’s scholarship fundraising events, of which CMA was a Hole sponsor. For a “best ball” tournament, Jay and Ben could not get any closer!
