CMA staff members Dominique Bethel; David Castro, P.E.; Jazmin Cruz; Ruben Soto; and Craig Wallander, E.I. participated in a Habitat for Humanity of Broward event on October 29 at Rick Case Habitat Community. The team assisted with cutting wood and installing wall furring. During this community service event, CMA got the chance meet some of the owners of the houses being built.  https://www.habitatbroward.org/

CMA staff members Cris Betancourt, PLA, AICP and Eric Harrison, PLA attended the American Society of Landscape Architect’s Conference on Landscape Architecture November 11-14. The event, held in San Francisco, CA, offers over 120 courses and provides hands-on access to products from over 300 manufacturers and suppliers. https://www.aslaconference.com/

CMA staff members Shahin Hekmat, P.E. and Patrick Kaimrajh, P.E. attended the University of Miami College of Engineering homecoming soiree on November 3, celebrating the college’s 75th anniversary. https://welcome.miami.edu/

Laura Vogel, PhD., P.E., ENV SP and Jose L. Acosta, P.E., F.ASCE attended the FWEA South Chapter Meeting on November 3 at the 94th Aero Squadron Restaurant in Miami. The topic was Water Reset: Securing a Resilient Future for the Water Supply of Miami-Dade County and the speaker was Nelson Perez-Jacome, Assistant Director Engineering & Construction at Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department. https://fwea.org/south_florida_chapter.php

CMA staff members Freeman Bass, P.E. and Thomas Gardner, P.E. attended the Florida Municipal Electric Association’s Energy Connections Conference & Trade Show on November 2 and 3 in Orlando. The event is designed for a broad cross-section of employees, from public power technical personnel to safety managers. https://www.flpublicpower.com/

CMA Associate Engineer Nick Musick, E.I. and Project Engineer Justin Tagle, P.E., LEED AP volunteered at Rohi’s Readery on October 21 and taught kids about Chemistry using colors! Rohi’s Readery, located in downtown West Palm Beach, serves to provide accessibility to all through the love of critical literacy, the talents and gifts of the community, and educational programming. The American Society of Civil Engineers Palm Beach Branch have committed to coordinating monthly activities through the readery that promote engineering to the K-12 community. https://www.rohisreadery.com/

The CMA Social Activities Committee hosted the annual Halloween Contest this month at the CMA offices. This year’s winner of the Door Decorating Contest was Jacksonville! The winning office received a $200 gift card. In addition, the Fort Lauderdale office held a luncheon today where five-year service anniversaries were celebrated for David Castro, P.E., Melissa Dannelly, Megan Schmidt and Johanna Zona. Dominique Bethel won the Halloween desk decorating contest. Our West Palm Beach office hosted a costume contest and David Cowan, Jr., P.E., ENV SP, LEED AP, won as an angel investor.

CMA staff members attended the FES Shrimp Boil on October 21 at the Palm Beach Shores Community Center. CMA was a sponsor for the event, and proceeds went to the scholarship fund. Attendees were David Cowan, Diego Li, Nick Musick, and Suzanne Dombrowski and family.

CMA Principal Engineer Patrick Kaimrajh, P.E. and Senior Engineer Nick Karpathy, P.E. attended the ASCE YMG Jazz it Up event October 20 at The Anderson in Miami. Nick also took the stage for a saxophone performance!