On August 1, CMA’s Fort Lauderdale office volunteered for a Shared Meal event hosted by HOPE South Florida. Volunteers were responsible for setting up, serving and cleaning up meals for homeless individuals. Chen Moore volunteers were Natalie Mecklenburg, Carlos Tijerino, Johanna Zona, Charmaine Emanuels, E.I., David Castro, P.E. and Ruben Soto. For more information, please visit http://hopesouthflorida.org/

CMA hosted an event at TopGolf Miami on July 26. Andres Aristizabal, Elizabeth Hanna, Nick Karpathy, ENV SP, and Greg Mendez, P.E., Derrick Smith, CFM, LEED AP, Jennifer Smith, P.E. and Carlos Tijerino had a great time earning high scores with their golf game. Although there were some swings and misses early on, everyone was making some sweet shots by the end of the evening! For more information about the venue, please visit https://topgolf.com/us/miami-gardens/

CMA received the Engineering Excellence Honor Award from The American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida (ACEC-FL). The Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) acknowledges Florida engineering firms for their ground-breaking applications and intricate projects. CMA President Peter Moore, P.E., F.ASCE, ENV SP, LEED AP and Senior Engineer and Project Manager Daniel Davila, P.E. accepted the award for the “Go Big, Go Fast Infrastructure Improvement Program- 30” Force Main Repair” project for the City of Fort Lauderdale. CMA served as a subconsultant to Murphy Pipeline Contractors. The awards event was held last week at the FES/ACEC-FL Annual Conference Banquet at the Vinoy® Renaissance in St. Petersburg. Congratulations! For more information, please visit https://www.fleng.org/page/AboutACECFL

CMA Director of Planning and Landscape Architecture Cris Betancourt, RLA recently graduated from the Florida Engineering Leadership Institute (FELI). FELI was created with the mission to transition engineering professionals into community professionals and leaders within our societies, communities, and workplaces. Through its initial 10-month class, FELI enhances the leadership skills of its participants and sets out a clear pathway to put these skills into practice serving our profession and our communities. Cris is the first RLA to complete the program in its 16 year history! The ceremony was held at the ACEC-FL annual conference in St. Petersburg July 24-26. For more information, please visit https://www.fleng.org/page/FELI

CMA President Peter Moore, P.E., F.ASCE, ENV SP, LEED AP received The American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida (ACEC-FL) president’s award at their annual conference in St. Petersburg on July 25. The award recognizes his many contributions to the organization. CMA is a bronze sponsor for the event. Congratulations Peter! For more information, please visit https://www.fleng.org/page/AboutACECFL

Congratulations to Chen Moore and Associates Jennifer Smith, P.E., Senior Engineer for winning the ASCE Young Engineer of the Year award and Brent Whitfield, P.E., ENV SP, Director of Water Resources/Senior Engineer for winning the ASCE Region 5 Engineer of the Year award at the ASCE Florida Section Annual Conference today at the Orlando World Center Marriott. Brent was also installed as ASCE District 1 Vice President. In addition, the ASCE Broward Branch was awarded the Branch of the Year award and CMA staff who represent the branch include Jennifer Smith, P.E., President and Teresa Lewis, EI, Treasurer. CMA served as the awards and installation luncheon sponsor. Way to go everyone! For more information, please visit http://www.fla-asce.org

Happy July 4th From CMA!

The CMA Social Activities Committee hosted our Third Annual Grazing Day on Thursday, June 27.  Staff members brought in their favorite foods for everyone to enjoy throughout the day.  Food items included breakfast, lunch, snack dishes and sweet treats. Thank you to everyone who participated! 

CMA participated in a Habitat for Humanity Build on Saturday, June 22, 2019. The group assisted with wall furring and ceiling strip installations at the Rick Case Habitat Community in Pompano Beach. Special thanks to CMA’s community service committee for organizing this event. For more information, please visit https://www.habitatbroward.org/

CMA Vice President Jose Acosta, P.E., F.ASCE recently graduated from the Cornerstone Class 37 of Leadership Florida. The program includes programming on issues critical to Florida, leadership skills assessment and training, and relevant information on Florida’s history, demography, diversities, and opportunities. CMA Director of Water Resources Brent Whitfield, P.E., ENV SP was recently accepted into the upcoming Cornerstone Class 38. Congrats!