Congratulations to Chen Moore and Associates Associate Engineer Madeley Arriola Guerrero, EI for being named one of 10 ASCE 2019 New Faces of Engineering in the professional category. The program highlights civil engineering leaders under the age of 30 and celebrates their achievements, as well as their contributions to and impact on society. Madeley will receive her award at the Opal Awards Gala on March 14 in Virginia. Way to go Madeley! Checkout her New Faces video here https://lnkd.in/eZmsGTY

CMA along with FES Broward assisted Equine-Assisted Therapies of South Florida on February 16. The group raised and leveled the barn and installed new scratching posts. This organization provides different therapies to children with disabilities by teaching them to take care of and ride horses. For more information, please visit http://equineatsf.org/

Chen Moore and Associates staff participated in the ASCE Broward Third Annual Engineer for a Day event last week. The student outreach program was created to encourage high school students to consider civil engineering as a future career field. The day was divided up into two sessions. The morning session was hosted at the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District 4 offices in Fort Lauderdale, where students interacted with local engineering university students, professors and other professional engineers, where they learned about the academic requirements necessary for completing an engineering degree and general information in the engineering field. In the afternoon session, the students split up into smaller groups and toured local engineering firms, including Chen Moore and Associates’ Fort Lauderdale office. Thanks to our staff for welcoming these students and giving them the opportunity to become Engineers for a Day! For more information, please visit http://www.broward-asce.org/

Jose L. Acosta, P.E., F.ASCE, Cris Betancourt, RLA, Danny Davila, P.E., Peter Moore, P.E., F.ASCE, ENV SP, LEED AP and Brent Whitfield, P.E., ENV SP attended the FES/ACEC Professional Engineer Legislative Days in Tallahassee on Tuesday and Wednesday where they met most of the legislators and/or staff that represent Southeast Florida. CMA also sponsored the FES led social on Tuesday. For more information, please visit https://www.fleng.org/

CMA participated in the 7th Annual Miami-Dade ASCE Field Day Event on Saturday as a beverage sponsor. The event is a fundraiser for UM and FIU student scholarships and included tug-of-war, giant jenga, and ladder golf competitions. For more information, please visit https://www.miamidade-asce.org/

Chen Moore and Associates Director of Water Resources/Senior Engineer Brent Whitfield, P.E., ENV SP coordinated the Joint Professional Societies Annual Legislative Breakfast at the Palm Beach Gardens Marriott Hotel on Friday. Participants had the opportunity to meet local legislators, share opinions and learn about the 2019 legislative session. The event was hosted by several organizations including ASCE Palm Beach Branch and The Palm Beach County Planning Congress. CMA served as a premium sponsor and several of our staff attended the event as well.

Chen Moore and Associates Senior Engineer Safiya Brea, P.E., LEED AP was recently appointed to the Florida Engineers Management Corporation. She was appointed to a four-year term by the Florida Board of Professional Engineers on November 1, 2018. Congratulations Safiya! For more information, please visit https://fbpe.org/three-named-as-femc-directors/

CMA staff members Madeley Arriola Guerrero, EI, Carlos Tijerino, Peter Moore, P.E., F.ASCE, ENV SP, LEED AP, Teresa Lewis, EI and Patrick Kaimrajh, P.E. (left to right) attended the ASCE Multi-Region Leadership Conference (MRLC) for Regions 1, 2, 4 and 5 in Orlando January 25-26.  The conference included the Workshop for Section and Branch Leaders (WSBL), the Eastern Region Younger Member Council (ERYMC) and the Workshop for Student Chapter Leaders (WSCL). For more information, please visit https://bit.ly/2Dz0JDc

Chen Moore and Associates staff members participated in a paddle boarding/kayaking trash cleanup at Morningside Park in Miami. Approximately 10 bags of trash were collected at nearby uninhabited islands while enjoying beautiful Biscayne Bay. Thank you to the Community Service Committee for planning the event!

Jose L. Acosta, P.E., F.ASCE served as a co-chair for the Future City Competition at FIU College of Engineering. 42 schools started the competition in August and seven moved on to compete in the South Florida Region competition. Future City is a national competition in which groups of middle school students present their idea of what a city would look like 100 years from now and how that city would effectively deal with the demands of a global sustainability problem. The project involves several components: a virtual model of the futuristic city, a physical model of a section of the city, an essay and a presentation. The students work with guidance from their teacher and an engineering mentor. For more information, please visit http://aln.fiu.edu/futurecity/