To learn more information on any of the Underground Construction Association committees, please select from the list below.
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penoyar-Perez, Melanie | SME Staff | 7/1/2021 | 6/30/2050 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruen, Michael | Chair | 7/1/2025 | 6/30/2026 |
| Carlson, Jarrett | Member | 7/1/2023 | 6/30/2027 |
| Deyoe, Jonathan | SME Staff | 4/22/2025 | 6/30/2030 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chastka, Maria | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2027 |
| Comis, Elisa | Past Chair | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/3027 |
| Davis, Tara | SME Staff | 7/1/2021 | 6/30/2030 |
| Diaz, Diana | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2027 |
| Foster, Molly | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2027 |
| Ghaychi Afrouz, Setareh | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2027 |
| Gilbert, Lizan | Chair | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2027 |
| Housson, Audrey | Secretary | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2027 |
| Kundu, Ritika | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2027 |
| Landmesser, Hallee | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2027 |
| Masedi, Botlhe | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2027 |
| Monge Fabian, Guadalupe | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2027 |
| Salvi, Mansi | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2027 |
| Sketchley, Jennifer | Vice Chair | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2027 |
| Wachenfeld, Amanda | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2027 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabshahi, Jay | Member | 7/1/2022 | 6/30/2028 |
| Bruen, Michael | Member | 7/1/2019 | 6/30/2026 |
| Crow, Matthew | Member | 7/1/2022 | 6/30/2026 |
| DiPonio, John | Member | 7/1/2022 | 6/30/2026 |
| Dorfman, David | Member | 7/1/2025 | 6/30/2029 |
| Dube, Steffen | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2028 |
| Hurt, Jon | Member | 7/1/2025 | 6/30/2028 |
| Jacobs, Leon | Chair | 7/1/2025 | 6/30/2027 |
| Johnson, Mark | Member | 7/1/2018 | 6/30/2026 |
| Kanagy, David | Secretary | 7/1/2010 | 6/30/2026 |
| Klug, Jonathan | Member | 7/1/2019 | 6/30/2027 |
| Lacerda, Lauro | Member | 7/1/2025 | 6/30/2029 |
| Lawrence, Colin | Vice Chair | 7/1/2025 | 6/30/2027 |
| Litton, Everett | Member | 7/1/2023 | 6/30/2027 |
| Madsen, Paul | Member | 7/1/2023 | 6/30/2027 |
| Moonin, Erika | Past Chair | 7/1/2025 | 6/30/2027 |
| Penoyar-Perez, Melanie | SME Staff | 2/3/2021 | 6/30/2050 |
| Pooley, Anthony | Member | 7/1/2023 | 6/30/2027 |
| Russell, Melissa | Secretary | 9/29/2025 | 6/30/2045 |
| Scialpi, Martino | Member | 7/1/2025 | 6/30/2029 |
| Wilson, Sarah | Member | 7/1/2020 | 6/30/2029 |
| Yanagisawa, Shane | Member | 7/1/2020 | 6/30/2028 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avila, Luis | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Bruen, Michael | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Carlin, Maureen | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Chastka, Maria | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Clare, Joseph | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Comis, Elisa | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Del Nero, Don | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Engler, Theresa | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Firth, Shaun | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Flanagan, Michael | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Gangrade, Rajat | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Gettinger, Brian | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Gilbert, Lizan | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Glynn, Brian | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Hanson, Kim | Member | 7/1/2024 | |
| Hardison, Shalea | SME Staff | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2030 |
| Hashimee, Rahim | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Heydarpour, Parsa | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Housson, Audrey | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Isaacson, Ike | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Johnson, Kenneth | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Khetwal, Anuradha | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Kilduff, Todd | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Kore-Quaye, James | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Kumas, Hazar | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Kundu, Ritika | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Lawrence, Jack | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Linden, Christine | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Litton, Everett | Chair | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Maruvanchery, Varun | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Mason, Drew | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Mast, David | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Mencke, Andrew | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Parkes, James | Member | 7/1/2024 | 7/1/2026 |
| Pennington, Thomas | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Penoyar-Perez, Melanie | SME Staff | 7/1/2021 | 6/30/2030 |
| Piek, M Luis | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Pitzer, Carl | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Plaza Castel, Alexandre | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Pollak, Seth | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Sadek, Samer | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Schmall, Paul | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Sheba, David Guy | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Sketchley, Jennifer | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Smiley, Lisa | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Sokol, Nikolas | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Stier, Robert | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Taylor, Aidan | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Ulizio, Matthew | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Vakili, Rouzbeh | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Webb, Kari | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Wellman, Edward | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Williams, Kyle | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Wilson, Sarah | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Woods, Christopher | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Yanagisawa, Shane | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis, Tara | SME Staff | 7/1/2023 | 6/30/2030 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homyack, Genny | SME Staff | 7/1/2021 | 6/30/2030 |
| Moonin, Erika | Member | 7/1/2021 | 6/30/2027 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penoyar-Perez, Melanie | SME Staff | 7/1/2021 | |
| Pooley, Anthony | Member | 4/16/2025 | 6/30/2026 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deyoe, Jonathan | SME Staff | 4/22/2025 | 6/30/2030 |
| Lawrence, Colin | Chair | 7/1/2025 | 6/30/2026 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avila, Luis | Member | 3/1/2025 | 6/30/2026 |
| Gangrade, Rajat | Member | 3/1/2025 | 6/30/2026 |
| Mooney, Mike | Chair | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2030 |
| Penoyar-Perez, Melanie | SME Staff | 7/1/2021 | 6/30/2030 |
| Sadek, Samer | Member | 3/1/2025 | 6/30/2026 |
| Thomas, Mary | SME Staff | 4/16/2025 | 6/30/2030 |
| Tsang, Wylie | Member | 3/1/2025 | 6/30/2026 |
| Yanagisawa, Shane | Member | 3/1/2025 | 6/30/2026 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandt, Jeff | Member | 5/1/2022 | |
| Chastka, Maria | Member | 12/16/2022 | |
| Coibion, Jacob | Member | 12/15/2023 | |
| Falco, Louis | Member | 9/12/2025 | |
| Fuegenschuh, Norbert | Member | 5/1/2022 | |
| Geers, William | Member | 9/15/2023 | |
| Goss, Christoph | Member | 5/1/2022 | |
| Gould, Rob | Member | 2/10/2023 | |
| Hallett, Gregory | Member | 9/16/2022 | |
| Hanskat, Charles | Member | 7/1/2021 | |
| Hunter, Jacob | Member | 12/19/2024 | |
| Kundu, Ritika | Member | 6/20/2025 | |
| Lacerda, Lauro | Chair | 5/1/2022 | |
| Martin, Patrick | Member | 4/18/2025 | |
| Mockus, Paul | Member | 4/18/2025 | |
| Murt, Tanner | Member | 9/15/2023 | |
| Penoyar-Perez, Melanie | SME Staff | 7/1/2021 | 6/30/2030 |
| Robertson, Kevin | Member | 6/23/2023 | |
| Skovajsova, Zuzana | Member | 8/13/2025 | |
| Thompson, Andrew | Member | 6/19/2024 | |
| Vargas, Grover | Member | 5/1/2022 | |
| Von Der Hofen, Marcus | Member | 7/1/2021 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penoyar-Perez, Melanie | SME Staff | 7/1/2021 | 6/30/2030 |
| Scialpi, Martino | Chair | 7/1/2025 | 6/30/2026 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penoyar-Perez, Melanie | SME Staff | 7/1/2021 | 6/30/2030 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grothen, Brad | Chair | 7/1/2021 | 6/30/2026 |
| Penoyar-Perez, Melanie | SME Staff | 7/1/2021 | 6/30/2030 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gall, Vojtech | Chair | 7/1/2025 | 6/30/2026 |
| Penoyar-Perez, Melanie | SME Staff | 7/1/2021 | 6/30/2030 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avila, Luis | Chair | 7/1/2025 | 6/30/2026 |
| Penoyar-Perez, Melanie | SME Staff | 7/1/2021 | 6/30/2030 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penoyar-Perez, Melanie | SME Staff | 7/1/2021 | 6/30/2030 |
| Vardakos, Sotirios | Chair | 7/1/2025 | 6/30/2026 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asiedu, Emmanuella | Member | 7/1/2025 | |
| Del Nero, Don | Chair | 7/1/2023 | |
| Feeney, Christopher | Member | 7/1/2025 | |
| Goodfellow, Robert | Member | 7/1/2024 | |
| Habimana, Jean | Member | 7/1/2025 | |
| Hunt, Steven | Member | 7/1/2025 | |
| Johnson, Mark | Member | 7/1/2025 | |
| Penoyar-Perez, Melanie | SME Staff | 7/1/2021 | 6/30/2030 |
| Prada, Julian | Member | 7/1/2025 | |
| Raines, Gregory | Member | 7/1/2025 | |
| Romero, Victor | Member | 7/1/2025 | |
| Sivaram, Aswathy | Member | 7/1/2021 | |
| Sozer, Zeynep | Member | 7/1/2025 | |
| Wone, Moussa | Member | 7/1/2025 | |
| Wongkaew, Mike | Member | 7/1/2025 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gall, Vojtech Ernst | Chair | 7/1/2025 | 6/30/2026 |
| Penoyar-Perez, Melanie | SME Staff | 7/1/2021 | 6/30/2030 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penoyar-Perez, Melanie | SME Staff | 7/1/2021 | 6/30/2030 |
| Pollak, Seth | Chair | 7/1/2025 | 6/30/2026 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerton, William | Chair | 7/1/2021 | 6/30/2026 |
| Penoyar-Perez, Melanie | SME Staff | 7/1/2021 | 6/30/2030 |
| Wilson, Sarah | Member | 7/1/2025 | 6/30/2026 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avanessian, Armen | Chair | 7/1/2025 | 6/30/2027 |
| Penoyar-Perez, Melanie | SME Staff | 7/1/2021 | 6/30/2030 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huh, John | Substitute Lead | 7/1/2021 | 6/30/2026 |
| Penoyar-Perez, Melanie | SME Staff | 7/1/2021 | 6/30/2030 |
| Russell, Henry | Chair | 7/1/2023 | 6/30/2026 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felice, Conrad | Chair | 7/1/2021 | 6/30/2026 |
| Penoyar-Perez, Melanie | SME Staff | 7/1/2021 | 6/30/2030 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaf, Waleed | Advisory Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Avila, Luis | Liaison | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Boyd, Lane | Co-Chair | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Chegwidden, Andrew | Advisory Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Dogra, Anvesha | Advisory Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Encapera, Victoria | Chair | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Gangrade, Rajat | Past Chair | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Grimes, Rachel | SME Staff | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Khetwal, Anuradha | Advisory Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Lawrence, Jack | Vice Chair | 7/1/2025 | 6/30/2026 |
| McClafferty, Kevin | Advisory Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Moore, Emma | Publicity | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Patil, Piyush | Liaison | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Penoyar-Perez, Melanie | Liaison | 8/15/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Pugh, Kieran | Treasurer | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Taylor, Aidan | Advisory Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Wallace, Jeff | Advisory Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Warren, Alex | Secretary | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Wilk, Tara | Advisory Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chastka, Maria | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2030 |
| Davis, Tara | SME Staff | 4/13/2017 | 6/30/2050 |
| Dobson, Dawn | Past Chair | 7/1/2014 | 6/30/2026 |
| Dube, Steffen | Member | 7/1/2022 | 6/30/2028 |
| Falco, Louis | Vice Chair | 7/1/2018 | 6/30/2026 |
| Gallo, Anthony | Member | 7/1/2020 | 6/30/2028 |
| Geers, William | Member | 7/1/2022 | 6/30/2028 |
| Joens, Nicholas | Member | 7/1/2022 | 6/30/2028 |
| Kerr, Amanda | Member | 7/1/2020 | 6/30/2028 |
| Knasinski, Cori | SME Staff | 4/13/2017 | 6/30/2050 |
| Martinez, Julio | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2030 |
| Morgan, Amanda | Chair | 7/1/2018 | 6/30/2026 |
| Morton, Josh | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2030 |
| Njoloma, Stephen | Member | 7/1/2025 | 6/30/2030 |
| Savard, Paul | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2030 |
| Schneider, Jesse | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2030 |
| Wilson, Kimberly | Member | 7/1/2022 | 6/30/2028 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chastka, Maria | Vice Chair | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2028 |
| Chohan, Kushwant | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2030 |
| Cimiotti, Claudio | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2028 |
| Colzani, Gregory | Past Chair | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2028 |
| Comis, Elisa | Member | 7/1/2020 | 6/30/2028 |
| Davis, Tara | SME Staff | 12/31/2016 | 12/31/2025 |
| Goodfellow, Robert | Member | 7/1/2014 | 6/30/2028 |
| Hashimee, Rahim | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2028 |
| Krulc, Michael | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2028 |
| Kundu, Ritika | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2030 |
| Madsen, Paul | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2028 |
| O'Carroll, Joe | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2028 |
| Patil, Piyush | Member | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2028 |
| Sketchley, Jennifer | Chair | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2028 |
| Wilhelmstoetter, Franz | Member | 7/1/2023 | 6/30/2029 |
| Name | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cermak, Jan | Member | 7/1/2025 | |
| Dorfman, David | Vice Chair | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Fareth, Arne | Member | 7/1/2024 | |
| Gallo, Anthony | Member | 7/1/2020 | |
| Gilbert, Lizan | Member | 7/1/2019 | |
| Goodfellow, Robert | Member | 7/1/2021 | |
| Jacobs, Leon | Liaison | 7/1/2025 | |
| Klug, David | Member | 7/1/2017 | |
| Mergentime, Stephen | Member | 7/1/2020 | |
| Moonin, Erika | Liaison | 7/1/2023 | |
| Morrison, James | Member | 7/1/2024 | |
| Palermo, Robert | Member | 7/1/2020 | |
| Paterno, Victor | Past Chair | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
| Rush, Jim | Member | 7/1/2020 | |
| Schmall, Paul | Member | 7/1/2017 | |
| Sozer, Zeynep | Member | 7/1/2024 | |
| Zlatanic, Sanja | Chair | 7/1/2024 | 6/30/2026 |
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