UCA Committees

To learn more information on any of the Underground Construction Association committees, please select from the list below.

Underground Construction Association committees seek volunteers to achieve UCA goals. Volunteers should be UCA members. Volunteering on a committee benefits you professionally with valuable networking,  learning, and career-building opportunities.

Name Position Start End
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2050
Name Position Start End
Carlson, Jarrett Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2027
Davis, Tara SME Staff 7/1/2024
Deyoe, Jonathan SME Staff 4/22/2025 6/30/2030
Hurt, Jon Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2029
Moonin, Erika Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2028
Rispin, Michael Past Chair 7/1/2023 6/30/2027
Wilson, Sarah Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2028
2022-01
Committee Members not available at this time.
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 Co-Chair 7/1/2024 6/30/2027
Housson, Audrey Co-Chair 7/1/2024 6/30/2027
Kundu, Ritika Secretary 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 - Owner 7/1/2022 6/30/2028
Dorfman, David Member - Contractor 7/1/2025 6/30/2029
Dube, Steffen Member - Supplier 7/1/2024 6/30/2028
Hurt, Jon Member - Engineer 7/1/2025 6/30/2028
Jacobs, Leon Chair 7/1/2025 6/30/2027
King, Andrew Member - Supplier 7/1/2026 6/30/2030
Klug, Jonathan Member - Supplier 7/1/2019 6/30/2027
Lacerda, Lauro Member - Supplier 7/1/2025 6/30/2029
Lawrence, Colin Vice Chair 7/1/2025 6/30/2027
Litton, Everett Member - Engineer 7/1/2023 6/30/2027
Madsen, Paul Member - Contractor 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
Romero, Victor Member - Supplier 7/1/2026 6/30/2030
Russell, Melissa Secretary - Executive Director 9/29/2025 6/30/2045
Scialpi, Martino Member - Engineer 7/1/2025 6/30/2029
Wilson, Sarah Member - Owner 7/1/2020 6/30/2029
Yanagisawa, Shane Member - Contractor 7/1/2020 6/30/2028
Name Position Start End
Hanson, Kim Member 7/1/2024
Hardison, Shalea SME Staff 7/1/2024 6/30/2030
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
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
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2020 3/2/2040
Russell, Melissa Executive Director, ex officio 3/1/2026 6/30/2040
Name Position Start End
Crow, Matthew Member 7/1/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021
Wilson, Sarah Vice Chair 7/1/2025
Name Position Start End
Deyoe, Jonathan SME Staff 4/22/2025 6/30/2030
Russell, Melissa Executive Director, ex officio 3/1/2026 2/28/2045
Name Position Start End
Felice, Conrad Vice Chair 11/17/2025
Mooney, Mike Chair 7/1/2024 6/30/2030
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Thomas, Mary SME Staff 4/16/2025 6/30/2030
Name Position Start End
Brandt, Jeff Member 5/1/2022
Chastka, Maria Member 12/16/2022
Coibion, Jacob Member 12/15/2023
Collins, Peter Member 5/1/2026
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 5/1/2022
Hunter, Jacob Member 12/19/2024
Joaquin, Joel Member 5/1/2026
Kundu, Ritika Member 6/20/2025
Lacerda, Lauro Chair 5/1/2022
Lee, PE, Joshua Member 5/1/2026
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
Schaefer, Patrick Member 7/1/2025
Skovajsova, Zuzana Member 8/13/2025
Thompson, Andrew Member 6/19/2024
Vargas, Grover Member 5/1/2022
Von Der Hofen, Marcus Member 5/1/2022
Wibisono, Doandy Yonathan Member 3/1/2026
Name Position Start End
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Name Position Start End
Lacerda, Lauro Chair 7/1/2026 6/30/2028
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
Name Position Start End
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Name Position Start End
Gangrade, Rajat Vice Chair 1/1/2026
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
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
Hamilton, Brian Member 7/1/2025
Hunt, Steven Member 7/1/2025
Isaacson, Ike Member 7/1/2025
Johnson, Mark Member 7/1/2025
Kovac, John Member 7/1/2025
Kramer, Steven Member 7/1/2025
Nicholas, Paul 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
Rostami, Jamal 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
Gangrade, Rajat Member 6/1/2026
Grasmick, Jacob Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2027
Hee, Ivan Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2027
Mezher, Jay Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2027
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Sheba, David Guy Member 6/1/2026
Westergren, Eric Member 6/1/2026
Wheeler, Glen Member 6/1/2026
Name Position Start End
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Name Position Start End
Bauer, Anthony Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2027
Edgerton, William Chair 7/1/2021 6/30/2027
Essex, Randall Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2027
Gildner, Joseph Member 7/1/2025
Gregg, Jesse Member 7/1/2025
Hussain, Ashraf Member 7/1/2025
Kittle, Kyle Member 7/1/2025
Litton, Everett Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2027
Njie, Pa Ousman Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2027
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Pugh, Kieran Member 7/1/2025
Sandiford, Raymond Member 7/1/2025
Sketchley, Jennifer Member 7/1/2025
Warren, Alex Member 7/1/2025
Wilhelmstoetter, Franz Member 7/1/2025
Wotring, Don Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2027
Name Position Start End
Avanessian, Armen Chair 7/1/2025 6/30/2027
Bjornsen, Todd Member 7/1/2025 6/30/2027
Changani, Hossein Member 1/1/2026
Costello, Justin Member 1/1/2026 7/1/2027
Frough, Omid Member 6/1/2026
Hockaday, Al Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Hughes, Trenton Member 1/1/2026
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
Name Position Start End
Bobet, Antonio Member 7/1/2021
Del Amo, Angel Member 7/1/2021
Hashash, Youssef Member 7/1/2021
Jaramillo, Carlos Member 7/1/2021
Jiang, Yang Member 7/1/2021
Khaleghi, Bijan Member 7/1/2021
Martin, Geoffrey Member 7/1/2021
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Richins, Jesse Member 7/1/2021
Yang, Hong Member 7/1/2021
Name Position Start End
Jasiak, Maksymilian Advisory Member 7/1/2025
Name Position Start End
Chastka, Maria Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2030
Davis, Tara SME Staff 4/13/2017 6/30/2050
Dube, Steffen Member 7/1/2022 6/30/2028
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
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
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
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 - UCA 7/1/2023
Morrison, James Member 7/1/2024
Palermo, Robert Member 7/1/2020
Rush, Jim Member 7/1/2020
Schmall, Paul Member 7/1/2017
Sozer, Zeynep Member 7/1/2024

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