UCA Committees

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 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Carlson, Jarrett Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2027
Davidson, Gregg Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Deyoe, Jonathan SME Staff 4/22/2025 6/30/2030
Garavelli, Nestor Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Hagan, Brian Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Hebert, Chris Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Hoffman, Scott Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Jacobs, Leon Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Lawrence, Colin Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Moonin, Erika Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Pepe, Frank Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Rispin, Michael Past Chair 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Sadek, Samer Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Salai, Jesse Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Swinton, Matt Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Committee Members not available at this time.
The purpose of this committee is to promote women in the tunneling industry.
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
The Committee shall have oversight of all activities within the UCA Division.
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
Dube, Steffen Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2028
Huh, John Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Jacobs, Leon Vice Chair 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
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
Litton, Everett Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2027
Madsen, Paul Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2027
Moonin, Erika Chair 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 2/3/2021 6/30/2050
Pooley, Anthony Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2027
Rispin, Michael Past Chair 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Schmall, Paul Member 7/1/2017 6/30/2025
Vitale, Michael Member 7/1/2017 6/30/2025
Wilson, Sarah Member 7/1/2020 6/30/2028
Wone, Moussa Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
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
Bruen, Michael Chair 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Davis, Tara SME Staff 7/1/2023 6/30/2030
Jacobs, Leon Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Penrice, Derek Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Rispin, Michael Past Chair 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Wilson, Sarah Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
The purpose of this committee is to select nominees to replace members rotating off the committee and to select a new vice chair every 2 years.
Name Position Start End
Homyack, Genny SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Kanagy, David SME Staff 7/1/2010 6/30/2025
Moonin, Erika Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2027
Rispin, Michael Member 7/1/2019 6/30/2025
Committee Members not available at this time.
Name Position Start End
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021
Pooley, Anthony Member 4/16/2025 6/30/2026
The UCA Division Scholarship Committee is a standing committee of the Underground Construction Association of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (UCA of SME). It's purpose is to select nominees for the available division scholarships.
Name Position Start End
Davidson, Gregg Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Deyoe, Jonathan SME Staff 4/22/2025 6/30/2030
Encapera, Victoria Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Garavelli, Nestor Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Hagan, Brian Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Hebert, Chris Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Hoffman, Scott Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Jasiak, Maksymilian Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Lawrence, Colin Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Lawrence, Jack Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Pepe, Frank Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Sadek, Samer Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Swinton, Matt Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Wilk, Tara Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
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
Ingerslev, Christian Chair 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Manuelyan, Ruben Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Valenti, Bob Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Name Position Start End
Brandt, Jeff Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Chastka, Maria Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Coibion, Jacob Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Fuegenschuh, Norbert Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Geers, William Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Goss, Christoph Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Gould, Rob Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Hallett, Gregory Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Hanskat, Charles Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Hunter, Jacob Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Lacerda, Lauro Chair 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Martin, Patrick Member 7/1/2024 6/25/2025
Mockus, Paul Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Murt, Tanner Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Robertson, Kevin Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Thompson, Andrew Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Vargas, Grover Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Von Der Hofen, Marcus Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Name Position Start End
Comis, Elisa Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Fulcher, Brian Chair 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Hashimee, Rahim Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Khetwal, Anuradha Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Khwaja, Mahmood Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
McDonald, Sean Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Pullen, Tom Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Scialpi, Martino Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Vardakos, Sotirios Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Wallace, Jeff Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Name Position Start End
Hagenah, Bernd Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Harder, Jesse Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Jahan Bakhsh, Kamran Chair 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
McCullough, Erin Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Wang, Eric Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Name Position Start End
Gharavi, Reza Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Grothen, Brad Chair 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Home, Lok Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Reda, Dominic Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Name Position Start End
Criscuolo, Demetrio Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Gall, Vojtech Chair 9/18/2024 6/30/2025
Munfah, Nasri Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Wang, Eric Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Name Position Start End
Avila, Luis Chair 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Hansmire, William Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Hasek, Michael Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Hurt, Jon Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Name Position Start End
Bauer, Anthony Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Clark, Gordon Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Elioff, Amanda Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Gangrade, Rajat Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Gettinger, Brian Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Grassi, Thomas Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Gunalan, Kancheepuram (guna) Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Kluzniak, Brandon Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Nelson, Priscilla Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Sterling, Raymond Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Wongkaew, Kamaiton Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Name Position Start End
Del Nero, Don Chair 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Sivaram, Aswathy Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Name Position Start End
Bauer, Anthony Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Gall, Vojtech Ernst Chair 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Grasmick, Jacob Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Hee, Ivan Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Johnson, Mark Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Kundu, Ritika Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Mezher, Jay Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Vasilikou, Foteini Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Name Position Start End
Allahverdi, Navid Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Avila, Luis Young Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Epel, Tamir Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
McDonald, Sean Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Nasri, Verya Chair 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Wallace, Jeff Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Wongkaew, Kamaiton Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Name Position Start End
Bauer, Anthony Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Edgerton, William Chair 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Essex, Randall Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Litton, Everett Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Njie, Pa Ousman Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Wilson, Sarah Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Wotring, Don Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Name Position Start End
Ceglio, Michael Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Costello, Justin Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Coughlin, Shawn Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Danso, Kwaku Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Hockaday, Al Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Labbe, Robert Chair 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Tomczak, Daniel Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Name Position Start End
Chohan, Kushwant Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
DeGraff, Larry Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Huh, John Substitute Lead 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Russell, Henry Chair 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Name Position Start End
Bobet, Antonio Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Del Amo, Angel Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Felice, Conrad Chair 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Hashash, Youssef Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Jaramillo, Carlos Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Jiang, Yang Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Khaleghi, Bijan Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Martin, Geoffrey Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Richins, Jesse Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Yang, Hong Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
UCA Young Members is a standing committee of the Underground Construction Association of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (UCA of SME).
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 Scholarship Committee Chair 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
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
Castro, Rafael Member 7/1/2022 6/30/2028
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 6/30/2026
Geers, William Member 7/1/2022 6/30/2028
Joens, Nicholas Member 7/1/2022 6/30/2028
Kerr, Amanda Member 7/1/2020 6/30/2026
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
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 6/30/2025
Chohan, Kushwant Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2030
Cimiotti, Claudio Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Colzani, Gregory Past Chair 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Comis, Elisa Member 7/1/2020 6/30/2025
Davis, Tara SME Staff 12/31/2016 12/31/2025
Gangrade, Rajat Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Goodfellow, Robert Member 7/1/2014 6/30/2025
Hashimee, Rahim Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Krulc, Michael Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Madsen, Paul Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
O'Carroll, Joe Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Patil, Piyush Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Sketchley, Jennifer Chair 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Wilhelmstoetter, Franz Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2029
Name Position Start End
Arland, Francis Member 7/1/2014
Davis, Tara SME Staff 7/1/2017 6/30/2025
Dorfman, David Vice Chair 7/1/2024 6/30/2026
Fareth, Arne Member 7/1/2024
Gallo, Anthony Member 7/1/2020 6/30/2025
Gilbert, Lizan Member 7/1/2019 6/30/2025
Goodfellow, Robert Member 7/1/2024
Jacobs, Leon Member 7/1/2017 6/30/2025
Klug, David Member 7/1/2017 6/30/2025
Knasinski, Cori SME Staff 7/1/2017 6/30/2025
Mergentime, Stephen Member 7/1/2020
Moonin, Erika Liaison 7/1/2023
Morrison, James Member 7/1/2024
Palermo, Robert Member 7/1/2024
Paterno, Victor Past Chair 7/1/2024 6/30/2026
Rush, Jim Member 7/1/2020 6/30/2025
Schmall, Paul Member 7/1/2017 6/30/2025
Sozer, Zeynep Member 7/1/2024
Zlatanic, Sanja Chair 7/1/2024 6/30/2026

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