McLean, VAÌý– Christopher Payne, PE, CCM, executive vice president and chief operating officer of MBP, became chair of the Construction Management Association of America (Â鶹´«Ã½) at the Association’s National Conference and Trade Show in Washington, DC.Ìý
Payne has more than 30 years’ experience in construction management and design and has served on theÌýÂ鶹´«Ã½ÌýBoard of Directors sinceÌý2009. In assuming this leadership position, he said the Association “will continue to advance our profession – promoting professional construction/program management, building on partnerships with allied associations, and increasing awareness through ourÌýCCMÌýcertification program.â€
ABOUT US also elected the following officers for 2017-2018:
- Immediate Past Chair: Stephen Ayers, FAIA, LEED AP, Architect of the Capitol
- Chair-elect: Tim Murchison, JD, CCM, AECOM
- Secretary-Treasurer: Iraj Ghaemi, PE, San Diego Regional Airport Authority
- Vice Chairs: Greg Janey, CCM, JaneyCo, Inc.; Brian Ott, CCM, Whiting-Turner Contracting Co.; Ray Ribeiro, PE, The LiRo Group, and Heather Shinn, CCM, Parsons.
Newly elected directors are Kathleen Langan, LEED AP,ÌýMcKissack & McKissack, and Christine Oates, CCM, Jacobs.
Re-elected to new terms on the Board are Gus Maimis, STV; John Manning, PE, CCM, KMI International; Brian Ott, CCM, Whiting-Turner Contracting Company; and Judith Wallace, CCM, Vanir Construction Management.
The other elected Board members are Luciana Burdi, Intl Assoc. AIA, Massachusetts Port Authority; David Crosson, PE, HNTB Corporation; Kevin Donnelly, PE, CCM, New York City Department of Design & Construction; Paul Foster, CCM, Foster CM Group, Inc.; Thomas Haid, PE, CCM, HDR, Inc.; Brian McCarthy, PE, CCM, CDM Smith; Bruce Risley, RA, CCM, ARCADIS; and Agnes Weber, PE, Vali Cooper & Associates, Inc.Ìý
Appointed and ex-officio Board members are Gary Cardamone, G.J. Consulting; Mike Germinario,ÌýCCM, U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Henry Goldberg, Goldberg & Connolly, Legal Counsel Committee Chair; Dennis Milsten, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Linda Phillips, U.S. General Services Administration; Pardis Pishdad-Bozordi, Georgia Tech, Academic Liaison; Dusan Selezan, Balfour Beatty Construction, CMIT Liaison; and Drew White, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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