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Eight ACI Young Professional Members will represent the American Concrete Institute during the Emerging Leaders Alliance (ELA) conference November 3-6, 2019 at The Westin Tysons Corner in Falls Church, VA, USA. The Emerging Leaders Alliance (ELA) is a partnership among leading engineering and science-based organizations that provides high quality leadership training. For the past 10 years, the ELA has successfully hosted an interdisciplinary leadership conference for young professionals, providing advanced training in topics such as management, personal branding, social styles, problem solving, presentation skills, and global diversity. Applicants with less than eight years of industry experience, were required to submit a resume, answer essay questions related to leadership, and submit a letter of nomination from an ACI Member. The winners were reviewed and selected by a task group appointed by the ACI Membership Committee. This is ACI’s second year participating in the program. Kanette Worlds, ACI Student, Faculty, & Young Professional Activities Coordinator, will also attend the conference as a partner representative. 2019 ACI Emerging Leaders: Soundar Balakumaran Senior Research Scientist Virginia Transportation Research Council Charlottesville, VA, USA Associate Member, ACI Committees 222, 228 Mohamed Idrissi Hassani Senior Engineer Structural Bridge Design Bureau of Structural Design and Geo Technical Ewing, NJ, USA Board Member, ACI Eastern Pennsylvania & Delaware Chapter Keila Lombardozzi Assistant Superintendent Clark Concrete Contractors, LLC Washington D.C., USA Student Activities Advisor, ACI National Capital Chapter Claire (Qiwei) Nowasell Technical Service Engineer Lehigh Hanson Nazareth, PA, USA Student Activities, ACI Eastern Pennsylvania & Delaware Chapter Alvaro Ruiz Emparanza PhD Candidate University of Miami Miami, FL, USA Secretary, ACI S805 Collegiate Concrete Council Prannoy Suraneni Assistant Professor University of Miami Miami, FL, USA Member, ACI Committees 201, 231, 236 Robert J. Thomas Assistant Professor Clarkson University Potsdam, NY, USA Member, ACI Committees 123, 239, 242 Jan Vosahlik Associate Consultant CTL Group Chicago, IL, USA Convention Planning Committee, ACI Illinois Chapter Young professionals interested in becoming more involved with ACI should join ACI Committee S806 Young Professional Activities. This committe will meet at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 21, 2019 during The Concrete Convention and Exposition in Cincinnati, OH, USA. The committee will also host the Young Professional Networking Event on Sunday at 8:00 p.m. and a professional development session called “What I Wish I Knew: Involvement in ACI as a Young Professional” on Monday at 8:30 a.m. In addition, individuals with less than eight years of professional experience can submit applications for the Young Professional Contest for Free Convention Registration sponsored by the Women in ACI Committee. The winner will receive complimentary registration to the fall convention. Learn more about ACI Young Professional Membership. Visit the Concrete Industry Calendar to browse upcoming events, and add your own event.
Eight ACI Young Professional Members will represent the American Concrete Institute during the Emerging Leaders Alliance (ELA) conference November 3-6, 2019 at The Westin Tysons Corner in Falls Church, VA, USA.
The Emerging Leaders Alliance (ELA) is a partnership among leading engineering and science-based organizations that provides high quality leadership training. For the past 10 years, the ELA has successfully hosted an interdisciplinary leadership conference for young professionals, providing advanced training in topics such as management, personal branding, social styles, problem solving, presentation skills, and global diversity.
Applicants with less than eight years of industry experience, were required to submit a resume, answer essay questions related to leadership, and submit a letter of nomination from an ACI Member. The winners were reviewed and selected by a task group appointed by the ACI Membership Committee.
This is ACI’s second year participating in the program. Kanette Worlds, ACI Student, Faculty, & Young Professional Activities Coordinator, will also attend the conference as a partner representative.
2019 ACI Emerging Leaders:
Soundar Balakumaran Senior Research Scientist Virginia Transportation Research Council Charlottesville, VA, USA Associate Member, ACI Committees 222, 228
Mohamed Idrissi Hassani Senior Engineer Structural Bridge Design Bureau of Structural Design and Geo Technical Ewing, NJ, USA Board Member, ACI Eastern Pennsylvania & Delaware Chapter
Keila Lombardozzi Assistant Superintendent Clark Concrete Contractors, LLC Washington D.C., USA Student Activities Advisor, ACI National Capital Chapter
Claire (Qiwei) Nowasell Technical Service Engineer Lehigh Hanson Nazareth, PA, USA Student Activities, ACI Eastern Pennsylvania & Delaware Chapter
Alvaro Ruiz Emparanza PhD Candidate University of Miami Miami, FL, USA Secretary, ACI S805 Collegiate Concrete Council
Prannoy Suraneni Assistant Professor University of Miami Miami, FL, USA Member, ACI Committees 201, 231, 236
Robert J. Thomas Assistant Professor Clarkson University Potsdam, NY, USA Member, ACI Committees 123, 239, 242
Jan Vosahlik Associate Consultant CTL Group Chicago, IL, USA Convention Planning Committee, ACI Illinois Chapter
Young professionals interested in becoming more involved with ACI should join ACI Committee S806 Young Professional Activities. This committe will meet at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 21, 2019 during The Concrete Convention and Exposition in Cincinnati, OH, USA.
The committee will also host the Young Professional Networking Event on Sunday at 8:00 p.m. and a professional development session called “What I Wish I Knew: Involvement in ACI as a Young Professional” on Monday at 8:30 a.m.
In addition, individuals with less than eight years of professional experience can submit applications for the Young Professional Contest for Free Convention Registration sponsored by the Women in ACI Committee. The winner will receive complimentary registration to the fall convention.
Learn more about ACI Young Professional Membership.
Visit the Concrete Industry Calendar to browse upcoming events, and add your own event.
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