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Ms. DeLauriea has been in the legal field for over 35 years. Her legal career started in Chicago, Illinois. Ms. DeLauriea worked in Litigation, Family Law, Intellectual Property (patents and trademarks) and criminal, as well as attorney recruitment and summer associate programs. She moved to Fairbanks, Alaska and continued her career in the legal field. Law firms are smaller than in Chicago, but that did not stop her from furthering her career. Ms. DeLauriea learned more about the Administration of a law firm, intake of new clients, billing, payroll, and hiring new employees. She  attended the University of Alaska Fairbanks and earned a paralegal degree. Ms. DeLauriea began teaching in the Paralegal Studies program in 2017 and has enjoyed sharing her knowledge and experience with the students. She currently works in a Law firm that handles Worker’s Compensation, Family Law, Probate, and Personal Injury. Ms. DeLauriea greatest accomplishment was getting her paralegal degree. Being able to share her knowledge with other paralegals and learning from other paralegals makes her adventure in the legal field more exciting.

Mr. Grasso’s practice focuses predominantly in domestic relations and criminal defense. Mr. Grasso was previously with the Law Offices of Blake Fulton Quackenbush where he was the head of the criminal law department and lead domestic relations counsel in more than 100 domestic relations cases. He is licensed to practice in the State of Alaska and Georgia. Mr. Grasso earned his B.S. degree from Dominican University and his J.D. degree from Albany Law School.

Ms. Lauesen started her legal career with an established boutique law firm specializing in Alaska Native Law. Ms. Lauesen then gained valuable transactional experience working in-house for one of Alaska’s largest Alaska Native Village Corporations, where she obtained corporate-wide recognition for embodying the Iñupiaq value of nagliktuutiqaġniq—Compassion. However, she is a litigator at heart, and she returned to
private practice in 2014 to advance her litigation skills in domestic relations, high-volume personal injury, and federal criminal defense. Ms. Lauesen is constantly looking to improve her skills through programs like The Trial Lawyers College. She is motivated by an immense desire to help people and obtains results through hard work and common sense. Ms. Lauesen was born and raised in Fairbanks and Anchorage, Alaska and graduated from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 2004 (B.A. History). She obtained her juris doctorate (law) degree from the University of Wisconsin Madison in 2008, where she was awarded the Sonnet B. Schmidt Edmonds Award for Excellence in Energy Law and the Indigenous Law Students Outstanding Student Award.

Ms. Moudy joined the Firm’s litigation and trial team, with an emphasis on medical malpractice. She has tried over 100 cases to a jury, worked almost 27 years in the Alaska Public Defender Agency, and litigated civil and criminal cases in courtrooms all around the state for 29 years. Raised in Talkeetna, she graduated magna cum laude from Gonzaga Law School in 1994. While in law school, she successfully argued a habeas petition before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and received the Public Service Award from the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association.

Ms. Waters graduated from the University of Montana with a Bachelor’s in English and History in 1995 and an Associate of Applied Science in Legal Assisting in 1998. In 2020, she earned a Masters of Education in Online Innovation and Design from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. She was employed as a paralegal with a private law firm in Fairbanks, Alaska, for 15 years, where she specialized in civil litigation, family law, workers’ compensation and collections. Ms. Waters earned the Certified Paralegal (CP®) credential in 2005 and the Advanced Paralegal Certification (ACP®) in Discovery in 2007. In 2015, she was appointed program coordinator and faculty for UAF’s Community &Technical College Paralegal Studies program. She teaches Introduction to Paralegal Studies, Ethics for Paralegals, Civil Procedure, Torts, Family Law, Constitutional Law and Advanced Legal Writing. Ms. Waters has served various roles in NALA-The Paralegal Association since 2010, including the Continuing Education Council, regional director, ACP taskforce and school relations taskforce. She also serves as a regional director for the American Association for Paralegal Education.

Mr. Horton has provided technician training and continuing education seminars for the land surveying industry since 2005.

Mr. Horton served in the US Air Force and with the Illinois Department of Transportation in planning, design, construction, surveying and maintenance of civil engineering projects including commercial structures, airfields, utility systems and highways. He joined the full-time faculty at Parkland College in Champaign, IL, where he taught land surveying and construction management courses for 25 years. He founded the land surveying associate degree program at Parkland College in 2001.

Having retired from full-time teaching, Mr. Horton has joined Farnsworth Group Inc. as a part-time senior project land surveyor. You can reach him at todd@meridiangeospatial.com.

Mr. Daniliants is a seasoned project manager specializing in the design of infrastructure facilities at a leading engineering and design firm renowned for its work in the transportation sector. Expert in all aspects of highway design and traffic engineering, Mr. Daniliants spent most of his carrier working on challenging projects in New York and New Jersey – the nation’s most congested region. Throughout his 30-year professional career, Mr. Daniliants has been involved in a wide range of highway projects including traffic impact studies; design of roadways, intersections, roundabouts and highway interchanges; and design of toll plazas, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, traffic signals, roadway drainage, pavement, and utility relocation. Mr. Daniliants holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, and a master’s degree in Traffic Engineering and Transportation Planning. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE), a certified Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE), and a Road Safety Professional (RSP). He is also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE).

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Casey Erick is a partner in the Dallas office of Lewis Brisbois. He focuses his practice on labor and employment matters and commercial litigation. He has represented clients in both litigation and transactional matters that span across commercial law, labor and employment, real estate, consumer protection, and general litigation including, but not limited to breach of contract, corporate trade secret theft, tortious interference, defamation, personal injury, fraud, and various other kinds of civil litigation.  He has represented high-profile clients as well as defended against high-profile national and global entities in matters related to commercial litigation, defamation, privacy, negligence, the Stored Communications Act, the Texas Harmful Access by Computer Act, Texas identity Theft Enforcement and Protection Act, and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.  

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Mr. Hayes is board certified in Estate Planning and Probate by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Founded in 2007, the firm has grown to be one of the recognized small firms focusing on Estate Planning, Probate, Guardianship and Special Needs. Mr. Hayes is a frequent speaker on Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Probate, Charitable Gifting, Disability Planning, Elder Law, and Medicaid. In 2004, William received the HBA President’s Award. He has served the Houston Bar Association as co-chair of the Elder Law Committee and as chair of the Fee Dispute Committee. Currently, he is a member of the Texas Bar Association, the Houston and Texas Bar Foundations, the Houston Estate and Financial Forum, the Houston Business and Estate Planning Council, Attorneys in Tax and Probate (ATP), and the Disability and Elder Law Attorneys Association (DELAA).

Ms. Deeter is an Attorney at Law and Registered Civil Mediator in Indianapolis, after having spent most of the past 35 years working in bank trust departments. She retired from The National Bank of Indianapolis at the end of 2013, where she worked in various roles over 18 years, including serving as the Manager of the Personal Trusts and Estates Group and as Senior Trust Counsel. During her tenure at The National Bank of Indianapolis it grew from $35 million in assets under administration to $1.6 billion in assets. Ms. Deeter earned her B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame and her J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Indiana University School of Law at Indianapolis (now known as the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law). She also is a Registered Mediator, a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER certificant and a Certified Trust and Financial Advisor (CTFA). She started her career as an inheritance tax examiner for the Indiana Department of Revenue. Since that time Ms. Deeter has spent most of her career with bank trust departments, including Indiana National Bank, Wachovia Bank, N.A. and Merchants National Bank/National City Bank and The National Bank of Indianapolis, with responsibilities in the areas of fiduciary income taxation, estate and gift taxation, trust and estate administration, and serving as trust counsel. Ms. Deeter is a member of the Indiana State Bar Association (Probate, Trust & Real Property Section), the Indianapolis Bar Association (Estate Planning and Administration Section), the Indianapolis Bar Foundation (past board member) the Estate Planning Council of Indianapolis (past president and board member) and the Financial Planning Association of Greater Indianapolis. She also served on the board of the Planned Giving Group of Indiana. Ms. Deeter has been an instructor for the American Bankers Association National Graduate Trust School, the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, the American Institute of Banking, National Business Institute and the Indiana University School of Law at Indianapolis, among others.

Mr. Asp has been active in fire protection for nearly 30 years and has extensive and varied experience in this field. He has held the position of lead layout technician for a fire protection design and consulting firm for many years and currently is the Manager of Codes and Standards for The National Fire Sprinkler Association. Expertise in this field includes but is not limited to:

• Code review and interpretation
• Liaison and communication with code officials, Authorities Having Jurisdiction, contractors, engineers, architects, and water purveyors
• Design / layout of fire suppression systems
• Hydrant flow testing and evaluation
• Hydraulic calculations

Mr. Asp has been involved in thousands of fire sprinkler projects ranging from single family homes to large commercial projects and has gained experience in the varied steps needed to successfully bring a fire sprinkler system from the design phase to completion. His expertise includes installation requirements and layout of water-based fire protection systems and the many aspects of water supplies for these systems. Mr. Asp has written many articles for NFSM Magazine and also participates in and develops industry specific training and presentations related to fire sprinkler systems, including NFSA’s Layout Technician Pathway Class which concentrates on hands-on/interactive training of technicians in all aspect of water-based system layout including manual hydraulic calculations. He has received NICET Engineering Technician Certification in Fire Protection Engineering Technology / Water-Based (Formerly Automatic Sprinkler) Systems Layout – Level III.

Mr. Simpson founded Gradelta Engineering in 2020 with the intent to help clients better understand the combination of geotechnical and structural engineering that he has worked with for the past 20 years. He earned his B.S.C.E. and M.S.C.E. degrees from Georgia Institute of Technology. He currently provides engineering services to contractors and fellow engineers for earth structure pricing, along with the plans and calculations needed for construction. He frequently consults with clients regarding the optimal structure type and location on the construction site to minimize risk and maximize useable space. He also works in the education sector providing not just seminars such as this one, but also acting as a subject matter expert creating study guide and test prep content for the NCEES Professional Civil Engineer exam. Mr. Simpson has also worked with lawyers and insurance companies during forensic investigation and lawsuits surrounding retaining walls and slope failures. His hope is that through the instructional services that he currently provides, slopes will remain stable and retaining wall failure will be eliminated.

Mr. Burlew joined Walker Consultants’ New York office in 2025 as a Building Envelope Consultant, bringing over 19 years of experience in the architectural and project management sectors. Throughout this time, Mr. Burlew has gained invaluable expertise in both field and office settings. Mr. Burlew is well-versed in architectural design, exterior envelope construction, fenestration systems, and fabrication processes. He has extensive experience in all phases of construction from initial design through construction administration.

Ms. Bowman is a sole proprietor, practicing in dispute resolution, estate planning, civil engineering, real estate, legal services, strategic development, and training. She is experienced in dispute resolution, estate planning and administration, engineering design and forensic analysis, construction/project management, real estate, small business start-up, employment law, and nonprofit support. She is a registered professional engineer and a certified arbitrator and mediator. Mrs. Bowman writes a column for the PE Reporter, “Risky Business,” and she lectures for the Community College of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania State University, the Washington County Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers, and others. She earned her B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of North Dakota, her M.B.A. degree from Oklahoma University, and her J.D. degree from Duquesne University. She recently joined the National Society of Professional Engineers as their Senior Director of Ethics and Professional Practice.

Mr. Moormann, PE, RA, earned a 5-year Bachelor of Architecture degree and a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He is dually a licensed as a registered architect and a licensed Professional Engineer in the States of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and other states and holds multiple professional affiliations and certifications. Mr. Moormann has spent a large portion of his 18+ year career involved in heavy construction and new building development in the New York City market under various capacities of geotechnical, excavations, demolition, remediation, and structural design works. Notable projects include MoMa Tower Verre; 432 Park Avenue; World Trade Center Towers 2, 3 & 4; 220 Central Park; Nordstrom Tower; and currently under construction 740 8th Avenue. Mr. Moormann has been directly involved with over 750 construction projects in the tri-state region. Additionally, he has held a technical director position in multiple engineering companies overseeing all special inspection operations. He is co-owner and principal of Ancora Engineering based out of mid-town Manhattan. Mr. Moormann also has his own private architecture and engineering practice focused on the local market around his New Jersey home.

Mr. Smith is a full-service construction attorney handling a large portfolio of suppliers, subcontractors, developers, engineers and general contractors in a variety of construction and commercial litigation matters. A seasoned attorney, He handles matters involving construction liens, bonding and surety claims, contracts, bankruptcy, creditors’ rights, labor, real estate, and design and construction defect litigation. Mr. Smith is experienced in business, bankruptcy, construction, creditors’ rights, real estate, and civil litigation.

Mr. David Romano is a degreed Electrical Engineer with extensive experience in the specification, design, analysis, and testing of analog, digital, and RF/IF circuitry and subsystems. Over the course of his career, he held key engineering roles at Boeing Satellite Systems and Hughes Space and Communications in Los Angeles, California, where he contributed to the design and analysis of analog, digital, and intermediate-frequency circuitry for communication satellite payloads.

Mr. Romano’s most recent role at Boeing Satellite Systems was as a Technical Subcontract Manager. In this position, he was responsible for the specification and procurement of microwave units spanning L- to Ka-band frequencies from both domestic and international vendors. His technical responsibilities included drafting specifications at the subsystem and unit levels, reviewing Statements of Compliance, participating in internal and vendor Design Reviews, evaluating technical data, and overseeing the delivery and integration of units into communication satellites.

As part of his supply chain management duties, Mr. Romano traveled extensively across Europe, Asia, and the United States to monitor development schedules and assess the performance of various units and subsystems. He has in-depth knowledge of the specification and performance of Low Noise Amplifiers, Receiver Downconverters, IF and Limiting Amplifiers, and Solid-State Power Amplifiers.

Mr. Romano retired from Boeing Space and Communications in June 2015. Since 2022, he has been authoring and delivering online interactive webinars on topics including Electromagnetic Radiation, Electromagnetic Interference, Fourier Analysis, and AC-DC Circuits. He has also presented programs on Harmonic Generation, Variable Frequency Drives for AC motors, Fuses and Circuit Breakers, and 3-Phase Power for industrial applications.

Mr. Romano attended Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, on scholarship from 1964 to 1969.

Mr. Sivigny has over 32 years of work experience in enforcement of the Minnesota Building Codes in both rural and metropolitan settings. He has spent many years in the industry as a code official and a construction manager. Mr. Sivigny is known nationally for his work in residential building codes, building durability issues, building science, air quality control, radon, energy and green building issues. He has traveled the country teaching these topics and has often been a featured speaker both locally and nationally on these topics as well.

Mr. Sivigny has over 32 years of work experience in enforcement of the Minnesota Building Codes in both rural and metropolitan settings. He has spent many years in the industry as a code official and a construction manager. Mr. Sivigny is known nationally for his work in residential building codes, building durability issues, building science, air quality control, radon, energy and green building issues. He has traveled the country teaching these topics and has often been a featured speaker both locally and nationally on these topics as well.

Ms. Paist-Goldman has more than 25 years of experience in water resource engineering with a particular focus in stream and wetland restoration and mitigation design. She is the principal and owner of Rippled Waters Engineering, LLC based in New Jersey. Her firm specializes in water resources engineering services for a variety of projects. She is an experienced hydrologic and hydraulic modeler and has worked extensively on design and analysis using a variety of hydrologic and hydraulic programs including HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, and HydroCAD. Ms. Paist-Goldman’s design expertise includes wetland restoration and mitigation; stream restoration; bridge repair and replacement; and dam repair, replacement, and removal. Specifically related to riverine systems, Ms. Paist-Goldman has extensive expertise with stream restoration, large woody debris, natural channel design and bioengineering stabilization techniques. Ms. Paist-Goldman has designed restoration projects of all sizes ranging from a few hundred feet to several miles of stream. These projects are planned for use as mitigation banks or serve as mitigation for development onsite. Working closely with restoration ecologists and landscape architects, Ms. Paist-Goldman has designed a variety of stream and wetland habitats including creation, enhancement, restoration, and preservation with a focus on sustainability and regulatory compliance.

Ms. Breuer is an experienced lawyer, helping clients navigate the complexities of government regulation. Ms. Breuer specializes in energy and environmental permitting, regulation, transactions, and litigation. Her previous roles with the Wisconsin Public Service Commission and as Chief of Staff at the Wisconsin Department of Justice, combined with her technical experience as a mechanical engineer in the energy and manufacturing industries, uniquely equip her to be an effective legal partner. Ms. Breuer has collaborated with various state and federal agencies and a thorough understanding of agency operation. She has particular expertise assisting large energy users, including datacenter and manufacturing facilities, with new and existing developments in Wisconsin and Iowa. She assists clients in coordinating with regulators, utilities, and other industry stakeholders, as well as obtaining necessary permits. Ms. Breuer also has substantial experience permitting generation facilities including wind, solar, thermal, and battery systems, and can assist through all stages of the process, from preliminary due diligence and application preparation to post-permit litigation.

She enjoys the challenge of representing clients in the ever-changing regulatory environment. Ms. Breuer is often tapped to speak on new or emerging energy and environmental regulations, including impacts of AI on the electric grid, per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and microplastics. She earned her J.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School.

Mr. Chasco advises electric, telecommunications and other companies in regulatory matters and commercial transactions. Mr. Chasco guides clients through transactions and regulatory proceedings related to electric, natural gas, and water service. He is the former Chair of the Public Utilities Section of the Wisconsin State Bar. Mr. Chasco helps clients define and achieve their strategic goals before state public utilities commissions, independent system operators, environmental regulators, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He has significant experience in the development and permitting of large electric infrastructure, territorial disputes between electric providers, holding company and affiliated interest regulation, and the formation or purchase of public utilities. He has successfully represented clients before the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, the Minnesota Supreme Court, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, federal courts, and trial courts throughout Wisconsin. Mr. Chasco earned his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Southern Illinois University School of Law.

Ms. Martin is a partner at Axley Brynelson, LLP, and a member of the firm’s Management Team, practicing for over 30 years primarily in the areas of real estate and business. She is a Waukesha County Condemnation Commissioner. Ms. Martin has extensive real estate experience in condemnation and eminent domain, land use and zoning, easements, riparian rights, tax assessments, development, leasing, and commercial and industrial transactions. She represents clients in condemnation matters (acquisition and litigation) relating to electric transmission lines, natural gas pipelines, telecommunications, highways, airports, water, sewer, and other development. Attorney Martin also assists clients in developing, acquiring, and managing commercial and industrial properties. She presents on topics relating to eminent domain to various organizations. Ms. Martin received a B.S. degree in Business Administration, Minor in Economics, from Trinity University and a J.D., cum laude, from Marquette University Law School.

Mr. Potts primarily focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation matters, representing clients in a wide variety of business disputes, from bank fraud to energy and environmental litigation to breach of contract to First Amendment cases. With a talent for project and case management, Mr. Potts excels at developing strategies and shepherding clients through the litigation process in an efficient and effective manner. In addition to his litigation work, he advises clients on compliance with the Clean Air Act and represents organizations in government enforcement matters. Mr. Potts also assists utility companies with energy regulatory matters. He earned his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Vermont Law School and his LL.M. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law.

Ms. Russo represents clients before the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin and state and federal courts in energy, environmental and real estate matters. Ms. Russo approaches her work with a practical mindset that is always focused on the end goal and creative solutions to get there. She enjoys briefing courts and regulatory bodies on complex legal issues through simple and convincing terms and prides herself on delivering actionable advice to clients. Ms. Russo earned her J.D. degree, cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School.

Mr. Walsvik focuses on helping clients in regulated spaces achieve project and policy goals, focusing specifically on energy and international trade. Whether dealing with new challenges like data center development and large electric loads, ever-changing tariffs on imported goods, or old challenges like electric rate design and energy generation development, Mr. Walsvik brings a wholistic, fundamentally sound and creative approach to challenges. A lifelong learner, he built his result-oriented approach through a diverse legal and business career inside regulators like the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), litigating at nonprofit advocacy groups, working in manufacturing facilities, and negotiating transaction terms at large corporations. Mr. Walsvik has been involved in the energy, renewables, and trade spaces for nearly a decade in various roles, and clients has an ability to sort through the complex regulatory, technical, and legal issues to find creative solutions to problems. He is an adept strategic advocate, who helps clients understand the practical effects of decisions, while always providing staunch legal analysis. Mr. Walsvik is a leader in Wisconsin’s energy regulatory space and is constantly engaged with his industries and their communities. At the state level, he serves as the Chairperson of the Public Utilities Section of the Wisconsin State Bar, and as a Board Member of the Wisconsin Public Utilities Institute (WPUI). Nationally, he serves on the Board of the Energy Bar Association’s Electricity Steering Committee as the editor of a report which documents major federal changes in the electricity sector every year. Mr. Walsvik earned his J.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School.

Mr. Wilson is an energy and utility lawyer who spends much of his time representing clients before state regulators. Mr. Wilson has extensive experience representing electric and gas utilities, energy developers and customers of water and wastewater utilities in rate cases, construction projects, mergers and acquisitions, siting disputes, enforcement actions, investigations and complaint cases. He is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and co-chair of the Associate Committee. Mr. Wilson earned his J.D. degree from the University of Iowa College of Law.

Ms. Bryant is the owner of Speaking for the Trees arborist consulting and has a long history in the green industry, from landscape to tree work. She is currently president of the Women Arborists of the Southeast, past president of the Georgia Arborists Association (GAA) and current ISA Liaison for the Georgia Chapter. Ms. Bryant’s work focuses on preparing developers, engineers, and other site planners to accommodate trees on their lots and developing creative solutions to SAVE trees where possible. She has been awarded the GAA Arborist of the Year award, the Tree Climbing Championship Award, and the President’s Award for her outstanding service and commitment to outreach, education, and safety in the industry. Ms. Bryant is an avid traveler and loves to report on the world’s trees on her TikTok page, Speaking for the Trees.

Mr. House is a Board Certified Master Arborist, is Tree Risk Assessment Qualified, and is president of the Georgia Arborist Association. He currently works as an arborist for the City of Decatur, Georgia. After attending the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia, he worked for the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Forestry Commission, and several private tree companies in various roles. In addition to educational programming about trees, Mr. House has conducted many other natural resource education courses, including programs on reptiles and amphibians and on recycling and water conservation. He was awarded the White Oak Award for leadership, commitment, and impact in tree work by the Georgia Arborist Association in 2022. Mr. House is an avid quilter, gardener, and extremely novice cyclist.

Mr. Sawka is skilled in offering innovative mechanical design solutions for a wide range of project types. He is a highly motivated and resourceful individual who interacts productively with people, and is a conscientious team player with excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, able to design innovative solutions that promote maximum efficiency while requiring minimal maintenance. He has experience with projects in many different housing markets, including multifamily housing, student housing, and hospitality.

Dr. Wu is an associate professor in the Department of Civil, Coastal, and Environmental Engineering at the University of South Alabama. He is the director for Interdisciplinary Center for Sustainable Engineering (ICSE), the Gulf-Coast Center for Addressing Microplastic Pollution (GC-CAMP), the Solid Waste Sustainability Hub and the director for Sustainable Asphalt Materials Lab. Dr. Wu was a senior sustainability research engineer in the Illinois Center for Transportation at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research and education areas include asphalt materials characterization; smart, sustainable transportation materials for infrastructure; pavement performance evaluation and modeling; and pavement design and maintenance. Dr. Wu has successfully secured over $7.8 million in research funding from various federal and state agencies, as well as industry. He has published 67 peer-reviewed journal articles, 11 technical reports, and has presented at over 56 conferences and 33 invited talks. Dr. Wu teaches a mixture of undergraduate and graduate engineering courses such as Pavement Design and Advanced Characterization of Transportation Materials. He developed a free course for students to pass the fundamentals of engineering exam. Dr. Wu is a committee member for Transportation Research Board (TRB) AJE35 and AKM 90, and a member of American Society of Civil Engineer (ASCE), American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), and Academy of Pavement Science and Engineering (ASPE). Dr. Wu is also an editorial member for ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Journal of Testing and Evaluation, and International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology. He serves as a panel member for several NCHRP and ACRP projects. He is also a registered professional engineer in Alabama and a LEED accredited professional.

Mr. Mazzola graduated from the University of Houston in 2006 with a B.S. in Kinesiology with a focus in Sport Administration. While at the University of Houston, He was accepted into the Sales Excellence Institute at the Bauer College of Business and obtained an advanced certificate in Professional Selling. After graduation, he went to work for a major insurance carrier for three years before embarking on law school. In 2012, he obtained a law degree from St. Mary’s School of Law in San Antonio, Texas. During law school, Mr. Mazzola served as a senator for the Student Bar Association, chair of the Young Alumni-Law Student Chapter, participated in numerous mock trial competitions, and was a member of the External Advocacy Program’s Competition Negotiations team. In addition, Mr. Mazzola was a staff writer on The Scholar: St. Mary’s Law Review on Race on Social Justice where his article on how the law often criminalized victims of human trafficking received Credit with Honors. Because of his experience as a staff writer, he worked as a TA in the Legal Research and Writing program.

Mr. Fischer has over 30 years of experience in the survey field, performing a variety of survey types for residential, municipal, commercial, industrial and government agency clients. He has experience in survey instrumentation and computer aided drafting (CAD) programs, as well as office and survey programs such as Trimble Office, Carlson and Civil 3D. Management experience includes overseeing drafting and field crews, as well as a branch office for an Oil and Gas services firm in southeast Texas. A former adjunct faculty member for the Engineering Department at St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley, he holds professional land surveyor licenses in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Mississippi and Texas.

Mr. Gregory is a Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering Technology and former Department Head at Purdue University Northwest in Hammond, Indiana. He is registered as a professional surveyor in Indiana and Illinois and consults as a Project Surveyor at Abonmarche through their Hobart, Indiana office. Mr. Gregory has presented numerous seminars on various land surveying topics to professional land surveyors, surveying technicians, attorneys, title company officials, and real estate professionals through various settings. He is a member of the Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors (ISPLS), the Illinois Professional Land Surveyors Association (IPLSA), and the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS). Mr. Gregory previously served on the ISPLS Board of Directors and is a past society president. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of NSPS and chairs the NSPS Education Committee.

Mr. Helfrich has been principal land surveyor with Craig R. Knoche & Associates, P.C. and its successor Koru Group PLLC in the Chicago area for the last 30 years. Mr. Helfrich first picked up a plumb bob in 1971 for Webster & Associates. From tape-and-transit to GPS, mortgage surveys to shopping centers, he has his seal on billions of dollars of commercial, residential and institutional developments and transactions in 23 counties in Illinois together with consulting and managing projects in 15 other states. Mr. Helfrich has enjoyed working with countless prominent developers, attorneys and other professionals in the field and the office. His specialties include real estate law, boundaries and boundary law, easements, rights-of-way and other encumbrances and servitudes, statutory and common-law plats, ALTA surveys, topography, building and site layout, construction- and project-management as well as land development consulting. He has presented classes and co-written manuals with the Illinois Institute For Continuing Legal Education along with classes at the University of Illinois and HalfMoon Education. Mr. Helfrich is a member of the National Society of Professional Surveyors and the Illinois Professional Land Surveyors Association.

Mr. Lynch, owner of the Law Office of Bryan P. Lynch, P.C., concentrates his practice on representing owners of commercial, industrial, residential, and agricultural property affected by the power of eminent domain and the condemnation legal process. In his role protecting property owners’ rights, Mr. Lynch routinely opposes state, county and municipal taking agencies, such as IDOT, the Illinois Tollway, CTA, City of Chicago, and Public Building Commission of Chicago. In addition to being a leading Illinois eminent domain attorney, Mr. Lynch has presented seminars for organizations such as the Chicago Farmers workshop and National Business Institute and was appointed by several presidents of the Illinois State Bar Association to serve on its Real Estate Section Council. He has been interviewed by the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Business Journal regarding eminent domain and has written articles published in such periodicals as the Chicago Law Bulletin.