Greetings ASCE Minnesota! I am very excited to take the helm of the Section this year. I would like to start by welcoming our new board members: Ariel Christenson (Secretary), Tumer Akakin (Director of Communication), and Riley Dvorak (Director of Awards). We appreciate their willingness to serve our profession through membership on the board. I can speak for the new and current board members as well and the committee chairs, we are all excited to serve the Section this year.
A little about me. I am a senior transportation engineer with Bolton & Menk, Inc. working in the transportation group managing and leading all types of highway projects. I graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2004 and have been involved with ASCE since 2002. I was treasurer for the student chapter (2003-2004) and co-captain of the concrete canoe team (2003-2004). After graduation I joined the Younger Member Group and was president of the group for a number of years (2009-2012). In 2012 I was elected to the board of directors and have held various leadership positions including Director of Committees (2012-2014), ASCE Leadership Conference Chair (2016-2017), Director of Events (2014-2017), and Treasurer (2017-2019).
When I started on this journey in 2012, I never would have imagined a year of only being able to connect virtually. COVID-19 has affected all of us in so many different ways and it is my hope that ASCE can offer a small piece of normalcy over the next few months. On July 14, we held our annual summer planning meeting. The incoming and outgoing board of directors, committee chairs, younger member leadership, and student chapters spent the day planning for the upcoming year. We all agreed that our main goal this year was to keep ASCE relevant and to provide opportunities for our membership to connect even if its only in a virtual setting. Keep an eye out for upcoming webinars and virtual meetings throughout the year. Thank you to our membership who put their trust is us to lead the Section. We welcome input and feedback anytime. Please feel free to reach out to me at president@ascemn.org.
Tim Lamkin
