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ANNUAL REPORT – 2015 Prepared by Ryan Kearney, Branch Secretary

November 24th, 2015

2015 Executive Committee

2015 Suburban Branch Awards and Scholarships

2015 Branch Programs

Proposed Bylaws Updates

2015-2017 Budget Review

2016 Officer Nominations

2016 Committee Chair Appointments

2016 Branch Calendar

CONTENTS

2015 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

PRESIDENT – Chris Baker; Hancock Engineering Co.

VICE PRESIDENT – Tiffany Engelhardt; Engineering Resource Associates, Inc.

SECRETARY – Ryan Kearney; Village of Mount Prospect

TREASURER – Steve Mullany; Village of Arlington Heights

ASSISTANT TREASURER – Mike Waldron; Strand Associates, Inc.

PAST PRESIDENT – Zach Matyja; RJN Group, Inc.

2015 – OFFICERS

2015 – COMMITTEES

AUDIT Jim Massarelli, Chair

Dan Dinges

Gary Salavitch

George Schober

AWARDS

Jeff Maczko, Chair

Scott Rodseth

BYLAWS

Zach Matyja, Chair

Ryan Kearney

COMMUNITY OUTREACH &

DIVERSITY

Carol Ksiazek, Chair

EDUCATION

Mike Waldron, Chair

Andy Sikich

Chris McClure

Jeremie Lukowicz

Karol Giokas

Ryan Kearney

Steve Mullany

2015 – COMMITTEES

GOLF OUTING

Brian Crawford, Chair

Bill Oakley

Chester Gorecki

Chuck Benson

Howard Killian

Pat Smith

Tiffany Engelhardt

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Brian Witkowski, Chair

MEMBERSHIP

George Schober, Chair

Ron Raphael

Ryan Kearney

Ted Georgas

NOMINATING

Zach Matyja, Chair

Reid Magner

Vic Sabaliauskas

2015 – COMMITTEES

PUBLICITY & PR

Tiffany Engelhardt, Chair

Bill Peterhansen

Chester Gorecki

Ken Jay

Ryan LaDieu

SCHOLARSHIP

Chris Olcott, Chair

Chris Baker

Mike Hall

Ron Raphael

Ryan Kearney

Tiffany Engelhardt

CHAPTER LIAISON

Reid Magner

WEBSITE

Tiffany Engelhardt

Ryan Kearney

2015 SUBURBAN BRANCH

AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS

2015 BRANCH AWARD WINNERS

2016 AWARD

APPLICATIONS

ARE DUE

DECEMBER 4TH

2015 BRANCH SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

DANIEL CARLSEN

KYLE JOHNSON

KATELYN KOMPARE

BRIAN MISIAK

JEFFERY PERRIGO

GEORGE SCHOBER

SYDNIE JO SCHWARZ

DIANE STANISLAVSKI

2015 BRANCH PROGRAMS


BRANCH AWARDS BANQUET

(January 15th)

Celebrating the best of what we do in

public works! This event was held at

Medinah Shriners Banquets.

50 people attended this event.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY FUNDING

(February 5th)

The Fox Valley and Suburban Branches welcomed Greg Remington (Village

of Schaumburg), Jeffery Walters (Metropolitan Mayors Caucus), and Mike

Stanch (360 Energy Group) to discuss how municipalities can take advantage

of grant resources to fund energy efficient projects. This presentation included

a tour of the Village of Schaumburg Public Works Department.

40 people attended this program.


DIVVY BIKES (February 26th)

Divvy is Chicago’s bike sharing system with 3,000 bikes and 300 stations across

the city. This organization provides the city with an alternate transportation option

that is environmentally friendly. Participants discussed the bike program and why

suburbs are considering Divvy for their community.

Elliot Greenberger, General Manager with Motivate, and Jill Velan, Parking and

Mobility Services Manager with the Village of Oak Park lead this discussion.

35 people attended this luncheon.

MARCH MADNESS SOCIAL (March 19th)

Participants joined the Suburban Branch in a post Chapter Awards celebration at

Dave and Busters.




ADA TRANSITION PLAN

(March 26th)

This presentation by Pamela Broviak, IDOT District I ADA Coordinator, featured an

introduction to the Title II ADA requirements and the US Access Board’s PROWAG

document, as well as a discussion on ADA Transition Plans.


YOUNG PROFESSIONALS – TOP GOLF (April 30th)

Suburban Branch joined the Chapter Young Professionals Committee in this networking event at Top Golf.

25 participants at this event.

EXPO EXTRA (May 20th)

Suburban Branch hosted this after-EXPO event to promote networking.


KANE COUNTY COUGARS BASEBALL GAME SOCIAL (June 19th)

The Fox Valley and Suburban Branches hosted a family social event at the Kane County Cougars versus Peoria Chiefs game.

157 tickets were sold for this game.



BRANCH SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON

(June 25th) Members joined the Suburban Branch

at the beautiful Cantigny Park to celebrate our 2015 AWPA Suburban Branch Scholarship recipients.

Liz Jensen from Engineers Without Borders discussed her experiences abroad and opportunities to get involved. Ann Hejna from Operation Paperback also joined us to discuss her efforts to collect paperback books for soldiers overseas and military families.

35 people attended this luncheon.

ELMHURST QUARRY TOUR AND PICNIC (July 23rd)

Participants toured the Elmhurst Quarry Flood Control Facility, the largest

flood control facility in DuPage County. After the tour, the Suburban Branch

hosted a cookout.


ANTICIPATING HAZARDOUS WEATHER (August 27th)

Paul Sirvatka, a professor from the College of DuPage, spoke to the Suburban

Branch to discuss weather and how to anticipate it.




BRANCH SCHOLARSHIP GOLF OUTING & DINNER (August 21st)

Golfers joined the Suburban Branch at Chevy Chase Golf Course in Wheeling for the annual Branch Scholarship Golf Outing & Dinner. The purpose of this annual golf outing is to generate funding for the Branch Scholarship Program.

144 golfers participated in this event.

INSPECTOR AMERICA (September 15th)

Timothy Galarnyk, host of the History Channel Series “Inspector America,”

joined the Fox Valley, Lake, and Suburban Branches to discuss the state of

American infrastructure.


BASIC SEVERE WEATHER SPOTTER TRAINING (September 25th)

The Suburban Branch and CSWEA offered the opportunity to participate in the

Basic Severe Weather Spotter Training course held at the College of DuPage.

Professor Paul Sirvatka presented this discussion.

25 program participants.


PERVIOUS PAVEMENT ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION (October 8th) The Village of Westmont hosted a demonstration of 24-foot-wide pervious

concrete roadway construction on Cumnor Road between 59th Street and 61st Street. The purpose of this project was to replace the existing 16-foot-wide residential street with poor drainage. This projected created the first pervious concrete roadway in Illinois.

Representatives from R.W. Dunteman (Contractor), Ozinga (Supplier), Burns & McDonnell (Engineer) and the Village were available for questions.

Over 100 people attended this tour.

LOCAL COUNTY DOT UPDATE (October 20th) The Lake and Suburban Branches hosted this event with the major DOT County

agencies in the area (Cook, DuPage, Lake) to discuss their transportation programs for 2016 and other hot topics in the industry.




SNOW & ICE LEADERSHIP SEMINAR (November 9th)

Public Works Superintendents/Managers/Directors, Snow Plow Operators,

Contractors, Property Managers, Facilities/Grounds Maintenance Staff, and others

responsible for Winter Maintenance were invited to attend this Snow & Ice Workshop.

160 participants at this event.


VOLUNTEER EVENT – FEED

MY STARVING CHILDREN

(November 16th)

Branch members and their

families were invited to join

the Suburban Branch in

volunteering at the Feed My

Starving Children facility.

18 people volunteered for this

program.

PROPOSED BYLAWS UPDATES


The final draft of the proposed

edits was approved by the

Suburban Branch Executive

Committee on 10-14-15. This

document is available on the

APWA Chicago Chapter website at

the Suburban Branch Homepage.

SUBURBAN BRANCH HANBOOK

The final draft of the proposed

Branch Handbook (to supplement

the Bylaws) was approved by the

Suburban Branch Executive

Committee on 10-14-15. This

document is available on the

APWA Chicago Chapter website at

the Suburban Branch Homepage.

2015-2017 BUDGET REVIEW Contact Mike Waldron with any questions at: [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

2016 OFFICER NOMINATIONS

THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING:

PRESIDENT – Tiffany Engelhart; Engineering Resource Associates, Inc.

VICE PRESIDENT – Ryan Kearney; Village of Mount Prospect

SECRETARY – Jeremie Lukowicz; Village of Villa Park

TREASURER – Mike Waldron; Strand Associates, Inc.

ASSISTANT TREASURER – N/A IN 2016

PAST PRESIDENT – Chris Baker; Hancock Engineering Co.

2016 – OFFICERS

2016 COMMITTEE CHAIR

APPOINTMENTS

2016 COMMITTEE CHAIR APPOINTMENTS

AUDIT

Jim Massarelli

AWARDS

Jeff Maczko

Scott Rodseth

BYLAWS & HISTORY

Zach Matyja

CHAPTER PROGRAMS LIAISON

Reid Magner

Steve Mullany

COMMUNITY OUTREACH & DIVERSITY

Sagar Sonar

EDUCATION

Andy Sikich

GOLF OUTING

Chester Gorecki

Tiffany Schmoker

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Scott Rodseth

MEMBERSHIP & YOUNG PROFESSIONALS

George Schober

Bill Peterhansen

PUBLIC RELATIONS & NETWORKING

Chris Baker

Ken Jay

SCHOLARSHIP

Chris Olcott

WEBSITE

Ahmad El Khatib

2016 BRANCH CALENDAR

SEE YOU ALL NEXT YEAR!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN 2015!

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