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13th International Conference on Geosynthetics 2026

2025 – 2026 Board of Directors

2025 – 2026 Board of Directors

Leadership from All Areas of the Field .

IGS North America, formerly known as NAGS (the North American Geosynthetics Society), was established as a Chapter of the IGS (International Geosynthetics Society) in 1988. Geosynthetics have advanced civil engineering practice for more than 50 years, enhancing sustainability, extending service lives of infrastructure, and improving the economics of projects.

IGS North America is a dues-supported, 501(c)6 not-for-profit organization. Learn more and join!

Kristin Sample-Lord, PhD, PE

President

Villanova University
Villanova, Pennsylvania

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Fady Abdelaal, PhD, PEng

President-Elect

Queen’s University
Kingston, Ontario

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Marco Isola, PE

Treasurer

WSP USA
Tampa, FL

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Dustin Taylor, PE

Vice President

Tensar, a Division of CMC
Seattle, Washington

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Tamara Tuttle

Vice President

Atlas International Consulting
Charlotte, North Carolina

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John Lostumbo, PE

Vice President

Solmax
Buffalo, New York

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Eric Blond, PEng

Secretary

Eric Blond Consultant
Montreal, Quebec

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Ben Leshchinsky, PhD

Past-President

Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

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Liaison Board Members .

Sam R. Allen

IGS Council Liaison

International Geosynthetics Society
Austin, Texas

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Timothy D. Stark

FGI Liaison

Fabricated Geomembrane Institute
Urbana, Illinois

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Fred C. Chuck

GMA Liaison

Geosynthetic Materials Association
Fort Mill, South Carolina

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Evan Andrews

CCR Liaison

Sequoia Services
Greensboro, North Carolina

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George Koerner

GRI Liaison

Geosynthetic Institute
Folsom, PA

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Diane Smith of ECTC

Diane Smith

ECTC Liaison

Erosion Control Technology Council
Bluffton, South Carolina

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Membership Is Easy .

IGS North America is funded by annual individual member and benefactor dues. We do not lobby any agency. We are professionally managed and direct our funding to advancing group goals in event development, educational outreach, resource creation, and student support, such as research fellowships supported jointly with the Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) and ASTM International Committee D35 on Geosynthetics. Join today! (And: Student Memberships are free!)

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We are the North American Chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS), serving and representing infrastructure and sustainability professionals in Canada and the United States.

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