Dear Members:
In preparation for our upcoming biannual meeting to be held at the Geosynthetics 2015 Conference in Portland, OR, we are preparing for elections for the NAGS board of directors. At this moment, there will be 3 Vice President Positions open and 1 president elect position open.
The positions that are up for re-election/replacement are currently held by Jay McKelvey (VP), Richard Brachman(VP), Dhani Narejo (VP) and Corey Bobba (Treasurer). The president elect position is open and must be chosen from the current BOD.
If you know of anyone that would be interested in becoming active with the North American Chapter of the IGS (North American Geosynthetics Society), please offer a nomination for the position by responding to the following e-mail: info@igs-na.org. Each nomination should be accompanied by a brief biography and picture of the nominee.
For your information, the current Board Members and their status are noted below:
|
Position |
Position Open for Nominations |
Currently Held By |
Term status |
Eligible for re-election? |
Eligible for election as president elect? |
|
President |
NO |
Bob Mackey |
Completing 2nd yr of 2 yr term as president |
NO |
NO |
|
President Elect |
YES |
John Henderson |
Completing 2nd yr of 2 yr term prior to becoming president |
No Action Required |
NO |
|
Treasurer |
YES |
Corey Bobba |
Completing 1st 4 yr term |
YES |
YES |
|
Vice President |
NO |
Mike Bernardi |
2nd year of 4 year term |
No Action Required |
YES |
|
Vice President |
YES |
Richard Brachman |
Completing 1st 4 yr term |
YES |
YES |
|
Vice President |
YES |
Jay McKelvey |
Completing 2nd 4 yr term |
NO |
?? |
|
Vice President |
YES |
Dhani Narejo |
Completing 1st 4 yr term |
YES |
YES |
|
Member at Large |
NO |
Gabrielle Mariscall |
1st year of 2 yr appointment |
No Action Required |
YES |
|
Past President |
NO |
Dean Sandri |
Completing 2nd year as past president |
N/A |
NO |
Dean Sandri, PE, Past President, North American Geosynthetics Society
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NAGS hosted its 2013 Biennial General Meeting during the Geosynthetics 2013 Conference in Long Beach, CA. The meeting report can be downloaded using the link below. Meeting highlights included the transition to the newly elected Board Members and an excellent presentation by Robert (Bob) Mackey as the new President of the chapter. Bob, with the help of other NAGS Officers, outlined goals and helped to define the path forward for his term. There were a number of great comments from the audience which consisted of a number of NAGS Members.
Download: 2013 NAGS Biennial Meeting Report by DSuits – EP 20130426
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.
