This message was sent to ##Email## Vol. 50 No. 20          Home  |   About Us  |   Membership  |   Resources  |   Events  |   Contact Us Subscribe  |   Archive    GBA NEWS It's Not Too Late to Attend the 2021 Winter Leadership Summit GBA’s Winter Leadership Summit is an annual event where committee members and GBA’s Board of Directors convene, usually in person, for strategic planning and working sessions. GBA will hold this event virtually on Thursday and Friday, January 28 & 29, 2021. It is a valuable opportunity for our volunteers to complete assignments together for the current fiscal year ending April 30, 2021 and to identify and prioritize actions to focus on for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. Please join us. All committee members and anyone interested in joining a committee are invited to participate in this virtual event. There is no fee to attend the 2021 Winter Leadership Summit. Read More: HERE See What Others Are Reading: GBA's 2020 Top 10 List GBA provides hundreds of highly effective resources developed to satisfy the unique needs of geoprofessionals, giving members essential tools for achieving success. However, we also know that it can be overwhelming to sort through them all. To help, we’ve compiled a list of the Top 10 GBA resources of 2020. All GBA downloads are FREE for our members. Access List Here: Top 10 Downloads in 2020 Big Announcement in Our Next Issue In our next issue of GBA NEWSLog, we will reveal the lineup of keynote speakers for the 2021 Spring Conference. We are so excited about the industry leaders speaking in support our theme “Successfully Navigating Emerging Risks”. Look for more information in GBA’s February 10, 2021 issue.  READ MORE IN CASE YOU MISSED IT In case you missed it, the most popular article from our last issue of NEWSlog is: Three Leading Companies Come Together  EVENTS Future GBA Events: Mark Your Calendars Now Winter Leadership Summit, A Virtual Event, January 28-29, 2021 Spring Conference 2021: April 22-25, 2021 at the Marriott Marquis, San Diego, CA Fall Conference 2021: October 21-23, 2021 at the Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort & Spa For more information: GBA EVENTS CALENDAR  MEMBER NEWS ECS Announces Chief Operating Officer Appointment Engineering Consulting Services (ECS) is pleased to announce Leo J. Titus, Jr., PE, has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer of the ECS Group of Companies effective as of January 1, 2021. A member of the ECS team since 1997, Mr. Titus holds more than 30 years of experience in geotechnical and construction materials engineering, special inspections and environmental services, and has led ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC as the Subsidiary President since 2008. “Leo is an outstanding addition to the corporate leadership team,” said Tony Fiorillo, President of the ECS Group of Companies. “He brings a wealth of experience and knowledge and will be instrumental in helping us meet our aggressive growth goals.”  READ MORE Sanborn Head Celebrates Senior Leadership Growth Sanborn Head Sanborn Head is pleased to announce the following leadership promotions and appointments. “We congratulate these leaders for their accomplishments,” said Barret Cole, President/CEO, “And we celebrate the opportunities their professional growth is creating for Sanborn Head and our people.”  READ MORE DAVE ZMIJEWSKI NAMED PRESIDENT OF GTA GTA Dave Zmijewski, PE, has been selected as the new President, responsible for GTA’s 16 office locations and staff of 375. “Dave’s experience, innate leadership prowess, and knowledge of GTA’s business and client service culture positions him to successfully lead the firm. His mission will be to build upon the firm’s 35-year tradition of dedication to technical distinction while providing excellent client service experiences,” said retiring President Pat Klima, PE. After passionately and successfully leading GTA as president for the past 11 years, Pat is stepping into the next phase of his life, retirement.  READ MORE Klohn Crippen Berger is Carbon Neutral for 2021 KCB We are proud to announce that Klohn Crippen Berger (KCB) is carbon neutral for 2021. For a second year, KCB has partnered with climate and sustainable development expert, ClimateCare, to offset carbon emissions associated with the company’s air travel. This year we will also be offsetting carbon emissions from our global operations. The on-going partnership reflects KCB’s continued commitment to sustainability in our business practices. “I believe when the world can look back on the current decade, climate change will be seen as the major challenge of our time and we will be judged on how we reacted as individuals and companies. I am proud that in addition to our world-class capabilities in hydropower and sustainable development, we are doing our part to mitigate our carbon footprint,” says Len Murray, KCB President & CEO.  READ MORE Melissa Caruso, New to Nova NOVA The NOVA family is so happy to announce the addition of Melissa Caruso to our Florida corporate team as a Strategic Client Development Leader. NOVA is starting off 2021 with a dynamic team! Webster Dictionary defines success as the accomplishment of an aim or purpose. Over her career, Melissa has consistently met and exceeded those qualifications.  READ MORE Pennoni Announces New Leadership in Southeast Pennoni Pennoni, a multidisciplinary consulting engineering firm, is pleased to announce the promotion of Brian Diehl, PE, to Regional Vice President for the Southeast region. In his new role, Brian will be directly responsible for overseeing the continued growth of the region, which includes seven Pennoni locations throughout the state of Florida.  READ MORE  INDUSTRY NEWS Fly Straight Forbes Two new FAA drone rules will help push the drone industry into the future.  READ MORE Prefab is Fab GeotechPedia Massive pre-built tunnel is first for UK rail.  READ MORE Would a Wood Scraper Make Sense? WUWM World's tallest timber tower rising In Milwaukee.  READ MORE Easy to be Hard The Civil Engineer Recycled aggregate concrete as an alternative to conventional concrete.  READ MORE No Place for a Home BBC More than 30 homes destroyed in the village of Gjerdrum, near Oslo. Geologists had warned of landslide risks.  READ MORE It's a Record and We Will Pay NOAA Record number of billion-dollar disasters struck U.S. in 2020.  READ MORE Soup for Fuel The Globe and Mail Turning protein waste into next-generation biofuel.  READ MORE Get Your Fiber Right The National Law Review Asbestos Reporting and Regulation to be a TSCA Focal Point for EPA in 2021.  READ MORE Use Video to Boost Employee Satisfaction Contact Monkey Since the dawn of time, humans have been drawn to visual messages. It therefore goes without saying that having a solid internal communications strategy, with video as front and center, will go a long way in helping you boost employee satisfaction and engagement. Read Article and Watch Videos: HERE Rescue Your Time RescueTime Six unconventional ways to build focus, resilience, and calm in 2021.  READ MORE We're Doomed, It's Just a Matter of When Future Timeline Check out this interactive timeline of predictions – running from the present day, through the next century and beyond, all the way to the end of the universe itself. Quirky, sometimes disturbing, and but still fun to explore it has grown and developed into a community of futurology enthusiasts and contributers from around the world.  READ MORE Dying Art of Earth Smithsonian Magazine Take a peek into one of the last studios still making globes by hand.  READ MORE Visualize the Year Ahead The Visual Capitalist Prediction Consensus: What the experts see coming this year.  READ MORE Words of Wisdom "For there is always light, if only we are brave enough to see it, if only we are brave enough to be it.” - Amanda Gorman  BOARD OF DIRECTORS President: Kenneth R. "Ken" Johnston, (GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. / Norwood, MA), 781/278-3700 President-Elect: Thomas W. "Tom" Blackburn, P.E., G.E., F.ASCE (Blackburn Consulting / Auburn, CA), 530/887-1494 Secretary/Treasurer: Leo J. Titus, Jr. P.E., (ECS, Ltd. / Chantilly, VA), 703/471-8400 Directors: Chuck A. Gregory, P.E. (Terracon / San Antonio, TX), 210/641-2112 Martin LaRoche, P. Eng, M.Sc. (Kiewit / Montreal, Canada) Guy Marcozzi, P.E., LEED AP BD+C, F. ASCE (Duffield Associates, Inc. / Wilmington, DE) 302/ 239-6634 Christopher Matthew "Matt" Moler, P.E. (S&ME, Inc. / Greensboro, NC), 336/553-1245 Matthew "Matt" R. Poirier, P.E. (Sanborn Head & Associates, Inc. / Concord, NH) 603/ 229-1900 Steve Wendland, P.G. Steve Wendland, P.E., R.G., D.GE (Kleinfelder, Inc. / Prairie Village, KS ) 913/475-5851 NEWSlog Connect with GBA Recent Issues | Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Web Version   GBA Staff: Joel G. 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