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Announcing Key Leadership Recognitions for 2025 at Salas O’Brien
Each year, we celebrate team members who demonstrate exceptional leadership, growth, and impact through our annual leadership recognitions. This year we are proud to recognize 170 team members for their contributions.

At Salas O’Brien, every team member plays a vital role in our success. Our Ownership Values—leadership, relationships, and results—guide everything we do, from delivering exceptional solutions for our clients to building a culture of growth and collaboration within our team.
Our annual leadership recognitions are one way we celebrate team members who exemplify these values and go above and beyond to make a meaningful impact. This year, we are proud to honor 170 leaders across the organization, representing our largest group of recognitions to date.
These recognitions celebrate leaders at every stage of their career journey, from those stepping into formal leadership roles to those achieving milestones at the highest levels of our organization. Each individual, nominated by another leader, has demonstrated exceptional growth, contributes to our collective success, and embodies what it means to lead at Salas O’Brien.
We’d like to give special recognition to our newest Managing Principals and Principals, who embody strategic vision, mentorship, and a commitment to excellence.
Managing Principal
- Neville Burrows, PE, CEM
- Tom Evans, PE, LEED AP
- Jon Vernau
- Shad Wilson, PE
Principal
- Dean Armistead
- Alex Belokopytov, P. ENG, LEED AP
- Adam Benjey, PE
- Benjamin Cating, LEED AP
- Anthony Davis, PE, LEED AP
- Patrick Giardina, CEM, PMP
- Hugh King, PE
- Valérie Lafrenière, ENG
- Philippe Letarte, ENG
- Yilin Liu, P. ENG, LEED AP
- Richard Loveland, PE
- Chris Martin
- Rob McKenna
- Arnold Morrison, AIA, NCARB, PMP
- Eric Seifert
- Hesam Shafieyan, P. ENG
- Brian Smith
- Venkat Srinivas, PE, LEED AP
- Michael Stritch, PE, CxA
Please also join us in celebrating the following leaders on their recognitions. We are grateful for all they contribute to our shared success and congratulate them on this well-deserved honor!
Senior Vice President
- Khalil Abou-Arrage
- Dane Cox, PE
- James Fox
- John Hauge
- Tom Homatidis
- Steve Main
- Steven Massey, PE
- Jim Miles
- Jesse Naughton, PE
- Ryan Nelson, PE
- Michael Palleschi
- Dave Robinson
- Dan Romeo, PE
- Daniel Stadig
- Khaja Syed, P. ENG
- Richard Tully, PMP
- Brian Urlaub
- Jim Velleman, PE
- Patrick Waller, P. ENG
- Mike Witt, PE, SE
Vice President
- Nick Alexander
- David Battershell
- Sébastien Blais
- Boris Blanc
- Julie Bolding
- Vanessa Boudreau
- Eric Bourdeau
- Scott Brabender, PE
- Mark Brandi, PE, LEED AP
- Brad Carville
- Paul Culver
- Will Davis
- Lawrence Di Pilato
- Christi Downing
- Tim Dudash
- Martin Dupuis
- Julien Gamache
- Brian Gardner, PE, NCEES, DGCP
- Josh Gaspard
- Dan Gerth
- Damon Gonsoulin
- Mike Gosnell
- Doug Hammerle
- Julie Hoffherr
- Brad Huff, PE, PMP
- Roger Karroum
- Christopher Knox
- Sheldon Kwan, P. ENG
- Sylvain Langlois
- Stéphane Larivière
- James Larmer, P. ENG
- Brian Makenas
- Justin Obenchain
- Lindsey Olsen, PMP
- John Palermo, PE
- David Pedraza
- Lindsay Perricone
- Pam Pfeifer, PE
- Megan Pickett
- Dominic Pion
- Philippe Poirier
- Laura Reyes
- Brett Richstone
- Natalie Romeo
- Nate Samblanet, PE, SE
- Courtney Schoedel
- Megan Schroeder
- Ketul Shah, PE
- Ronald Soulard
- Scott Tomlinson
- Ty Ung
- Raphael Usquin
- Marc VanHam, P. ENG
- Han Yao
Associate Vice President
- Rose Abri
- Oliver Achkar, P. ENG
- Sabrina Addison, NCIDQ
- Adriana Almeida
- Joe Anderson
- Ben Anthony
- Garen Armbruster
- Ryan Benning, PE, PMP, CERP
- Connie Black
- Jeremy Black-Beatty
- Benjamin Boeshans, CTS-D
- King Cheung, BICSI
- Ken Coburn
- Kenneth Coley
- Luke Conte
- Jason Delos Reyes, CPA
- Joseph Detig
- Eric Dierberger
- Brian Dubose
- Nick Erickson, DSPS
- Richard Ferguson, FMPC
- Benjamin Filuk, PE
- Michael Gleason
- RJ Hartman, PE
- Julie Hedges
- Brian Hintz
- Daniel Hofland
- Orkhan Huseynzade
- Quang Huynh
- Philip Jones
- Justin Kababik, PE, LEED AP
- Jeremy Kaulfus
- Landon Kinler
- Kraig Klund, PE
- Will Knapp
- Carl Lazear
- Melody Lee, SPHR
- Jacque Lickteig
- Ben Lipton, CPA
- Sam Lott
- Ion Luh
- Kurt Maassen
- Praneal Magan, P. ENG
- Ramy Matta
- Jeffrey Miller, CTS-D
- Hayli Morrison, CPSM
- Mike Moss
- Rachel Noeth
- Justin Norstad, PMP
- Jonathan Oravec
- Manny Perez
- Jide Rabiu, PMP
- Terry Rich
- Ryan Richardson
- Danny Scott
- Adam Sheldon, PE
- Paul Siery
- Jason Slaughter
- Carolyn Stansell
- Andrew Stanton
- Hannah Starr
- Eric Swanke
- Yoshiko Tajima
- Oscar Tirado
- Luis Torres Aular
- Tim Townsend, RA
- Ashley Turlington
- Sydney Unruh
- Jose Valdez
- John Wallis, RA
- Jeff Wildt
- Benjamin Willt
- Andrew Zimmerman, PE