Announcing Key Leadership Recognitions for 2026 at Salas O’Brien

Leadership at Salas O’Brien is built through action, trust, and a willingness to go beyond what is expected. Our annual leadership recognitions honor individuals who have done exactly that, increasing their trust and influence by delivering results, supporting their teams, and strengthening the firm.

These recognitions reflect a core truth about Salas O’Brien: this is a place where individuals can grow, lead, and build meaningful careers over time.

This year’s honorees are shaping the future of Salas O’Brien, bringing new ideas, leaning into technology and AI to work smarter, and investing in the growth of their teams. By experimenting, learning, and leading the way, they show how we work today and plan for what’s next.

Salas O’Brien simply could not exist without leaders at every level who move our teams forward each day. Our leaders are accountable for delivering strong results for our clients and our company, and they do so by sharing knowledge, working as a team, and supporting one another. I see that leadership in the care they bring to their work and in how they help build something that lasts. I’m proud to recognize these individuals and the impact they continue to have on our organization.

Darin AndersonChairman & CEO

These new managing principals and principals embody strategic vision, mentorship, and a commitment to excellence.

Managing Principal

Steve Carroll, MBA, CxA, LEED AP
Andrew Lee, PE
Mike Walters, PE, LEED AP

Curt Williams, PE
Don Williams

Principal

Tony Bond, PE
Ed Bratton, CxA
Jonathan Brown, PE
Dylan Bui, PE
Russ Carter, PE, CHC
Josh Cartwright, PE
Creighton Couch, PE
Eric Covell, RCDD
Jason Dawkins
John Ferencak
Susan Freeman
Philip Garrett, PE
Jonathan Goode, PhD, PE
Graham Hanline, PE

Robert Harrington
Jake Harville, PE
John Hauge, PE
Scott Johnston
Brian Kolak, PE
Mitch Lampley, PE
Cliff Long
Jeff Longshore, PE
Steve Main
Steven Massey, PE
Paul McCown, PE
Brian Miller
Ryan Mowery, PE
Adam Perkey, PE

David Peters, PE
Eric Schneider, PMP
Steve Smith, PE
Shawn Sullivan, PE
Phillip Sutherland, PE
Patrick Sweeney, PE
Khaja Syed, P.Eng
Jacob Truax, PE
Terry Underwood, PE
Brian Urlaub, CGD
Danny Warren, PE, FPE
Alan Watson, PE
Kevin Whitehurst, PE
Bob Withey, PE
Michael Witt, PE

Meet this year’s recognized senior vice presidents, vice presidents, and associate vice presidents. Thank you to all our leaders for guiding teams, shaping strategy, and helping move Salas O’Brien forward.

Senior Vice President

Kevin Allen, PE
Scott Becraft, PE, LEED AP
Job Bedford
Julie Bolding, PE
Mark Brandi, PE, LEED AP
Chad Brooks, PE
John Broughton
Tim Campbell, PE, LEED AP
Brad Carville, PE
Trevor Cella

Nick DiDonato, PE
Lawrence DiPilato, PE
Christi Downing, PE
Milton Gonzalez-Echegaray, PE
Brian Kauffman
Sheldon Kwan, PE
Michael Morgan, PE
Mac Mottley
Eric Owen
John Palermo, PE

David Pedraza, PE
Victor Pulido, PE
Walt Rexford, PE, LEED AP
Liz Robinson
Dan Ryan, PE
Kristina Sing, PE
KR Smith, PE
Peter Soliman, PE, LEED AP
Craig Sotelo
Felix Zayas, RCDD, CTS, TLT, CWNA, CWDP, DCDC, NTS

Vice President

Karen Aaby
Michael Balagur, LEED AP, CEM
Mike Berkshire, PE, CPM
Dave Birchfield, LEED AP
Dan Caporizzo, PE
Clyde Carlson, PE
King Cheung, RCDD
Kenneth Coley, PE
Jaime Cordova
Phelan Cullen, PE
Nicki Curcio
David Dafeldecker, PE
Chris Damiano, AWCI, AABA
Liz Del Risco
Henk DeRee
Victor Diaz, PE
Art Douglas
Sydney Dumais-Comtois
Gerard Ejanda, PE
Jamie Flockhart
Charlie Gaines
Stephen Gibson
Suren Gosine

Tim Gray, PE, PMP
Ginny Gribble
Jon Haehnel, CEI, BPI- BA-T BA-P, CABS
Andrew Harvey, PE
Daniel Hofland, PE
Ken Howard
Angie Howarth, TPM, CRL
Tim Howe
Robert Hoyt, PE
Orkhan Huseynzade, PE, LEED AP
Omar Iqbal, CPEng, BCxP
Shane Jeffries, PE
Charles Johnson, PE, PMP, REM
Sarah Johnson
Phil Jones
Timothy Juliana
Dorothy Kirlew
Ben Lipton, CPA
Mike Lodge
Ion Luh, IALD
Lauren Martin, LEED AP, WELL AP, SITES AP
Altamash Memon, P.Eng, PE

Sergio Mendes Torres, PE
Jun Mendoza, PE
Charles Menke, PE
Albert Mikhail, PE
Ray Miller
Fred Miller
Austin Minnich, PMP
Thomas Moat, PE
Minh Ong
Marianna Palmour, WELL AP, LEED AP, ActiveScore AP, GRESB AP
Spencer Pierson, PE
Chad Pitcher, PE, PMP
Stuart Pitts
Todd Plymale
Stephen Prusaczyk, PE
Carl Rentelman
Doug Robinson
Casey Sherred, LEED AP
Diego Solorio, BICSI, AVIXA, NICET, ASIS
Tim Staton, PE
Joe Stegman
Rock Voyer, P.Eng, M.Eng
Jeff Warden
Michael Wilbanks
Zach Zorn, PE

Associate Vice President

Karen Adams
Amir Andrawes, PE
Jared Ashcraft
Joshua Becke, P.Eng
Tom Bellazzi, CTS
Taylor Blaine
Jeannot Bligh, AIA, LEED AP
Daniel Bouniaev
Sean Braunbeck, PMP
Keith Butler
Nancy Byrd, CTS
David Callahan
Marco Cando
Dalton Cone, PE
Sheri Cope
Lexi Corvin
Kari Danby
Jeff Davis, PE
Michael Faibishenko
Alex Federman, P.Eng
Wendy Fletcher
Doug Fowler, PE
Sony Fu, P.Eng
Scott Glancy, PE
Shaunacy Gonzalez
John Groves
Dionne Gutierrez
Michelle Guzdek, ASQ CMQOE, CRE, CQA
Sungsoo Han, PE
Josh Henderson, PE
Rob Henshaw
Krisi Hinova, INCE Bd.

Tim Hoard
Matthew Hoffman
Brad Hogan, PE
Jeff Holley
Alex Hornecker, INCE Bd.
Duc Huynh
Tom James
Ted Keramidas
Amir Khashabi, PE
Don King
Josh Koci, PE
Luke Krogness
Divya Kumar, PE
Ryan Lankford, PE
James Ledbetter
Tyler Lee
Dirk Lehr
Chris Lopez, PE
Lance Martin, PE
Ingrid Merry
Eric Merschman
Ed Meuer
Dash Miller, PE
Arnie Mok, LEED AP, WELL AP
Dan Moss
Patrick O’Connor, CEM, LEED AP
Nicole Parker, CPD, CFPS, LEED Green Associate
Eric Patterson
Quoc Pham, PE, CxA, CEM
Hunter Powley
John Provost

Lauren Ray, PE
Jared Risbourg
Fred Roberts
Kurtis Rutter, PE
Mike Sanchez
Nick Santos, PE
Roberto Santos
Evan Sarver, PE
Alex Saulich
Dan Schoedel, LEED AP
Mike Schuster
Demetrius Scruggs
Dan Sergison, PE, CGD, CGI
Matt Smith
Joe Starring, PE
Jordan Stearns, PE
Brandon Stevens, CCP, CGI
Justin Stoll
Robert Swick, PE
Kimelah Taylor
Jeremy Thomas
Chris Van Horn, CTS-D
Eric Vernon
Emmanuel Villegas
JJ Wagner
Dylan Watz, PE
Nicole Weenig
Bryan West
Matt Whitney
Josh Williams
Alex Young

Topics

Leadership