5 November 2009 — The International Erosion Control Association’s (IECA)membership voted to re-elect Sandy Mathews and Brock Peters, CISEC to the 2010 Board of Directors. Joining Mathews and Peters to the 2010 Board of Directors is new board member Charles Riling, Jr.
Riling will begin his term in February alongside fellow Board members Mike Chase, CPESC, CPSWQ, CESSWI; Julie Etra, CPESC; Ron Faucher, CPESC; Philip Handley, REM, CPESC; Lee Johnson, CPESC; Sandy Mathews; Rick Morse, CPESC, CPSS, CEnvP; Brock Peters, CISEC; and Tom Williams, CPESC.
Sandy Mathews, is a Senior Scientist leading the Oakland, CA office of Larry Walker Associates. Sandy joined IECA in 1996 and was recruited and elected to the Western Chapter Board in 2000. Mathews served two terms as Western Chapter Secretary and one as President prior to joining IECA’s Board of Directors in 2008.
Brock Peters, CISEC, is a professional erosion control contractor and consultant in Firth, NE, with over 30 years of progressive accomplishments in the construction industry. He currently serves on the Board of IECA’s Great Rivers Chapter. He also is serving his fourth term on the Board of Directors for the Homebuilders Association of Lincoln (Nebraska) and the Nebraska State Homebuilders Association. He also serves on the Environmental Issues Committee with the National Association of Homebuilders.
Charles Riling, is the Special Projects/Environmental Monitor for the West Virginia Division of Highways. Charlie joined IECA and the Mid-Atlantic Chapter (MAC) in 1997. He has been on the MAC Board of Directors since 1998 and held several offices, including President from 2006-2008. Riling is the current chair of IECA’s Chapter Advisory Committee.
The IECA Board of Directors is made up of nine members, each serving a three year term. Board positions will be decided at the Board meeting to be held at Environmental Connection 2010, IECA’s annual conference and expo, 16-20 February 2010, in Dallas, Texas, USA.
IECA would like to
thank outgoing Board of Directors member Mark Hunter, PE for his years of dedication and service to the association. As a member of the Board of Directors, Hunter has served on the Awards Committee, the Technology Section 2 (Stream Restoration) Committee and as the Co-Chair of the Save Our International Land (SOIL) Fund. Hunter has most recently held the position of Treasurer on the Board of Directors.
ABOUT IECA
The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) is the world’s oldest and largest association devoted entirely to helping members solve the problems caused by erosion and its byproduct — sediment. Founded in 1972, IECA is a non-profit organization that serves as the premier global resource for the prevention and control of erosion. For more information about state-of-the-art educational events and materials, please visit our website at http://www.ieca.org.
CONTACT
Katie Kiaha Laurin
+1 303 640 7554
katie@ieca.org
