3 March 2010 – At the 41st conference and expo of the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) held in Dallas, Texas, 16-20 February 2010, the IECA Board of Directors installed one new officer and held an election to determine who would hold the position of Treasurer. All other members of the Board of Directors will continue to serve in their current roles. The IECA Board of Directors is made up of nine members, each serving a three year term.
Philip Handley, REM, CPESC, CESSWI, Treasurer — Handley is a Resource Protection and Compliance Supervisor for the San Antonio Water System, San Antonio, TX. Phil has been a member of IECA since 2003 and has served the South Central Chapter of IECA since 2003, currently serving as Chapter President since 2007. He is also the Board liaison to the Government Relations Committee.
Charles Riling, Director — 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.
Riling joins fellow Board members Mike Chase, CPESC, CPSWQ, CESSWI; Julie Etra, CPESC, MS; Philip Handley, REM, CPESC, CESSWI; Lee Johnson, CPESC; Sandy Mathews; Rick Morse, CPESC, CEnvP; Brock Peters, CISEC; and Tom Williams, MA, CPESC.
IECA would like to thank outgoing Board of Directors member Mark Hunter, PE, MPA, 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.
More information about the IECA Board of Directors may be found at:
http://www.ieca.org/contactUs/boardofdirectors.asp
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.
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