Announcing Our 2025 Promotions

This year, we welcome 10 new Associates, 8 Senior Associates, 5 Partners, and a new Board Member to these distinguished roles.

Congratulations to each of these incredible employees on this well-deserved recognition of their dedication and achievements. We are excited to see the remarkable contributions they will continue to make in the years to come.

Ten employees were promoted to the Associate level.

Associate

Buck Mercer | Director of Facilities, Fleet, & Safety | Roseville

Autumn Lyn Donovan, PE | Project Engineer | Las Vegas

Miguel Gonzalez | Party Chief | Sacramento

Ashley Christensen, RLA | Project Landscape Architect | Roseville

Diane Arkell | Senior Project Accountant | Reno

Eric Ford, GISP | Project GIS Analyst | Reno

Christine Rice, PE | Project Engineer | Roseville

Mike Ronco, PE | Project Engineer | Sacramento

Cassandra Saechao, PE | Project Engineer | Sacramento

Andrew Dellas, PWS | Senior Biologist | Sacramento

Eight employees were promoted to the Senior Associate level- a new promotional level introduced in 2024.

Senior Associate

Carlos Contreras, PE | Principal Engineer | Sacramento

Jay Punia, PE | Principal Engineer | Sacramento

Pete Blum, PE | Principal Engineer | Roseville

Tom Balbierz, PE, GE | Principal Engineer | Roseville

Melissa Gomez, PE | Principal Engineer | San Diego

Michael Detwiler, PLS, CP, CMS | Principal Surveyor | Reno

Stacey Randall, PE | Principal Engineer | Roseville

Five employees were added to the ranks of our Partner level.

Partners

Justin McDougal, PE | Principal Engineer | Reno

Vance Jones | Principal Planner | Roseville

Sean Spaeth, PG, CHG | Principal Hydrogeologist | Roseville

Jason Reed, PE | Principal Engineer | Roseville

Tim Chamberlain | Principal Engineer | Roseville

Glen Parker is the newest member of our Board of Directors

Board

We are proud to welcome Glen Parker, PE, as the newest member of our Board of Directors. Based in our San Diego office, Glen serves as a Principal Engineer in our Transportation Department and brings invaluable expertise and leadership to this role.

Congratulations to all our 2025 promotions—we are excited to see your continued impact and leadership as we move into another successful year together.