03/01/2014

Richard Iafelice nominated to be next ACEC Ohio President

Richard J. Iafelice, PE, PS, of CT Consultants, Inc., in Mentor, has been nominated to become the next President of ACEC Ohio effective July 1.

Iafelice currently serves as the Council's vice president chair of the Planning Committee.  He previously served as secretary-treasurer, chair of the Environment & Energy Committee, and the representative of ACEC Ohio's Northeast Ohio Regional Council to the state Board of Directors.

Other nominations proposed by the Council's Nominating Committee are:

Vice President (1-year term) – Lynn S. Miggins, PE, of KS Associates, Inc., in Elyria.  Miggins currently serves as secretary-treasurer of the Board of Directors and previously served three years on the board as an at-large director.

Secretary-Treasurer (1-year term) – Michael E. Duffey, PE, of the SSOE Group, in Toledo.  Duffey currently serves as an at-large member of the Board of Directors and is chair of the Council's Government Affairs Committee.

At-Large Director (2-year term) – James T. Cicero, PE, of Karpinski Engineering, Inc., in Cleveland.

At-Large Director (2-year term) – John A. Lengel, PE, of Gresham, Smith & Partners, in Columbus.

At-Large Director (2-year term) – Frederick A. Seling, PE, of Engineering Associates Inc., in Wooster.

At-Large Director (1-year term) – Shawn K. Thompson, PE, of CH2M Hill, in Columbus.

ACEC Ohio bylaws provide that nominations for any or all of the above positions may be submitted by the membership.  Such nominations must bear the signatures of principals of 15 member companies and must be submitted to the ACEC Ohio office, in Columbus, by April 1, 2014.

If no nominating petitions are submitted, the candidates proposed by the Nominating Committee shall be considered duly elected. If, however, one or more valid nominating petitions are submitted, a formal ballot will be provided to each member company no later than May 1 and such ballots must be returned no later than June 1.

All newly elected officers and directors shall take office on July 1.