06/25/2020

Message from Beth -- June 25, 2020

It’s hard to believe I just celebrated my four-year anniversary as President of ACEC Ohio. What a great year it has been, thank you for your support!  This year, we continued to implement our strategic plan with graduating our first class of “Rising Leaders” from the ACEC Ohio leadership training program with the next class starting in August.  Our liaison committees continued to work with state agencies such as ODOT, OFCC and OEPA.  Advocating on behalf of the business of engineering through introduction of an indemnification bill, lien bill as well as letters to the administration confirming engineering consulting is an essential business in Ohio. While we all navigated the unknown waters of a pandemic, ACEC Ohio was there to keep you and your businesses informed on issues such as unemployment, worker’s compensation, liability, safety procedures and loans.  We regrouped to virtual settings and provided access to key administration and congressional members for answers.  So much more has been done over the past year, from a proud member campaign to celebrating 20 years of the Engineering Excellence Awards to professional forums to resource documents and online ethics training. For all the details, click here to view a "State of the Association" video narrated by outgoing Chair of the ACEC Ohio Board of Directors, Rod Sommer from LJB, Inc.

Below is an overview of ACEC Ohio's year in "numbers" and click here for the year in "pictures" Annual Meeting:

• 6 Board Meetings
• 47 Committee Meetings
• 12 Subcommittee Meetings
• 6 ACEC Ohio Liaison Meetings w/ Executive Staff at state agencies
• 26 Chapter Meetings
• 27 Virtual Meetings (Chapter, Committee, Forum Groups, Online Webinars)
• 20 New Member Firms
• 6 Professional Forums Held
• 1 Rising Leader Program completed by 20 participants
• 4 ACEC Ohio Regional Scholarships awarded
• 1 Salary & Fringe Benefit Survey
• 1 Member Survey
• 1 Resource Document on Planning and Delivering Public Works Projects
• 2 QBS presentations at OTEC and County Engineers
• 1 Online/on-demand ethics training course
• 3 Regional PAC Events
• 1 Virtual Annual Meeting

Thank you for your support of ACEC Ohio as we strive to be the leading authority that advocates, protects and promotes Engineering Business in Ohio.  Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

~Beth