WSPE

2008 - 2009 State Officers Biographies

President Michael J. Lefebvre, P.E.	Graef, Anhalt, Schloemer & Associates, Inc. Green Bay, WI
Michael received his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering (cum laude) from Michigan Technological University in 1970 and his M.S. degree in Engineering Management (summa cum laude) from Milwaukee School of Engineering in 1999. He currently is a Vice President and Regional Office Manager for GAS in Green Bay. He has been involved in a wide variety of public works projects throughout Wisconsin during his career. He has held numerous professional positions up to and including Past President of the A.S.C.E. Fox Valley Branch and Wisconsin Section, Past President of the W.S.P.E. Fox River Valley Chapter, and Past President of the Wisconsin Land Information Association. Michael has been a member of W.S.P.E and N.S.P.E since 1975 and has attained the grade of Fellow with A.S.C.E. Michael’s other professional memberships include AWWA, APWA, WRWA, Tau Beta Pi, and Chi Epsilon. Michael is a practicing mediator with the Mediation Center of Greater Green Bay and currently is the chairperson of the Project Lead The Way Steering Board for a consortium of Green Bay area school districts. Michael is a registered engineer in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and NCEES.

President-Elect Christopher M. Stamborski, P.E.	R.A. Smith National, Inc. Brookfield, WI
Chris has worked for eight years in the Municipal Services division at R.A. Smith National. He has experience in urban and rural road design, utility design, the evaluation and design of stormwater facilities, and conducting various aspects of Limited Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Surveys (LSSES) for communities. Chris is responsible for design, study and construction coordination of various municipal engineering projects in the Municipal Services department. In addition, he has served as a construction observer/manager for numerous utility and roadway construction/reconstruction projects in the field. He graduated from Marquette University in 2000, and has been a member of NSPE since 1999, serving on the Waukesha Chapter Board for four years, and as Secretary on the State Board for this past year. He is a registered professional engineer in Wisconsin.

Vice President Chad R. O'Donnell, P.E.	HGA Architects and Engineers Milwaukee, WI
Chad is a senior structural engineer for HGA Architects and Engineers in Milwaukee. He is a registered PE, has more than 14 years of structural engineering experience, and has designed numerous projects of varied size and scope. His areas of expertise include structural steel design and the design of health care facilities. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Marquette University and was active in the student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers while there, serving as chairman of the concrete canoe team. Chad has been an active member of the Wisconsin Society of Professional Engineers since 2004 and served 3 years as the President of the Greater Milwaukee Chapter. He is currently Chapter Director and Education Chair of the Metro Chapter of WSPE, a Vice President of the State Society and was honored to be the recipient of the 2008 Metro Chapter Engineer of the Year award. Chad is also very active in the Southeast Wisconsin Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers, currently serving as President-Elect and scheduled to assume the position of President in the fall of 2008.

Vice President Tracy Pinkowski, P.E.	TEG Engineering, LLC Waukesha, WI
Tracy earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, specializing in Water Resource Engineering. She has over 12 years of experience in hydrologic, hydraulic, and water quality modeling to evaluate drainage, storage, and water quality treatment alternatives, and subsequent storm sewer, detention basin, underground storage, and water quality structure design. Tracy is currently the Principal Engineer of TEG Engineering LLC, and is a registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin and Illinois. She is also a registered professional hydrologist in Wisconsin. Tracy has served the Waukesha Chapter of WSPE as the Treasurer (two years), Vice-President, President-Elect, President, State Director, and has been a MATHCOUNTS volunteer for many years. Tracy is currently the State Vice President in charge of Legislative Affairs. She also received the WSPE Waukesha Chapter Young Engineer of the Year award in 2000, and the WSPE State Young Professional Engineer of the Year award in 2001.

Vice President Matthew Richards, P.E.	Strand Associates Madison, WI
Matt has worked in the consulting engineering field since his graduation from the University of Wisconsin - Platteville with a BSCE in 1991. He has been employed at Strand Associates, Inc., Madison, since 1998. Matt is currently a Vice President and the Corporate Secretary at Strand. Matt's responsibilities at Strand include working on various municipal projects and assisting with risk management issues. He has been a member of WSPE since 1999 and is a Past President of the Southwest Chapter, and was a Co-Chair for the 2005 WSPE Discovery Conference.

Secretary Angela Hanz, P.E.	USDA Rural Development Stevens Point, WI
Angela is a 1996 graduate from UW-Platteville with a B.S. in Civil Engineering, and is a licensed P.E. in the state of Wisconsin. She worked in the private industry from 1996 until 2004 when she joined USDA Rural Development in Stevens Point as the State Engineer. Her job responsibilities as State Engineer include administering the water and environmental federal funding program throughout Wisconsin. She is responsible for interfacing with the program applicants, the engineering community, and the regulatory agencies. In the interest of developing the best possible projects, she also reviews, advises, and approves the technical aspects of the projects funded by USDA Rural Development. Angela became a member of NSPE/WSPE in 2006 and participates in the Wisconsin Valley Chapter of MATHCOUNTS. Angela served as the Young Engineer Representative for WPSE and is also a member of Chi Epsilon.

Treasurer John M. Parisi, P.E.	Foth Production Solutions, LLC Green Bay, WI
John has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA. He is currently Vice President with Foth Production Solutions, LLC. John has been an active member of NSPE since 1987, both while in Florida prior to his move to Wisconsin in 1993 and since. He has served on several National Committees and Task Forces, including Continuing Education, Strategic Planning, Convention & Meeting Development and Metrics Oversight and has chaired the Continuing Education, Convention & Meeting Development Task Forces and most recently the Special Advisory Group to the Executive Director (SAGED). He has also served on the National PEPP Executive Board as Secretary, Chair-elect, Chair and Past Chair and has chaired numerous PEPP committees. John is currently completing a two-year term on the NSPE Board of Directors as PEPP's nominee to the House of Delegates. During those two years, he also served as the Board representative to the NSPE Executive Committee.

Past-President James A. Buggs, P.E.	CH2M Hill, Inc. Milwaukee, WI
Jim received his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in 1988. He has been involved in transportation design and construction projects throughout his career and is currently employed as a transportation project manager by CH2M HILL in Milwaukee. Jim has served the Waukesha Chapter (now Metro Chapter) of WSPE as the Secretary (two years), Vice-President, President-Elect, President, State Director, and Chapter Director. He has served on the State Board as Vice President, Treasurer, and President. He received the Waukesha Chapter Engineer of the Year award in 2002. In addition to his membership in WSPE and NSPE, Jim belongs to the American Society of Civil Engineers where he has served at the local and state levels, including three years as Secretary for the Wisconsin Section. He is also a member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers and Chi Epsilon. Jim is a registered professional engineer in Wisconsin.

National Delegate Glen R. Schwalbach, P.E., NSPE Fellow	PROBITY Consulting, LLC De Pere, WI
Glen earned a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a M.B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Currently, he is president-owner of Probity Consulting, LLC and provides energy strategy planning and energy project development services including wind energy turbines. Glen also investigates natural gas and propane accidents. He was Assistant V-P of Corporate Planning at WPS Resources Corp., now Integrys Energy Group and Assistant V-P of Gas Engineering at Wisconsin Public Service Corp. He is Past-President of the Wisconsin Society of Professional Engineers and Past Regional VP and Board Member for the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE). Glen is now a national delegate to NSPE for WSPE. He has served on the board of the North American Energy Standards Board, a task force for the National Petroleum Council and task forces for the Natural Gas Council. He also served on the U.S. Dept of Energy’s Gas Experts Expedition to Indonesia to train their Ministry of Mines and Energy on gas markets. Glen is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2001 Wisconsin Professional Engineer of the Year, the 1993 Outstanding Professional Engineer in Industry, and the Platinum Service Award for the American Gas Association and was named an NSPE Fellow in 2007.