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Board of Directors

We would like to welcome our new board members!

Mike Slusher

Mike Slusher

President

Paul Meehan

Paul Meehan

National Director

Eddie Wetherill

Eddie Wetherill

Patrick Waterman

Patrick Waterman

Radha

Radha Krishna Swayampakala

We are pleased to announce that Mike Slusher will serve as our new board president and former board president Paul Meehan will serve as the National Director.  Also, Eddie Wetherill, Patrick Waterman, and Radha Krishna Swayampakala have joined the board as directors. They will all serve a 2 year term.

Mike Slusher is President of Davis-Martin-Powell & Associates, Inc.

Paul Meehan is the South Atlantic Transportation Business Group Manager at HDR. Paul has been with HDR since 2000.  His responsibilities include overseeing a staff of nearly 130, with daily duties that include operational management and project leadership in producing roadway plans, alignment studies, horizontal and vertical alignment design, Traffic Control and Maintenance of Traffic and cost-benefit analysis for both conventional and design-build project delivery.

Eddie Wetherill is Vice-President of Wetherill Engineering, Inc., a multi-discipline civil engineering firm. He established Wetherill Engineering in 1993 after working fifteen years with other engineering firms. Eddie provides oversight and management to the firm's 2 North Carolina offices and 75 employees.

Eddie graduated from NC State University with a degree in Civil Engineering. He still enjoys his fall Saturday afternoons at Carter Finley Stadium. (Go Pack!!)

Patrick Waterman is LaBella Associates' Southeast Director of Business Development and is located in Charlotte. After relocating to Charlotte 3 years ago, his commitment and relationship with ACEC continued in to NC. Patrick has been very active in ACEC NC and was Vice Co-Chair of the Legislative Committee and PAC Committee.

Patrick's passion in ACEC is to continue the success in the Legislative arena that ACEC NC has achieved through pro-active legislative advocacy.

Radha Krishna Swayampakala is Vice-President and Mid-Atlantic Division Leader for RS&H's Infrastructure Unit. His focus is business development activities in SC, NC, VA, WV, KY, and TN.

He has 20 years of professional experience - all with RS&H. Outside of work, Radha enjoys biking with his 10-year and 8-year old daughters.

Board of Directors 202-2023

Executive Committee

Mike Slusher

Mike Slusher, P.E.

President

Davis • Martin • Powell & Associates, Inc.
6415 Old Plank Road
High Point, NC 27265
Tel: (336) 886-4821
email

Elizabeth Phipps

Elizabeth Phipps, P.E.

President-Elect

Elizabeth Phipps, P.E.
NV|5
3300 Regency Pkwy., Ste. 100
Cary, NC 27518
Tel: (919) 836-4800
email

stephen greene

Stephen Greene, P.E.

Vice-President

Ramey Kemp Associates
5808 Faringdon Place
Ste. 100
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919) 872-5115
email

Iona Thomas

Iona Thomas, AICP

Secretary/Treasurer

McAdams Company
2905 Meridian Parkway
Durham, NC 27713
Tel: (919) 361-5000
email

Directors

Paul Meehan

Paul Meehan, P.E.

National Director 

HDR
555 Fayetteville St., Ste 900
Raleigh, NC 27601
Tel: (919) 232-6611
email

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Kraig Kern, CPSM

Director

W.K. Dickson & Co., Inc.
1213 W Morehead St., Ste. 300
Charlotte, NC 28208
Tel: (704) 334-5348
email

matthew fogleman

Matthew Fogleman, P.E.

Director

New 2-year term
ECS Southeast
1900 Hendersonville Rd., #10
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 665-2307
email

mike holder

Michael L. Holder, P.E.

Director

New 2-year term
Gannett Fleming
One Glenwood Ave.
Ste. 900
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 420-7660
email

Radha

Radha Krishna Swayampakala, P.E., PTOE

Director

New 2-year term
RS&H Architects-Engineers-Planners, Inc.
1520 South Blvd., Suite 200
Charlotte, NC 28203
(704) 940-4788
email

Patrick Waterman

Patrick Waterman, P.E.

Director

New 2-year term
LaBella Associates
400 South Tryon
Suite 1300
Charlotte, NC 28285
(585) 770-2519
email

Eddie Wetherill

Eddie Wetherill, P.E.

Director

New 2-year term
Wetherill Engineering, Inc.
559 Jones Franklin Rd.,
Suite 164
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 851-8077
email

Jim Smith

Jim Smith, P.E.

Executive Director

ACEC/NC
150 Fayetteville St.
Ste. 1340
Raleigh, NC 27601
(919) 781-7319
email

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