Arkansas Engineering Emerging Leaders Program
Arkansas Engineering Emerging Leaders Program is a six session program that features curriculum focusing on right-brain thinking – the people skills associated with business management and the creative, visionary skills required of effective leaders. Prominent, accomplished presenters will provide personal insights, timely information and useful tools that will enable participants to expand their leadership skills and contributions to the advancement of their engineering career, their employer, the engineering industry and the quality of life in Arkansas. Graduates will be well-rounded professional and community leaders who are not only capable technical professionals, but who also effectively and comfortably exhibit the people skills that separate them from the majority.
The Arkansas Engineering Emerging Leaders Program is open to anyone over 25 who is a member of ASPE and/or an employee of an ACEC/A member firm. Participants should be interested in and willing to participate in class discussions and should be interested in promoting the image of their profession, community involvement and in business and/or community leadership. Participants should have the support of their employer and supervisor and are expected to attend all class sessions. The Arkansas Engineering Emerging Leaders Program is limited to 12 participants. Arkansas Engineering Emerging Leaders Program is a six session program that features curriculum focusing on right-brain thinking – the people skills associated with business management and the creative, visionary skills required of effective leaders. Prominent, accomplished presenters will provide personal insights, timely information and useful tools that will enable participants to expand their leadership skills and contributions to the advancement of their engineering career, their employer, the engineering industry and the quality of life in Arkansas. Graduates will be well-rounded professional and community leaders who are not only capable technical professionals, but who also effectively and comfortably exhibit the people skills that separate them from the majority.
The 2024-2025 EMERGING LEADERS CLASS
Joe Adams, EI, Garver
Chase Allison, PE, Garver
Elliott Bell, PE, Crafton Tull
Bailey Carr, PE, McClelland Consulting Engineers
Matt Cox, PE, Kimley Horn
Dr. John Dennis, PLS, Crafton Tull
Kapil Dhital, PE, CFM, Olsson
Colton Echols, CEI Engineering
Patrick Foy, PE, Halff
Beau Gay, CEI Engineering
Kriss Gifford, Michael Baker International
Joseph Hart, CDI Contractors
Travis Keymer, EI, Michael Baker International
Ryan Mills, PE, CFM, Horner & Shifrin
Andrew Morrison, PE, Mickle Griffin, LLC
Alison Richins, PE, Olsson
Claire Schoppe, PE, McClelland Consulting Engineers
Garrison Smith, PE, Burns & McDonnell
Ronnie Smith Jr., PE, UES
Colton Wylie, PE, Garver
The 2023-2024 EMERGING LEADER CLASS
Andrew Stengel, EI, Olsson
Blake Murray, PE, CFM, Crafton Tull & Associates
Caleb LeBow, MS, PE, Olsson
Colton Echols, EI, CEI Engineering
Jacob Monroe, PE, Geotechnology
James Ketchum, EI, McGeorge Contracting
Landon Woodfield, PE, Crafton Tull & Associates
Nick Braddy, PE, Garver
Patrick Jones, PE, HDR
Phillip Zeagler, LSIT, Michael Baker International
Robert Bullis, PE, McClelland Consulting Engineers
Robert Darrington, PE, Michael Baker International
Taylor Clark, PE, McClelland Consulting Engineers
Tyler Moncrief, PE, Burns & McDonnell