EEA Judges

Dina Aryan-Zahlan serves as Deputy Executive Director of Development for the Port of Los Angeles, the nation’s busiest container port. Appointed to the Port’s leadership team in September 2023, Aryan-Zahlan…

Shannon Spence, PE, is the Director of the Project Management Office (PMO) at the Prince William Water (Service Authority), a large, combined utility located in the Northern Virginia/DC Metro Region. …

Parth Oza was appointed to the position of Assistant Commissioner, Capital Program Management (CPM) in July of 2022. As a key member of the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s senior…

Meg Pirkle has served as Chief Engineer for GDOT since January 1, 2015. She is responsible for the Divisions of Engineering, Construction, Operations, Intermodal, as well as the Office of Engineering…

Dr. Matthew J. Bandelt is the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies within the Newark College of Engineering and an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental…

Manar Nashif is the chief engineering officer with the Illinois Tollway and is responsible for the policies, practices and procedures of the Engineering Department, which oversees all maintenance, design and…

Leonard “Lenny” Singh is chairman and president of Ameren Illinois, where he is responsible for energy delivery to more than 1.2 million electric and more than 800,000 natural gas customers…

Julie is the Assistant Director at the City of Los Angeles, Department of Public Works, Bureau of Sanitation (LASAN), leading the Clean Water Program.  This program includes a staff of…

Mr. Ian Mitchell has served as Louisville District’s Engineering Division Chief since September 2022. Ian is responsible for all engineering functions within the district’s far-reaching mission boundaries including development of…

Ms. Hanif Drzal currently serves as the Engineering Branch Chief for the Washington Aqueduct Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District. She oversees the development and execution…