EEA Judges

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…

Blaine Leonard is the Transportation Technology Engineer at the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) in Salt Lake City. In this role, he leads the planning and deployment of connected and…

Mr. Davit currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer for the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority. In this role, Mr. Davit directs the operational activities of GOAA, establishing and implementing an…

Marshall Hampton currently works for the City of St. Petersburg as the Director of the Stormwater, Pavement and Traffic Operations Department. Prior to joining the City, he worked for the…

Chief Judge 2025 Amanda is the Deputy Chief of Engineer for the Port Authority of NY & NJ. Amanda manages the day to day business of the Port Authority’s Engineering…

James serves as the Director of the Bridges and Structures Bureau at Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) and State Bridge Engineer leading a Bridge Maintenance and Inspection Section and two…