These promotions include:

  • Chris dePascale, PE, Jean Huang, PE, CFM, ENV SP, Stephen Kalaf, PMP, CFM, and Mathew Mampara, PE have been promoted to vice president. dePascale is a client manager for the mid-Atlantic site/civil group. He earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Connecticut (1996). dePascale is a licensed professional engineer in Connecticut, Washington, D.C., and Virginia, and is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Huang is the program management director for the resilience solutions group. She earned both her bachelor’s (1998) and master’s (2002) degrees in civil engineering from Virginia Tech. Huang is a member of Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM), New York State Floodplain and Stormwater Managers Association, and the Project Management Institute (PMI). She is a licensed professional engineer in Maryland, New York, and Virginia. Huang is also a certified floodplain manager and project management professional. Kalaf is the executive director of quality assurance leading the firm’s quality program and is a senior project manager in the resilience solutions group. He received his bachelor’s degree in geography from Frostburg State University (1978) and is a member of the American Society for Quality, PMI, and ASFPM. Kalaf is also a certified floodplain manager and project management professional. Mampara is the director of innovation for the resilience solutions group. He earned his master’s degree in water resources engineering from the State University of New York (2002) and his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Cornell University (1996). He is a licensed professional engineer in Maryland and is a member of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) and ASCE.
  • Jean O’Toole, AIA, PMP, LEED AP BD+C, NCARB, has been promoted to principal. She is a business unit manager for a team of civic, federal, healthcare, and justice architects. O’Toole earned her Bachelor of Science in architecture (1990) and Bachelor of Architecture (1991) from the Catholic University of America and is a registered architect in Washington, D.C., Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, and New York. She is a member of the American Institute of Architects and PMI.
  • Siamak Esfandiary, Ph.D., PE, and Robert Snow, PE, PMP, have been promoted to associate vice president. Esfandiary is a program manager in the resilience solutions group. He obtained his doctorate (2001) and his master’s degree in civil engineering (1997) from the City University of New York. Esfandiary earned his bachelor’s degree in irrigation engineering from the Isfahan University of Technology (1996) and is a member of the American Water Resources Association, Society of Risk Analysis, and ASFPM. Snow is a senior project manager in the federal group. He earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from University of Florida (2000), and is a licensed professional engineer in Virginia, as well as a licensed project management professional. Snow is a member of PMI and SAME.
  • Wayne Burnley Jr., Carl Kaczmarek III, PE, Paul Longo, PE, and Sid Pandey, CSM, have been promoted to senior associate. Burnley is the director of logistics and has more than 20 years of experience in commercial leasing, office construction, and facilities management. Kaczmarek is a project manager in the mid-Atlantic transportation group. He earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Virginia Tech (2008) and is a licensed professional engineer in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Kaczmarek was selected by ENR MidAtlantic for its 2021 Top Young Professionals list. Longo is a project manager and serves as regional infrastructure lead for the firm’s mid-Atlantic water service line. He earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Virginia Tech (2010) and is a professional engineer in New York, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Longo is a member of the Water Environment Federation. Pandey is a senior geospatial technology manager in the geospatial and technology services group and was recently appointed to the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) 2021-2023 cohort of the Vanguard Cabinet. He earned his master’s degree in geographic information systems from the University of Maryland (2019) and his bachelor’s degree in geography from the Pennsylvania State University (2014). Pandey is a member of the Maryland State Geographic Information Committee, URISA, and the Esri Mid Atlantic User Group.
  • Kelsey Brandt, PE, CFM, Seng Chan, CFM, Srinu Ratnala, and Lauren Hite, CP APMP, have been promoted to associate. Brandt is project manager in the mid-Atlantic transportation group. She earned her master’s (2014) and bachelor’s (2013) degrees in civil engineering from Virginia Tech. Brandt is a licensed professional engineer in Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, and a certified floodplain manager and stormwater management combined administrator. She is a member of ASFPM. Chan is senior client relations manager in the resilience solutions group. She earned her bachelor’s degree in English from George Mason University (2001) and is a certified floodplain manager. Chan is also a member of the Virginia Floodplain Management Association and ASFPM. Ratnala is a project manager in the geospatial group. He earned his master’s degree in applied geology from Andhra University (1998) and his bachelor’s degree in geological and earth sciences/geosciences from SDS(A) College of Arts & Applied Sciences (1995). Ratnala is a member of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. Hite is the marketing manager for the federal practice. She earned her master’s degree in business administration (2008) from Florida State University. Hite is a Certified Practitioner with the Association of Proposal Management Professionals and a member of the Society for Marketing Professional Services.