About ASCE Houston
Welcome to the ASCE Houston Website. Established in 1943, the Houston Branch is one of the largest ASCE Branches in the United States serving more than 3,500 members across 13 local counties. Read our President's Message.
Officers & Committee Chairs 2023-2024
| BOARD | 2023-2024 |
| President | Alexa Nichols |
| President-Elect | Johnny Kim |
| VP Administration | Brent Vaile |
| VP Technical | Aaron Orozco |
| VP Education | Gilbert Portillo |
| VP Communications | Farrah Rawashdeh |
| Treasurer | Anna Theiss |
| Treasurer-Elect | Tim Smelcer |
| Branch Director | Alberto Dorantes |
| Secretary | Elizabeth Bache |
| Past President | Uttam Karmaker |
| Section Director | Sarah Alvarez |
| CHAIRS | |
| 80th Anniversary Event Chair | Patricia Frayre |
| ECH Liaison | Glenn Carlson |
| Engineers Week Chair | Aaron Orozco |
| Government and Public Relations Chair | Michael Bloom |
| History & Heritage Chair | David Collins |
| Hospitality Committee | Elizabeth Bache |
| Hospitality Committee | Alessandra Ruiz |
| Hospitality Committee | Abigail Borders |
| Hospitality Committee | Mica Rodriguez |
| Membership Co-Chair | Abigail Borders |
| Membership Co-Chair | Ashlyn Ortiz |
| Mentorship Program Chair | Osvaldo Diaz |
| Newsletter Co-Chair | Daniel Gutierrez |
| Newsletter Co-Chair | Niki Deskus |
| Primary / Secondary Education Co-Chair | Hector Rubio |
| Primary / Secondary Education Co-Chair | Allison Hand |
| Social Media Co-Chair | Mica Rodriguez |
| Social Media Co-Chair | Marisa Harkins |
| Student Chapters Co-Chair | Moe Elahmad |
| Student Chapters Co-Chair | Lauren Blaik |
| Technical Programs Co-Chair | Ron Reichert |
| Technical Programs Co-Chair | Anmar Al Rikabi |
| Virtual Hospitality Co-Chair | Edgar Sanchez |
| Virtual Hospitality Co-Chair | Faraz Babakali |
| Website Chair | Gabriel Odreman |
| Women in Engineering Event Co-Chairs | Aaron Orozco |
| Women in Engineering Event Co-Chairs | Connor McBride |
| Women in Engineering Event Co-Chairs | Farrah Rawashdeh |
| Younger Members Forum | Rebecca Rice |
| INSTITUTES | |
| Coasts, Oceans, Ports, & Rivers Inst. (COPRI) | Joseph Scarborough |
| Environmental & Water Resources Inst. (EWRI) | Rose Sobel |
| Geo-Institute (G-I) | Ajay Shastri |
| Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) | Youssaira Belmokadem |
| Transportation & Dev. Institue (T&DI) | Kirk Myers |
| Utility Eng. & Surveyubg Institute (UESI) | Kate Hallaway |
