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Treasurer Terry F. Neimeyer “My motivation came from the friends I made as a result of my activity the past 10 years at ACEC/ Maryland and the last five years at the national organization. ACEC is the organization where one can meet fellow practitioners and ask their help in solving business problems. My participation in the Design Professionals Coalition as a member and as chairman convinced me of the need for advocacy at the federal level, and ACEC provides that for all firms in our business.” Vice Chairman Craig M. Avery “I want to associate with the leaders of the industry so that I can grow personally and professionally. The leadership in each state and nationally are among the most talented leaders in the industry. I want to contribute something significant to the association that I believe best represents the consulting engineering community, especially in the legislative process.” Vice Chairman James R. Duncan “As a businessman and electrical engineer, my goal is to share with firms similar to mine the incredible value of belonging to ACEC. The Council possesses the expertise and assets at the state and national level to effectively advocate on behalf of the engineering industry, and this reinforces and communicates to our nation the value of the engineering profession. ACEC is defining future priorities and empowering engineers.” Vice Chairman David D. Kennedy “For many years, I have attended ACEC meetings and had the privilege of participating in a number of ACEC committees. These experiences provided learning opportunities that helped me lead our firm. In the process, I have met and worked with a number of great people. Based on these experiences, it seemed that by serving on ExCom I could offer my perspectives, support our profession and continue learning how to improve our business.” Vice Chairman Raymond F. Messer “My firm has received many benefits from its membership in ACEC. Through my involvement in ACEC leadership, I wanted to return something to the profession and the organization that looks after our many business interests. After all, it is our business interests that allow us to continue serving society as engineers, doing what we love doing. I want to help the leadership of ACEC—volunteers as well as staff—get that message across to our Member Firms.” Vice Chairman Ted C. Williams “As a young project manager attending Consulting Congress Day many years ago, I witnessed ACEC’s positive impact on the welfare of the consulting engineering business. This led to my understanding that a successful career would involve excelling not only in the technical aspects, but also the business aspects of engineering, which ACEC knows best. I feel it is now my obligation to help carry on this tradition of protecting and promoting the consulting engineering business.” NAECE President Candy Toler “My motivation to serve was based on the old adage: ‘You get out of something just what you put into it.’ Early on, I understood the value of meeting with colleagues to share their best practices and learn from their opportunities. Their willingness to share their experience has helped me significantly, and I in turn have served as a mentor to several of our newer state execs. The natural next step was to move into the leadership of NAECE and, hence, onto ExCom.” JULY / AUGUST 2008 ENGINEERING INC. 35

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