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Christopher P. Caddell, PE CCP DRMP will be President-Elect

Winners are being announced in the recent AACE International annual election for seats on the Board of Directors and the Membership Board. 

Voters elected a President-Elect; Vice President-Administration; and the following positions on the Membership Board Director-Region in Regions 3, 5, 6, 8, and 10. 

President-Elect

Christopher P. Caddell, PE CCP DRMP, will be returning to the board as President-Elect.  This will be a three-year commitment, serving in 2019-2020 as President-Elect, then as President for 2020-2021, and a year as Past President for 2021-2022.

Chris is a Senior Vice President at Turner & Townsend. He holds an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Rice University. Since becoming a member of AACE International in 2004, Chris has become active in AACE International related activities. He has held elected office at the Association level, been active in standing AACE committees, written papers and presented at the AACE International Conference & Expo (formerly Annual Meetings), and has been an active member of AACE task forces.

Chris became a Certified Cost Professional (CCP) in 2010 and a Decision and Risk Management Professional (DRMP) in 2013 as a result of his work on the DRMP Task Force that developed the certification. Chris has served as the Chair of the Decision & Risk Management Technical Subcommittee. Chris was elected and previously served on AACE’s Board of Directors as Director-Region 5 (2015-2017) and Vice President-Administration (2017-2019). Chris has been recognized by AACE with the following awards: Outstanding Technical Subcommittee Chair (2013), Technical Excellence Award (2012).

All remaining Board seats serve two-year terms.

 
Vice President-Administration

Scott A. (Gator) Galbraith, PE CFCC was elected to serve as Vice President-Administration.

Gator became a member of AACE in 2004 and earned the designation of Certified Forensic Claims Consultant (CFCC) in 2007. He has been an active member of the AACE Certification Board since 2016. Gator has previously authored and presented papers at the Conference & Expo (formerly Annual Meeting). Gator has previously been elected and served as a member of the North Florida Section of AACE.

Five Elected as Director-Regions

Each Director-Region provides liaison between the AACE Sections, within their respective Region, and AACE’s Board of Directors and the Membership Associate Board.  Beginning terms as Director-Region will be:

• Region 3: Eric Cannon, PSP
• Region 5: Ashley Garza
• Region 6: Roger Nelson, PE PSP
• Region 8: Sankar Subrahmaniyam, EVP
• Region 10: Oscar Siles Chaves

Eric Cannon, PSP became a member in 2008 and obtained the designation as a Planning & Scheduling Professional that same year. He is a member of the board of the North Florida Section. Eric is the Director of Scheduling at Moss.

Ashley Garza joined AACE in 2013. She has served as President of the Utah Section and, since moving to the Houston area, has been an active member of the Houston-Gulf Coast Section.  Ashley is a Senior Project Controls Analysis for Williams.

Roger Nelson, PE PSP joined AACE in 2011 and obtained the Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) in 2018. Over the past year, he has served a one-year term as Director-Region 6. Roger is a Managing Consultant at Spire Consulting Group, LLC.

Sankar Subrahmaniyam, EVP joined AACE in 2012 and obtained the Earned Value Professional (EVP) designation in 2013. Sankar is the treasurer of the India Section. He is the Chief Operating Officer at Karle Infra Private, Limited.

Oscar Siles Chavel has been active with AACE since joining in 2017. He is a founding member of the Bolivia Section. Oscar is the General Manager for PMC-Bolivia.

All elected Board of Directors and Membership Board members will officially begin their terms of office at the 2019 AACE International Conference & Expo, June 16-19, at the Sheraton New Orleans hotel.