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Christine Oates, CCM, Vice President, Operations Leader PMCM Buildings Northeast, Jacobs, became the new Chair of the Board of Directors of the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) at CMAA2022, the association’s national conference in San Diego, Calif.
 
Christine is an industry leader in the construction management profession with over 25 years of experience including leading critical public and private sector buildings and infrastructure projects, providing sales and business development, and currently leading operations for the PMCM Buildings Northeast unit at Jacobs.  

Christine started with CMAA just about 20 years ago volunteering to support the local NY/NJ chapter in a variety of roles including newsletter, student scholarship and outreach, and support of the annual awards banquet. It was through these early engagements, encouragement by the NY/NJ Board of Directors, and her supervisor that she became passionate about wanting to take an active role in CMAA. Christine went on to serve on the NY/NJ Board of Directors and eventually as President of the Chapter. During her tenure as Chapter President, the Chapter received Chapter of the Year.
 
Also during this time, Christine received her Certified Cosntruction Manager (CCM®) and became a course instructor for the Cost Management Module of the Standards of Practice course, where she provided instruction to both the public and private sectors encouraging and supporting construction management professionals to achieve their certification. Christine joined the National Board of Directors in 2017 serving in a variety of roles, including chairing the Strategic Framework Committee.
 
Christine holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Manhattan College and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Pace University and is a CCM and a Design-Build Professional (DBIA). 
 
“I am excited to be in the role as Chair of CMAA, allowing me to have a more national reach to promote CMAA and all the benefits it provides the membership from professional development, networking, access to advocacy issues and updates, and to be part of an organization that not only provides personal benefits to its membership but an organization that builds better… projects, people, environments, equity, workforce, and diversity," Christine said.
 
“My goal this year is to deploy the tactics that are aimed at meeting the outcomes of the strategic framework that was developed and approved in spring of 2022, which includes Transform Project Execution, Shape the Profession, and Establish CMAA as the Premier Resource.”
 
Serving as CMAA Board of Directors Officers for 2022-2023:

• Chair - Christine Oates, CCM | Jacobs
• Chair-Elect - Khaled Naja, PE, CCM | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
• Immediate Past Chair - Brian McCarthy, PE, CCM | CDM Smith
• Secretary - Doug McCutchen, CCM | Keville Enterprises, Inc.
• Treasurer - Michael Houston, CCM | The Bowa Group, Inc.
• Vice Chair - Jim Murphy, CCM | STV
• Vice Chair - Anne M. Timmermans, CCM | Parametrix

See more about the CMAA Board of Directors here.

The Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) is pleased to announce it has recognized 20 projects for outstanding achievements in construction management.

The 2022 Project Achievement Award winners are:
 
Environmental: Construction value less than $50 Million
Soldier Canyon Filter Plant Expansion
Owner: Soldier Canyon Water Treatment Authority
Project Team: Ditesco Services, Stantec, BCER, Houston Engineering
 
Environmental: Construction value less than $50 Million    
Middle Fork Nooksack River Fish Passage Project
Owner: City of Bellingham
Project Team: HDR, Walsh Group, Collins Engineers
 
Education: Construction value greater than $50 Million
Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders
Owner: Austin Independent School District
Project Team: AECOM, R-O Construction, O’Connell Robertson
 
Transportation: Construction value less than $50 Million    
Maryland Avenue Reconstruction Project from 2nd Street NE to 14th Street NE
Owner: District of Columbia Department of Transportation
Project Team: Cube Root Corp, Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc.; Fort Myer Construction
 
Education: Construction value greater than $50 Million
Omaha Public Schools Westview High School and YMCA Facility
Owner: Omaha Public Schools
Project Team: Jacobs, Sampson Construction, Perkins & Will, BCDM Architects
 
Transportation: Construction value greater than $50 Million
Runway 18R/36L Rehabilitation Project
Owner: Dallas Ft. Worth International Airport
Project Team: AECOM, Austin Industries, RS&H 
 
Transportation: Construction value less than $10 Million    
Rehabilitation of Runway 14-32 and Taxiways J/J1
Owner: Massport
Project Team: Massport, McCourt Construction 
 
Government: Construction value greater than $50 Million
P-440 Pier 8 Replacement at Naval Base San Diego
Owner: United States Navy/NAVFAC
Project Team: Manson Construction, WSP, MA Engineers, Matrix Environmental, Geo Engineers
 
Residential/Mixed-Use: Construction value less than $50 Million
NYCHA Andrew Jackson Houses Electrical Feeder Replacement
Owner: New York City Housing Authority
Project Team: STV, EIA, Lakhani & Jordan Engineers
 
Residential/Mixed-Use: Construction value greater than $50 Million
Park Center
Owner: Lowe
Project Team: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, Bonstra | Haresign, Rathgeber/Goss Associates, JennERIK Engineering, Inc.; Johnson Bernat Associates, Inc.
 
Commercial/Sports/Entertainment/Hospitality: Construction value less than $50 Million
Pepper Family Wildlife Center at Lincoln Park Zoo
Owner: Lincoln Park Zoo
Project Team: Pepper Construction, Goettsch Partners, WSP, Primera
 
Government: Construction value less than $50 Million
Netherlands Carillon Rehabilitation
Owner: U.S. National Park Service
Project Team: AFG Group, Asturian Group, Inc., Consigli Construction, Quinn Evans
 
Water/Wastewater/Utility: Construction value less than $50 Million
Honolulu Board of Water Supply Construction Management & Electrical Engineering Support
Owner: Honolulu Board of Water Supply 
Project Team: RHA Construction Management Group, NORESCO
 
Education: Construction value less than $50 Million
Austin ISD's Rosedale School Modernization Project
Owner: Austin Independent School District 
Project Team: AECOM, R-O Construction, Page
 
Environmental: Construction value greater than $50 Million
Conley Terminal Modernization Program New Berth 10 Construction
Owner: Massport
Project Team: GEI Consultants
 
Healthcare: Construction value less than $10 Million
Torre Medica Otay
Owner: Loma Desarrollos
Project Team: PIZA International, RDLP Arquitectos
 
Healthcare: Construction value greater than $50 Million
AdventHealth - Taneja Center for Surgery
Owner: AdventHealth
Project Team: Jacobs, HuntonBrady, Robins & Morton
 
Residential/Mixed-Use: Construction value less than $10 Million
Safe Water Action Program
Owner: City of Fort Collins, Colo.
Project Team:  Ditesco, Connell Resources
 
Commercial/Sports/Entertainment/Hospitality: Construction value greater than $50 Million
MITIMCo, South of Main “SoMa” |  Site 3 Building
Owner: MIT Investment Management Company
Project Team: Turner Construction, Perkins & Will
 
Water/Wastewater/Utility: Construction value greater than $50 Million
Newark Lead Service Line Replacement Program
Owner: City of Newark, N.J.
Project Team:  CDM Smith, Roman E&G Corp.
 
The award winners will be recognized October 11, 2022, at the CMAA Industry Honors Program and Reception during CMAA2022, in San Diego, Calif. Award winners serve as examples for CMAA to promote professionalism and excellence in the management of the construction process.
 
Photos and narratives of individual projects can be viewed here. 
 

The Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) has announced the winners of its 2022 Industry Excellence Awards.

CMAA’s Award Program recognizes excellence in construction management practice and honors companies and individuals each year based on merit. A panel of judges reviews each nomination carefully and chooses the best candidate in each category.

Carla Collins, United Engineering Resources, Inc., has received the 2022 CMAA Award for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. This award recognizes a CMAA member with a demonstrated commitment to equity, inclusion, social justice, community, and social responsibility, and a record of acting on that commitment. 
 

Darrin Lambrigger, PE, CCM, FCMAA, Port of Long Beach, has been honored with the 2022 CMAA Distinguished Owner Award. This award recognizes an owner member who understands the value of a professional construction manager on the job and whose consistent actions have made meaningful and extraordinary contributions to the advancement of the construction management profession.
 
 

Michael Courtney, CCM, Cypress Construction Management, received the 2022 CMAA Distinguished Service Provider Award. This honor recognizes a service provider member whose consistent actions have made meaningful/extraordinary contributions to the advancement of the construction management profession, such as mentoring, advocating, promoting, and selecting construction management professionals.

Smita Yamgar, CCM, Capital Project Management, Inc., and Ashish Rajmane, CMIT, APSI Construction Management, have both received the 2022 CMAA Distinguished Young Professional Award. This award recognizes and celebrates a full-time professional for outstanding professional accomplishments and a commitment to the construction management industry early in their career.

Dr. Farzad Shahbodaghlou, California State University East Bay, has been awarded the 2022 CMAA Mark Hasso Educator of the Year honor. This recognition emphasizes excellence in teaching and recognizes a full-time educator for outstanding professional accomplishments and a commitment to construction management education.

 
Ida A. Clair, AIA, California State Architect, has received the 2022 CMAA Leader in Environmental Stewardship Award. This honor recognizes individuals, teams, or organizations, for outstanding leadership in innovation or best practices in guiding and aiding owners as they seek to define and meet their objectives for environmental stewardship throughout a project’s life cycle.

 
Also awarded were the CCM Champion Coin of Excellence winners. The 2022 recipients include John Morse, CCM, Vice President, ATCS PLC; Justine Belizaire, CCM, Associate Vice President, HNTB; and Craig Sweet, CCM, Construction Manager, Parametrix. Each year, CMCI recognizes credential holders by awarding the Coins of Excellence. The coins are given to exceptional individuals who embody the highest standards of professionalism and support a culture of certification within the construction management industry.

“Each of our award winners work hard to make a difference, and we commend each of them for their achievements and contributions to the construction industry,” states CMAA President and CEO Andrea S. Rutledge, CAE.

CMAA will honor its award winners during the organization’s in-person conference, CMAA2022, October 9-11, 2022, in San Diego, Calif. Visit www.cmaanet.org/cmaa2022 for more information.
 
Entries for the 2023 CMAA Industry Honors Awards program will open in March.

The Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) announces four members have been selected for induction into the CMAA College of Fellows for 2022. They are:

• Robert Bennett, FCMAA | RABCO Engineering
• Darrin Lambrigger, PE, CCM, FCMAA | Port of Long Beach
• David Rathmann, CCM-RET, FCMAA | Parsons, Retired
• Carl Sciple, PE, CCM, FCMAA | Retired

CMAA members are nominated and selected in recognition of their demonstrated leadership in the industry, their significant contributions to the profession, the industry, the association, and their commitment to the future. The FCMAA designation is the highest honor CMAA can bestow on an individual member and this year’s honorees are no exception.

“These individuals were selected for their record of contributions to the success of CMAA, their dedication to CMAA’s core objectives, and their commitment to the future of the organization,” said Gary J. Cardamone, PE, FCMAA, Chancellor of the CMAA College of Fellows. “I look forward to their future success and to the new perspectives they bring to the College’s work.”

The College of Fellows seeks to represent a diverse community of industry leaders who lend their knowledge and insight to the strategic issues facing the industry and the construction management profession, identify and assist in the development of future leaders, and take an active role in supporting the mission of CMAA.

“The selection committee has made outstanding choices for this year’s inductees,” said Andrea S. Rutledge, CAE, President and CEO of CMAA. “These individuals have a clear commitment to CMAA’s success promoting the profession of construction management and the use of qualified construction managers on projects and programs.”
 
See more about the CMAA College of Fellows here.

An original podcast presented by the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA), the Construction Leaders Podcast focuses on the latest in capital management and the issues and challenges facing program and construction managers today. The season features a new episode each month with guests discussing what's impacting the construction industry the most.
 
Your hosts are Nick Soto, CAE, and Carly Trout, who are part of the professional development team at CMAA. As vice president of professional development, Nick is all about developing training and credentialing for the construction management industry. Plus, he's an avid Miami sports fan. Talk to him about the Dolphins, or the difference between a certificate and certification… either way, he has some hot opinions to share. Carly has been an active participant in the industry for over 10 years, now as CMAA's senior manager of professional development eLearning. When she isn't assisting construction managers with professional development opportunities, she stays busy raising a future engineer. Together, they chat with guests about today's most important construction industry topics.
 
So far, five episodes have been released. They include:

•     U.S. Construction Outlook: Workforce Worries, Project Prospects and Supply Snags
•     Navigating the Construction Management Industry as a Young Professional (Part 1)
•     Navigating the Construction Management Industry as a Young Professional (Part 2) 
•     Do You Have What it Takes? Starting Your Own Construction Management Firm
•     Talking Standards with ASTM International

Start by listening to the Season 1 Trailer to see how construction managers apply talent, technology, and other tools to help project owners control their risk and achieve their goals.
 
Listeners can subscribe today on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Spotify, or wherever they enjoy their favorite podcasts.
 
Listen to the Construction Leaders Podcast

Vienna, VA, USA – The Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) Foundation announced today that it has received a gift of $250,000 from a CMAA member who is passionate about developing the next generation of construction management professionals.

The gift, the largest in the Foundation’s history, will endow the Foundation’s Chapter Grants program, ensuring the long-term success of the program. In making the commitment, the donor invited anyone willing to match the amount, to name the fund.

The Chapter Grants Program is a key element in the Foundation’s scope of work for achieving its vision of a future workforce that is open, inclusive, and committed to the growth and development of the profession.

Grants are made on a competitive basis to qualified CMAA Chapters to support the early stages of developing and implementing a local, summer, student internship program, or Rising Construction Manager conference. The first grants were made in 2020 and went to CMAA Florida and to a consortium of three chapters in California (CMAA San Diego, CMAA Southern California, and CMAA Northern California). Both grants were for local conferences for students and recent graduates.

“This is quite a remarkable moment in the Foundation’s history,” said, Joel Keels, CCM, Chair of the CMAA Foundation Board of Directors. “It signifies the donor’s trust in the Foundation and commitment to the future of the profession.”

The CMAA Foundation was revitalized in 2019 after a two-year hiatus during which CMAA leaders reconsidered the Foundation’s vision, mission, and scope of work. In addition to the Chapter Grants Program, the Foundation has reestablished its national scholarship program, and is developing a program to support faculty development at post-secondary institutions.

“This donor has set an extraordinary example through their philanthropic choices,” said Andrea S. Rutledge, CAE, President of the CMAA Foundation. “We look forward to advancing the success of the Chapter Grants Program and the Foundation.”

About The CMAA Foundation

VISION: The CMAA Foundation envisions a future workforce that is open, inclusive, and committed to the growth and development of the profession.

MISSION: The CMAA Foundation advances and supports workforce development to support the future growth of the industry, development of research beneficial to the advancement of technological, educational, or vocational expertise in the industry, and education in the construction management profession.

For more information, visit www.cmaanet.org/foundation.

CMAA Commends Congress for Passing Infrastructure Improvement Bill

Late Friday night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed  the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, commonly known as the bipartisan infrastructure bill. I join many of my colleagues in the Architecture/Engineering/Construction industry in applauding the House in joining with the Senate to pass this historic piece of legislation.

CMAA commends Congress for working together to provide the funding needed to modernize our nation’s bridges, highways, transit, railways, roads, water infrastructure, ports, and other critical infrastructure.

As soon as President Biden signs the measure, I know CMAA’s members are ready to get to work on this important undertaking that will make our infrastructure safer, help provide clean drinking water, expand broadband access, and upgrade our electric grid.   

I welcome your comments and thoughts at president@cmaanet.org.