Board of Directors
L. Thomas Tobin
President
Biography
Mr. Tobin has worked on natural hazards, risk management and public policy issues for 45 years. He is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley in civil engineering and has a Master of Science degree in geotechnical engineering from San Jose State University. He is a registered professional engineer. Read more
Ian Buckle
President Elect
Biography
Ian Buckle is a Foundation Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, and director of the University’s Center for Civil Engineering Earthquake Research. He has previously served as the deputy vice-chancellor (research), University of Auckland, New Zealand,
David A. Friedman
Vice President
Biography
David A. Friedman is a licensed structural engineer and senior principal, chair of the Board of Directors, and former president and CEO of Forell/Elsesser Engineers, Inc., in San Francisco. At F/E for 30 years, David has had a deep involvement in many landmark projects including San Francisco City Hall, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, the recently completed Taube-Koret Campus for Read more
Janiele Maffei
Secretary/Treasurer
Biography
Janiele Maffei is Chief Mitigation Officer of the California Earthquake Authority in Sacramento, California. She is a graduate of UC Berkeley, where she obtained her AB degree in architecture and an MS in civil engineering. Maffei is a registered structural engineer who has worked in the earthquake engineering industry for over 30 years.
Roberto T. Leon
Director
Biography
Roberto T. Leon is currently a structural engineering professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology; he will be joining the Via Department of Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech as a Burrows Professor of Engineering in January 2012.
Kathleen Tierney
Director
Biography
Kathleen Tierney is a professor in the Department of Sociology and the Institute of Behavioral Science and director of the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The Natural Hazards Center serves as a clearinghouse for information on the societal dimensions of hazards and disasters; conducts research in that area;
Joseph Maffei
Director
Biography
Joe Maffei is a structural engineer and principal with Rutherford & Chekene Consulting Engineers in San Francisco, which he joined in 1988. At R&C he directs projects involving expert review, applied research, and advanced methods of seismic evaluation and design. Read more
Ellen Rathje
Director
Biography
Ellen M. Rathje, Ph.D., P.E., is a Professor of geotechnical engineering in the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. She earned a B.S. in civil engineering from Cornell University, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California at Berkeley. She has been a faculty member at the University of Texas since 1998. Read more
Ivan Wong
Director
Biography
Ivan Wong is a principal seismologist and vice president of URS Corporation in Oakland, California. He has more than 36 years of experience in the fields of engineering seismology and seismic geology.
A major focus in his career has been earthquake hazard reduction and awareness, and public outreach. Read more
