EERI Regional Chapters offer the opportunity for members to interact with other professionals in their area to promote the study of earthquake hazards and advance mitigation activities that benefit the region. EERI relies on its chapters to implement its mission at the local level. Find out more about your local chapter by visiting its website, reading about chapter activities in their annual reports, or using the contact information below to reach out to its leadership. Because, together, we can reduce earthquake risk. Resources: Regulations for Regional Chapters (43 kb), Regional Chapter Annual Report Template (584kb)
Alaska Chapter
Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Bylaws: (download) | Logo: jpg file (22 kb) tif file (4.1 mb) Officers:
| Role | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| President | Jessica Feenstra | Golder |
| Vice President | Thomas Keatts | Shannon & Wilson, Inc. |
| Secretary/ Treasurer | Stephanie Dow | Shannon & Wilson, Inc. |
British Columbia Chapter
Website: http://bc.eeri.org Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Bylaws (download) | Logo: jpg file (22 kb) tif file (4.1 mb) Annual Report: 2016 Officers:
| Role | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| President & Director | Salman Soleimani-Dashtaki | UBC |
| Vice-President & Director | Monrit Chatha | RJC |
| Secretary & Director | Behrad Zibania | Mott MacDonald |
| Treasurer & Director | Aran Thurairajah | Golder |
| Director, Past-President | Katherine Thibert | Ausenco |
| Director | Dan Bruton | Ecora |
| Director | Jose Centeno | Mott MacDonald |
| Director | Behzad Hassani | BC Hydro |
| Director | Carlos Molina Hutt | UBC |
| Director | Mujib Rahman | FortisBC |
| Director | John Sherstobitoff | Ausenco |
| Director | Jessica Shoubridge | Thrive Consulting |
Great Lakes Chapter
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin
Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Bylaws (download) | Logo: jpg file (36 kb) tif file (2.8 mb) Annual Report: 2015 Officers:
| Role | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| President | Jon Sfura | WJE |
| Past President | Jason Krohn | |
| Director | S.K. Ghosh | S.K. Ghosh Associates Inc |
National Capital Chapter
Delaware, DC, Maryland and Virginia
New England Chapter
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont
Contact: Ehsan Kianirad (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) Bylaws (download) | Logo: jpg file (21 kb) tif file (4.2 mb) Annual Report: 2016, 2014 Officers:
| Role | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| President | Ehsan Kianirad | Liberty Mutual |
| President Elect | Eric Hernandez | University of Vermont |
| Past President | Mario Carnevale | Hager GeoScience, Inc. |
| Secretary/Treasurer | Elliot Klein | FM Global |
| Director | Scott Civjan | University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
| Director | Laurie Baise | Tufts University |
| Director | Marc Veletzos | Merrimack College |
New Madrid Chapter
Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Southern Illinois, Southern Indiana and Tennessee
Contact:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Bylaws (download) | Logo: jpg file (21 kb) tif file (4.3 mb) Annual Report: 2016, 2015 Officers:
| Role | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| President | Shahram Pezeshk | The University of Memphis |
| Director | Mike Griffin | CCS Group Inc |
| Director | Steve McCaskie | Freese and Nichols |
| Director | Gary Patterson | University of Memphis |
New York-Northeast Chapter
Long Island, New York City, Southern New York, New Jersey, Western Pennsylvania, and Connecticut
Website: nyne.eeri.org Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Bylaws (download) | Logo: jpg file (22 kb) tif file (4.2 mb) Annual Report: 2016 Officers:
| Role | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| President | Sissy Nikolaou | WSP USA |
| Secretary/Treasurer | Jesse Richins | Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers |
| Director | Guillermo Diaz-Fanas | WSP USA |
| Director | Troy Morgan | Exponent |
| Director | Andrew Whittaker | University at Buffalo |
| Director | Jagtar Khinda | NYCDoT |
| Director | Jennifer Lan | Gilsanz Murray Steficek LLP |
Northern California Chapter
Website: https://eeri.org/chapters/norcal Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Bylaws (linked) Annual Report: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 Officers:
| Role | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| President | Dana Brechwald | San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission |
| Past President | Sharyl Rabinovici | Mills College |
| Secretary/ Treasurer | Volkan Sevilgen | Temblor, Inc. |
| Director | Anne McLeod-Husley | Stanford University |
| Director | Anne Wein | USGS |
| Director | Rob Olshansky | UI Urbana-Champaign |
Oregon Chapter
Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Officers:
| Role | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| President | Michael R. Hagerty | Talbott Associates, Inc. |
Sacramento Chapter
Website: sacramento.eeri.org Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Bylaws: (download) Officers:
| Role | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| President | Zia Zafir | Kleinfelder |
| Vice President | Julie Fogarty | CSU Sacramento |
| Secretary/Treasurer | Alex Wright | Wallace Kuhl & Associates |
| Director | Jennifer Thornburg | CA Department of Conservation |
San Diego Chapter
Website: sandiego.eeri.org Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Officers:
| Role | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| President | Jorge Meneses | Group Delta Consultants, Inc. |
| Vice President | Alvaro Celestino | Degenkolb Engineers |
| Secretary/Treasurer | Janna Bonfiglio | Kleinfelder |
Southern California Chapter
Website: socal.eeri.org Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Bylaws (download) Annual Report: 2016 Officers:
| Role | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| President | Samuel Mengelkoch | Structural Focus |
| Past President | Marshall Lew | Wood |
| Secretary/Treasurer | Mark Benthien | Southern California Earthquake Center |
| Vice President | Anne Lemnitzer | UC Irvine |
| Director | Scott Lindvall | Lettis Consultants International, Inc. |
Utah Chapter
Website: utah.eeri.org Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Bylaws (download) | Logo: jpg file (62 kb) tif file (5.8 mb) Annual Report: 2020, 2016, 2015, 2015 Goals, 2014 Officers:
| Role | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| President | Jordan Terry | kpff |
| President Elect | Chris Pantelides | University of Utah |
| Past President | Craig Wilkinson | Reaveley Engineers |
| Secretary/Treasurer | Emily Kleber | Utah Geological Survey |
| Director | Travis Gerber | Gerhart Cole |
| Director | John Crofts | Utah DEM |
| Director | Lisa Grow Sun | Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School |
Washington Chapter
Website: wa.eeri.org Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Bylaws (download) Annual Report: 2016, 2015, 2014 Officers:
| Role | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| President | Kyle Steuck | Degenkolb Engineers |
| Secretary | Menzer Pehlivan | Jacobs Engineering Group |
| Past President | David Gonzalez | Reid Middleton |
| Treasurer | Erik Bishop | Reid Middleton |
| Director | Andrew Makdisi | University of Washington |
| Director | Doug Lindquist | Hart Crowser |
| Director | Laurel Nelson | City of Seattle |
| Director | Richard Conlin | |
| Director | Mark Pierepiekarz | MRP Engineering |
