CMAers Yulet Miguel, Nick Karpathy and Dominique Bethel attended ASCE Miami-Dade’s Industry Social on September 29^th in Brickell City Centre, EST 33. The event was a Meet and Greet for the Younger Members to connect with the Branch’s Technical Institute groups, and other professionals! Pictured with the Branch’s President, Jennifer Borges are Yulet, Nick and Dominique, proudly displaying our sponsorship poster.  Yulet is the current Transportation & Development Chair (T&DI) and Nick is with the Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute (UESI). CMA was a Silver Sponsor!  https://www.miamidade-asce.org/ #networking #asce #uesi

Thank you to all our CMA staff who brought in supplies or made monetary donations to purchase supplies to benefit the Port Everglades Association (PEA) Hurricane Fiona relief effort. Our Senior Engineer David Castro, P.E. delivered a full SUV of supplies to the PEA collection site on September 27. Stay tuned for our upcoming news for our donation drive from Hurricane Ian.

On September 27, CMA Director of Energy Freeman Bass, P.E., Principal Engineer Tommy Gardner, P.E., Principal Engineer Jennifer Smith, P.E., and Principal Engineer Brad Wilson, P.E. staffed our booth at the University of North Florida STEM Construction Career Fair.  The event was held at Adam W. Herbert University Center in Jacksonville and over 500 engineering students attended the event.

On September 19, CMA Associate Engineer Madeline Batey, E.I. and Marketing Coordinator Stephanie Williams attended the UCF Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering (CECE) Career Mixer. The CECE Career Mixer is an opportunity for students and employers in the Engineering industry to meet and network. Both Madeline and Stephanie are UCF Alumni, and were both excited to return to their alma mater and speak to the students about our firm and the industry!

CMA Executive Vice President Jose L. Acosta, P.E., F.ASCE and Director of Energy Freeman Bass, P.E. staffed our booth at the Fall 2022 STEM Career Fair at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University/Florida State University on September 20 in Tallahassee. Over 500 engineering students attended the event.

CMA held its Women’s Alliance Inaugural event on September 16 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Winter Park. The goal of the event was to encourage and empower our female staff members given our challenges in our industry. The event was led by Annetta Wilson, a certified mastery coach, certified trainer and speaker. The event included opening remarks by CMA Principal Engineer Safiya Brea, P.E., LEED AP and a welcome video from CMA President Peter Moore, P.E., F.ASCE, FACEC, followed by interactive group exercises that covered the topic ‘The Art of Networking.’  Following a lunch break, the afternoon session consisted of breakout sessions that covered the topic ‘Navigating Difficult Conversations and Elements of Dynamic Communication.’  CMA staff members who attended the event were Madeline Batey, E.I., Dominique Bethel, Jazmin Cruz, Melissa Dannelly, Melissa Deltoro, Jessica Diaz, P.E., Suzanne Dombrowski, P.E., ENV SP, Charmaine Emanuels, E.I., Maritza Figueroa, Daniela Martinat, P.E., Yulet Miguel, P.E., Karen Rachles, Jennifer Smith, P.E., Stephanie Williams and Johanna Zona.

CMA Executive Vice President Jose L. Acosta attended the 2022 Zweig Group ElevateAEC Conference & Awards Gala in Las Vegas September 14 – 16. CMA ranked number 56 on the Hot Firms list, an annual ranking of the 100 fastest-growing firms in the architecture, engineering, planning, and environmental consulting industry, up from #83 in 2021. We placed #16 Best Firm to Work For in A/E/C in North American in the 100-199 Employee Category, up from 17th in the 50-100 Employees category.  CMA also placed #31 in the Multidiscipline Firm Category for the Best Firms to Work For in North America, up from #38 in 2021. Congratulations to the entire CMA Team! https://www.zweiggroup.com/