Congratulations to Brent Whitfield, P.E., director of water resources/senior engineer for winning the Engineer of the Year award at the ASCE Florida Section Annual Conference held July 12-13 at the Vinoy in St. Petersburg. Patrick Kaimrajh, P.E., senior engineer presented on the Miami Beach Sunset Islands 3 & 4 ROW Improvement Program that was awarded the Project of the Year award. CMA served as the prime consultant for civil engineering and Greg Mendez, P.E., branch manager/senior engineer served as project manager. The ASCE Miami Branch was awarded the Branch of the Year award and CMA staff who represent the branch include Patrick Kaimrajh, P.E., past president, Carlos Tijerino, treasurer and Miguel Lockward, E.I., younger member group chairperson. In addition, Jose L. Acosta, P.E., F.ASCE, CMA vice president received his award from last year for Region 5 Engineer of the Year. CMA served as a title sponsor for the event. Congratulations to everyone! For more information, please visit http://www.fla-asce.org

Independence Day, also referred to as the Fourth of July or July Fourth, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The Continental Congress declared that the thirteen American colonies regarded themselves as a new nation, the United States of America, and were no longer part of the British Empire. The Congress actually voted to declare independence two days earlier, on July 2. For more information, please visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_%28United_States%29

June 21 usually marks the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, which is the day of the year with the most hours of daylight in the Northern Hemisphere and the fewest hours of daylight in the Southern Hemisphere. For more information, please visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_21

Father’s Day is a celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. In Catholic Europe, it has been celebrated on March 19 (St. Joseph’s Day) since the Middle Ages. This celebration was brought by the Spanish and Portuguese to Latin America, where March 19 is often still used for it, though many countries in Europe and the Americas have adopted the U.S. date, which is the third Sunday of June (falling on June 17 in 2018). It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in the months of March, April and June. For more information, please visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father%27s_Day

CMA Associate Engineer Mike Wood presented on STEM at Meadow Park Elementary School in West Palm Beach. He presented in 6 classes; two for 5th grade, two for 4th grade, and two for 3rd grade.  STEM is an educational program developed to prepare primary and secondary students for college and graduate study in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

CMA staff collected a total of 352 pounds of clothing and goods for a company-wide clothing drive. The donations were delivered to Lotus House and HOPE South Florida, organizations dedicated to providing support to homeless individuals and families. For more information or to donate, please visit https://lotushouse.org/wishlist/ or http://hopesouthflorida.org/

CMA Senior Engineer Jennifer Smith, P.E., completed the Women Leading Broward (WLB) Class V program. WLB’s purpose is to provide opportunities for high potential women to develop their skills and advance their careers through mentoring, education, and networking, inspiring them to serve as leaders. For more information, please visit https://www.leadershipbroward.org/women-leading-broward/

Chen Moore and Associates staff attended the United Way’s Simply the Best Awards Ceremony at the Kravis Center Cohen Pavilion in West Palm Beach on May 23.  The event was held to honor everyone that helped the United Way with their mission in 2017-18. Chen Moore was recognized at the event for our work to support the United Way’s Green Initiative. For more information, please visit https://www.unitedwaypbc.org/