Stantec Executive Art Hadnett Joins HNTB as Unit President
Arthur “Art” Hadnett has joined HNTB Corp. as president of the firm’s Los Angeles-based western division covering nine states and as a corporate senior vice president. He was a vice president and transportation practice leader at Stantec and national PM/CM leader in that sector. Hadnett is association director of the California Transportation Foundation and immediate past president of the Los Angeles County chapter of the American Council of Engineering Cos.
The Design-Build Institute of America has named Lisa B. Choplin as its newly created deputy executive director, effective on Sept. 8. She was chief of the Maryland State Highway Administration’s innovative contracting division and alternative project delivery program since 2006, and was a 28-year agency veteran. Choplin is a former board member of DBIA’s Mid-Atlantic region and co-founded its Maryland chapter.