ENR California & Northwest are pleased to announced this year's Top Young Professionals from Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington!
This annual awards program honors individuals under 40 years of age in each of ENR's 10 regions who have shown extraordinary leadership and service throughout their careers.
In the California and Northwest regions, entrants were judged by three primary criteria: industry experience and education; career and industry leadership; and community service and involvement.
We’d like to thank this year's judging panel for all their efforts in identifying the honorees:
- Mannie Barnes, Guy F. Atkinson Construction
- Michael Boomsma, Cordova Corp.
- Wendy MacLeod, Turner Construction Co.
- Eric Solem, Exxel Pacific
Winners from the 10 regions are automatically entered into ENR's National Top 20 Under 40 contest. Judging will begin later this fall.
Our 2022 class of Top Young Professionals (in alphabetical order by last name) are listed below. Please be sure to read more about these rising young leaders in the January issue of ENR California & Northwest. Congratulations!
Christopher Abela
AECOM
Senior Structural Engineer
Sacramento
Kevin Chen
DPR Construction
Project Executive
Redwood City, California
Elijah Elliott
Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
Project Engineer
Ridgecrest, California
Brooke Gemmell
Skanska USA Building
Emerging Technology Manager
Portland
Dakota Gross
STV
Transportation and Environmental Planner
Los Angeles
Payman Farrokhyar
Total-Western
President
Paramount, California
Snehal Kadam
HNTB Corporation
Senior Structural Project Engineer
Los Angeles
Irfan Kalhoro
AECOM
Senior Construction Manager
Orange, California
Tanmaya Kala
DPR Construction
Project Executive
San Jose, California
Jeffrey Keileh
Plant Construction Co.
Project Manager/Partner
San Francisco
Patrick Kirby
Webcor
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
San Francisco
Joseph Louis
Oregon State University
Assistant Professor and RC Wilson Faculty Scholar
Corvallis, Oregon
Pablo Lorenzo
Burns & McDonnell
Global Facilities Group Manager in California
Brea, California
David Robert Ojala
Thornton Tomasetti
Vice President
San Francisco
Alicia Loh Ortiz
DPR Construction
Project Manager Sr.
Newport Beach, California
Kelly Pratt
DPR Construction
Project Executive
Seattle
Ellen Quigley
Clark Construction Group
Project Executive
Seattle
Veronica Siranosian
AECOM
Vice President, Digital/Director, US West Region
Oakland, California
Karam Singh
HDR
Project Manager
Bellevue, Washington
Angie Sommer
ZFA Structural Engineers
Associate Principal
San Francisco
Berkay Tascioglu
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Project Controls Manager
Venice, California
Jason Tuerk
Clark Construction Group
Senior Superintendent
San Diego, California
Diego de Veyga
Myers & Sons Construction
Senior Project Manager
Concord, California
Justin Waguespack
Skanska USA Civil West
Operational Vice President
Los Angeles
Leila Zheng
HDR
Bridge Engineer
Olympia, Washington