Start Date: 6/26/2025 8:00 AM EDT
End Date: 6/26/2025 8:00 PM EDT

Venue Name: Chesapeake Bay Beach Club

Location:

Organization Name: American Council of Engineering Companies/Maryland (ACEC/MD)

Contact:

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
Onsite/Walk-In Registration is not offered/Advance registration is required
If you have questions, please contact us at acecmd@acecmd.org

ACEC/MD 2025 Annual Conference

Location

Chesapeake Bay Beach Club
500 Marina Club Road
Stevensville, MD 21666

The ACEC/MD Annual Conference will take place at the beautiful Maryland waterfront resort, the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club located on Kent Island, MD. 

Directions
When entering the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club property, drive past The Inn on your right all the way to the waterfront to the Beach House. There is a parking lot in front of the Beach House.

Registration  

Your registration includes:
Access to the full day of conference sessions
Networking and connection with attendees
Breakfast buffet
Lunch buffet
Cocktail Reception
Annual Dinner in the beautiful Tavern on the Bay Ballroom
6 Professional Development Hours (PDHs)
 

Conference Agenda

7:00AM - 8:00AM
Registration Open

8:00AM - 9:00AM
Breakfast Buffet & Networking

9:0AM - 10:00AM
Welcoming to the 2025 ACEC Annual Conference

• Heidi Van Luven, PE, Alpha Corporation, ACEC/MD President

An Update from ACEC National

• Steve Hall, Executive Vice President, Advocacy, American Council of Engineering Companies
• Moderator: Heidi Van Luven, PE, Alpha Corporation, ACEC/MD President

10:00AM-10:30AM
Networking Break

10:30AM-11:00AM
State of Maryland Legislative Update

• Delegate Mark Edelson, Maryland House of Delegates
• Moderator: Eric K. Basu, PE, PMP, Pennoni

11:00AM-11:30AM
Priorities for ACEC/MD in the 2026 Maryland Legislative Session

• Jeff Roberta, PE, RK&K, ACEC/MD Legislative Director
• Jeremy Koser, PE, JMT, ACEC/MD Legislative Chair
• Cathy Ritter, PE, Constellation Design Group, Past President ACEC/MD
• Seth Young, PE, STV, Consulting Engineers Political Action Committee (CEPAC) Chair
• Rory Murray, JD, MBA, Providence Strategies,LLC, ACEC/MD Lobbyist

11:30AM-12:30PM
Concurrent Sessions
Pedestrian Safety Action Plans (PSAP)

• Shane Sarver, Bicycle and Pedestrian Planner, Office of Planning & Preliminary Engineering, Maryland State Highway Administration
• Luis A. Gonzalez, PE, Chief, Active Transportation Division, Office of Highway Development, Maryland State Highway Administration
• Urooj Zafar, Assistant District Engineer, District-3, Project Development, Maryland State Highway Administration
• Kris Singleton, Pedestrian Program Manager, Howard County Government
• Moderator: Jennifer Berger, Director of Marketing, Brudis & Associates

Trends and Challenges with the Next Generation of Engineering Candidates

• Rachel H. Sangree, Associate Teaching Professor, Johns Hopkins University
• Deborah A. Vidmar, Asst. Dir. for Employer Relations, University of Maryland
• Brianna Vesely, Talent Acquisition Manager, AECOM
• Ted F. Januszka, PE, Regional Transportation Principal, Pennoni
• Michael W. Mercado, PE, Vice President, Mercado Consultants, Inc.
• Moderator: Kyle Smith, PE, SE, Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.

12:30PM-2:00PM
Luncheon Keynote Session Featuring Andrew Lindsey, Founder of Flexnode

• Andrew C. Lindsey, CEO, Founder of Flexnode
• Moderator: Heidi Van Luven, PE, Alpha Corporation, ACEC/MD President

2:00PM-3:00PM
Concurrent Sessions

Asset Management
-Asset Management Tools Used by MDTA
-Maryland SHA Asset Management Program Update

• Evan R. Howard, Director of Asset Management & Support Services,Maryland Transportation Authority
• Subrat Mahapatra, Director, Asset Management Office, Maryland State Highway Administration
• Moderator: Brian Pietryka, PE, AECOM, ACEC/MD Board of Directors

Maximizing Interpersonal Effectiveness

• Melissa Wilcox, MBA, CPCU, Vice President, Human Resources, KCI
• Moderator: Heather Henderson, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Vice President, Human Resources, Wallace Montgomery

2:00PM-5:00PM
ACEC/MD 2025 Leadership Program Participants Only
Lessons in Leadership

• Art Barrett, GFT, Inc.
• Mike Izzo, PE, KCI
• Sean McCone, PE, CCM
• Cathy Ritter, PE, Constellation Design Group, Inc.
• Heidi Van Luven, PE, Alpha Corporation
• James Deriu, KCI
• Moderator: James Marcotte, SHRM-SCP, SPHR - ACEC/MD Leadership Program Facilitator

3:00PM-3:30PM
Networking Break

3:30PM-4:30PM
Leading with Intelligence: How AI and Visionary Strategy Will Shape the Firm of 2030

• Ying Liu, Director, Growth Consulting, Zweig Group
• Moderator: Karuna Pujara, Vice President, Water Resources, ATCS, P.L.C.

4:30PM-5:00PM
Closing Address

5:00PM-6:00PM
Reception

6:00PM-8:00PM 

ACEC/MD 2025 Leadership Program Presentation

• James Marcotte, SHRM-SCP, SPHR - ACEC/MD Leadership Program Facilitator

Thank you to Outgoing ACEC/MD Directors

Outgoing President's Remarks

• Heidi Van Luven, PE, Alpha Corporation, ACEC/MD President 2024-2025

Installation of New ACEC/MD Officers and Directors

• James P. Hoffman, PE, LEED, AP, O+M, CEM, Senior Vice Chair, ACEC National Executive Committee, President, Summer Consultants

Incoming President's Remarks

• Tony Mawry, Wallace Montgomery, ACEC/MD Vice-President 2024-2025

  *Agenda subject to change and will be updated

 

Accommodations and Travel

There are a limited number of overnight rooms available at the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club. For those wishing to stay at the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club, to make a reservation, please call the Club front desk directly at 410-604-1933. Additional rooms may become available the last two weeks in May/in early June so please check back with the hotel.  

Other nearby hotel options:
Hilton Garden Inn Kent Narrows, MD 
Hyatt Place Kent Narrows

Registration & Refund Policies

If you find you are unable to attend an ACEC/MD event for which you registered:
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If you have questions or need assistance with your registration, please contact us at acecmd@acecmd.org.