IECA Past President Wins Wilkinson Award
 John W. Peterson, CPESC, of Burke, VA was the winner of the Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (VASWCD) 2010 R.E. "Bobby" Wilkinson Award at the VASWCD annual meeting banquet in Roanoke, VA in December. The award goes to a Virginia District Director who has furthered the effective implementation of the Association's policies and the achievement of its program objectives through their unselfish acts and dedication to soil and water conservation. John is a past president of IECA as well as recipient of its prestigious Sustained Contributor award. He begins his term as president of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of IECA this year (where he is a past president as well.) Read More >>


Chapters Announce New Board Members
Several IECA Chapters conducted elections recently. Many congratulations to the following elected Board members:

IberoAmerica: Nicky Araujo, PE, president; Paul Gonzalez,

Nicky Araujo, PE, IberoAmerican Chapter President

vice president; Alfredo Cuadra, secretary/treasurer; and Dr. Pablo Garcia-Chevesich, Dr. Ricardo Schmalbach and Valentin Contreras Medrano are all Board members-at-large. The Chapter also recently held a highly successful conference in Panama with more than 200 attendees from 16 countries. Read a re-cap from past Chapter president Jesus Cardozo >>. IECA also would like to thank Chapter board member Ricardo Schmalbach of Geosolutions Synthetic S.A.for his generosity in donating the liner material for the reservoir for the SOIL Fund's Ecuador project. Read about the project here and here. (Remember, you need to be logged into IECA's website as a member first.)

Mid-Atlantic: John W. Peterson, CPESC, president; Robert Pickett, CPESC, first vice president; Craig Metzgar, 2nd vice president; John Gonzalez, PE, secretary; Scott Keefer, CPESC, treasurer. The following all were elected as state representatives: Scott Keefer, John Peterson, Paul Clement, Dale Foxwell, John Gonzalez, Butch Wilson, Paul Evans, Don Knezick, Craig Metzgar, Brook Leonard, Don Sheaffer, Dave Snyder, Jason Beeler, Robert Connelly, Darryl Cook, Thomas DiLoreto, Rob Lawson, Pat Menichino, Robert Pickett, Roy Van Houten, Charles Riling, Alan Dinges and Steven Zwilling.

Southeast: The Southeast Chapter has issued a Call for Nominations for several Board and State Representative positions. Members in good standing that are interested in serving should contact Chapter Administrator Melanie McCaleb at sechapterieca@gmail.com. Nominations due by close of business on January 21, 2011. More >>


Wood Appointed General Manager of Australian Boom and Baffle Company
The Australian Boom and Baffle Co. (ABBCo) has appointed John Wood as General Manager of their specialist manufacturing company. John will be responsible for ABBCo's sales and manufacturing. Prior to joining ABBCo, John worked for Maccaferri Australia, first as Product Manager of erosion and sediment control and later as Technical Sales Specialist. "John brings a wealth of experience to ABBCo, both as an erosion and sediment professional and a business leader," said Chris Alsop, ABBCo's CEO. Wood also is the Secretary of the IECA Australasian Chapter. Read More >>

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