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 CMAA NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
2010/2011 Board of Directors Elected

Voting for the CMAA Northern California Chapter shows the following Board of Directors for 2011:

OFFICERS:

COMMITTEE DIRECTORS:

President
Jeffrey A. Palumbo, CCM
Vanir Construction Management, Inc.

Vice President
Tim Murchison, CCM
URS Corporation

Secretary
Perry Petersen, PE
Petersen Construction Services

Treasurer
Angie Papendick
Burnett & Company LLP

Communications
Beth Power
CALTROP Corporation

Programs
Aaren McBride
Construction Testing Services

Owners
Thor Lude, PE, CCM
County of Sacramento

Membership
Natalie Saylor
Saylor Associates

Awards
Tyler Sheldon
Jacobs

Certification
Brian Bush, CCM, LEED AP
Kitchell

Scholarship
John Bergen, PE
Black & Veatch

Legal & Legislative
Will Lichtig
McDonough Holland & Allen PC



CMAA Northern California
Scholarship & Awards Gala – 2010

The  CMAA Northern CA Chapter’s annual gala - this year held on April 15, 2010 -  is created to raise funds for its scholarship program and present the year’s project awards and scholarships. The event will be held at the prestigious City Club of San Francisco, 155 Sansome, 10th floor, San Francisco, CA 94104. At the event, the annual Project Awards and the Scholarship Awards are presented, accompanied by fine food, good company and a silent auction.


2010 Construction Management Awards

The Construction Management Association of America, Northern California Chapter 2010 Project Achievement Awards were presented at the April 15 Gala program. This program was created in accordance with our mission to promote excellence and professionalism in construction management. In addition to the project awards we are introducing a Person of the Year Award for 2010. This award is established to recognize the northern California person who most positively influenced the Construction industry in the area. 

Project Awards for 2010:

BUILDING, GREATER THAN
$20 MILLION
-
San Joaquin County Admin Bldg. - URS

San Joaquin County Admin Bldg

INFRASTRUCTURE,
LESS THAN $20 MILLION
-
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority 152/156 Interchange

Santa Clara Valley Interchange

INFRASTRUCTURE,
GREATER THAN $20 MILLION
- Victoria Canal Pipeline - HDR

Victoria Canal Pipeline

INNOVATIVE USE OF
BIM TECHNOLOGY
-
Central Health Services Building
San Quentin State Prison - Vanir

Central Health Services Building San Quentin State Prison

Person of the Year Award:

Ron PriceRon Price: The person of the year award judging criterion is great positive influence on the construction industry.  Ron’s amazing performance was accomplished through providing steady leadership and inspiration to CMAA including President of the local chapter and Board of Directors of National CMAA, chair of the Standards of Practice Committee, and creating the first Standards of Practice course for the local and national organization. Ron Price's construction career spans over 35 years. As a consulting project manager Mr. Price has managed the tenant improvement of his company’s Corporate Headquarters, acted as a City Engineer, managed a Regional Office in Monterey, California, and managed a number of facility programs and projects throughout Northern California for public agencies.

Mr. Price served honorably in the United States Navy, became licensed as a General Contractor, graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in Business, obtained a Certificate in Construction Management from the UC Davis Extension Program where he is now an instructor and is currently a practicing Certified Construction Manager (CCM) and Senior Project Manager.

Ron Price has been a member of the Construction Management Association of America since 1996. Currently Mr. Price sits on the CMAA National Board of Directors and is the Past President of the Northern California Chapter. Prior positions within the Chapter included Programs Director, and CM Certification Chair. Ron has also facilitated and presented the CM Standards of Practice Course for the past five years. During the last 9 years Ron has also served as a member and Chapter Director of the American Public Works Association and is a respected project leader within the construction industry in Northern California.

 

2010 CMAA Nor Cal Scholarships Awards

The 2010 CMAA Nor Cal Scholarship awards and plaques were presented at the Awards Dinner by Scholarships Co-Directors Jennifer Davlin and Sam McClellan. The annual scholarship program holds the objective of support to the future construction managers of Northern California.

Ten awards totaling $15,000 go to the top students from five competing northern California colleges with CM programs, including U.C. Berkeley, Stanford, Cal State Chico, Cal State Sacramento and San Jose State. The awards are five each for $2,000 and five each for $1000.

Scholarship Awards for 2010:

$2000 Each Award:

Stephen Berruezo

Stephen Berruezo
CSU-Chico


Linda Brown

Linda M. Brown
Sacramento State

 


Seunghyu Cha

Seunghyun Cha
Stanford Univ.


Victor Gane

Victor Gane
Stanford Univ.


Jeremy Walson

Jeremy D. Walson
CSU-Chico


$1000 Each Award:

Dan Gee

Dan Gee
UC-Berkeley


Anthony Gupta

Anthony Gupta
Stanford Univ.


Charity MacDowell

Charity MacDowell
CSU-Chico


Christina Pantera

Christina Pantera
CSU-Chico


Chris Vlasak

Chris Vlasak
Sacramento State


CMAA Nor Cal - Employers / Students
Construction Management InfoBase

Northern California Chapter CMAA announces a new, no-cost service to local CMAA firms and local CM Students - a free exchange of information provided by Chapter member firms and CM students from Chico State, San Jose State, UC Berkeley, Stanford, and CSU, Sacramento. The purpose is to facilitate communications between CMAA member firms and CM students regarding potential employment. Right now, the only data on local CM firms is their listing on the Chapter web site. This is your chance to list your firm interests with internships and employment. As a member firm, you can contact any student listed to ask about their interest  in internships or employment.

Please click for a sample view of the web page. Send your information or your potential interest a listing to hire or intern CM students to perry@perrypetersen.com.



CMAA Standards of Practice Certificate Course

Information at National CMAA website: http://cmaanet.org/sop-modules


See our Newsletters and Other Events:

CMAA NOR CAL NEWSLETTERS

Index of Newsletter Articles
(click to get log)

 

CMAA NATIONAL LINKS:

  1. CMAA National home page – http://cmaanet.org/

  2. Main CMAA membership page – http://cmaanet.org/membership

  3. CMAA member application page – http://cmaanet.org/join-cmaa

  4. CMAA member brochure – http://cmaanet.org/user_images/cmaa_membership_brochure_2007.pdf

  5. CMCI – http://cmaanet.org/cmci-0

  6. Career Headquarters – http://cmaanet.org/career-headquarters

  7. CMAA Publications – http://cmaanet.org/cmaa-bookstore

  8. Code of Professional Ethics of the Construction Manager – http://cmaanet.org/cmaa-ethics-policy


LINKS TO EVENTS & ITEMS OF INTEREST

Western Winter Workshop - Monterey, CA - February 26 - 28, 2010
Download flyer

Caltrans Mentoring Program:

District 4: http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/calmentor/
District 3: http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist3/calmentoring/calmentor.htm

Nor Cal Transportation Regional Investment Forecast 5-27-09

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Welcome to CMAA’s Northern California Chapter!

Since 1982...promoting and enhancing leadership, professionalism and excellence in managing the development and construction of projects and programs. Our members represent professional construction management firms both large and small, and the individual professionals in the organizations.


CMAA’s National Conference
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San Diego, CA
October 3-5.

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2009 Project Achievement Awards

Building, over $20m

Valley Health Center Gilroy
Project of the Year:
Valley Health Center Gilroy; CM:URS / County of Santa Clara

Univ. of Nevada - Reno
Project of the Year - Honorable Mention: University of Nevada, Reno: Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center: CM: Don Todd Associates, Inc.

Infrastructure, under $20M

Santa Clara Valley Transportation
Project of the Year:
South Line Platforms Retrofit; CM: Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

Seaside Auto Center
Project of the Year:
Seaside Auto Center Revitalization; CM: URS /
The City of Seaside

El Camino Bridge Replacement Sacrament
Project of the Year -
Honorable Mention:

West El Camino Avenue Bridge Replacement; CM: TRC

Infrastructure, over $20M

Water Treatment Plant
Project of the Year:

Contra Costa Water District - City of Brentwood Water Treatment Plant; CM: Contra Costa Water District and Vali Cooper & Associates Inc.

Roseville Water Treatment
Project of the Year - Honorable Mention:
The City of Roseville Water Treatment Plant Expansion, Phase 3; CM: Nolte Assoc., Inc.

Upper Northwest Interceptor
Project of the Year - Honorable Mention:
Upper Northwest Interceptor, Section 9; CM: MWH Constructors