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Edra Brashear
Hometown: Kansas City, Mo
School: Prairie View A & M University
Discipline: Civil Engineering
Employer: City of Kansas City, Mo, Public Works Department
Community Service:; Hot Summer Nights Adult Volunteer
Professional Organizations:
• American
Public Works Association
• NSBE
E-mail address: Edra_Brashear@kcmo.org
NSBE Role: Pre College Iniative Committee
Paralee T. Coleman
Hometown: Tulsa, Oklahoma
School: Oklahoma State University
Employer: Marley Cooling Tower
Professional Organizations:
• Society
of Women Engineers
• NSBE
E-mail Address: Colemapt@marleyct.com
NSBE Role: Finance Committee, Pre-College Iniative Committee
Lee Dixson
School: University of Missouri
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Employer/Position: City of Kansas City
Missouri, Public Works/ Section Manager
Professional Organizations:
• American
Society of Civil Engineers
• American
• Public Works Association
• NSBE
E-mail Address: Lee_Dixson@kcmo.org
Personal Philosophy: No goal is too high to achieve.
NSBE Role: Technical Excellence Committee
Dondrea Fisher
Hometown: Kansas City, Mo
Schools:
• University of Missouri
in Kansas City (Undergraduate)
• Park College (Graduate)
Degrees:
• B.S.C.E. (Civil)-'95
• M.P.A. (Gov't-Bus. Relations)-'97
• M.B.A. (Marketing/Finance-Bus. Relations)-'99/'00
Employer/Position: City of Kansas
City Missouri, Project Engineer/ Manager (Sanitary Sewer Design)
Professional Organizations:
• American
Society of Civil Engineers
• American
Public Works Association
Volunteer Affiliations: Speaking to Students: Making younger generations aware of Careers in Engineering.
Special Information: (Certifications) Participative Management Training,
Front-Line Leadership Training
Personal Philosophy: Your soul is nourished when you are kind. It
is destroyed when you are cruel.
Cheryl L. Hooper
Hometown: Jefferson City, Missouri
School: Lincoln University (Jefferson City, Missouri)
Degree: Bachelor of Science Sociology
Employer/Position: University of Missouri in
Kansas City , College of Engineering/ Diversity in Engineering, Program Coordinator
Professional Orgainzaitons:
• National
Association of Minority Engineering Program
• Administrators,
Women in Engineering Programs & Advocates Network
Personal philosophy: Nothing ventured, nothing gained. The
difference
between success and failure is never giving up.
Email addrees: Hooperc@umkc.edu
NSBE Role: Treasurer
Richard Gaskin
School: University of Missouri in Kansas
City
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Employer/Position: City of Kansas
City Missouri, Water Services Department/ Project Manager
Professional Organizations:
• National
Forum for Black Public Administrators
• Water
Environment Federation
E-Mail Address: Richard_Gaskin@kcmo.org
Personal Philosophy: Do unto others as you would have them
do unto you. If
something is worth doing, it's worth doing your best.
Terry J. Godard
Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri
School: University of Missouri in Kansas
City / BS Civil Engineering
Employer/Position: City of Kansas City
Missouri, Water Services, Department/ Project Manager
Professional Organization:
• National
Forum for Black Public Administrators
Special Information: I write, direct, and produce musical
stage plays.
Personal Philosophy: The Best Is Yet To Come.
Lapondzia Jones
School: Southern University & A&M
University, Baton Rouge, Louisianna
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Employer/Position: City of Kansas
City, Missouri/ Airport Engineer
Professional Organizations:
• National
Forum for Black Public Administrators
• NSBE
E-Mail Address: Lapondzia_Jones@kcmo.org
Personal Philosophy: No one can change me, but me.
Leshawnda S. Larkin
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
School: Howard
University
Degree: B.S. in Chemical Engineering
Employer: Colgate-Palmolive Company
Activities: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
Inc., NSBE
Interesting Facts: Received Outstanding Student Award in Chemical Engineering
for 1998 from National Capital Section of AICHE, Participated in a international
music festival in Japan in 1992, Participated in the NACME (National Action
Council for Minorities in Engineering) Corporate Scholar Program, play
piano and flute, Participated in NASA SHARP Program
E-mail: Leshawnda_Larkin@colpal.com
Personal Philosophy: Be the change that you want to see in the world.
-M.K. Gandhi
NSBE Role: President, Technical Excellence Committee, Publications Committee
Colette Lewis
Hometown: Flint, Michigan
School: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Degree: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Employer: Black & Veatch Corporation
E-mail: Colette_Lewis@excite.com
NSBE Role: Vice-President Elect, PCI Corporate Affiliate Chairperson
Personal Philosophy: The depth of my struggle will determine the height of my
success.
Raymond V. Mason
Hometown: Houston, Texas
School: University of Texas at Austin
Degree: B.S. in Eletrical Engineering
Employer: Burns & McDonnell
Professional Organizations:
• Missouri Society
of Professional Engineers
E-mail: rmason@burnsmcd.com,
rvmason@hotmail.com
NSBE Role: Membership Committee, PCI Committee
Frankie L. Smith, Jr.
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Schools:
• University of Missouri Kansas City
• Kansas State University
Degrees:
• B.S. Electrical Engineering
• M.S. Electrical Engineering
Employer: Kansas City Power &
Light
Community Service Organizations: W.E.B. Dubois
Learning Center, Tutor students in math and computer programming & hardware.
E-mail address(es): frankie.smith@kcpl.com
Special Information: Licensed PE in Missouri
NSBE Role: Webmaster
Cervente D. Sudduth
Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri
School: University of Missouri Columbia
Degree: B.S. Structural Engineering
Employer: DuBois Consultants, Inc.
Professional Organizations: MITT, ASCE, STG
E-mail address(es): Cervente.Sudduth@Africana.com
NSBE Role: Member
Personal Philosophy: No one knows to what heights they can soar until
they spread their wings and fly.
W. Ruth Turner
School: University of Kansas
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Employer/Position: City of Kansas
City, Missouri Water Services/ Program Manager
Professional Organizations:
• Water Environment
Federation,
• American Water Works Association
• National Forum for Black Public
• Administrators
Community Service Affiliation: Victorious Church of Deliverance
- Youth
Programs
E-mail Address: Ruth_Turner@kcmo.org
Special Information: Evangelist, Singer, Organizational Leadership
Trainer
Personal Philosophy: Every person should fulfill his/her God-given
purpose or
destiny in life to be truly successful.
Adrian Wallace
School: Southern University &
A&M University
Degree: B. S. Mechanical Engineering
Employer/Position: Burns & McDonnell
, Mechanical Engineer
Professional Organization:
• Toastmasters
• American
• Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineer