2025 Annual Leadership Meeting 6/1-3/25

The following sessions will take place at the 2025 Annual Leadership Meeting. Check back for updates as they become available.

• The History of La Fonda on the Plaza, presented by Ed Pulsifier, director of Sales-Hotel Historian, La Fonda on the Plaza
  • We will kick-off our sessions on Monday with a presentation on the beautiful La Fonda on the Plaza. While the hospitality of La Fonda began over 400 years ago, the current structure is celebrating over 100 years of history. There's a lot to discover and appreciate about this gem in the southwest.
    
    
• Building a Workforce for the Long Haul: The Power of Employee-Centered Benefits, presented by Lydia Zabrycki, vice president of CAPTRUST and client engagement for ACEC Retirement Trust

  • In today’s competitive labor market, crafting an employee-centered benefits package is essential for attracting, engaging, and retaining top talent. When employees are engaged, they become more connected, more invested, and more aligned with your organization.

    This presentation will look at how to incorporate employee input to meet the diverse needs of your workforce and create loyalty for the long term.

    
    
    
• Developing Emerging Leaders, USAF Style, presented by Russell G. Markosky, Capt., AC-130J pilot, chief of current operations, United States Air Force 16th Special Operations Squadron (Spectre), Cannon AFB, New Mexico
  
  
• The Streets of Santa Fe, presented by Romella Glorioso-Moss, PhD, CPM, AICP, capital projects manager for the City of Santa Fe Public Works Department
  • This session allows Glorioso-Moss the opportunity to dive into a couple of the most interesting projects the team has worked on, such as Guadalupe Street, focusing on the physical cultural preservation of this street located in the Guadalupe Historic Area.
    
    
• Updates from ACEC New Mexico, presented by Sara Moore, executive director for ACEC New Mexico
  • This will be an opportunity to hear from their lobbyists on challenges within their state, as well their own hot topics from the southwest.
    
    
• Wildlife Corridors Action Plan: Construction Zone Updates, presented by James Hirsch, wildlife coordinator/District 4, New Mexico Department of Transportation
  

  • The New Mexico Wildlife Corridors Act was signed into law in 2019 and directed New Mexico Department of Transportation in partnership with New Mexico Department of Game and Fish to develop a Wildlife Corridors Action Plan.  This Plan was finalized in 2022.  Efforts to implement this plan will be presented along with projects that have been constructed in the past that address wildlife-vehicle collision and habitat connectivity issues.

• Water Rights in New Mexico, presented by Jay Lazarus with GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.
  
  
• The NMSU Bridge Inspection and Evaluation Program, presented by Dr. David V. Jauregui, P.E., Jeff Vigil, Ken White, and Gloria Zhang
  • This presentation will highlight the collaboration between the New Mexico State University (NMSU) and the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) on bridge engineering projects, including advanced bridge inspection techniques, load rating assessments, and diagnostic and proof load testing. This partnership plays a key role in preparing NMSU civil engineering students for the workforce by providing hands-on experience and exposure to real-world transportation challenges.