AIPG National Executive Committee
PRESIDENT -Helen V. Hickman CPG, Aquatech GeoScienece, Inc. O: (561) 307-2369, Florida Section
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PRESIDENT-ELECT - Adam W. Heft CPG, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc. O: (517) 886-7400, Michigan Section
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PAST PRESIDENT- J. Foster Sawyer, CPG, SD School of Mines and Technology O: (605) 394-2462, South Dakota Section
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sdsmt.edu
VICE PRESIDENT - David G. Pyles, CPG, KPRG and Associates, Inc. O: (630) 325-1300, Illinois/Indiana Section
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SECRETARY - Keri A. Nutter, CPG, DOWL O: (907) 562-2000, Alaska Section
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EDITOR - Jean M. Neubeck, CPG, O: (518) 348-6995, Northeast Section
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ADVISORY BOARD REPRESENTATIVES Jeffrey J. Frederick, CPG, Louis Berger Group O: (914) 798-3762, Northeast Section
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Kevin L. Gooding CPG, Oceanit
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Donald K. Lumm, CPG, ECSI
H: (859) 272-7188, Kentucky Section
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Shanna A. Schmitt, CPG, MN Pollution Control Agency O: (651) 757-2697, Minnesota Section
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state.mn.us
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