Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, has announced the promotion of nearly 100 staff across its 50+ offices nationwide, including 14 senior leaders in its Fairfax office.
Dave Maxwell, PE, has been named operating unit manager for the mid-Atlantic region. In this new role, he will oversee operations and growth for the 380-person team, which spans across Virginia and Maryland, and where the firm provides a variety of engineering, surveying, and design services for clients in the state/local, federal, and commercial markets. Maxwell will continue to run Dewberry’s southeast operations, including its site/civil, transportation, surveying, land development, and water teams. He earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Virginia (1994).
Those named senior vice president include:
- Mark Scott, RA, LEED AP, DBIA, NCARB, is a program manager in the firm’s architecture practice. He has more than four decades of experience and earned a master’s degree in urban and regional planning (1980) and a bachelor’s degree in architecture (1978) from the Pratt Institute. Scott is a member of the Colegio de Arquitectos y Arquitectos Paisajistas de Puerto Rico, Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA), National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, Society of American Military Engineers (SAME), and the Washington Building Congress.
- Steve Kuntz, PE, DBIA, is a business unit manager and oversees the firm’s mid-Atlantic transportation practice. He has nearly 25 years of experience and earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Virginia Tech (1999). Kuntz is a member of DBIA.
Those named vice president include:
- Jim Filson, PE, has more than 30 years of experience in transportation and hydraulic engineering. He earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of South Florida (1993). Filson is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, American Water Resources Association, Association of State Dam Safety Officials, Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM), and the Virginia Floodplain Management Association.
- Joe Goetz, PE, is a senior project manager in the firm’s risk, response, and recovery practice. He has nearly 40 years of experience and earned a master’s degree in environmental engineering from Johns Hopkins University (1996) and a bachelor’s degree in general engineering from the U.S. Military Academy (1983).
- Rob Snow, PE, PMP, is a senior project manager for the firm’s national security practice and has more than 20 years of experience. He earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Florida (2000) and is a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) and SAME.
Those named associate vice president include:
- April Vacca, RID, LEED AP ID+C, WELL AP, is a senior interior designer with nearly 20 years of experience. She earned a bachelor’s degree in interior design from Florida International University (2005). Vacca is a member of the National Council for Interior Design Qualification and the U.S. Green Building Council.
- Brian Batten, Ph.D., CFM, is a senior coastal scientist with more than 25 years of experience in coastal resilience and planning. He earned a doctorate in coastal oceanography from Stony Brook University (2003), a master’s degree in marine environmental science from Stony Brook University (1999), and a bachelor’s degree in marine environmental science from Coastal Carolina University (1997). He is a member of ASFPM.
- Elena Rau, MBA, is Dewberry’s director of finance and has more than 20 years of experience. She earned a master of business administration degree in finance from Georgetown University (2009), and a master’s degree in statistics and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Bucharest.
- Lisa Cochran, PHR, is a regional human resources director and has nearly 15 years of experience. She earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from James Madison University (2008) and is a member of the Society for Human Resources Management.
- Paul Dean is a senior project manager in the firm’s federal practice. He has nearly 20 years of experience and earned a master’s degree in business administration from Virginia Tech (2017) and a bachelor’s degree in music from the Berklee College of Music (2003).
- Roderick Williams, AIA, CPD, LEED AP BD+C, is a project manager in the firm’s architecture practice, specializing in public safety projects. He has 20 years of experience and earned a master’s degree in architecture from the University of Cincinnati (2000) and a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of Kentucky (1994). Williams is a member of the American Institute of Architects.
- Scott Choquette, CFM, is a branch manager, overseeing client management for the firm’s resilience solutions practice. He has 30 years of experience and earned a bachelor’s degree in regional planning from Westfield State College (1991). Choquette is a member of the ASFPM and the Connecticut Association of Flood Managers.
- Stacey McKavish is the firm’s recruiting and regional human resources director and has 17 years of experience. She earned a bachelor’s degree in health services administration from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania (2005).
