Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, recently announced the promotion of three staff members in its Danville, Virginia, office. The promotions coincide with Dewberry’s ongoing expansion of engineering and consulting services across the U.S.
These promotions include:
- Carolyn Howard, PE, has been promoted to program manager, leading the Danville office’s engineering team of site development and water/wastewater staff. In addition, she leads Dewberry’s economic development initiative in Virginia. Howard has over 30 years of experience with a variety of site development projects, hydrologic and hydraulic (floodplain) analyses, and stormwater management designs. Howard received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Valparaiso University (1992) and is a member of the Virginia Economic Developers Association and a past-chair of the Virginia Water Environment Association’s Stormwater Committee.
- Leslie Mantiply, PE, has been promoted to assistant business unit manager and will assist in overall operations, business development, and management of the Danville office. Mantiply joined Dewberry nine years ago and has supported economic and infrastructure projects across the region. In addition to engineering services, Mantiply specializes in funding acquisition for communities to access state and federal funding opportunities for their critical infrastructure projects. Mantiply received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Virginia Tech (2014) and is an active member of many civic organizations, currently serving on the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research Board of Trustees and the Foundation Board. She is a 2017 recipient of the Danville-Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce Professional and Community Engagement Award and a 2022 ENR MidAtlantic Top Young Professional.
- Mark Talbert Jr., PE, has been promoted to department manager for the commercial site/civil team in the Danville office. Talbert joined the firm in 2007 and has over 16 years of experience. His background includes industrial and commercial site design projects related to site selection, site layout, grading/drainage design, stormwater management design, erosion and sediment control design, utility design, and construction administration. Talbert has successfully led projects across the country for commercial and retail clients. He received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from North Carolina State University (2007).
