SEAOSC Committees
“To advance the science of structural engineering; to assist the public in obtaining dependable structural engineering services; to encourage engineering education; to maintain the honor and dignity of the profession and to enlighten the public with regard to the province of the structural engineer.”
Advancement of Profession
Codes & Standards
Concrete
Existing Buildings
Seismology & Hazards
Steel
Sustainable Design & Resilience
Community Service
Disaster Emergency Svcs.
Legislative Action
Professional Practices
Safer Cities
SEAOSC Committee Pages
SEAOSC's committees remain the most vital part of the association. Without the volunteer activities coordinated through and completed by our committees, the SEAOSC's ability to serve our members and our community of Southern California is stymied.
In fulfilling our mission to Empower Members and Advance the Structural Engineering Profession in Service of our Community; our committee structure is established to provide a shared purpose, consistency in messaging, integrated support between committees, and connection to SEAOC and external partners.
This requires an extensive committee structure of volunteer members developing and evaluating various structural engineering design philosophies and standards, providing technical seminars for structural engineering continuing education, as well as assisting building code officials in the development of building codes at the local, state and national levels. In these efforts, SEAOSC Committees provide connection to the community with information bulletins regarding design standards and earthquake hazards and participating in engineering mentoring and education programs for local schools.
Committee meetings are open to anyone to attend as an observer. However, voting on committee business is reserved for SEAOSC members. We encourage you to contact the Committee Chair directly using the Roster below to learn more about the committee's projects and meetings.
Member Empowerment
Committee
Chair/s
Contact
Communications
TBA
Convention
Tim Kaucher
Mentorship
Araceli Abanilla / Hannah Valentine
Structural Engineering Engagement and Equity (SE3)
Kimberly Guzman
Student Outreach
Angel Leon / Michael Ayers
Women in SE
Aileen Santos-Redman / Deisy Preciado
Young Members
Daryl Frigillana / Molly Pobiel
Advancement of Profession
Committee
Chair/s
Contact
Codes & Standards
James Gorbin / Paul Armstrong
Concrete
Dragos Ursu / Nils Fox
Existing Buildings
Daniel Zepeda / Garrett Hagen
Safer Cities Initiative
Michael Cochran
TBA
Seismology & Hazards
Cairo Briceno / Gabriel J. Acero
Steel
Ashwani Dhalwala
Sustainable Design
Ann Jiras
Wood
Mikhail Gershfeld / Aleeta Dene
Community Service
Committee
Chair/s
Contact
Disaster Emergency Services
Muhammad Khalid Saifullah / Logan McDevitt
Legislative Action
Jeff Ellis / Luke Lombardi / Daniel Zepeda
Professional Practices
Daniel Wang
If you are interested in the formation of a CMU, New Buildings, or Specialty Materials Committee please contact the SEAOSC office at seaosc@seaosc.org.



