PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: ARCHIVES

President's Message: January 2025 ACEC Florida President Andy Lauzier, PE To the ACEC Florida Community, Contemplating what lies ahead in 2025, it seems as though this year, like so many others, will be filled with new and hopefully exciting challenges. To

President's Message: December 2024 ACEC Florida President Andy Lauzier, PE To the ACEC Florida Community, Holiday Greetings from Sarasota, Florida, to all my friends and colleagues in ACEC Florida and the Florida Engineering Society.  At this time of year (mid-December), it

President's Message: November 2024 ACEC Florida President Andy Lauzier, PE To the ACEC Florida Community, While preparing my fourth President’s message, I am reminded of the advice I received from so many Past Presidents of ACEC Florida about how fast your

President's Message: October 2024 ACEC Florida President Andy Lauzier, PE To the ACEC Florida Community, As I am sitting at home composing my President’s message for October 2024, it is hard to believe some of the things that have transpired in

President's Message: September 2024 ACEC Florida President Andy Lauzier, PE To the ACEC Florida Community, As I write the second President’s message of my tenure, it seems as though everything is accelerating around us. We are in the midst of an

President's Message: August 2024 ACEC Florida President Andy Lauzier, PE To the ACEC Florida Community, First, I want to thank my predecessor, Tom Hayden, and the entire ACEC Florida Board of Directors (BOD) for the opportunity to serve as ACEC Florida’s

President's Message: July 2024 ACEC Florida President Tom Hayden, PE To the ACEC Florida Community, As the 2024 FES|ACEC Florida Annual Conference approaches later this month, I find it hard to believe that my term as the Florida Section President is

President's Message: June 2024 ACEC Florida President Tom Hayden, PE To the ACEC Florida Community, Last week, ACEC Florida held our annual Transportation Conference at the Rosen Centre in Orlando, Florida. It was a great event, with over 500 attendees from

President's Message: May 2024 ACEC Florida President Tom Hayden, PE To the ACEC Florida Community, As I enter the last couple of months of my term as President of ACEC Florida, I have been reviewing my goals and initiatives for the

President's Message: April 2024 ACEC Florida President Tom Hayden, PE To the ACEC Florida Community, In response to the tragic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26, discussions about our country's Infrastructure needs have been

President's Message: March 2024 ACEC Florida President Tom Hayden, PE To the ACEC Florida Community, Now that the 2024 Session of the Florida Legislature has concluded, I want to take a moment to discuss the various legislative issues that affect our

President's Message: February 2024 ACEC Florida President Tom Hayden, PE To the ACEC Florida Community, I want to update you on some important issues and initiatives that our Staff and Executive Committee have worked on throughout the year. I would like

President's Message: January 2024 ACEC Florida President Tom Hayden, PE To the ACEC Florida Community, As we enter the first quarter of 2024, I have had several conversations with member firm owners who are in the process of finalizing their companies'

President's Message: December 2023 ACEC Florida President Tom Hayden, PE To the ACEC Florida Community, I hope all of our members have a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year. As we begin the first quarter of 2024, it is

President's Message: November 2023 ACEC Florida President Tom Hayden, PE To the ACEC Florida Community, As we near the end of the year, I wanted to take a minute to share with our members all the exciting things we have planned

President's Message: October 2023 ACEC Florida President Tom Hayden, PE To the ACEC Florida Community, As we enter the 4th Quarter of 2023, we know that our member firms are beginning to discuss their strategic plans for the new year. Most

President's Message: September 2023 ACEC Florida President Tom Hayden, PE To the ACEC Florida Community, On behalf of the ACEC Florida Staff and Officers, I want to personally thank our members for their outpouring of support for Meridith Glass, Director of

President's Message: August 2023 ACEC Florida President Tom Hayden, PE To the ACEC Florida Community, As I discussed in my President's Address at last month's Annual Conference, I am honored and humbled to be able to serve as your ACEC Florida

President's Message: July 2023 ACEC Florida President Scott Martin, PE, LEED AP, DBIA To the ACEC Florida Community, It’s been almost 12 months since I took over as President of this amazing organization, which means our annual conference is coming up

President's Message: June 2023 From ACEC Florida President Scott Martin, PE, LEED AP, DBIA To the ACEC Florida Community, Last month I highlighted the passage of SB 7026 during Florida’s 2023 legislative session. This bill included provisions that exempt Florida’s colleges

President's Message: May 2023 From ACEC Florida President Scott Martin, PE, LEED AP, DBIA To the ACEC Florida Community, Florida’s legislative session ended this month, which means it’s time to take a breath and reflect on the bills passed by the

President's Message: April 2023 From ACEC Florida President Scott Martin, PE, LEED AP, DBIA To the ACEC Florida Community, I was fortunate to spend some time at the Geotechnical and Materials Engineers Committee (GMEC) conference last week in Orlando. It was

President's Message: March 2023 From ACEC Florida President Scott Martin, PE, LEED AP, DBIA To the ACEC Florida Community, What sets ACEC apart from other groups in the built environment is our primary mission to advocate on behalf of America’s engineering

President's Message: February 2023 From ACEC Florida President Scott Martin, PE, LEED AP, DBIA To the ACEC Florida Community, Every February 1st, I know a few things are in store over the next four weeks. My son, sister, and I will

President's Message: January 2023 From ACEC Florida President Scott Martin, PE, LEED AP, DBIA To the ACEC Florida Community, Happy 2023! I hope you all had a relaxing and rejuvenating holiday break for at least a little time over the past