CEEAS Board Members
Tyler Barry
Tyler Barry is a 25-year-old staff engineer with ARM Group, based in Hershey, Pennsylvania. A graduate of Penn State in 2023, Tyler specializes in the solid waste sector, focusing on landfill design, Construction Quality Assurance (CQA), and permitting. With expertise in Minor and Major Permit Modifications, stability analysis for MSE Berms, and Transfer Station design, Tyler brings valuable experience to both field and office operations. Beyond his professional achievements, Tyler is passionate about travel and actively participates in events like Penn State ASCE’s Civil Engineering Focus Nights, sharing insights into environmental and water resources engineering.
Charlie Blenko, E.I.T., C.B.S.I.
Charlie graduated from Penn State with his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering in 2022. In his time at Penn State, Charlie was heavily involved in the school’s ASCE Student Chapter serving as their Treasurer then Co-President. He is grateful for the opportunity to have helped ASCE and other student organizations find ways to remain engaged through the pandemic before making a meaningful resurgence to in-person events.
Originally from Irwin, Pennsylvania, he currently works as a bridge designer for Gannett Fleming’s Pittsburgh office. He completes bridge design tasks and spends time in the field on bridge and tunnel inspections.
Charlie is thrilled to continue his relationship with Penn State through his role on the Civil and Environmental Alumni Society Board and firmly believes that collaboration between alumni, students, and the civil engineering department is beneficial for all.
Jack Diviney
Jack Diviney received his bachelor's degree in civil engineering at Penn State in 1968 and his master of engineering degree in 1977, with an emphasis in geotechnical engineering. After working for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for 11 years, he joined Gannett Fleming in 1979.
At Gannett Fleming, Diviney served in many roles including: geotechnical engineer, senior project manager, office manager of the Pittsburgh regional office, Midwest USA Regional Director, and member of the Gannett Fleming Board of Directors until his retirement in 2023. Diviney has been involved in professional societies throughout his career, having served as president of the Harrisburg section of the American Society of Highway Engineers, and as president of the Central Pennsylvania section of The American Society of Civil Engineers. He is also a former member of the Penn State Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering's Industrial Professional Advisory Council.
Willis S. Heisey III, P.E.
Since completing his bachelor's degree in civil engineering at Penn State in 1972, Heisey has spent the last 45 years in the construction industry working throughout the United States and in Algeria. Heisey constructed projects in the highway, heavy civil, marine, concrete construction, environmental, pile-driving, and industrial markets. He performed field engineering and field management duties, managed multiple concurrent projects and large national programs, provided operational leadership for multi-state construction operations, participated in the estimating process, developed bid and construction schedules, implemented successful strategies for project execution, selected equipment, and provided lead interfacing with owner's representatives.
Heisey is currently retired from Allan A Myers, LP as construction manager with overall responsibility for major bridge and highway projects in the Mid-Atlantic. He is married to Bonita and is the proud father of a son and daughter and four granddaughters.
Thomas E. Lawson, P.E., P.L.S
Lawson is a registered professional engineer and land surveyor in multiple states. A 1972 graduate of Penn State with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, he co-founded Borton-Lawson Engineering in 1988, a 165 person multi-discipline architectural/engineering firm. His firm was acquired by Verdantas in 2022.
His career includes employment in the 1970's with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore, Maryland, after which he entered private practice with a focus on building design, land development, highways and bridges, and flood mitigation design.
Professional affiliations and accomplishments include: past president of the Luzerne County Chapter of the Professional Engineering Society; past president of the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers in Private Practice; past president of the American Society of Highway Engineers, NE Pennsylvania Section; President of the Pennsylvania Highway Information Association, board member of the Associated Pennsylvania Constructors; member of the Metropolitan Planning Organization for Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties; a member of the American Consulting Engineers Council; and the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Casey Mrazik
From Pittsburgh, Casey Mrazik graduated from Penn State with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering in May 2019 and received a master of engineering degree in civil engineering in December 2019. During her time at Penn State, she was heavily involved with the Women in Engineering Program, the Concrete Canoe Team, ASCE, ACI, and Utree.
She works for T Construction, a woman-owned general contractor as a project manager and has gained experience through projects ranging from the DC United Soccer Stadium, to a US Pipeline Compressor Station in Ohio, to the Pittsburgh International Terminal Modernization project. Her current projects are for Duquesne University and local small businesses.
Casey’s favorite pastime is traveling. She's been to 22 countries, and the newest edition to her bucket list is to make it to all seven continents and participate in the "30 before 30" challenge, which requires traveling to 30 countries before the age of 30. She enjoys being an alumni representative on the CEE Alumni Society Board of Directors and positively impacting students as well as the Department.
Thomas Skibinski
Skibinski is an assistant teaching professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Penn State. His interest areas include construction engineering management; project management; ethics; professional practice; and professional development. He serves as the faculty adviser to ASCE student teams.
Rowland Smith
Rowland holds both a bachelor's and a master's degree in engineering from Penn State. He began his career with Clayco, working in construction management on the Penn State East Halls Redevelopment for two years. Later, he joined Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. (WJE) in New York City, primarily collaborating with the Building Enclosures group. As part of WJE's Difficult Access Team, he conducted close-up facade inspections by rappelling from buildings.
Additionally, Rowland is a licensed Professional Engineer in both New York and New Jersey. He is currently pursuing his MBA at the University of Michigan - Ross School of Business.
Tracy Hollida
Tracy graduated from Penn State with her bachelor’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering in 1996. She also holds a master’s degree in civil engineering from Virginia Tech. During her time at Penn State she served as president for the student chapter of ASCE and vice-president for the student chapter of SWE. She was also a student member of the Penn State Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering’s Industrial Professional Advisory Council (IPAC) and danced in THON as part of the ASCE team.
After working for Michael Baker International for 25 years, she joined Airport Design Consultants Inc in May 2022 as their Chief Engineering Manager in Ellicott City, MD. Tracy has spent her entire twenty-eight (28) year career dedicated to airport design and planning. She has worked on numerous projects across the country, including multiple new runway designs; runway and airfield reconstruction projects, and airport facility programs at airports including BWI Marshall, Lehigh Valley International, University Park, Chicago O'Hare International, Los Angeles International, John F. Kennedy International, Philadelphia International and Washington Dulles International Airports. She is licensed in 11 different states
Since graduating, Tracy has continued to stay involved with professional societies. She is a former member of the Penn State Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering’s IPAC and was recently invited to serve on the Leonhard Center Advisory Board. Tracy is also currently serving as the Treasurer of the Maryland Aviation Council (MAC) and the Wilde Lake High School Boosters President. Her oldest daughter is a third-year student at Penn State studying forensic chemistry and she has twin boys who are seniors in high school.
Collin Sussman
Collin is a fourth-year civil engineering student from Marlboro, New Jersey, with a focus in Construction Management. He serves as President of the American Society of Civil Engineers Penn State Student Chapter, is a Penn State Tour Guide, and actively participates in THON. Last year, Collin competed on the ASCE Surveying team, which finished third in the nation overall. Over the past two summers, he interned with the Whiting-Turner Contracting Company in their Morristown, New Jersey office and will be joining them full-time as a Project Engineer after graduation.
Jim Moore, P.E., CCM, USACE E&C Fellow
Jim Moore is a Vice President with GPI, a design and construction management firm. Prior to joining GPI in 2017, Jim retired after 39 years of federal service with the US Army Corps of Engineers, where he served in a variety of technical and management roles, including military and water resources projects—deployments to Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan—and consultation for the Departments of Defense, State, Energy, Veterans Affairs, and Transportation.
Among his professional achievements, Jim led the Corps of Engineers Headquarters Construction Management Community, where he developed the frameworks for Design-Construction Evaluations and Mega Project Management. He is a subject matter expert in dam and levee construction, HTRW, concrete and steel construction, scheduling and controls, innovative contracting methods, and management. Jim served as a partnering facilitator to a variety of projects, including water resource and defense work in Israel, Egypt, and Palestine.
Luke Wren
Wren is a fourth-year civil engineering student from Hershey, Pennsylvania who completed his capstone under the environmental focus. In his time at Penn State, Luke has been involved in the ASCE Chapter serving as Professional Development Chair for the 2023-2024 academic year and transitioned into his current role as vice president. Wren has also held the role as president for club pickleball and travel member for club golf. During the summer months, Wren has interned as a water/wastewater engineer at Herbert, Rowland, and Grubic (HRG). Luke has also worked as a grader within the Penn State Civil Engineering Department as well as a greenskeeper at the Hershey Country Club.
