The Cleveland Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers Invites you to:
2025 Annual Dinner
Please join us for:
National/ Ohio Infrastructure Report Card Panel Discussion
w/
Gina Beim, Lita Laven, & Michael Schipper
All three being members of ASCE Committee on America’s Infrastructure
The ASCE Committee on America’s Infrastructure, made up of 52 civil engineers and infrastructure professionals from across the country with decades of expertise in all categories, volunteers their time to work with ASCE Infrastructure Initiatives staff to prepare the Report Card. The Committee assesses all relevant data and reports, consults with technical and industry experts, and assigns grades.
We are taking questions ahead of the event and will also open up the floor for questions during the event.
Send your questions to: [email protected]
Gina Beim, a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio, is the founder and president of MCDA Consulting and an adjunct faculty at Case Western Reserve University. She recently retired as a Deputy Director from the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency.
Gina is a past president of the Cleveland Section of ASCE, past chair of the Committee on Leadership and Management of ASCE, past chair of the ASCE Northeast Ohio Infrastructure Report Card, lead of the Parks chapter of the ASCE State of Ohio Infrastructure Report Card, and a member of ASCE’s Committee for America’s Infrastructure.
Lita Laven, is a Project Manager III for the Engineering and Construction Department at the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District in Cleveland, Ohio. She received her B.S. in Civil Engineering from The George Washington University and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio. She has been active in ASCE for over twenty years, including Cleveland Section Past President, Wastewater Chapter Chair for the Ohio Report Card, Fly-In participant, and a member of the Energy, Environment, and Water Policy Committee.
Since 2001 Michael Schipper has served as Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s Deputy General Manager for Engineering and Project Management. He is responsible for the planning, design, and construction elements of GCRTA’s Capital Improvement Program. At GCRTA he led the nationally recognized HealthLine Bus Rapid Transit program from preliminary engineering into final design, construction and operation.
Prior to joining GCRTA he managed and designed numerous highway, bridge, turnpike and municipal infrastructure projects in the private and public sector. He was the recipient of the ASCE Cleveland Section’s Outstanding Civil Engineer of the Year Award in 2010. He has Civil Engineering degrees from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and the University of Texas at Arlington and is a Registered Professional Engineer in the states of Ohio and Texas. He is a Past President of both the Cleveland Section of ASCE and the Cleveland Engineering Society.
Join Us on:
Thursday June 19, 2025
5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Location: Olesia's Taverne of Richfield
3960 Broadview Rd, Richfield, OH 44286
AGENDA
5:00 – 6:00 PM Cocktail Hour (Cash Bar)
6:00 – 6:15 PM Sit for Dinner & Introduction/ Year-in-Review
6:15 – 6:30 PM Section Member Recognition, Section Officer Announcements
6:30 – 7:30 PM Infrastructure Report Card Panel Discussion
7:30 – 7:45 PM Closing Remarks
7:45 - 9:00 PM Social Hour
Cost: Members $65 Non-members $70 Students $50
Dinner (Plated):
Salad: House Salad,
Entree: Short Ribs with Mushroom Sauce,
Side: Cheesy Mashed Potatoes
Includes Coffee, Tea, and Soda
Vegetarian/vegan option by request
Please consider making a donation to the Scholarship Fund!
https://ascecleveland.org/sponsorship
Thank you!
This meeting will qualify for 1.0 PDH credit.