Elizabeth Ruedas, a Surface Water Engineer with Michael Baker International, works closely with municipalities, land developers and local business owners under the regulation of the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) and United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This experience has exposed her to the inner-workings of a municipal program, both in how to develop program elements and how to effectively implement, manage, and maintain them. Her experience has covered a wide range of program elements with special focus on inspections, Best Management Practices (BMPs), and asset management.
In and out of work, Elizabeth loves inspiring, educating, and empowering others to help us move towards a more sustainable future. She not only focuses on sustainable infrastructure solutions, but also helps bring awareness to sustainable living, which includes zero waste, minimalism, and following a whole food, plant based diet. She is an American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Orange County Past President (youngest in its 67-year history), serves on national ASCE committees, and her YouTube channel has over 87,000 subscribers, which has also served as a platform for her to help educate and inspire others. National recognition for her achievements within the civil engineering profession include being name one of the ASCE New Faces of Civil Engineering, recipient of the ASCE William H. Wisely Award, ASCE California Outstanding Engineer in Legislative Activities Award, and an ASCE Advocacy Captain.