Officers of the West Tennessee Branch


President | Wes GoodnightPlaceholder
Firm: Memphis Light, Gas, and Water

Wes is the current secretary for the ASCE West TN Branch.

 

 

Past President | Emily HarrellPlaceholder
Firm: City of Lakeland, Tennessee

Emily is the past president for the ASCE West TN Branch.

 

 

Vice President | Sarah SwainPlaceholder
Firm: Terracon

Sarah is the current vice president for the ASCE West TN Branch.

 

 

Secretary | Jennifer Allen Placeholder
Firm: City of Germantown, Tennessee

Jennifer is the current secretary for the ASCE West TN Branch.

 

 

Treasurer | Roger Meier, Ph.D., P.E.Roger Meier
Firm: University of Memphis

Dr. Meier is Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering at The University of Memphis. He joined the faculty there in Fall 1995 following 12 years as a research civil engineer at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, MS. For seven years prior to his retirement in 2024, he served as the Director of Graduate Programs for the Herff College of Engineering. He has served as the ASCE Student Chapter faculty advisor continuously since 2007 and has been the ASCE West TN Branch Treasurer since 2004.

Webmaster/Social Media | Gene McGinnis, P.E.Placeholder
Firm: Christian Brothers University

Gene has been a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering since 1988.  Before that, he worked for three civil engineering consulting firms in Memphis.  He began his teaching career in the Department of Engineering Technology and the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Memphis.  Gene received his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering in 1979 and his Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering in 1982 from the University of Memphis.  He served as President of the American Society of Civil Engineers West Tennessee Branch in 2018 – 2019.  He has served as a Director on the board for many years.  He served as the Christian Brothers University ASCE Student Chapter for twenty years.  In college, he served as the Treasurer for the ASCE Student Chapter at The University of Memphis.  Gene has three sons all of whom graduated from Christian Brothers University with degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science