Officers of the West Tennessee Branch

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

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

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

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

Vice President | Sarah Swain
Firm: Terracon

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

Secretary | Jennifer Allen
Firm: City of Germantown, Tennessee

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

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

Roger has been a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at The University of Memphis since 1995. Before that, he spent 12 years working as a Research Civil Engineer at the U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station in Vicksburg, MS. Originally from New Jersey, Roger grew up busting concrete cylinders for his father’s construction materials testing firm. He received a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech, M.S. in Civil Engineering from University of Colorado at Boulder, and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech. He met his wife, Ann (a native of South Pittsburg, TN), while at Georgia Tech. Roger served as the ASCE West Tennessee Branch President way back in 1998 and has remained part of the branch as a board member and the treasurer ever since. He has also been the ASCE Student Chapter Faculty Advisor at The University of Memphis since 1997.

Webmaster/Social Media | Gene McGinnis, P.E.
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