UCA Committees

To learn more information on any of the Underground Construction Association committees, please select from the list below.

Name Position Start End
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2050
Name Position Start End
Bruen, Michael Chair 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Jacobs, Leon Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Moonin, Erika Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Penrice, Derek Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Rispin, Michael Past Chair 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Wilson, Sarah Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Committee Members not available at this time.
The purpose of this committee is to promote women in the tunneling industry.
Name Position Start End
Davis, Tara SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Gilbert, Lizan Chair 6/1/2024 6/1/2026
The Committee shall have oversight of all activities within the UCA Division.
Name Position Start End
Arabshahi, Jay Member 7/1/2022 6/30/2028
Bruen, Michael Member 7/1/2019 6/30/2026
Crow, Matthew Member 7/1/2022 6/30/2026
DiPonio, John Member 7/1/2022 6/30/2026
Dube, Steffen Member 7/1/2024 6/30/2028
Huh, John Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Jacobs, Leon Vice Chair 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Johnson, Mark Member 7/1/2018 6/30/2026
Kanagy, David Secretary 7/1/2010 6/30/2025
Klug, Jonathan Member 7/1/2019 6/30/2027
Litton, Everett Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2027
Madsen, Paul Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2027
Moonin, Erika Chair 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 2/3/2021 6/30/2025
Pooley, Anthony Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2027
Rispin, Michael Past Chair 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Schmall, Paul Member 7/1/2017 6/30/2025
Vitale, Michael Member 7/1/2017 6/30/2025
Wilson, Sarah Member 7/1/2020 6/30/2028
Wone, Moussa Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Yanagisawa, Shane Member 7/1/2020 6/30/2028
Name Position Start End
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Name Position Start End
Bruen, Michael Chair 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Davis, Tara SME Staff 7/1/2023 6/30/2030
Jacobs, Leon Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Penrice, Derek Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Rispin, Michael Past Chair 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Wilson, Sarah Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
The purpose of this committee is to select nominees to replace members rotating off the committee and to select a new vice chair every 2 years.
Name Position Start End
Homyack, Genny SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Kanagy, David SME Staff 7/1/2010 6/30/2025
Moonin, Erika Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2027
Rispin, Michael Member 7/1/2019 6/30/2025
Name Position Start End
Gleason, William SME Staff 1/1/2021 2/28/2025
Name Position Start End
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021
The UCA Division Scholarship Committee is a standing committee of the Underground Construction Association of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (UCA of SME). It's purpose is to select nominees for the available division scholarships.
Name Position Start End
Jacobs, Leon Chair 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Kanagy, David SME Staff - ex officio 3/1/2017 2/28/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Name Position Start End
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Name Position Start End
Ingerslev, Christian Chair 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Manuelyan, Ruben Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Valenti, Bob Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Name Position Start End
Gibson, Rachel Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Hanskat, Charles Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Lacerda, Lauro Chair 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Loevlie, Kristian Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Vargas, Grover Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Von Der Hofen, Marcus Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Name Position Start End
Comis, Elisa Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Fulcher, Brian Chair 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Hashimee, Rahim Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Khetwal, Anuradha Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Khwaja, Mahmood Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
McDonald, Sean Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Pullen, Tom Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Scialpi, Martino Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Vardakos, Sotirios Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Wallace, Jeff Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Name Position Start End
Hagenah, Bernd Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Harder, Jesse Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Jahan Bakhsh, Kamran Chair 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
McCullough, Erin Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Wang, Eric Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Name Position Start End
Gharavi, Reza Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Grothen, Brad Chair 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Home, Lok Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Reda, Dominic Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Name Position Start End
Criscuolo, Demetrio Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Gall, Vojtech Chair 9/18/2024 6/30/2025
Munfah, Nasri Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Wang, Eric Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Name Position Start End
Avila, Luis Chair 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Hansmire, William Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Hasek, Michael Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Hurt, Jon Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Name Position Start End
Bauer, Anthony Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Clark, Gordon Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Elioff, Amanda Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Gangrade, Rajat Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Gettinger, Brian Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Grassi, Thomas Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Gunalan, Kancheepuram (guna) Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Kluzniak, Brandon Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Nelson, Priscilla Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Sterling, Raymond Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Wongkaew, Kamaiton Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Name Position Start End
Del Nero, Don Chair 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Sivaram, Aswathy Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Name Position Start End
Bauer, Anthony Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Gall, Vojtech Ernst Chair 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Grasmick, Jacob Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Hee, Ivan Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Johnson, Mark Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Kundu, Ritika Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Mezher, Jay Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Vasilikou, Foteini Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Name Position Start End
Allahverdi, Navid Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Avila, Luis Young Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Epel, Tamir Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
McDonald, Sean Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Nasri, Verya Chair 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Wallace, Jeff Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Wongkaew, Kamaiton Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Name Position Start End
Bauer, Anthony Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Edgerton, William Chair 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Essex, Randall Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Litton, Everett Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Njie, Pa Ousman Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Wilson, Sarah Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Wotring, Don Member 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Name Position Start End
Ceglio, Michael Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Costello, Justin Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Coughlin, Shawn Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Danso, Kwaku Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Hockaday, Al Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Labbe, Robert Chair 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Tomczak, Daniel Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Name Position Start End
Chohan, Kushwant Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
DeGraff, Larry Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Huh, John Substitute Lead 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Russell, Henry Chair 7/1/2023 6/30/2025
Name Position Start End
Bobet, Antonio Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Del Amo, Angel Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Felice, Conrad Chair 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Hashash, Youssef Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Jaramillo, Carlos Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Jiang, Yang Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Khaleghi, Bijan Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Martin, Geoffrey Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie SME Staff 7/1/2021 6/30/2030
Richins, Jesse Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Yang, Hong Member 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
UCA Young Members is a standing committee of the Underground Construction Association of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (UCA of SME).
Name Position Start End
Boyd, Lane Secretary 7/1/2021 6/30/2025
Encapera, Victoria Chair 8/15/2024 6/30/2025
Gangrade, Rajat Past Chair 8/15/2024 6/30/2025
Grimes, Rachel SME Staff 8/15/2024 6/30/2026
Penoyar-Perez, Melanie Liaison 8/15/2024 6/30/2026
Name Position Start End
Davis, Tara SME Staff 4/13/2017 6/30/2050
Knasinski, Cori SME Staff 4/13/2017 6/30/2050
Name Position Start End
Davis, Tara SME Staff 12/31/2016 12/31/2025
Name Position Start End
Corkum, David Member 7/1/2017 6/30/2025
Davis, Tara SME Staff 7/1/2017 6/30/2025
Dowey, Edward Member 7/1/2017 6/30/2025
Field, David Member 7/1/2019 6/30/2025
Gallo, Anthony Member 7/1/2020 6/30/2025
Gilbert, Lizan Member 7/1/2019 6/30/2025
Jacobs, Leon Member 7/1/2017 6/30/2025
Klug, David Member 7/1/2017 6/30/2025
Knasinski, Cori SME Staff 7/1/2017 6/30/2025
Rush, Jim Member 7/1/2020 6/30/2025
Russell, Henry Member 7/1/2017 6/30/2025
Schmall, Paul Member 7/1/2017 6/30/2025
Zlatanic, Sanja Chair 7/1/2023 6/30/2025

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