Meet Your CEEFA Board

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Walter (Wally) Alix, Past President

Wally Alix (BSCE ’75) has been married for 33 years to his wife Cindy and has two children Roland and Amy. Walter has worked for Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Inc. for 30 years. HRC is a municipal engineering company that provides engineering services to Cities, townships, counties and the state for various projects. He is an avid outdoorsman and a gentleman farmer.

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Evan Avery, Director

Evan Avery (BSE ’11) is a Field Engineer with Hensel Phelps Construction Co., a nationwide general contractor. Evan hired on with the Southern California district immediately after graduating and began working in the Los Angeles area. Outside of work, Evan enjoys volunteering with Habitat for Humanity, hiking, and exploring the varied atmospheres and activities of LA. He is looking forward to becoming more involved with CEEFA, as his involvement in the CEE Department was one of the most rewarding parts of his college career.

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Tarolyn Buckles, Director

Tarolyn Buckles (BSCE '93) is President and CEO of Onyx Enterprise, Inc. Onyx Enterprise is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and provides engineering consulting, project management and construction management services to local, state, federal government, engineering consulting firms and contractors. One of Onyx’s main clients is the Detroit Water and Sewer Department Board of Water Commissioners. As Technical Advisor to the Board of Water Commissioners, Ms. Buckles researches, analyzes and develops technical strategies on behalf of the Board and provides recommendations.

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James G. Fausone, Director (Fundraising Committee Chair)

James G. Fausone (BSE ’76) is a founding partner at the law firm of Fausone Bohn, LLP in Northville, Michigan. He uses that background in litigation and business advice for locally owned companies. In 2007, he received the College's Distinguished Service Award. Jim is a past chairman of the College's Alumni Society Board and in 2005 funded the James G. and Carol Ann Fausone Endowed Scholarship Fund.

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Paul Freedman, Director

Paul Freedman, PE, BCEE, F. ASCE (BSE ’72; MSCE ’73) is co-founder and President of LimnoTech, a firm specializing in water issues for over 30 years throughout North America and around the globe. Mr. Freedman has taught, presented, and lectured extensively on water quality and sustainability issues involving over 250 presentations and papers. Mr. Freedman has participated and chaired numerous conferences, professional task forces, committees, expert panels, and work groups affecting national and global policy issues. Mr. Freedman is currently the President of the Water Environment Federation.

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John J. Hiltz, Vice President

John Hiltz (BSCE ’84) is the president of Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc., a 180-person architectural, engineering and planning firm with offices in Livonia, Columbus, Nashville and Houghton, Michigan. John is a member of the Livonia School District Improvement Team, a commissioner and past Chairman of the Plymouth Road Development Authority, and a director of both the American Council of Engineering Companies/Michigan and the Livonia Community Foundation. John and his wife Debbie have three children: Danielle (U-M BSN ’09), age 23; Christine, age 21; and Jack, age 17.

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R.C. (Charley) Ireland, Director

Charley Ireland (BSCE ’82; MSCE ’83; PhD Civil ’97) is a consulting structural engineer and recently joined CTLGroup, Washington, DC office. Charley is especially proud of being an "all Michigan" man, earning three degrees from U-M. He is an avid swimmer and plans to swim the East arm of Grand Traverse Bay over Labor Day weekend. He has three adult sons who are his best friends and with whom he has completed mini-triathalons. Charley is a dog lover and has two golden retrievers. He also enjoys teaching and has taught engineering classes as an adjunct professor at U-M for the past few years.

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Jim Jacobi, Director (Connecting/Alumni Engagement Committee Chair)

Jim Jacobi, P.E. (BSCE ’75, MSCE ’76) is a Senior Principal and Chief Information Officer for Walter P Moore, a Houston-based engineering consulting firm with offices nationwide. He is responsible for the firm's overall information technology strategy and programs and has led Walter P Moore’s efforts in implementing BIM project delivery systems, managing the design interface with other members of the design, construction and owner teams. He has led many multi-discipline BIM Coordination Services projects and has frequently spoken and published on the topic of BIM in the AEC Industry. Jim and his wife Karen live in Houston and have four children, the youngest of which is a Michigan alum (Jennifer BA ’10).

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Chrip Kipp, Director

Chris Kipp (BSCE ’05) worked for the accounting and business advisory firm Plante & Moran, PLLC for the past four years. He is currently pursuing a Masters in Teaching from Oakland University. He enjoys being a part of CEEFA because it gives him the opportunity to give back and stay connected.

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Jennifer (Starrman) Macks, Past President

Jennifer Macks (BSCE ’94) is a vice president with Skanska USA Building for its Rockville, Maryland office. She is responsible for new business opportunities and overseeing all Skanska healthcare projects in the Greater Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Northern Virginia areas. She has been involved with CEEFA since 2004, and is completing her two-year term as President. Jennifer and her husband Jeff have two daughters; Cassie, age 7 and Allison, age 5.

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Timothy Neuman, Director

Timothy Neuman, P.E. (BSCE 1974, MSE 1975) is Vice President; Chief Highway Engineer and National Director of Highway and Traffic Safety for CH2M HILL, the largest employee-owned engineering and construction consulting firm in the U.S. He has 38 years of experience in the planning and design of highways and freeways. He has directed or managed planning and design studies for major freeway corridors and interchanges. Tim lives in Glenview, Illinois with his wife Mary and two of their four children.

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Dan Sinnott, President (Recruiting/Future Student Engagement Committee Chair)

Dan Sinnott (BSCE ’79; MSE ’80) joined Turner Construction Company upon graduation and has held numerous domestic and international positions with the firm over the past 30 years. He currently manages Turner’s West Michigan office. Dan and his wife Julie (Johnson) Sinnott, also a University of Michigan civil engineering graduate, live with their two children in Plymouth, Michigan.

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Anne Voshel, Director (Developing/Student Engagement Committee Chair)

Anne Voshel (BSCE ’77) heads a project management firm specializing in commercial office and institutional master planning, design and construction projects. In addition to holding a Bachelors degree from U-M, Anne holds a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Chicago. Anne is excited to have her daughter, Whitney Nudo, matriculating to the U-M College of Engineering in the fall 2010.

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Lynley Weston, Secretary

Lynley Weston (BSCE ’05) began work as a Field Engineer for Turner Construction Company after graduation from CEE and a one-month, whirlwind tour throughout Europe. She has since spent time in both Estimating and Business Development, and also serves as the Manager of Sustainable Construction for the Michigan Business Unit. She currently plays an active role in the Young Engineers Council—a professional development and volunteer group facilitated by the Engineering Society of Detroit—and in whatever spare time is left enjoys playing ice hockey and training for the Detroit International (1/2) Marathon.

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