PENC Lobby Day 2023
National Engineers Week
Feb 22, 2023
Official Statement from the NC House Recognizing
Engineers Week by Representative Dean Arp
In recognition of National Engineers Week, the 100 years of the NC Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors, and 100 years of the NC State College of Engineering, Representative Dean Arp, PE (R-Union) presented a Representative Statement on the floor of the NC House. Further, the Speaker of the House Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) extended courtesies of the gallery to engineers present during the House session. To hear the presentation from the House floor, listen below.
Lobby Day Schedule
8:30am - 9:00am
9:00am - 12:30 pm
12:00pm - 1:00pm
1:15pm - 2:30pm
2:30pm
4:30pm - 6:30pm
Gathering
Scheduled meetings and pop-ins with legislators, assistants, and policy advisors
Lunch
Meeting with Rep. Dean Arp, PE, tour of the House floor, tour of the legislative building
Recognized by Speaker Tim Moore and Representative Dean Arp from the floor of the NC House
NC Chamber Government Affairs Reception (met with legislators at the reception as well as other industry and corporate leaders in the state
*Senator Rabon was scheduled to recognize us on the Senate floor, however, the Senate ended up having a no-vote session is essentially a canceled session.
Legislative Meetings
Attendees
Scott Stamey, PENC President; Sr. Project Manager, Cooper Tacia General Contracting
Brian Johnson, PENC Executive Committee and Vice President of The Wooten Company
Pam Townsend, a past president of PENC; PENC Educational Foundation; Sr. Vice President, WSP
Kevin Vallecorsa, Director of Engineering, Siemens Energy, Inc.
Robbie Bell, Former President of BNK/Sr. Project Engineer
Jack Cowsert, Branch Manager, ECS Southeast, LLC
John Adams, Senior Vice President, WSP a global engineering firm
Dennis Hoyle, Chairman of the Board, NC Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors
Tony Withers, Executive Director of the NC Society of Engineers
Don Chandler, President of NC Society of Engineers
Dean Louis Martin-Vega, Dean of Engineering at NC State
Chancellor Randy Woodson, NC State
Dean Randy Collins, Dean of Engineering at Western Carolina University
