David was born and raised on an island off the coast of Maine. He moved to New York to study civil engineering at Columbia, where he also stayed for his master’s degree. During summers at home he worked as a bike mechanic then as a carpenter, building single family homes. He was hired out of school by BuroHappold as a bright eyed graduate structural engineer. In the five years since then David has worked on a variety of projects ranging in size from stadiums to relatively small retail stores in locations from Detroit to Dubai. David currently lives in Brooklyn where he enjoys cycling and sailing. David spends nearly all of his vacation time skiing at resorts all over North America. He is gladly sacrificing a ski trip to help with this build and could not be more excited!
Dylan grew up on a small ranch located on the eastern plains of Colorado and attended a VERY small high school where he was a 3 sport athlete. From there he jumped into university life at Colorado State where he studied construction management. He was fortunate enough to work throughout his senior year of college on a PCL job building new dorms for his alma mater. Since college Dylan has worked on projects in Vail, Denver and Blackhawk, CO. In his free time he enjoys skiing/boarding, traveling, hiking and most importantly spending time with family and friends. Dylan is very much looking forward to this adventure in Panama and the impact he will have on the community.
A proud Scotsman, Fraser now lives in Brooklyn with his partner Diana and two baby kittens. A structural engineer by trade, he has since worked in various parts of the world, including seven years in London and one very sunny year on a construction site in the Bahamas. He first came to the US as a student, earning pennies as a summer camp counsellor in upstate New York. Nowadays the day job is slightly different – Fraser is primarily responsible for delivering large scale building projects – largely in the higher-education sector. He is motivated by managing large teams and harnessing strong relationships to develop buildable designs for landmark projects. He is thrilled to be part of the Caloveborita team and bring his open and organized work style to the project leader role. Outside the office, he likes to run, hike and play bar games on sunny summer evenings.
Gary grew up in Western Canada, in farm country just east of the Rocky Mountains. He attended Northern Alberta Institute of Technology and received a diploma in Building Construction. Gary joined PCL in the early 80’s, completed the Alberta Carpentry Apprenticeship program and built a variety of projects. He transferred to PCL’s Civil South-East division, based in Florida, in the early 90’s. Then he spent the next 30 years building segmental bridges all over the country. Gary enjoys many boating activities, hiking mountainous area and exploring local and non-local watering holes. He also enjoys spending time with family and friends, doing whatever we are in the mood for, and he likes to travel and explore other lifestyles, cultures and flavors.
Heidi is an associate principal at BuroHappold Engineering and is a registered architect, a LEED AP with BD+C and O+M specialties, a WELL AP, and a Fitwel Ambassador. Her work focuses on sustainability and wellness strategies and certifications for academic, healthcare, commercial, and residential projects. She provides sustainability consulting services at the building and masterplan scales, as well as 3rd party certification management (LEED, Living Building Challenge, and WELL), post occupancy evaluation, and health and wellbeing-focused design. Heidi has been active in the green building industry for more than 15 years and has served on the USGBC-LA Board of Directors since early 2013. Heidi is a passionate advocate for a restorative built environment, delivering socially, economically and environmentally sustainable developments.
Originally from San Francisco, Jaclyn moved to New York to earn a degree in Urban Studies from The New School, where she developed interests in architecture and the built environment. She went on to pursue a career in journalism, writing about architecture, urban design, and public space for the Architect’s Newspaper, before gaining experience working at an international public health and architecture non-profit, which took her around the world from New York to California to Southeast Asia. At BuroHappold Engineering, Jaclyn develops and executes communication strategies, helps win new work, and helps maintain a visual identity for the firm. She’s lived in Brooklyn for the past decade.
With more than 30 years of experience in the construction industry, Patrick began his career as a laborer working his way through school at Oklahoma State University, where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management. He has worked on some of the country’s most challenging and technical bridges in the United States, providing him with a unique perspective of the industry. He is committed to improving the industry by pushing the limits of innovation and technology for improved durability to ensure that future generations benefit from our efforts.
Patrick first became aware of Bridges to Prosperity in 2013 during Avery Bang’s motivating speech at the American Segmental Bridge Institute’s Annual Conference. In the summer of 2015, Patrick organized a committed team to construct Bridges to Prosperity’s Los Cañones Bridge in Panama. In 2017 Patrick went back to Panama for the Bajo Cobre bridge build. Patrick’s passion for community involvement is inspired by his Stepfather, who served as a Baptist Missionary in Uruguay for 13 years to enrich the lives of those around him. Leveraging his Stepfather’s same passion, Patrick sees his service with Bridges to Prosperity as a great opportunity to follow in his Stepfather’s footsteps, using his own honed professional skills to help others.
Patrick is currently the Director of PCL’s Renewable Energy Group in the United States, where he has worked for 30 years. He currently serves as a B2P executive board member. He also serves on B2P’s Governance Committee and recently chaired the Safety Committee. In addition, he serves as the Vice President of the American Segmental Bridge Institute and Chairs their Education Committee.
Sara is a graduate sustainability engineer with BuroHappold Engineering, where’s she’s worked for just over a year. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in December 2016, and promptly moved to LA January of 2017. Sara is an outdoorsy person; her favorite things to do are to spend the day at the lake skiing and wakeboarding, or alternatively spend the day in the mountains snowboarding. In her quieter days, she enjoys filling her house with plants, relaxing at the beach with friends, and chasing her dog around the park.
Steve was born in upstate New York, raised in sunny Florida and is currently a castaway somewhere in the pacific. He studied civil engineering at Florida Atlantic University only to become a project engineer in the front lines of commercial construction projects. Steve had the privilege of working with Universal Studio’s Creative team on Cabana Bay Beach Resort and the Imagineers on Disney’s Avatar land in Orlando Florida. He is currently residing on the Big Island of Hawaii rebuilding the Iconic Kona Village Beach Resort. He’s been blessed to be able to enjoy hiking and exploring the Hawaiian Island for the past three and a half years and is especially passionate about paddling outrigger canoes around the coast of Kona. Steve is looking forward to being a part of this great project and having the opportunity to pay forward some of the great blessings he has experienced in his life. Mahalo Nui Loa!
Susan is originally from Broken Arrow Oklahoma and went to Oklahoma State University where she met her husband, Patrick. Together they have traveled across the United States for his work. Susan first heard of Bridges to Prosperity through Patrick. Last year she had the pleasure of taking part in her first bridge build on the Bajo Cobre bridge project located in Panama. She enjoyed being in the outdoors and in the sun. Her passions are running, hiking, cycling and camping along with any other activity where she can be active. She has two daughters, Meredith and Macey. Macey her oldest was with Patrick on his first build in Panama in 2015. Meredith, had the chance two years ago to travel to Bolivia for a bridge inauguration. We are a family committed to delivering connectivity to the communities that B2P serves.
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