Leadership
This esteemed group of professionals comprises distinguished industry executives, innovators, and academic leaders who advance Rice Global Forum’s mission to foster thought leadership among owners, contractors, suppliers, and members of the engineering, construction, and academic communities. Through their leadership, Rice Global Forum has experienced continued growth in both academic engagement and quarterly roundtable participation, strengthening its role as an influential industry network.
Board Members

Cassidy Welch, Chair
BASF Corporation

Ineke Finlayson, Past Chair
Burns & McDonnell

Barbara Schlagbauer, Treasurer
Sulzer

Caoimhe Kelly
Bechtel Energy, Inc.

Bain McCleney
Cajun Industries, LLC

Ramiro Rodriguez
Zachry Group

Nick Fernandez
FTI Consulting

Joe Zator
Fluor

Jaye Crisotomo
Honeywell, Inc.

Shawn Daray
Jones Walker LLP

Doug Shore
Rockwell Automation

Arnie Salinas
Arion

Reuben Soto
Wood

Michael Clark
Primoris Service Corporation

Kristen Clanton
PCL Construction

Blane Vincent
S&B

David Templeton, PE
Turner Industries

Kat Lewton
Technip Energies

Tim Pearson
TEAM, Inc. (TEAM Industrial Services)

Sarah Hoelzen
Williams Inc.

Sarah Erazo
Worley
Board Advisory Members

Scott Tanley
Zachry Group

Jason Diefenderfer
Zachry Group

Ravi Pai
Kent PLC

Doug Sinitiere
Turner Industries Group

Matt Reisdorf
Fluor Corporation

Tara Wilson
Eventsia Group

Asit Pandya
Technip Energies

Ravi Bhamidipati
VICTAULIC

Edmund Lunde
Arion Blue LLC

Stacie Wrobbel
Pathfinder, Inc.

Carla Standfield
Tolunay-Wong Engineers
Rice University Student Liaisons

Maha Razzaq
Rice University

Eshaal Malik
Rice University

Aaron Pasha
Rice University
Our Team Members
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