Education Board

The AACE Education Board is responsible for providing educational opportunities for the advancement of cost engineering professionals. The Education Board directs the development, review, and maintenance of education materials and fosters relationships through synchronous and asynchronous opportunities in the primary areas of certification review, professional development and career pathing, and higher education. It is comprised of a chair, a minimum of six voting members, and a headquarters staff liaison.


2023 - 2024 Education Board

Chair - Education Board:
Bill Canterbury, CEP PSP PRMP

Director - Education: 
Dr. Nakisa Alborz

Members:
Diego Guevara, P.Eng. 
Vishwambhara Kumbharathi, CEP PSP 
Akin Oni, CCP
Li Van Pham, CEP 
Marina Sominsky, PSP FAACE
Edmond Lee Sun, CEP PSP 

Contributing Members:
Sercan Akyildiz, EVP PSP 
Ghaith Al-Hayari, CCP
Nelson Bonilla, CCP
Mira Burhan
Very Cao, CCP CEP
Brian Coyne, CCP PSP
Ken Cressman, CCP EVP 
Pranab Deb, PSP 
Rey Diaz
Hagire Emrani, CCP
Clive Francis, CCP FAACE
Diego Nicolas Guevara, P.Eng.
Ty Keith, CCP
Behrad Kiafar, CEP
Andre Luiz Marques
Donald McDonald, CCP PSP FAACE
Cokey Mills, CCP
Sue Oliver, PSP
Akinlolu Oni, CCP
Neil Opfer, CCP CEP PSP FAACE
Li Pham, CEP
Bahy Saleh, CCP
Allan Sylvester, CEP
Amin Terouhid, DRMP PSP
Ramapriya Valmiki, CCP
Srinivasa Reddi Vanga, CCP

AACE Headquarters Liaison:

Teri Jefferson, CMP
+1 (304) 296-8444 x. 1120

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