ASCE Los Angeles Section 2024 Awards & Officer Installation – Los Angeles, CA

We look forward to hosting you at the ASCE Los Angeles Section 2024 Awards Event and Officer Installation on Saturday, September 28th from 11:00am-2:00pm at City Club LA in beautiful Los Angeles! Complimentary professional headshots will be included.

With Keynote Speaker:

Crystal Lee, Deputy Executive Director
The Development Group: Shared Services

Crystal Lee has worked for the City of Los Angeles for over 17 years. She currently leads The Development Group’s Shared Services team at Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA). Prior to joining LAWA, she worked at the Bureau of Engineering and was the first female District Engineer at the Department. After her promotions to Harbor District Office, she launched into the position of Deputy City Engineer, over the Development Services and Permits Program. Lee was the youngest female Deputy Engineer to hold the position.

During her City of L.A. tenure, Lee also worked for the Harbor Department, as a project manager overseeing multi-million-dollar programs. In this role, she mentored student engineers and young associates.

Miss Lee is enthusiastic about coaching young individuals and encouraging enthusiastic, up-and-coming engineers to give a realistic view of life in the professional industry. She embraces both a large-scale strategic view, as well as being attentive to the detailed elements. She considers technical and soft skill perspective to be a successful, well-rounded engineer. Miss Lee attended University of California, Irvine, California State University at Long Beach, and Loyola Marymount University, to obtain her bachelors and Master’s in Civil Engineering. In addition to her Professional Engineering license and Master’s degree, she is S.H.R.M certified, ENV-SP certified, PMP trained, and aims to continue learning. She participates in several community groups, professional societies and technical programs to develop and share professional development and wisdom, with the hopes of bettering the community.

With Closing Speaker:

Evelyn Cortez-Davis, Chief of Staff for the Water System
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

Evelyn Cortez-Davis, P.E., BCEE is the Chief of Staff for the Water System at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the largest municipal utility in the USA. She has over 30 years of water industry experience in the areas of engineering design, planning, pipeline construction, asset management, water operations, recycled water, water supply, conservation, groundwater remediation, and environmental compliance. As Chief of Staff supporting LADWP’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Engineer, Evelyn supports Department-wide strategic initiatives, including enterprise performance management, process improvements, sustainability initiatives, equity strategies, and culture management. In her most recent prior role, she was the first Latina to serve as LADWP Director of Water Engineering, overseeing the planning, design, and delivery of major infrastructure projects to supply reliable water to the 4 million people of the City of Los Angeles. She has also served as the Assistant Director of Water Resources and was the first woman to serve as Assistant Director of Water Operations. She has served on the Colorado River Board of California, on the Board of Directors of the National Water Research Institute, and on the Board of Trustees of WateReuse California. A first-generation immigrant from El Salvador, Evelyn earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from UCLA. She is a registered Civil Engineer in California and is a Board Certified Environmental Engineer.

2024 Sponsorship Opportunities

The ASCE LA Section is now accepting sponsors for the 2024 ASCE LA Section Awards and Officer Installation, to be held in Los Angeles on September 28, 2024.

We are pleased to offer a variety of sponsorship packages to fit every budget and visibility goal, all while providing all sponsors a weekly reach of 7,500 local civil engineers, by promoting their generous support in our newsletter.

Please inquire below to check availability, and one of our team members will be happy to share the first step in how your company’s generosity and its logo can be displayed during the Section’s most popular event of the year.

BECOME A SPONSOR

Click HERE to send a contact request to ASCE LA Section staff. Our office will respond within 24-48 hours.

Bronze – $2,000

• 4 tickets (Shared table)
• Banquet Recognition
• Logo on promo materials and program
• Social media recognition

Silver – $4,000

• 6 tickets (Shared table)
• Banquet Recognition
• Logo on promo materials and program
• Social media recognition
• Job posting for one month on newsletter
• Company Booth

Gold – $6,000

• 8 tickets (full reserved table)
• Banquet recognition
• Logo on promo materials and program
• Social media recognition
• Job posting for one month on newsletter
• Company Booth
• Logo on name badges or drink tickets
• 3 minute company presentation at event

Click HERE to send a contact request to ASCE LA Section staff. Our office will respond within 24-48 hours.