ASCE El Paso Branch

ASCE Engineering Community Panel
2025-01-28 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Denver) | Deadbeach Brewery, 3200 Durazno Ave, El Paso, TX, 79905, United States
To register with our early birds price of $30 through PayPal, click here.
Pay $35 after Friday, January 24th or at the door.

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ASCE Community Panel Speakers
Irazema Rojas, PE, Chief Engineering Officer – Engineering Services, EPWU
Marty Boyd, Director of Advanced Transportation Planning, TXDOT
Yvette Hernandez, PE, City Engineer, COEP
Michael McElroy, Planning and Development Director, El Paso County

Richie Hernandez - TWDB
2025-02-26 11:30 - 13:00 | Deadbeach Brewery, 3200 Durazno Ave, El Paso, TX, 79905, United States
To register with our early birds price of $35 through PayPal, click here.
Our February luncheon meeting will be held on February 26th. For more meeting information please see flyer below. We are excited to invite you all to a new venue this month!
Please note the venue change for this meeting: Deadbeach Brewery – 3200 Durazno Ave

Speaker Bio:
Richie Hernandez serves as the State NFIP Coordinator and Community Assistance Program Manager with the Texas Water Development Board. He initially joined the TWDB Flood Outreach Team in 2008 after serving as a floodplain administrator for a pair of communities in far west Texas. Richie’s background spans from non-profit management to serving Texans through several state agencies such as the Office of the Texas Secretary of State and TWDB. He spent at least a decade managing public water, wastewater and housing programs at the county and city level as well as led a municipal utility district in the El Paso region.

Christina Montoya-Halter & Angel Bustamante - El Paso Water - Pure Water Center – EPWater’s Advanced Water Purification Facility
2025-03-26 11:30 - 13:00 | Deadbeach Brewery, 3200 Durazno Ave, El Paso, TX, 79905, United States
To register with our early birds price of $35 through PayPal, click here.
Our March luncheon meeting will be held on March 26th. For more meeting information please see flyer below. Please click link above or scan QR code from flyer to register!
Please note the venue for this meeting: Deadbeach Brewery – 3200 Durazno Ave

Speaker Bios:
Christina Montoya-Halter has 24 years of media, communications and marketing experience. She is the Communications and Marketing Manager for EPWater, overseeing internal and external communications. Previously, she was a broadcast journalist at the ABC and NBC news affiliates in El Paso. She is President of WateReuse Texas and is serving her third term on the AWWA Public Affairs Council. Montoya graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Southern California. Her work in communications and public outreach has been awarded at local, state and national levels.
Angel Bustamante graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso. He is currently the Wastewater Systems Division Manager in Operations for EPWater. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the States of Texas and California and is a licensed water/wastewater operator with a Class A license in drinking water and a Class C license in wastewater treatment from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Ron Reichert - ETHICS Presentation
2025-04-23 11:30 - 13:00 | Deadbeach Brewery, 3200 Durazno Ave, El Paso, TX, 79905, United States
Please join us April 23rd at our monthly branch meeting featuring our ETHICS credit for the year. More details are included in the flyer below. Please note the venue for this meeting is the Tech H2O Center and we are offering discounted pricing for all public sector attendees.
To register for this meeting please click the following or scan the QR code below:
Private Sector – $25 – Click here
Public Sector – $16 – Click here

Speaker Bios:
Ron Reichert earned his BS in Civil Engineering from Drexel University in Philadelphia. Numerous jobs and adventures across the country led Ron to Texas where he became heavily involved in ASCE. He has served as Texas Section VP Technical, been chair of or member of CECON or Texas Section conference planning committees 14 times and has participated in dozens of events and committees at multiple branches. Ron and AmeriTex are members of and/or sponsors of 8 ASCE Branches and have sponsored over 1,800 students from 11 different schools to attend ASCE Branch meetings, CECON, or Symposium. Ron is also active in multiple chapters of APWA, SAME, AGC, and ASHE, and is a Board member of IAI. Additionally, Ron serves on and participates in multiple standards and specifications committees at ASTM and AASHTO, and provides educational seminars to over 1,000 engineers annually. Currently, Ron assists on the Houston Branch Technical Committee and serves as Practitioner Advisor to Texas Southern University. Ron is a native of Baltimore, Maryland, and currently resides in The Woodlands.

ASCE El Paso May Meeting - Dr. Mark Boyd, P.E.
2025-05-28 11:30 - 13:00 | Deadbeach Brewery, 3200 Durazno Ave, El Paso, TX, 79905, United States
Please join us May 28th at our monthly branch meeting featuring the ASCE Texas Section President Dr. Mark Boyd, P.E.
Dr. Boyd will give us an insight on the recently released Texas Infrastructure Report Card as well as the initiatives going in at ASCE.
More details are included in the flyer below. Please note the venue for this meeting is Park Tavern. Thank you to our monthly sponsor Huitt Zollars!
To register for this meeting please click the following link or scan the QR code below:
Register here.

ASCE El Paso October 1st Meeting - Dr. Paola Bandini, P.E.
2025-10-01 11:30 - 13:00 | Park Tavern, 204 E. Mills Ave, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States
Please join us on Tuesday, October 1st at our Monthly Branch Meeting for the Annual Officer Installations.We are honored to welcome Paola Bandini, ASCE Region 6 Governor and Wells-Hatch Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at New Mexico State University, who will lead the installation ceremony and share in this special occasion with us.
More details are included in the flyer below.
Please note the venue for this meeting is Park Tavern.
To register for this meeting please click the following link or scan the QR code below:
Register here.

ASCE El Paso November 5th Meeting - Adam Wickersham - El Paso Water
2025-11-05 11:30 - 13:00 | Deadbeach Brewery, 3200 Durazno Ave, El Paso, TX, 79905, United States
Please join us on Tuesday, November 5th at our Monthly Branch Meeting at Deadbeach Brewery – 3200 Durazno Ave, El Paso, TX 79905
We will be in the newly renovated space – some images are included below!

More details are included in the flyer below.

To register for this meeting please click the following link or scan the QR code below:

Register here.

ASCE El Paso January 28th Meeting - Stormwater Panel
2026-01-28 11:30 - 13:00 | TecH2O Center, 10751 Montana Ave, El Paso, TX, 79935, United States
Join us on January 28 for our monthly ASCE branch meeting to be held at EPWater’s TecH2O Center located at 10751 Montana AveThis month, we are excited to host a panel of Stormwater Experts who will share their insights and experience. More details are included in the flyer below. We encourage your participation, please help us shape the discussion by submitting thoughtful questions for the panel using the following link:Questions for Stormwater PanelTo register for this meeting please scan the QR code included on the flyer below or click on the link below. Cost for attendance is $25 General Public, $17 Public Sector Employees.General Public Register Here Public Sector Employees Register HereWe look forward to seeing you there.

TecH2O Center @ 10751 Montana Ave.

ASCE El Paso February 25th General Meeting - Surveying 101
2026-02-25 11:30 - 13:00 | Deadbeach Brewery, 3200 Durazno Ave, El Paso, TX, 79905, United States
Join us on February 25th for our monthly ASCE El Paso Branch meeting at DeadBeach Brewery, 3200 Durazno Ave from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM.This month’s topic is “Surveying 101”, featuring presentations by Jesus “Daniel” Ibarra, PE, RPLS (TxDOT District Surveyor; Owner, Precision Land Surveyors; TSPS Chapter President) and Dean Van Matre, RPLS (Owner & Professional Land Surveyor, Great Western Land Surveying & Consulting). They will share their knowledge and experience in the field of surveying covering foundational principles, real-world applications, and the critical role surveying plays in the successful planning, design, and construction of infrastructure projects. To register for this meeting please scan the QR code or by clicking on the link below. Cost for attendance is $35 General Public ($45 at the door!) Register Here We look forward to seeing you there.

DeadBeach Brewery @ 3200 Durazno Ave.

4th Annual Women in Engineering Brunch and Mixer
2026-03-07 09:00 - 12:00 | Tomás Rivera Conference Center, 351 W University Ave, El Paso, Texas, 79902, United States
Dear ASCE Members,

You are invited to attend the Women in Engineering Brunch and Mixer hosted by the ASCE Texas Section – El Paso Branch Younger Member Group.

Saturday, March 79:00 AM – 12:00 PMTomás Rivera Conference Center (TRCC)UTEP Union Building East, Room 308

Join us for a morning of networking, connection, and celebration of women in engineering. This is a great opportunity to engage with fellow professionals and students in our local engineering community.

Please RSVP using the QR code on the attached flyer. We hope to see you there!

ASCE El Paso March 31st General Meeting - Expansion WWTP Project using Progressing DB
2026-03-31 11:30 - 13:00 | Deadbeach Brewery, 3200 Durazno Ave, El Paso, TX, 79905, United States
Join us on Tuesday, March 31st for our monthly ASCE El Paso Branch meeting at DeadBeach Brewery (3200 Durazno Ave, El Paso, TX 79905) from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM.

This month’s presentation will cover the Expansion of the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant Using Progressive Design-Build, presented by Gilbert Anaya, Ph.D., Division Chief of the Environmental Management Division at U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission.

More details are included in the flyer below. We encourage your participation and look forward to an engaging and informative discussion. This is a great opportunity to connect with fellow professionals and gain insight into a major regional wastewater project with international significance.

To register for this meeting, please click HERE or scan the QR code included on the flyer below. Pre-registering is highly recommended.Cost: $35 ($45 at the door). Special thanks to our meeting sponsor, Moreno Cardenas Inc., for their support.

ASCE El Paso May 12th General Meeting - Engineering Ethics Jeopardy!
2026-05-12 11:30 - 13:00 | TecH2O Center, 10751 Montana Ave, El Paso, TX, 79935, United States
Join us on Tuesday, May 12th for our monthly ASCE El Paso Branch meeting at the TechH2O Center (10751 Montana Ave, El Paso, TX 79935) from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM.

This month’s meeting will feature an interactive and engaging session, Engineering Ethics Jeopardy!, hosted by Andrew Hunt, P.E., Senior Vice President for Project Control of Texas. This fun, game-based format will challenge your knowledge of engineering ethics while reinforcing key principles relevant to our profession.

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More details are included in the flyer below. We encourage your participation and look forward to a dynamic and informative session. This is a great opportunity to network with fellow professionals while sharpening your understanding of ethical practices in engineering.

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Register for this meeting using the following links:Public Sector employees use this LinkPrivate Sector employees use this Link Or you can scan the appropriate QR code on the flyer (Public Sector or Private Sector). Pre-registration is highly recommended.

Cost: Public Sector: $18 | Private Sector: $25

Special thanks to our meeting sponsor, Jobe, for their support.We look forward to seeing you there!

ASCE El Paso June 17th General Meeting - Downtown Deck Plaza: A Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity to Elevate the 10
2026-06-17 11:30 - 13:00 | Deadbeach Brewery, 3200 Durazno Ave, El Paso, TX, 79905, United States
Join us on Wednesday, June 17th for our monthly ASCE El Paso Branch meeting at

DeadBeach Brewery (3200 Durazno Ave, El Paso, TX 79905) from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM.

This month’s meeting will feature Tracy J. Yellen, Chief Executive Officer of the Paso del Norte Health Foundation and Paso del Norte Community Foundation, and Nicholette Ruiz, Founder and Lead Consultant at Convene PR, presenting “Downtown Deck Plaza: A Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity to Elevate the 10.” This presentation will highlight the vision for the Downtown Deck Plaza and its potential to reconnect, enhance, and create new opportunities for downtown El Paso.

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More details are included in the flyer below. We encourage your participation and look forward to an informative discussion on this important community project. This is a great opportunity to network with fellow professionals while learning more about a transformative initiative for our region.

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Register for this meeting by scanning the QR code on the flyer or by clicking on this LINK. Pre-registration is highly recommended.Early Registration: $35 | At the Door: $45

Special thanks to our meeting sponsor, Terracon, for their support.We look forward to seeing you there!
