Charmaine Emanuels, P.E.
Broward Branch President
cemanuels@chenmoore.com
Charmaine Emanuels is an Associate Engineer with Chen Moore and Associates in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with over 3 years of consulting experience. She specializes in stormwater master planning and modeling, as well as underground utility design and construction administration services. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Florida International University (2019) and first joined ASCE as a student member in 2015. Charmaine currently serves as the Broward Branch President and also serves as the Treasurer for the Florida Engineering Society – Broward Chapter.
Elias Guevara, P.E.
Broward Branch President-Elect
eguevara@eacconsult.com
Elias Guevara, P.E. is an Engineer with EAC Consulting. He has been involved with the Broward Branch for several years, previously serving as the scholarship chair and currently serving at the Broward Branch President-Elect.
Juan Carlos Samuel, E.I.
Broward Branch Vice President
jsamuel@fortlauderdale.gov
Juan Carlos Samuel, E.I, ENV SP is a Project Manager with the City of Fort Lauderdale, within the Public Works and Stormwater Engineering Division. He has been involved with the Broward Branch for several years, previously serving as the Engineering Encounters (ASCE Bridge Florida) chair.
Dronix Suarez, E.I.
Broward Branch Secretary
dsuarez@millerlegg.com
Dronix Suarez is a civil engineer with 9 years of experience in the areas of drainage, land development and capacity analysis. His experience includes neighborhood improvements, site development and design of utilities, analysis of pump station runtimes and the impact these have on their distribution areas, and mathematical modeling of stormwater events.
Dronix, is involved multiple communities; The current secretary for ASCE Broward branch, Rotary club of Weston as well as involved with the veteran community. Additionally, he has also worked with high school students through volunteer tutoring.
Jospeh Carothers, P.E.
Broward Branch Treasurer
jcarothers@ardurra.com
Joe Carothers, P.E. is a Lead Project Engineer with the Corradino Group in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He has been involved in ASCE for the past two years, serving in both the Community Outreach Chair and the Younger Member Group Chair positions. His engineering experience includes design and modeling of water and wastewater systems, stormwater and site design, and construction administration. He graduated from Virginia Tech in 2016 and has been working in Fort Lauderdale ever since.
Jessica Diaz, P.E.
Broward Branch Past-President
jdiaz@chenmoore.com
Jessica Diaz, P.E. is a Project Engineer with Chen Moore and Associates, focusing on underground utility design and construction administration. She has over four years of engineering consulting experience, focusing on underground utility design and construction administration throughout South Florida. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (2016) and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering (2019) from the University of Florida. She first joined ASCE as a student member and continues as an active member of the Broward Branch serving as the Bowl-A-Thon Co-Chair (2017-2020), Treasurer (2020-2021), Secretary (2020-2021) and the ASCE Broward County Branch President (2023-2024).
Alex Lazowick, P.E.
Broward Branch Advisor
alazowick@keithteam.com
Alex Lazowick currently serves as the firm’s President and Principal in Charge, where he is a responsible for the daily operations of the company as well as providing business development opportunities within all sectors of the firm. Alex plays an integral role determining long-term strategic goals and direction of the firm. He continues to lead, inspire, and direct the growth of KEITH during this exciting time. He further attends many political and philanthropic events in the community.
Chair Positions
| Younger Member’s Group David Illingworth | Contact at: dillingworth@keithteam.com |
| Bowlathon Lauren Johnson | Contact at: ljohnson@thompson-inc.com |
| Engineer for a Day James Messick | Contact at: jmessick@cgasolutions.com |
| Scholarship Vithu Suthakaran | Contact at: vsuthakaran@chenmoore.com |
| Social Media Mathew Aleman Kristen Lawlor | Contact at: maleman@chenmoore.com klawlor@keithteam.com |
| Webmaster Matheus Dutra | Contact at: mdutra@eacconsult.com |
| Community Outreach Claudia Bustamante | Contact at: cbustamante@hbcengineeringco.com |
| Tri-County Event Dronix Suarez | Contact at: dsuarez@millerlegg.com |
| Gold Tournament Geoffrey Chong | Contact at: geoffrey.chong@kimley-horn.com |
| Professional Development Karla Caez | Contact at: karla.caez@hdrinc.com |
| UESI Daniel Checchia | Contact at: daniel.checchia@colliersengineering.com |
| COPRI Leonard Barrera Allen | Contact at: lbarrera@cumminscederberg.com |
| Membership Niles Warrick | Contact at: nwarrick@keithteam.com |