11/24/2025

ACEC Ohio Graduates 7th Rising Leader Class

ACEC Ohio just wrapped up our 2025-2026 Rising Leader program. This is the seventh year for our ACEC Ohio Rising Leader Program, with 22 participants representing 21 different engineering companies in Ohio.

2025-2026 Rising Leader Class:

Anu Akuraju, Compass Infrastructure Group

Chad Boyer, ms consultants, inc.

Chip Cunning, Mannik & Smith Group

Chris Dekle, OHM Advisors

Cory Larkin, Michael Baker International

Gina Masell Haylett, Jones & Henry

Jacob Rettig, Lanham Engineering

James Leblond, HDR

Jerod Hiller, AMT Engineering

Jerry W. Curry Jr., DGL Consulting Engineers

Jordan Luther, CHA Consulting

Kevin Coon, Osborn Engineering

Kevin Randall, HNTB

Kylor Johnson, CTL Engineering

Marcus Stoltzfus, Colliers Engineering

Michael Vogt, EL Robinson Engineering

Mike Taricska, Burgess & Niple

Nicholas Goodman, Stantec

Paige Sechrist, Woolpert

Samantha Robbins, STONE Environmental

Tyler Ruble, Mannik & Smith Group

Will Holik, Jacobs

Our 2025-2026 Rising Leaders will be recognized at our 2026 Engineering Excellence Awards ceremony on Thursday, February 19, at The Exchange at Bridge Park in Dublin, Ohio.

Information for next year’s Rising Leader program will be released in early 2026! For more information on the program, please see our webpage here! To nominate yourself or someone within your firm now, please email Lexi Francis at Lexi.francis@acecohio.org.