2025
SME TUCSON SECTION BOARD MEMBERS

ELECTED OFFICERS

CHAIR, JOSEPH KEFFER
Freeport-McMoRan 
jkeffer@fmi.com  |  www.fcx.com 

VICE-CHAIR, OMAR SMITH
WSP
omar.smith@wsp.com |  www.wsp.com

TREASURER, SARAH MCCRAREN
McCraren Compliance
sarah@mccrarencompliance.com  |  www.mccrarencompliance.com

RECORDING SECRETARY, HANNAH EPPARD
Piteau Associates
heppard@piteau.com  |  www.piteau.com

APPOINTED COMMITTEE CHAIRS

IMMEDIATE PAST-CHAIR, CHRIS PETERS
Montgomery & Associates
cpeters@elmontgomery.com  |  www.elmontgomery.com

PR & SCHOLARSHIP CHAIR, OMAR SMITH
WSP
omar.smith@wsp.com |  www.wsp.com

WEBMASTER, LILIANA PINEDO
WSP
liliana.pinedo@wsp.com |  www.wsp.com

MEMBERSHIP CHAIR, KATIE ELIZABETH SLAUGHTER
Komatsu 
katie.slaughter@global.komatsu  |  www.komatsu.com 

PROGRAMS CHAIR, BILL OPPENHEIMER
M3 Engineering & Technology
william.oppenheimer@m3eng.com  |  www.m3eng.com

SPONSORSHIP CHAIR, PETER AUGUSTINE
Freeport-McMoRan
paugusti@fmi.com  |  www.fcx.com 

U OF A SME REPRESENTATIVE - PRESIDENT, ALEXIS RYLAARSDAM
The University of Arizona
uarizonasme@gmail.com  | www.uarizonasme.com