2026
SME TUCSON SECTION BOARD MEMBERS

ELECTED OFFICERS

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

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

TREASURER, SARAH MCCRAREN

McCraren Compliance

sarah@mccrarencompliance.com  |  www.mccrarencompliance.com

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

APPOINTED COMMITTEE CHAIRS

IMMEDIATE PAST-CHAIR, JOSEPH KEFFER
Freeport-McMoRan

jkeffer@fmi.com  |  www.fcx.com

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, JAMES NICKELS

jnickels@fmi.com  |  www.fcx.com

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

SPONSORSHIP CHAIR, MARK ADKINS

DHX Software
madkins@dhxsoftware.com  |  www.dhxsoftware.com 

SOCIAL/PR CHAIR, ASHLEY HEIDA

Analytical Mineset

aheida@analyticalmineset.com  |  www.analyticalmineset.com 

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