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Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2018

PEOPLE PLANET

PROFITS

Living the Legacy

This year’s theme of “living the legacy” honors our story of growth and giving back to our communities over the last 60 years. With over 170 professionals in four office locations across three states (Nebraska, Colorado, and Missouri), we are excited to reflect on 2018, and share the incredible community stories throughout this report. Enjoy!

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About this report

On the coverIn 2018, Lamp Rynearson assisted engineering students at the University of Nebraska Omaha on their senior design class project.

Living The Legacy As we enter our 60th year as professionals, Lamp Rynearson has launched a new brand for this significant anniversary. We are not just ready for change - we embrace it. A new look and image for a name that has lived well and long. A renewed course will carry us forward underscored with the same commitment to clients, employees and communities. Our purpose statement and core values are always front and center, inside and outside of the office. This is a defining principle and one of which I am most proud. Our 2018 Corporate Social Responsibility Report summarizes our “culture of giving back” and the actions that define that culture. What drives us at Lamp Rynearson? We seek a balance focused on people, planet and profits. PEOPLE – Employee development is a mainstay of our direction and includes encouraging volunteering from all staff members.PLANET – Our projects last for generations and design must be based on long-term thinking regarding their social and environmental impacts. PROFITS – Defined strategies are implemented that increase business allowing us the good fortune to share profits with civic, professional and charitable organizations.Having worked with our talented team of employees at each of our office locations, I realize the importance and opportunities leadership

brings. Leadership not just from a few, but from many. This leadership is present not only in our day-to-day work, but also as illustrated in the efforts we take on as volunteers, and through the profits we are fortunate enough to share in the form of donations. Being president of this firm is an honor. Enjoy our report. Visit us. Work with us. Join our team. Let’s “Live the Legacy” together.

A Letter From Our President


CORE VALUES• We will foster development of our

employee’s professional, personal, and family lives.

• We are committed to integrity, honesty and ethics.

• We will contribute to the advancement of our professions and our communities.

• Innovation, creativity and quality are the foundation of our business.

• We are committed to financial stability to ensure control of our own destiny.

TO LEAVE A LEGACY OF ENDURING IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR COMMUNITIES, WHILE PERPETUATING OUR COMPANY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS

– Purpose Statement

175EMPLOYEES

159 participate in civic, professional, and charitable endeavors

50COMMUNITY

& PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

A Snapshot

OVER

$140,000

helped through employee volunteer hours Charitable Contributions and positively impact 55 organizations

See full list of professional affiliations and employee recognitions

See full list of organizations served See full list of organizations donated to



Aaron Grote, PE ACEC Nebraska and National Young Professional of the YearAt 19 years old, Aaron Grote interviewed for an internship at Lamp Rynearson and never looked back. He says, “I had no idea how important that interview was going to be.” Aaron accepted the job and set his course. From intern to Senior Project Engineer over the past 15 years, Aaron has become a significant contributor to both company and community. In 2018, Aaron received double honors - as a 2018 ACEC Nebraska and ACEC National Young Professional of the Year. Work Here. Grow Here. Aaron is just one example of Lamp Rynearson employees who have chosen to work and grow at Lamp Rynearson. We’re only as good as the people who make up our business. Dedicated to providing the tools and resources necessary for Lamp Rynearson employees to be their best – in and out of the office – make this place a great place to work.

PEOPLEEngineering Change Lab – USALamp Rynearson continues to be a leader in the Engineering Change Lab – USA movement, with Mike McMeekin and Nancy Pridal both serving on the National Steering Committee. The vision of ECL-USA is that the engineering community should take on a leadership role in serving as stewards of technology and the environment, helping society navigate an uncertain future. ECL-USA is the catalyst for this change in the engineering community.Three ECL-USA summits were held in 2018. The first two took place in February and June, with Lamp Rynearson again serving as host. Summit 3 took place in October in Denver. Ongoing ECL-USA initiatives are focused on K-20 Education, Public Policy, Future of Consulting Engineering, Engineering Licensure, Emerging Technologies Impacting the Engineering Community, and Communication Strategy.

ACE Mentor Program of OmahaThis year Lamp Rynearson again led the way in the operation of the Omaha affiliate of the ACE Mentor Program of America. ACE Mentor is a national organization. Its mission - to inspire high school students to pursue careers in architecture, construction and engineering. This year’s program will include 13 student teams at six high schools, one team at the Omaha Public Schools Career Center, and two teams from the NorthStar Foundation after-school program. Over 100 students and 50 mentors are participating. ACE will award $50,000 in scholarships.

Commitment to ACE from Our Staff:• Mike McMeekin serves as Chairman of the

affiliate Board of Directors. • Leslie Peterson is serving on the Public

Relations and Fund-Raising Committee.• Kortney Brown, Mitch Kennedy, Mainor Martinez,

Mike McMeekin, Mike Sharp and Caleb VanWeelden are volunteering as mentors.


PEOPLEMentoring: a win for the student, a win for the mentor. We all benefit.

Click to see a full list of all mentoring and educational outreach activities.


John Hill, PEHabitat for Humanity Omaha (HFHO) Construction Volunteer of the YearJohn has been a HFHO volunteer for 17 years and was recognized in by the organization for his efforts. In 2018, John volunteered over 230 hours and drove 2,000 miles for Habitat projects – numbers indicative of John’s passion as a volunteer. Some of John’s hours were used to build a home in Waterloo, NE. He also builds a picnic table to donate to each home he works on. Thanks, John!

PEOPLEKelvin WieseColorado 4x4 Rescue and RecoveryIn 2018, Kelvin was accepted in the Colorado 4x4 Rescue and Recovery club. Their mission? To rescue adventurers who end up stranded in Colorado backcountry and help them find their way home. 4x4 is a hobby for Kelvin – the rescue and recovery club put his passion for volunteering and love of 4x4 together.

Laura Gray, PEKansas City Metro ArtsSince 1991, Laura Gray has been supporting the Kansas City Metro arts by playing viola. In 2018, she played in the pit orchestra for Leawood Stage Company’s production of West Side Story. Leawood Stage Company is a non-profit community theater group partially funded through the City of Leawood’s Park and Recreation. She also plays multiple times a year at various assisted living centers with a small orchestra.


ColoradoAssociated General Contractors (AGC) ColoradoBrighton Help for Homes Colorado 4x4 Rescue and Recovery The Doc Anderson Toy Drive Generosity Feeds Habitat for Humanity:Intermountain Summer Roundup Event Larimer County 4-Wheel Drive ClubMake-A-Wish ColoradoThe Original GrowlerThe Poudre PourProfessional Land Surveyors of Colorado (PLSC)Ride the RockiesRonald McDonald HouseUniversity of Colorado Health

PEOPLEKansas CityACEC MissouriAmerican Water Works Association (Kansas Section)American Water Works Association (Missouri Section)Central ExchangeChildren’s Mercy Hospital – Happy Kits CollectionsEngineer’s Club of Kansas City (ECKC)Greater Kansas City Science and Engineering FairHarvesters Community Food Network Food Packing EventKansas City Metro ArtsKansas Society of Professional EngineersNational Association of Sewer Service Companies (NASSCO), Infrastructure Condition Assessment Committee, Canada and North AmericaProvidence School of ArtsTower to Tower 5KWater Environment Association (Kansas Section)

OmahaAll Play Miracle BaseballAmerican Red CrossAqua Africa RunBoys Town Holiday ConcertBoys Town School Speech and Poetry Contest JudgingBusiness Ethics AllianceChildren’s Hospital & Medical Center, Child Life ProgramCREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) Omaha MetroCorporate Cycling ChallengeEngineers Without Borders, University of Nebraska Chapter (EWB-NU) Run/WalkFood Bank for the Heartland Strike Out Hunger CampaignHabitat for Humanity Omaha (HFHO)Heartland 2050Keep Omaha BeautifulOmaha by DesignOmaha Street SchoolOperation Christmas ChildParent LifeSalvation Army Angel TreeV.J. Skutt Catholic High School

Community Service Organizations We Proudly Support

Granby FlumeNorthern Colorado Water Conservancy District (Northern Water) commissioned our team to provide survey and engineering services to address inefficiencies of the Granby Parshall Flume located on the scenic Colorado River, downstream of Granby Dam. The project? Solve the overtopping of the existing structure and allow for safe passage of the rainbow and brown trout.

PLANETThe AtlasThe creation of a 40-acre urban watershed in view of an updated hospital converted into over 700 apartments is one of the sustainable designs incorporated into The Atlas. In addition, a large, impervious parking lot has been replaced with a green “front lawn” used by residents. Located near the Creighton University campus and highlighted by a large pedestrian walking bridge spanning the Interstate, the Atlas’ city location is truly walkable - near churches, Midtown Crossing, Turner Park, NoDo and Gifford Park, encouraging further neighborhood redevelopment.

Town Fork Creek Neighborhood Sewer RehabilitationIn 2018, Lamp Rynearson was tasked with evaluating and creating a rehabilitation plan for small sewer mains throughout the Town Fork Creek neighborhood of Kansas City, MO. This project, associated with the Federal Consent Decree, is part of Kansas City’s Overflow Control Program – the largest infrastructure investment in Kansas City’s history. The goal of this program is to reduce harmful pollutants entering streams and rivers by reducing overflow events from combined sewer systems and improve the overall health of Kansas City’s water resources.


Tyler Richard’s Eagle Scout ProjectLamp Rynearson assisted Tyler Richards, a local Boy Scout, with conceptual layout and graphic production for his “First Responders” memorial at Koch Park in Ralston, NE. The end product consisted of three bronze statues and a flagpole placed around a concrete plaza with wooden benches and signage.

UNO Civil Engineering Senior Design ProjectIn 2018, Lamp Rynearson team members Joe Zadina, Mike Deboer, Tom Glidewell, and Randy Kuszak assisted engineering students at the University of Nebraska Omaha on their senior design class project. The project involved a combination of site selection, master planning and improvements design for a potential youth baseball/softball complex for the city of Yutan, NE. Lamp Rynearson collected topographic and aerial imagery data to provide topographic information for use by the class in their designs. Additionally, Lamp Rynearson provided the students guidance on selection factors during an onsite field visit, training in the use of Civil 3d for grading, and help with the cost estimation process.


PROFIT Pro Bono Work

Harvesters Food NetworkLamp Rynearson volunteers gave their time at this event on September 11th and helped provide meals for 141,500 people. Harvesters Community Food Network is a regional food bank serving a 26-county area in northwestern Missouri and northeastern Kansas.

Brighton Help for HomesSix handy Colorado staff volunteered three weekends in the Help for Homes event in the City of Brighton! This effort focused on completing minor maintenance projects for local disabled, elderly and low-income homeowners. The Lamp Rynearson crew rebuilt a deck and removed debris from the rain gutters of a home.


PROFIT Charitable Donations

Salvation Army Angel TreeLamp Rynearson team members spread joy during the holiday season by collecting more than 90 toys for this annual Salvation Army event. The Angel Tree program began over 130 years ago to provide gifts for children of low income families.


Appendix A – Community Service

ColoradoAssociated General Contractors (AGC) Colorado: The AGC of Colorado is Colorado’s leading professional association for the state’s commercial building industry, representing over 500 firms. Candice Hartley supports the Front Range members by hosting AGC meetings in the Fort Collins office.

Brighton Help for Homes: Six handy Colorado staff volunteered three weekends in the Help for Homes event in the City of Brighton! This effort focused on completing minor maintenance projects for local disabled, elderly and low-income homeowners. The Lamp Rynearson crew rebuilt a deck and removed debris from the rain gutters of a home. Nice going, Colorado crew!

Colorado 4x4 Rescue and Recovery: This non-profit organization specializes in vehicle recoveries on 4x4 trails and coordinates with sheriff offices, local police, The US Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and Search and Rescue Teams to support emergency efforts. Kelvin Wiese joined this nationwide group of volunteers at the beginning of 2018.

The Doc Anderson Toy Drive: December 2018 marked the 10th anniversary of the toy drive that started in honor of Doc Anderson, a Navy medical corpsman killed in active duty in Iraq. Doc Anderson was the Toys for Tots coordinator for his military unit, and his parents are continuing his legacy through this program. Thanks, Laine Landau, for volunteering.

Generosity Feeds: Generosity Feeds is an organization dedicated to feeding hungry children in every county across America. Volunteer groups package meals for the organization who then distributes the food locally. Laine was part of a group that shattered the record for most meals packed in an hour – they packed 11,000 meals in 58 minutes! Laine Landau raises her hand again.

Habitat for Humanity: Habitat for Humanity is an international, nonprofit organization whose mission is to build a world where everyone has a decent place to live. The Colorado offices volunteered at a “home build” site providing construction labor to help construct an affordable home for a family in the Colorado community.

Intermountain Summer Roundup Event: Intermountain is a non-profit organization that provides care for youth with mental health illnesses though residential and community-based services. Megan Smith volunteered at their annual Summer Roundup Event, a dinner and auction, that raises funds to maintain group home facilities and provide public outings for youth to practice healthy social skills they learn in Intermountain’s programs.

Larimer County 4-Wheel Drive Club: Also known as The Mountaineers, these Colorado 4-wheel drive enthusiasts play hard and work even harder to keep the trails they enjoy beautiful for their communities. Kelvin Wise has been an active member in the group for many years and participates in the annual trail cleanup. This year the group did maintenance on Kelly Flatts Tail, 7-mile Trail and on Highway 14 Poudre Canyon Road.



ColoradoMake-A-Wish Colorado: Make-A-Wish Colorado has granted more than 5,000 wishes to children who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition. Michael Palizzi and his wife support the organization as volunteer photographers, capturing the joy of wishes being granted. This year they photographed “to be famous” and horseback riding wishes.

The Original Growler: The Original Growler is a weekend of mountain bike racing in Gunnison, Colorado. Kelvin Wiese volunteers at the bacon and aid station to support the event which encourages people to stay active. Part of the proceeds go to maintaining and building new bike trails in Gunnison.

The Poudre Pour: It’s important to care for your local water supply! Six Colorado staff did just that by volunteering at an event to support the Poudre River corridor in March 2018. All fundraising proceeds went to the Poudre Heritage Alliance, a nonprofit that “promotes historical and cultural opportunities, engages people in their river corridor, and inspires learning, preservation, and stewardship”.

Professional Land Surveyors of Colorado (PLSC): Laine Landau, current Director of PLSC, has participated in a leadership role for the last 15 years in the organization and served as the president for the Northern Chapter of PLSC. She volunteered at the annual survey summit and participated in the NOAA GPS on Bench Marks to support the development of GEOID 2018. PLSC is dedicated to the improvement of land surveying education and practice. Regular events are planned to improve the practice within Colorado.

Ride the Rockies: Tom Dea from the TZA office has been an active advocate and director in raising funds for Catholic Charities through The Denver Post’s “Ride the Rockies” cycling event. The annual bicycle tour takes 2,000 cyclists, assisted by more than 100 volunteers, on a 7-day ride on paved roads through Colorado’s Rocky Mountains each June. Thanks, Tom, for all you do for Denver’s homeless.

Ronald McDonald House: Tom Dea and his wife supported their local Ronald McDonald house by volunteering a morning to cook breakfast for the families staying there while their children are in the hospital.

University of Colorado Health: Fort Collins staff donated blood to University of Colorado Health (UCHealth) four times in 2018. UCHealth in Northern Colorado has its own blood donation centers that exclusively support the Poudre Valley Hospital, Medical Center of the Rockies, and Estes Park Medical Center. Thank you, Kelvin Wiese, for your coordination efforts.



Kansas CityACEC Missouri: Tony O’Malley is chairman of the Business Practices committee for ACEC-MO. This committee surveys member firms to compile key issues challenging Missouri engineering businesses. The survey’s results are used to provide meaningful topics for programs, seminars and business roundtable events.

American Water Works Association (Kansas Section): Tony O’Malley is chairman of the KS-AWWA Water for People Committee and organizes the committee’s two fundraisers to support the annual conference. A silent auction and a sporting clays shoot netted proceeds of $5K that were donated to Water for People.

American Water Works Association (Missouri Section): Tony O’Malley is chairman of the Professional Awards Committee that manages the application process and award of the Donald R. Boyd Utility Manager Award and the Dr. Warren A. Kramer Award for publication in the water industry. The Missouri Section of the American Water Works Association promotes the concept of clean, reliable drinking water for the state.

Central Exchange: April Jackson serves on the Program Committee and the Lyceum Committee. The Central Exchange is the greater Kansas City region leading women’s professional organization for networking and education.

Children’s Mercy Hospital – Happy Kits Collections: The Kansas City office helped to make a child’s or parent’s day by assembling Happy Kits, which are used to help patients feel welcome and comfortable during their visit.

Engineer’s Club of Kansas City (ECKC): ECKC is devoted to advancing and promoting the engineering profession and inspiring students to become engineers. Tony O’Malley is President of ECKC for 2018-19. Also, as Student Assistance Committee (SAC) Chairman, Tony coordinates the annual scholarship application and award process. For the 2018-19 school year, ECKC awarded over $95,000 in scholarship funds to 91 undergraduate engineering students from the Kansas City area. The principal fundraiser for ECKC is the Annual Shrimp/Bingo event which is attended by over 1,200 annually. Our Larkin Lamp Rynearson office hosts many clients for this worthwhile social event. Dan Miller, a Past President, is chairman of the ECKC Finance Committee.

Greater Kansas City Science and Engineering Fair: Kyle McCawley volunteered as a judge for the 67th annual fair where students in grades 4-12 present projects from 15 different STEM categories and compete for awards and cash prizes.

Harvesters Community Food Network Food Packing Event: Lamp Rynearson volunteers gave their time at this event on September 11th and helped provide meals for 141,500 people. Harvesters Community Food Network is a regional food bank serving a 26-county area in northwestern Missouri and northeastern Kansas.

Kansas City Metro Arts: Laura Gray supports the Kansas City Metro arts by playing viola. In 2018, she played in the pit orchestra for Leawood Stage Company, a non-profit community theater group partially funded through the City of Leawood’s Park and Recreation. She also plays multiple times a year at various assisted living centers with a small orchestra.



Kansas CityKansas Society of Professional Engineers: Dan Miller serves on the Government Relations Committee of the state society and works with engineers across Kansas to provide technical assistance to state legislators, assist with the elections of legislators that have interests in common with the society, and comment on legislation of interest to the engineering community.

National Association of Sewer Service Companies (NASSCO), Infrastructure Condition Assessment Committee, Canada and North America: Laura Gray is a member of the Infrastructure Assessment Committee which aids NASSCO in the organizations mission to set standards for the assessment, maintenance and rehabilitation of underground infrastructure and to continue the acceptance and growth of trenchless technologies. The Committee supports development of NASSCO technical programs, authors articles for various trade magazines, and provides peer reviews for NASSCO manual of practice and other documents.

Providence School of Arts: Andrew Conard serves on the school board of the new elementary school located in urban Kansas City, Missouri. The school seeks to provide high quality holistic education opportunities to students of all backgrounds.

Tower to Tower 5K: Raised money for Water for People. 2.1 billion people around the world don’t have access to safe water and 4.5 billion lack access to adequate sanitation. Women and children spend more than four hours walking for water each day, and more than 840,000 people die each year from water-related diseases. Water for People exists to promote the development of high-quality drinking water and sanitation services, accessible to all, and sustained by strong communities, businesses, and governments. We’re working to reach Everyone Forever.

Water Environment Association (Kansas Section): Laura Gray serves as Chair of the KWEA Collection Systems Committee. Their goal is to preserve and enhance the quality of water throughout the state of Kansas.



OmahaAll Play Miracle Baseball: Michelle Hilding serves as a volunteer for this non-competitive baseball league for players with special needs.

American Red Cross: Lamp Rynearson conducted four blood drives in Omaha in 2018 providing over 48 pints of blood. In the last five years, our blood drives have collected over 297 pints of blood. The mission of the American Red Cross Biomedical Services is “to fulfill the needs of the American people for the safest, most reliable, and most cost-effective blood services through voluntary donations.” Thank you, John Hill, for all you have done to lead this endeavor for decades.

Aqua Africa Run: Paul Gargarella, Mainor Martinez, Randy Kuszak, Aaron Grote, Joe Flaxbeard, Joe Zadina, Rob Vanderveen, Tyler Klusaw, Jon Carrell and Zack Fergus participated in this 10K run, a benefit for Aqua Africa, carrying hydration packs full of water to raise awareness about the plight of women in the South Sudan who must travel great distances to bring water to their families. Mike McMeekin served as a volunteer for this event.

Boys Town Holiday Concert: Boys Town students, families, staff, and our employees enjoyed a lively concert of Christmas carols when Lamp Rynearson sponsored the annual Christmas concert held at the Boys Town auditorium.

Boys Town School Speech and Poetry Contest Judging: Michelle Hilding and Leslie Peterson volunteer each year as judges for competitions held throughout the school year. Students memorize poems and speeches, reciting them in front of an audience of peers, teachers, and parents. Original presentations are also judged.

Business Ethics Alliance: In 2018 Lamp Rynearson again supported the Greater Omaha Business Ethics Alliance both financially and through active involvement. Nancy Pridal and Mike McMeekin are members of the Alliance’s Board of Trustees. In March of 2018, Mike served as a senior professional mentor at the Alliance’s Speed Ethics Networking event for young professionals. In October, our firm sponsored one of the Alliance’s quarterly luncheons.

Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, Child Life Program: Every week, John Beck spends an evening assisting families with children staying in the hospital. Volunteers with the Child Life Program provide rest and meal breaks to parents, games and movies to help families pass the time, and comfort when a family member can’t be present.



OmahaCREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) Omaha Metro: Ready to celebrate its 10th year as a local chapter of CREW Network, past presidents planned a gala for early ’19. Leslie Peterson served on a committee of past presidents.

Corporate Cycling Challenge: Scott Austin once again organized and led the Omaha office’s 21 riders in the 2018 Corporate Cycling Challenge. Proceeds from the event will be used for trail development in the Greater Omaha and Eastern Nebraska area.

Engineers Without Borders, University of Nebraska Chapter (EWB-NU) Run/Walk: Lamp Rynearson again sponsored the annual run/walk supporting the work the EWB-NU does around the world. Current projects include a program in Madagascar to help communities meet their drinking water and energy needs, and a program in Zambia focused on access to medical care and clean drinking water.

Food Bank for the Heartland Strike Out Hunger Campaign: Lamp Rynearson participated in the Food Bank’s summer food drive for the 7th consecutive year. This year, Lamp Rynearson employees donated a total of 7,307 meals.

Habitat for Humanity Omaha (HFHO): Lamp Rynearson staff Matt Tinkham, Elizabeth Kreher, Joe Flaxbeard, Paul Gargarella, and Mainor Martinez participated in a HFH build project consisting of multiple tasks. Volunteers spent the day; installing kitchen cabinets, setting doors, trimming walls, and removing sidewalk forms along with other miscellaneous tasks for a home in Omaha.

Heartland 2050: Nancy Pridal is the Heartland 2050 RPAC Committee Chair and on the Regional Planning Action Committee. Mike McMeekin is on the Infrastructure Committee. Zack Fergus is on the Natural Resources Committee and a member of the Trails, Parks, and Green Space working group. Heartland 2050 connects people through regional thinking and provides a roadmap for strategic and proactive efforts across greater Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area.

Keep Omaha Beautiful: Lamp Rynearson teamed with Keep Omaha Beautiful (KOB) to educate the public about how to prevent Stormwater pollution through the Only Rain Down the Storm Drain program. This program coordinates volunteers to clean up debris/litter around storm inlets and place “no dumping” labels on the storm inlets. Educational door hangers are provided to neighboring residents informing them on ways to prevent water pollution and ensure only rain goes down the storm drain. LRA volunteers for the event were Rob Vanderveen, Maggie McMeekin, Mike McMeekin, Caleb VanWeelden, Paul Gargarella, Mainor Martinez, and Joe Flaxbeard. Thank you, Mainor, for coordinating this event.



OmahaOmaha by Design: Omaha by Design is a non-profit focused on educating and advocating for urban policy and environmental issues. Mike McMeekin is Chairman of the Board of Directors and a member of the Advisory Committee. Mike also leads a task force that advocates for initiatives and legislation that strengthen redevelopment.

Omaha Street School: Joe Flaxbeard serves on the Board of Directors for the Omaha Street School, a non-profit, alternative high school serving youth in North Omaha. The school provides at-risk teens with personalized education, job and life skills and a moral code. He also serves as chair of the Marketing and Development Committee.

Operation Christmas Child: Operation Christmas Child (OCC) is a ministry supported by Samaritan’s Purse with a primary mission to provide children in third-world countries Christmas gifts and the message of the Gospel. OCC partners with churches, businesses and other organizations to collect and distribute millions of shoeboxes each year. The shoeboxes are packed full of donated toys, school supplies and hygiene items. Since 1993, OCC has provided more than 157 million shoeboxes to children in 160 countries and territories. Dave McIvor serves alongside his wife Kendra as Regional Area Coordinators for the Lower Midwest Region, covering more than 45 counties in eastern Nebraska.

Parent Life: Scott Oswald and his wife Carey volunteer most weeks for Parent Life, a ministry of the Greater Omaha Youth for Christ organization whose mission is to reach expectant and parenting teens and their children. Encompassing a weekly meal and gathering, the goal is to empower parenting teens to make good choices while encouraging

them to further their education and move toward independent living. The ministry is donor supported and provides not only fellowship opportunities but free clothing, diapers, and formula.

Salvation Army Angel Tree: Coordinated by Mainor Martinez and Paul Gargarella, Lamp Rynearson team members collected more than 90 toys for this annual Salvation Army event which began over 130 years ago. Gifts collected are distributed to low-income families in and around Omaha.

V.J. Skutt Catholic High School: Joe Flaxbeard serves on the Board of Directors for Skutt Catholic High School, a coed Archdiocesan high school. He also serves as the chair of the Building and Grounds Committee and was a member of the school’s 2018 Capitol Campaign Leadership Team.


Appendix B – Mentoring and Educational Outreach

MentoringCenter Friends: The KC office is within the Center School District. The Center Friends program matches individuals with high risk (single parent/poverty/etc.) African American students throughout the school district to a mentor. Jon Shellhorn has mentored two students throughout the past year that just needed help in determining career aspirations. This could include applying to college, help with assignments and financial aid for college.

ACE Mentor Program of Greater Kansas City: Autumn Schleicher volunteers at Olathe NW School each week to provide mentoring to students interested in Architecture, Construction or Engineering.

ACE Mentor Program of Omaha: Mike McMeekin serves as Chairman of the affiliate Board of Directors and Leslie Peterson is serving on the Public Relations and Fund-Raising Committee. Kortney Brown, Mitch Kennedy, Mainor Martinez, Mike McMeekin, Mike Sharp and Caleb VanWeelden are volunteering as mentors.

Boys Town Math Mentoring: Matt Nelson and Brett Wawers continue to mentor students through the Boys Town Math Mentoring program.

Omaha South High School: Mike McMeekin and his wife Maggie serve as mentors at the Saturday morning scholarship workshops for students in Omaha South High School’s Dual Language Program.

TeamMates Mentoring Program: Elizabeth Kreher (Peter Kiewit Middle School), Caleb Snyder (Millard North Middle School), Caleb VanWeelden (Skutt Catholic High School), and Joe Zadina (Benson High School & Millard South High School) mentor students through the TeamMates Mentoring Program.

UNO Scott Scholar Mentor Program: As a Scott Scholar Alumni, Matt Nelson volunteers as a mentor to a current civil engineering Scott Scholar student.

Career FairsCedar Bluff High School Career Fair: Kim Shanahan, Caleb VanWeelden, Matt Tinkham, and Mainor Martinez participated in this career fair.

Colorado State University Career Fair: CSU graduates from the Fort Collins office were able to promote their career and Lamp Rynearson at their alma matter during the fall and spring career fairs.

Millard South Career Fair: Zack Fergus and Joe Zadina participated in this career fair.

Skinner Magnet School Career Day: Mainor Martinez participated in this event that allowed 4th and 5th graders to experience the “tools of the trade” through multiple professionals in the Omaha Area. Lamp Rynearson hosted a booth where Mainor shared information about a career in civil engineering and the impacts it makes in our community.

UNO Durham School Career Fair: Young professionals Matt Nelson, Tyler Klusaw, Caleb VanWeelden, Jon Carrell, and Mainor Martinez participated in this event which placed engineering students in the same venue with potential employers. Lamp Rynearson hosted a booth where our young professionals accepted resumes, shared information about their careers, and asked questions pertaining to the students’ career aspirations.


Appendix B – Mentoring and Educational Outreach

STEM PresentationsAcademy of Arts & Knowledge: The third-grade classes at the Academy of Arts & Knowledge learned about aviation through a paper airplane talk presented by Gary Odehnal. At the Academy, students receive robust arts programming that complements their core academics.

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Nebraska Section: Tyler Klusaw, Vice-President of ASCE, chairs the E-Week School Blitz activity where members reach out to schools to coordinate engineers speaking to students about civil engineering. A hands-on activity in their classrooms is part of the blitz.

Avenue Scholars: Jon Carrell presented on the topic of surveying to students from Omaha Public Schools at Metropolitan Community College’s Fort Omaha Campus.

CareerRockit!: An initiative of the Greater Omaha Chamber in partnership with community partners goal is to connect students and young adults with opportunities to move along the learning pipeline, gain applicable knowledge and build excitement for growing career options in greater Omaha. Tyler Klusaw, Matt Tinkham, and Randy Kuszak provided “hands-on” experiences for a group of 30 juniors at Platteview Senior High School exploring careers in design/CAD and construction administration duties.

Cedar Bluffs High School: Kim Shanahan, Joe Zadina, Caleb VanWeelden, Tyler Klusaw and Matt Nelson, Matt Tinkham, and Mike DeBoer presented civil engineering and other related careers to 90 Middle School students each month as part of Cedar Bluffs, Nebraska’s STEM program. In addition, Mike Sharp and Zack Fergus did a presentation on landscape architecture for students. Cedar Bluffs is a rural community about 45 minutes outside of Omaha.

ColoradoFIRST: The mission of ColoradoFIRST is to inspire young people’s interest and participation in science and technology. Colorado region employees volunteered at the FIRST LEGO League Junior expo events in April and December. As reviewers, they talked with students, kindergarten through 4th grade, about the participants’ learning experiences and provided positive feedback.

Dordt College: Matt Tinkham presented the topic of surveying to students in the Engineering and Surveying programs. Dordt College is a liberal arts college located in Sioux Center, Iowa.

Fort Calhoun Community Schools: Matt Tinkham taught three classes to Fort Calhoun 6th Graders. The topics? Land surveying and careers in geomatics, of course!

Lamp Rynearson Field Trips: Students from Dordt College, MCC, Sarpy County STEM, and Cedar Bluffs were led in tours of our office and briefed on what it’s like to work for an engineering firm by a variety of professionals in our office.

Metropolitan Community College Civil Engineering Technology Program: Tom Glidewell, CAD Manager, served as a guest lecturer for an Advanced AutoCAD Civil3D class. Lamp Rynearson also hosted a field trip for Civil Site Design and Advanced AutoCAD Civil3D students at our office.


Appendix C – Employee Recognitions and Professional Affiliations

Employee RecognitionsIt is an honor to recognize Lamp Rynearson Employees who have received awards and honors or served in leadership positions this year.Aaron Grote: ACEC/Nebraska Young Professional of the Year, 2018 ACEC National Young Professional of the Year, Past-President of DBIA Nebraska, and CRE Summit Stakeholders Committee

Bill Knight: Southeast Nebraska Land Surveyors Association Board of Directors

Bryan Kratky: American Concrete Institute Board of Directors

Candice Hartley: IFMA Sponsorships Chair & AGC Northern Colorado Committee Member

Chris Langan: SAME Nebraska 1st Vice President, SAME Resilience Committee and Program Co-Chair for Omaha Post SAME Industry Day

Elizabeth Kreher: President Elect for ASCE – Nebraska Section

Joe Flaxbeard: Graduated ACEC Pathways to Leadership Program

Joe Oetken: Exchange Club of Omaha President, Exchange Club Foundation President, Habitat for Humanity Construction Committee

John Coolidge: Omaha Downtown Improvement District Board of Directors, Sarpy County Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors

John Hill: Recognized as the Habitat for Humanity Omaha’s Construction Volunteer of the Year

Jon Carrell: Southeast Nebraska Land Surveyors Association Board of Directors

Kim Shanahan: Metropolitan Community College Advisory Board

Laine Landau: Director of Professional Land Surveyors of Colorado

Matt Kruse: NSPE Board of Directors – North Central Region Director, NeSPE Legislative Chair, Nebraska Professional Engineer’s Coalition (PEC) – President, NeSPE Eastern Chapter – Inter-Society/E-Week Chair, Legislative/Civic Affairs Chair, Mathcounts Scoring Room Chair, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Membership Committee, ITE Leadership ITE Committee – Finance Chair, MOVITE Spring Meeting Finance Chair, Omaha-Council Bluffs Metropolitan Area Planning Agency (MAPA) TTAC Committee Member, ACEC/NDOT Committee, Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee

Matt Tinkham: Professional Surveyors Association of Nebraska Board of Directors

Michelle Hilding: Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) Board of Directors and SMPS Past Presidents Council

Mike McMeekin: Chairman - ACE Mentor Omaha, Chairman – Omaha by Design Board of Directors, Aqua Africa Board of Directors, Heartland 2050 Infrastructure Committee, Omaha Community Playhouse Foundation Board of Directors, Nebraska League of Conservation Voters Board of Directors

Nancy Pridal: Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and Education Committee, Omaha-Council Bluffs Metropolitan Area Planning Agency (MAPA) Heartland 2050 Regional Planning Advisory Committee Chair, University of Nebraska Civil Engineering Advisory Board, Engineering Change Lab-USA Steering Committee

Pat Hillyer: Leadership Sarpy County and ACEC Pathways to Leadership Program

Terry Atkins: ACEC/Nebraska Board of Directors and Metropolitan Community College Advisory Board

Todd Whitfield: President for Professional Surveyors Association of Nebraska, and State of Nebraska GIS Steering Committee Member

Tony O’Malley: Engineer’s Club of Kansas City (ECKC) President and Chairman of Student Assistance Committee; American Water Works Association Chairman of Professional Awards Committee; ACEC Missouri Chairman of Business Practices Committee

Warren Headlee: Professional Surveyors Association of Nebraska Board of Directors

Zack Fergus: College of Architecture Friends Association Board of Directors, Nebraska Statewide Arboretum Board of Directors, and ASLA Greta Plains Chapter Partnership Program Chairperson, Heartland 2050 Natural Resources Committee



Professional AffiliationsLamp Rynearson employees are part of more than 100 organizations.

ACE Mentor Omaha

All Play Miracle Baseball League

American Academy of Environmental Engineers

American Concrete Institute (ACI) Nebraska Chapter

American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM-NSPS)

American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)

American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers

American Public Works Association (APWA)

American Red Cross Blood Services

American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)

American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) - Great Plains Chapter

American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) - Iowa Chapter

American Society of Professional Engineers (ASCE)

American Sports Builders Association

American Water Resources Association

American Water Works Association (AWWA)

Association of Flood Plain Managers (ASFM)

Association of General Contractors in Colorado (AGC)

Association of State Dam Safety Officials

Association of Water Districts

AWWA

Boys Town Boosters

Build Omaha

Centerra Design Review Committee

City of Greeley Art Commission

City of Greeley Planning Commission

Club Fed Toastmasters

College of St Mary Business Advisory Board

Colorado Groundwater Association

Colorado Rural Water

Colorado Water Well Contractors Association

Commercial Real Estate for Women (CREW)

Council of Professional Surveyors

CRE Summit

CSU Toastmasters

DBIA

DBIA Steering Committee

Eastern Nebraska Development Coalition (ENDC)

Engineers Club of Kansas City

EWB Student Chapter Walk/Run

Exchange Club of Omaha

GISLIS - Nebraska

Greater Omaha Business Ethics Alliance

Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce

Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce - Chamber Council of Companies

Habitat for Humanity Omaha

Heartland 2050

Human Resource Association of the Midlands (HRAM)

ICSC Next Generation Committee

Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure

Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP)

International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)



Professional AffiliationsInternational Erosion Control Association (ICEA)

Kansas Land Surveyors Association

Kansas Water Environment Association (KWEA)

Lincoln Omaha Council Bluffs Association of Transportation Engineers (LOCATE)

Make-a-Wish Foundation of Nebraska

Metro Omaha Builders Association

Metro Waterworks

Mid-America Council of Learning for Life (Explorers)

Missouri Society of Professional Engineers

Missouri Valley Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (MOVITE)

Missouri Water & Wastewater Conference

NASSCO

National Groundwater Association

National Parks and Recreation Association

National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)

National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS)

Nebraska Engineers Roundtable

Nebraska Floodplain & Stormwater Managers Association (NeFSMA)

Nebraska Society of CPA’s

Nebraska Society of Professional Engineers

Ollie Webb

Omaha by Design

Omaha Community Playhouse

Omaha Engineers Club

Omaha Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission (LHPC)

Omaha Organizational Development Network

Omaha Safety and Health Council

Omaha Street School

Professional Land Surveyors of Colorado (PLSC)

Professional Surveyors Association of Nebraska (PSAN)

Project Management Institute (PMI)

RMSAWWA/RMWEA Biosolids Committee

Rotary Club Omaha-West

SHRM State Conference Planning Committee

Skutt Catholic High School Building and

Grounds Committee

Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)

Society of Human Resources (SHRM)

Society of Land Surveyors of Iowa

Society of Marketing Professional Services (SMPS)

Society of Protective Coatings

South East Nebraska Land Surveyors (SENSLA)

State of Nebraska Information Technology Commission

Structural Engineers Association of Nebraska (SEAON)

Swimming Professional Provider

TeamMates

Texas Municipal League

United States Society of Dams (USSD)

University of Nebraska Civil Engineering Advisory Board

UNL College of Architecture Friends Association

Urban Land Institute (ULI)

Water Environment Federation - Nebraska Water Environment Association

Weld County Builders Association


Appendix D – Charitable Donations

Our donations benefited more than 50 organizations in 2018.

ACE Mentor Program Omaha

ACEC of Nebraska

American Midwest Ballet

Aqua Africa

Arts KC

Ascentia Mercy Fund

Avenue Scholars Foundation

Boys & Girls Club

Boys Town

Boys Town National Research Hospital

Camp Quality Heartland

Child Saving Institute

Children’s Mercy Hospital

Colorado Cancer Research Program

ColoradoFIRST

CUES

Elkhorn Public School Foundation

Exchange Club of Omaha Foundation

Food Back of the Heartland

Girls, Inc.

Habitat for Humanity

Harvesters - the Community Food Network

Heart Ministry Center

Henry Doorly Zoo Foundation

Immigrant Legal Center

Lauritzen Gardens

Make-A-Wish Foundation

Metropolitan Community College Foundation

Millard Public Schools Foundation

Murphy Center for Hope

NeSPE Education Foundation

Ollie Webb Center

Omaha by Design

Omaha Community Playhouse

Omaha Home for Boys

Omaha Performing Arts Society

Omaha Schools Foundation

Omaha Street School

Omaha Symphony Association

Operation Breakthrough

Partners Mentoring Youth

Poudre Heritage Alliance

Project Harmony

Salvation Army

Springfield Platteview Community School Foundation

Tennyson Center for Children

The Nature Conservancy

The Tri-Faith Initiative of Omaha

United Way

Water for People

Women’s Center for Advancement

Women’s Fund

Wounded Warrior Project

YMCA of Greater KC

Youth Emergency Services

Documents

Corporate Social Responsibility - Lamp Rynearson · The Doc Anderson Toy Drive Generosity Feeds Habitat for Humanity: Intermountain Summer Roundup Event Larimer County 4-Wheel Drive