The RS&H Inc. board of directors will elect a new chairperson now that two longtime RS&H leaders are leaving the company.
A news release from the architecture, engineering and consulting firm says Chairman Leerie Jenkins and board member Joe Debs are retiring at the end of August.
The board was established soon after Jenkins organized a group of associates and investors to buy back RS&H from Hunter Environmental Services in 1990. Jenkins has been board chairman since.
The company is entirely owned by associates.
Debs, who once led RS&H’s transportation Infrastructure practice and ultimately served as executive vice president, is ending his three-year board term after retiring from full-time work in 2017.
Neither are standing for reelection.
“Both Leerie and Joe have served this Company so long and so well, it is hard to craft the right words to appropriately thank them for their years of service, dedication, mentorship and friendship,” said RS&H CEO Dave Sweeney in the release.
Sweeney will serve as the interim chair until the board elects a new one this year.
RS&H’s board of directors includes members of RS&H’s senior leadership team, as well as outside members with business and leadership experience in the areas of government, transportation, finance, education and technology.
With the departure of Debs and Jenkins, the board comprises:
• RS&H CEO and interim Chair Dave Sweeney
• RS&H Executive Vice Presidents John Bottaro, professional engineer Lisa Robert and Chief Financial Officer Holt Graves
• RS&H Senior Vice President Jim Hullett
• Maria Cino, vice president of Americas and U.S. governmental relations for Hewlett-Packard Co.
• Professional engineer David Gaboury, chairman of the board for Terracon
• Henry Puente, president of Ware Group Inc.
The board advises, governs and assists the RS&H leadership team in the management, general oversight and promotion of RS&H in support of the firm’s growth, mission, and core values.