KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Burns & McDonnell promoted 66 employee-owners to its Principal Group, a senior level of leadership recognizing outstanding performance and exceptional dedication. 

“The 2025 Principal Class embodies strategic acumen, technical excellence and a deep commitment to our firm’s values,” says Leslie M. Duke, chair and CEO of Burns & McDonnell. “These outstanding employee-owners lead with integrity, foster collaboration and consistently elevate those around them. Their contributions drive our success — and this recognition reflects the impact they’ve made through their hard work and vision.”

Members of the Burns & McDonnell class of 2025 Principals:

• Milad Arouni, project director, Transmission & Distribution Group, San Diego, California
• Joe Bauer, regional manager, Construction Group, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Thomas Brooks, department manager, Global Facilities Group, New York, New York
• Robin Bub, director, Human Resources, Kansas City, Missouri
• Chris Cambridge, department manager, Power Group, Phoenix, Arizona
• Bryan Canzoneri, section manager, Construction Group, Kansas City
• Patrick Castelvecchi, engineering director, Aviation & Federal Group, Roanoke, Virginia
• Erin Chan, department manager, Oil, Gas & Chemical Group, Houston, Texas
• Jim Connor, business development director, Transmission & Distribution Group, Chicago, Illinois
• Chris D'Sa, operations director, Environmental Services Group, Los Angeles, California
• Craig Demmel, director, Power Group, Kansas City
• Dan Eekhoff, business development manager, Aviation & Federal Group, Kansas City
• Luke Ezell, project execution director, Transmission & Distribution Group, Kansas City
• Ali Faraz, engineer-procure-construct project manager, Transmission & Distribution Group, Houston
• Dana Ferris, project manager, Global Facilities Group, Fort Worth, Texas
• Jason Garder, projects director, Water Group, Kansas City
• Russell Gentemann, director, Construction Group, St. Louis, Missouri
• Dylan Gill, project director, Oil, Gas & Chemical Group, Kansas City
• Katie Gillespie, director, Corporate Communications, Kansas City
• Kyle Haas, managing director, 1898 & Co., Denver, Colorado
• Andrew Harper, department manager, Transmission & Distribution Group, Orlando, Florida
• Collin Hayward, managing director, 1898 & Co., Orlando
• Brian Hiller, senior managing director, 1898 & Co., Kansas City
• Steve Hirst, projects director, Transmission & Distribution Group, Dallas, Texas
• Julian Hoover, department manager, Construction Group, Houston
• Brian Hoye, department manager, Environmental Services Group, Kansas City
• Zach Humphrey, senior managing director, 1898 & Co., Wallingford, Connecticut
• Stephen Kellerman, transportation director, Construction Group, Kansas City
• Alex Ketzner, tax director, Finance, Kansas City
• Dong-Hyeon (D.H.) Kim, senior managing director, 1898 & Co., Kansas City
• Jason Konrad, safety & health director, AZCO, Appleton, Wisconsin
• Matt Kram, section manager, Construction Group, Kansas City
• Justin Kromer, department manager, Transmission & Distribution Group, Wallingford
• Mathew Langille, project development director, Transmission & Distribution Group, Wallingford
• Fernanda Lopes, section manager, Construction Delivery, Orlando
• Jason MacLeod, projects director, Transmission & Distribution Group, Kansas City
• Meaghan McCaffrey, managing director, Oil, Gas & Chemical Group, St. Louis
• Tim McCullough, program manager, Transmission & Distribution Group, Akron, Ohio
• Frank Morrissey, managing director, Transmission & Distribution Group, Kansas City
• Paul Pansing, branch office manager, Transmission & Distribution Group, Charlotte, North Carolina
• Doug Pelletier, regional manager, Construction Group, Chicago
• Stephen Petrus, Regional manager, Life Sciences and Technology, Greenville, South Carolina
• Rorric Pfalzgraf, engineering manager. Power Group, Kansas City
• Nathan Proske, regional manager, Oil, Gas & Chemical Group, Calgary, Alberta
• Eric Putnam. senior associate technical consultant, Aviation & Federal Group, Kansas City
• Grant Reasor, section manager, Power Group, Phoenix
• Josh Robertson, operations manager, Transportation Group, Dallas
• Sean Ross, regional manager, Oil, Gas & Chemical Group, Mumbai, India
• Anthony Ruddy, operations manager, Transmission & Distribution Group, Denver, Colorado
• Zainab Sanusi, operations director, Transmission & Distribution Group, Atlanta, Georgia
• Brandi Sauter, department manager, Global Facilities Group, Columbus, Ohio
• Justin Schaffer, regional operations director, Transmission & Distribution Group, Minneapolis
• Kevin Sepulveda, regional manager, Global Facilities Group, Brea, California
• Daniel Sharp, engineer-procure-construct project manager, Transmission & Distribution Group, Houston
• Jason Shepherd, projects director, Aviation & Federal Group, Atlanta
• Gabe Smith, projects director, Transmission & Distribution Group, Columbus
• Denys Stavnychyi, director, Transmission & Distribution Group, Houston
• Brittany Stout, project controls director, Construction Group, St. Louis
• Mark Tablante, design technology director, Transmission & Distribution Group, WHQ
• David Tank, estimating director, AZCO, Appleton
• Maria Tice, regional manager, Construction Group, Atlanta
• Ross Trausch, director, Transmission & Distribution Group, Kansas City
• Travis Turner, Managing Director, Business Development & Marketing, Fort Worth
• Kayla Voller, Manager of Project Delivery, Transmission & Distribution Group, Denver, Colorado
• Pat Worthington, director, Corporate Risk Management, Kansas City
• Vernon Wranosky, department manager, Construction Group, Kansas City

About Burns & McDonnell

Working from more than 75 offices around the world, Burns & McDonnell designs and builds critical infrastructure. Our family of companies — driven by engineers, construction professionals, architects, planners, technologists and scientists — delivers projects grounded in safety and a desire to make a difference as we make our clients successful. Founded in 1898, Burns & McDonnell is 100% employee-owned. Learn more.