TRUE NORTH - Key Persons


Amanda Phillips

Job Titles:
  • Rejoins Neel - Schaffer As Senior Coastal Engineer and Project Manager in Louisiana

Amber McCullough

Job Titles:
  • Senior Highway Design Transportation Engineer
Amber McCullough joins Neel-Schaffer as Senior Highway Design Transportation Engineer in Texas

Anna Marie Chapman

Job Titles:
  • Director of Human Resources at Neel - Schaffer

Anna Massey

Job Titles:
  • Environmental Scientist
Anna Massey joins Neel-Schaffer as Environmental Scientist in Tennessee

Anthony Fresolone

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager

Brent Quick

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager
Brent Quick joins Neel-Schaffer as Project Manager in Laurel office

Brent Story

Job Titles:
  • Director of Transportation

Brian Robbins

Job Titles:
  • Senior Project Manager
Brian Robbins joins Neel-Schaffer as Senior Project Manager in Vicksburg office

Buddy Black

Job Titles:
  • Senior Structural Engineer
Buddy Black joins Neel-Schaffer as Senior Structural Engineer

Buddy Covington

Job Titles:
  • Senior Environmental Manager
Buddy Covington joins Neel-Schaffer as a Senior Environmental Manager

Chamar McDonald

Job Titles:
  • County Executive

Charles Curcio

Job Titles:
  • Hydraulics Engineer

Chip Greene

Job Titles:
  • Construction Services Manager
Chip Greene joins Neel-Schaffer as Construction Services Manager for Middle Tennessee

Chris Hocate

Job Titles:
  • Transportation Practice Leader
Chris Hocate joins Neel-Schaffer as North Texas Transportation Practice Leader

Chris Pesnell - President

Job Titles:
  • President

Chris Sellers

Chris Sellers, PE, a Senior Vice President, serves as East Region Assistant Manager, providing leadership and operational support while directly assisting Craig with the daily operation of the East Region. Chris also provides business development services throughout the region and oversight of the Alabama offices.

Clark Robinson - CFO, EVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Executive Vice President

Craig Alexander

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager
Craig Alexander joins Neel-Schaffer as Project Manager in Arlington office

Craig Hanchey

Job Titles:
  • East Region Manager

Dan Preslar

Job Titles:
  • Senior Transportation Project Manager

Daniel Saliba

Job Titles:
  • Joins Neel - Schaffer As Water Resources Engineer in Georgia

David Freni

Job Titles:
  • Senior Project Manager
David Freni joins Neel-Schaffer as a Senior Project Manager in Florida

David J. Hebert

Job Titles:
  • Manager
  • Structural Engineer
David J. Hebert joins Neel-Schaffer as Southwest Region Structural Engineer Manager

David Migl

Job Titles:
  • Water Resources Engineer
David Migl joins Neel-Schaffer as Water Resources Engineer in Texas

Dennis Townsend

Job Titles:
  • Construction Services Manager
Dennis Townsend joins Neel-Schaffer as South Carolina Construction Services Manager

Derek Cheatham

Derek Cheatham, PE, serves as the firm's North Texas Manager and the contact for the Arlington office.

Doug Huneycutt

Job Titles:
  • Transportation Services Manager

Emily Doucet

Job Titles:
  • Joins Neel - Schaffer As Transportation Engineer in Alabama

Frank Miller

Job Titles:
  • Water / Wastewater Senior Project Manager
Frank Miller joins Neel-Schaffer as Water/Wastewater Senior Project Manager in Maitland, FL

Gabe Faggard

Job Titles:
  • Senior Project Manager
Gabe Faggard joins Neel-Schaffer as a Senior Project Manager

Gary Enna

Job Titles:
  • Senior Project Manager
Gary Enna joins Neel-Schaffer as Senior Project Manager in Texas

Gary LeBlanc

Job Titles:
  • Transportation Project Manager
Gary LeBlanc joins Neel-Schaffer as a Transportation Project Manager in Louisiana

Glenn Ledet

Job Titles:
  • Science Program Manager
Glenn Ledet joins Neel-Schaffer as Coastal Science Program Manager

Greg Russell

Job Titles:
  • Senior Project Manager
Greg Russell joins Neel-Schaffer as a Senior Project Manager in DeSoto County

Hibbett Neel - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board

Jacob Beatty

Job Titles:
  • Water Resources Engineer
Jacob Beatty joins Neel-Schaffer as Water Resources Engineer in Alabama

Jarrett Taylor

Job Titles:
  • Transportation Engineer
Jarrett Taylor joins Neel-Schaffer as a Transportation Engineer in Mississippi

Jeff Altman

Job Titles:
  • Engineer
  • Manager
Jeff Altman joins Neel-Schaffer as an Engineer Manager in Mississippi

Jeff Black - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Jeff Decoteau

Job Titles:
  • Water Resources Engineering Manager
Jeff Decoteau joins Neel-Schaffer as Water Resources Engineering Manager in Louisiana

Jeff Walters

Job Titles:
  • Senior Project Manager
Jeff Walters joins Neel-Schaffer as Senior Project Manager for Alternative Delivery

Jerry Trumps - EVP

Job Titles:
  • Executive Vice President
  • Southwest Region Manager, Executive Vice President
Jerry Trumps is an Executive Vice President with the firm and manages Neel-Schaffer's Southwest Region, operating from the firm's office in Lafayette, LA. The Southwest Region includes offices in Lafayette, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Mandeville, and New Orleans, LA, and Houston and San Antonio, TX.

Jessica Dilley

Job Titles:
  • Transportation Engineer and Planner
Jessica Dilley joins Neel-Schaffer as Transportation Engineer and Planner

Joe Margio

Job Titles:
  • Senior Project Manager

Joey Hudnall - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • President
President and CEO Joey Hudnall, PE, Chairman of the Board Hibbett Neel, PE, and Chief Financial Officer Clark Robinson work in the Corporate office and provide support and management for the firm's 38 offices across the South.

John Murphy

Job Titles:
  • Manager
  • Senior Engineer

Kelly Tam - CMO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Marketing

Ken Saindon

Job Titles:
  • Senior Bridge Discipline Practice Leader
Ken Saindon joins Neel-Schaffer as Senior Bridge Discipline Practice Leader

Kevin Stafford

Kevin Stafford, PE, manages our North Mississippi operation, working out of our Columbus office. North Mississippi offices also include Southaven and Starkville.

Kirby Latham

Job Titles:
  • Senior Project Manager
Kirby Latham joins Neel-Schaffer as Senior Project Manager in Mobile

Korey Hardin

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager
Korey Hardin joins Neel-Schaffer as a Project Manager in Hattiesburg office

Kyle Grantham

Job Titles:
  • Joins Neel - Schaffer As Water Resources Engineer in Mississippi

Lance Taylor

Job Titles:
  • Alabama Operations Manager
  • Professional Engineer in Alabama
Lance joined Neel-Schaffer in 2018 and serves as Alabama Operations Manager, supervising some 70 professional, technical, and administrative employees working in Birmingham, and Mobile.

Luke Sullivan

Job Titles:
  • Senior Project Manager
Luke Sullivan joins Neel-Schaffer as Senior Project Manager in Tennessee

Matt Lifsey - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President
  • Carolinas Operations Manager for Neel - Schaffer

Matt Stevenson

Job Titles:
  • New Director of Safety
Matt Stevenson joins Neel-Schaffer as firm's new Director of Safety and Health

McNeal Joins Neel-Schaffer

Job Titles:
  • Aviation Engineer

Michael Cooper

Job Titles:
  • Hydraulics Engineer

Michael Volk

Job Titles:
  • Engineer

Nelson Lucius

Job Titles:
  • West Region Manager, Executive Vice President, True North Manager

Nick Ferlito - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President Nick Ferlito, PE, PTOE, serves as the Senior Engineer Manager for the Baton Rouge office. Vice President Vijay Kunada, PE, PTOE, PTP, is the Engineer Manager of the Lafayette Office, and Vice President Don Lancaster, PE, is the Engineer Manager over the Mandeville and New Orleans offices.

Phil Graves

Job Titles:
  • Senior Project Manager
Phil Graves joins Neel-Schaffer as a Senior Project Manager in Louisiana

Philip Sandel

Job Titles:
  • Senior Project Manager
Philip Sandel joins Neel-Schaffer as Senior Project Manager in South Carolina

Phillip Gibson

Job Titles:
  • Lead Neel - Schaffer Central Mississippi Water / Wastewater Group

Reid Haygood

Job Titles:
  • Engineering Society ‘Young Engineer
Reid Haygood named 2022 Mississippi Engineering Society ‘Young Engineer of the Year'

Richard Sullivan

Job Titles:
  • Lead Neel - Schaffer 's Tennessee Operations

Richard Withers

Job Titles:
  • Senior Bridge Inspector and Load Rating Engineer
Richard Withers joins Neel-Schaffer as a Senior Bridge Inspector and Load Rating Engineer

Robert Walker

Job Titles:
  • Central Region Manager, Executive Vice President
  • Chief Operations Officer for Neel - Schaffer
JACKSON, Miss. (August 8, 2022) - Neel-Schaffer has promoted Robert Walker, PE, to the position of Chief Operations Officer, effective …

Sahar Haddadian

Job Titles:
  • Hydraulic Engineer

Sean Mayer

Job Titles:
  • Transportation Senior Project Manager
Sean Mayer joins Neel-Schaffer as Transportation Senior Project Manager in Tennessee

Shashi Velugati

Job Titles:
  • Transportation Project Manager

Shawn Buell

Job Titles:
  • Water Resources Senior Project Manager
Shawn Buell joins Neel-Schaffer as a Water Resources Senior Project Manager in Louisiana

Steve Gonzales

Job Titles:
  • Director
Steve Gonzales joins Neel-Schaffer as VP/Director of Business Development for Texas

Steve Twedt

Steve Twedt, PE, manages our South Mississippi operation, which includes Biloxi, Gulfport, Bay St. Louis, Pascagoula, Hattiesburg, McComb, and Laurel.

Tim Joiner

Job Titles:
  • Roadway Engineer

Ting Yi

Job Titles:
  • Senior Transportation Engineer
Ting Yi joins Neel-Schaffer as Senior Transportation Engineer in Louisiana

Tommy Foster

Job Titles:
  • Transportation Engineer

Wes Nelson

Job Titles:
  • Construction Services Manager
Wes Nelson joins Neel-Schaffer as Alabama Construction Services Manager

Whitney Britt

Job Titles:
  • Services Manager
Whitney Britt joins Neel-Schaffer as Municipal Services Manager in Nashville