SMSA Elects New Board Leadership
Updated: Jul 9, 2019
At its annual meeting on March 2nd, The Seabee Memorial Scholarship Association (SMSA) elected new leadership for a three-year term.
CAPT Mike Blount, CEC, USN Ret. was elected as chairman of the Board. He replaces RDML Mike Giorgione, CEC, USN Ret. Blount is a Senior Vice President at AECOM. He had a distinguished 27-year career with the US Navy, most recently serving as Commanding Officer, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southeast, Jacksonville, FL. CAPT Blount led a 1,700-person organization responsible for planning, design, construction, environmental, real estate, contracting support and public works to all Naval Bases in the Southeast. Additionally, during his career, Captain Blount serviced in NMCB-40, COMCBPAC, NMCB-7, NMCB-1 and 30NCR. “This is an exciting opportunity to continue the great work of others who served before me” according to Blount. “I’m excited about the future of SMSA.”
RDML Lou Cariello, CEC, USN Ret. was elected Vice Chair, replacing CAPT Brian Smith, CEC, USN Ret. Cariello is Vice President of Facilities, University of Washington. Prior to his retirement from the Navy in July of 2017, RDML Cariello served as Director, Energy and Environmental Readiness Division on the OPNAV staff after commanding the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic. His operational assignments with Seabees took him all over the world, including the combat theaters of Iraq and Afghanistan. “The impact that SMSA can have in support of the Seabee legacy is profound” according to Cariello. ‘Our work providing scholarships for Seabee families is significant, and I am proud of my association with the people who have served through SMSA over the years.”
The SMSA is governed by a volunteer board of directors.
Seabee Memorial Scholarship Association
2019-2020 Board of Directors
CAPT Mike Blount, CEC, USN Ret.
Senior Vice President, AECOM
Former Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southeast
Chairman of the Board
RDML Lou Cariello, CEC, USN Ret.
Vice President of Facilities, University of Washington
Former Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic
Vice Chairman of the Board
CAPT Dennis Biddick, CEC, USN Ret.
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Reserve Affairs
RDML Dave Boone, CEC, USN Ret.
Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer at Michael Baker International
Former Director, Shore Readiness, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Fleet Readiness and Logistics
Matt Carroll (Veteran Marine)
CEO, Pratt and Miller
CAPT Kathryn Donovan, CEC, USN Ret.
Former Chief of Staff for Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command
CUCM Jim Farley, USN Ret.
Former Command Master Chief, NMCB-24
James J. Furey
National Commander-Navy Seabee Veterans of America
RDML Michael Giorgione, CEC, USN Ret.
Founder and Owner, Leading Leaders
Former Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest
and Regional Engineer Navy Region Southwest
RADM Tom Gross, CEC, USN Ret.
Energy Consultant
Former Deputy Commander and Deputy Chief of Civil Engineer,
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
CAPT Keith Hamilton, CEC, USN Ret.
Deputy Associate Administrator & Senior Procurement Executive,
National Nuclear Security Administration
Former Deputy Commander for Operations Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Headquarters
RADM Mark Handley, CEC, USN Ret.
Senior Vice President, Federal Programs, AECOM
Former Commander, First Naval Construction Division/ Former Commander, Naval Construction Forces Command
Barbara Humpton
President and CEO, SIEMENS North America
CAPT Bill Keller, CEC, USN Ret.
Former Vice President, Engineering and Construction, Sempra Energy
Michael Lempke
President, Nuclear and Environmental Group, Huntington Ingalls Industries
RADM Noah Long, CEC, USN Ret.
SMSA Chair Emeritus
RADM Bob Marlay, CEC, USN Ret.
Director, Office of International Science and Technology Collaboration
U.S. Director of the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center
Former Deputy Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command
RADM Jim McGarrah, CEC, USN Ret.
Director of Operations, Shallowford Presbyterian Church
Former Deputy Chief of Civil Engineers and Deputy Commander for Contingency Engineering at Naval Facilities Engineering Command
RADM Chris Mossey, CEC, USN Ret.
Deputy Director for the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility, Fermi Lab
Former Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Chief of Civil Engineers
CAPT Tracy Mustin, CEC, USN Ret.
Former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management, Department of Energy
Hugh Rice
Senior Chairman of Investment Banking at FMI Capital Advisors, Inc.
CAPT Brian Smith, CEC, USN Ret.
President and CEO, CareerSMITH
Mike Traylor
Owner and Co-President, Traylor Brothers Construction
FORCM(SCW/EXW) Percy Trent, USN
Seabee Force Master Chief
CAPT Jim Worcester, CEC, USN Ret.
Senior Vice President, Director of Operations, Wood
Former Chief of Staff, First Naval Construction Division