Hayley Proctor, P.E. (she/her)
Engineering Associate at Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
SEAONC SE3 CO-CHAIR, SYMPOSIUM LEAD COORDINATOR

Hayley is an engineering associate at Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates in the San Francisco Bay Area office. She is a licensed civil engineer in California, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a Master’s degree in structural engineering from UC Berkeley. She joined WJE in 2018, where she mainly works on forensics, evaluations, analyses, repairs, and retrofits of existing structures. Hayley joined the SEAONC SE3 Committee in 2019, co-led the Diversity & Inclusion task group for 2019-2020, and the Racial Equity task group for 2020-2021. ​ 

Curtis Siegfried, P.E. (he/him)
Engineer, Degenkolb Engineers
SEAONC SE3 CO-CHAIR, SYMPOSIUM LEAD COORDINATOR​

Curtis is a Design Engineer with Degenkolb Engineers based in the Oakland, California office. He is a licensed civil engineer in California, and holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. Curtis joined Degenkolb’s Oakland office in 2016 after completing his Master’s degree. While Curtis is currently based out of Degenkolb’s Oakland office, he moved to from Vancouver, British Columbia in the Fall of 2021 and currently works remotely while his partner pursues her PhD. in Earthquake Engineering from the University of British Columbia. He joined the SEAONC SE3 Committee in the summer of 2020 motivated by the social climate and a desire to educate himself and improve the diversity, equity, and inclusion of the structural engineering community. He is the current co-chair of the committee and co-lead of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion task-group.

Natalie Tse, S.E., LEED AP (she/her)
Project Manager, Tipping Structural Engineers
SE3 CO-FOUNDER & 2015-2017 SEAONC SE3 CHAIR
NCSEA SE3 OUTREACH CO-LEAD

Natalie Y. Tse is a California Licensed Structural Engineer with a broad range of design experience in educational, commercial/retail, residential, science and technology sectors. She joined Tipping Structural Engineers in Berkeley, California as a Project Manager in 2017.  

Natalie's portfolio includes the structural design, assessment, and seismic retrofit of over 35 school campuses, a mission critical laboratory and office building, and the design of a new wood-framed cathedral over concrete post-tensioned podium. Natalie is deeply passionate about innovative solutions, well-integrated and cost-effective designs, responsiveness during construction, and open communication. She is profoundly committed to learning, mentoring, building strong relationships, family, and giving back to the community. 

In 2015, she co-founded the SE3 Project, a project established to understand and mitigate issues of employee engagement and retention, advancement, work/life balance, gender and racial equity and design justice in the structural engineering profession. Natalie received her BSE in Engineering and Mathematics from Queen’s University in Canada in 2002. She is a recipient of the SEAOC Giles Scholarship and the Edwin G Zacher Award. Natalie lives in the San Francisco East Bay with her husband and three children, aged 8, 10, and 12.

Kaat Ceder, P.E. (she/her)
Engineering Associate at Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
2021-2022 SEAONC SE3 VICE CHAIR
SYMPOSIUM LEAD COORDINATOR

Kaat is an engineering associate at Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates in the San Francisco Bay Area office. She is a licensed civil engineer in California, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a Master’s degree in structural engineering from UC Berkeley. Kaat joined WJE in 2019, where she focuses on the repair and retrofit of existing structures of all kinds. She started and currently coordinates WJE San Francisco DEI group along with Hayley Proctor. Kaat joined the SEAONC SE3 Committee in 2019 and is part of the DEI and Racial Equity task groups. She is currently one of the co-vice chairs of the committee with Priscilla Nguyen. ​

Priscilla Nguyen, SE (she/her)
Martinez Moore Engineers
SEAONC SE3 Vice Chair & Racial Equity task group
SESSION A SPEAKER & RESEARCH LEAD

Priscilla is a Structural Engineer at Martinez Moore Engineers (MME) in the Houston office. She is a licensed civil engineer and structural engineer in California, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master’s degree in civil engineering (with a structural engineering focus) from Stanford University. Priscilla joined Martinez Moore Engineers in February 2022, where she provided structural engineering support for healthcare and higher education projects in Texas. Prior to MME, Priscilla was a Designer/Design Engineer at Degenkolb Engineers in the Oakland office, where she helped found the Diversity & Inclusion Group, and a Civil Project Engineer at PG&E. Priscilla joined the SEAONC SE3 Committee in 2020 and is part of the Racial Equity task group. She is also the outgoing Professional Development Director for the San Francisco Bay Area professional chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE).

Danny Preut, P.E. (he/him)
Engineer-In-Training, Martin / Martin Consulting Engineers 
SESSION B1 LEAD COORDINATOR

Danny is an Engineer-In-Training at Martin/Martin Consulting Engineers in the San Francisco Bay Area office. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Architectural Engineering from Kansas State University and a Master of Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University. Danny began working at Martin/Martin in 2020 after working for three years for Ryan Engineering in Northwest Arkansas. Danny has been active in SEAONC SE3 for two years and is the incoming co vice-chair and co-lead of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion task-group. Danny enjoys playing soccer, cooking and trying new foods, and working on home improvement projects.

Rachel Cohen, P.E., LEED AP (she/her)
Engineer, Forell/Elsesser Engineers
SESSION B3 THOUGHT LEADER

Rachel Cohen is an engineer at Forell/Elsesser Engineers. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Brown University and her Master’s degree from UC Berkeley, and is now a licensed civil engineer in California. Since joining F/E in 2017, Rachel has worked on a range of new design and retrofit projects within the higher education, healthcare, and civic sectors, and has gained experience in bringing projects from schematic design through construction. Rachel joined SE3 in early 2018. She co-led the Outreach & Communications subcomittee for the 2018-2019 year, helping to launch SE3’s quarterly newsletter and “Leadership in Action” blog. Outside of engineering, Rachel is an avid dancer, and enjoys cooking, running, and attending live music events.

Brenna Marcoux, P.E. (she/her)
Engineer, Forell/Elsesser Engineers

Brenna Marcoux is an engineer at  Forell/Elsesser Engineers. She is a licensed civil engineer in California, and earned her Bachelor’s from The George Washington University and her Master’s from UC Davis. Brenna joined SE3 in 2017 and worked on writing the SE3 Pay Report with data from the 2016 Survey. She was co-lead of the SE3 Mentorship sub-committee and helped start the SE3 Long-Term Mentorship program. Brenna is also involved in San Francisco’s ASCE YMF where she was on the board for the last two years. She is also a key contact with ASCE and participates in legislative advocacy for state and federal legislation. She was the 2019 Outstanding Engineer in Legislative Activities for ASCE San Francisco Section.  

Pradeep Jhamnani (he/him)
Technical Director at Hilti North America Inc. 
SEAONC SE3 CORE CONTRIBUTOR

Pradeep is a Structural Engineer with Hilti Inc. based in Walnut Creek, California and currently head of engineering for west coast. He holds Civil Engineering degree and Master’s in Marketing Management from University of Mumbai, India. Before joining Hilti, he worked as a structural design engineer for 8 years in Mumbai specializing in repairs and retrofits as well as structural audits of high-rise buildings. Pradeep joined Hilti in India 17 years ago and has worked for Hilti in 4 different countries before moving to the United States in 2017. Passion for developing people and desire to lead inclusively, motivated him to join SEAONC and currently serves on Long Term Mentorship and DE&I task groups.  ​