SEFW’s mission is to "advance the profession of structural engineering through scholarships, education, research, and outreach."
A 501(c)(3) charitable organization, SEFW serves in many capacities to fulfill this mission, such as hosting public forums on topics related to the built environment, awarding scholarships on behalf of the Structural Engineers Association of Washington, producing and promoting educational materials that support structural engineering, and much more!
In November 2010, a group of current and former elected leaders of the Structural Engineers Association of Washington (SEAW) envisioned an organization that would elevate and advance the profession of structural engineering. Howard Burton, President of SEAW at the time, recruited fellow professionals Mark D'Amato, Ed Huston, Jon Magnusson, Dave Peden, and Ted Smith for a Board of Directors and incorporated the Structural Engineers Foundation of Washington as a 501c(3) nonprofit.
Their first activities as a Foundation were to establish a lecture series (the first Fall Forum took place in October 2011), work with SEAW to create an online Structural Engineers Hall of Fame, and celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair with a self-produced 2012 documentary of Seattle Center structural engineers.
These activities set a precedent for great work promoting structural engineering, which has continued since the Foundation’s 2010 inception.
Read our recent Annual Reports for more information on our activities:
Successful Hybrid Forum on Sports Venue Renovations
Student Outreach Efforts
Urban Growth Forum
Film Works Initiative
FilmWorks Initiative
Popsicle Bridge Competition
Fall Forum Showcases Carbon Leadership
Knife River PreStress
Seattle, WA
Chair, 2023-present
Vice Chair, 2022-2023
Director, 2021-2022
Principal, Degenkolb
Seattle, WA
Vice Chair, 2021-present
Director, 2020-2021
Principal, Retired
Seattle, WA
Secretary/Treasurer, 2010-present
Vice Chair, 2018-2020
Founding Board Member, 2010
Principal, Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Seattle, WA
Vice Chair, 2023-present
Director, 2019-2023
Vice President, Contech Solutions
Seattle, WA
Director, 2020-present
Manager, Verco Decking
Seattle, WA
Director, 2022-present
Principal, Seattle Structural
Seattle, WA
Director, 2014-present
Chair, 2010-2014
Founding Board Member, 2010
Owner, Douglas Engineering
Seattle, WA
Director, 2016-present
Retired
Seattle, WA
Director, 2014-2015, 2021-present
Vice Chair, 2
Director, 2021-present
Associate, KPFF Structural Engineers
Seattle, WA
Director, 2018-2020, 2021-present
Vice Chair, 2020-2021
Director of Virtual Design, GLY Construction
Bellevue, WA
Director, 2022-present
Associate Principal, PCS Structural Solutions
Tacoma, WA
Director, 2023-present
Principal, CT Engineering
Seattle, WA
Past Chair, 2023-present
Chair, 2020-2023
Director, 2018-2020
Owner, MargaInk
Seattle, WA
Director, 2021-present
Communications, 2014-2021
Executive Director,
2012-present