PO Box 6248
Edmonds, WA 98026
206-451-7475
Mission Statement
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!
Mission Statement
Our History
Board of Directors
Students show off their popsicle stick bridge for a competition funded by SEFW.
Volunteers represent structural engineering at a local STEM career expo.
Former Governor Dan Evans participates as a special guest at the 2016 Fall Forum.
Chair Mark D'Amato fosters a partnership with WashingtonSTEM.
Volunteer engineers give a structural-engineering-focused tour of the Seattle Center to high school students.
Our History
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:
Board of Directors
Currently, 14 professionals serve on the Board of Directors for SEFW, with one Chair, one Past Chair, two Vice Chairs, and 10 Directors. The board also has a part-time Executive Director.
Principal, CT Engineering
Seattle, WA
Director, 2018-2020
Chair, 2020-present
Principal, Seattle Structural
Seattle, WA
Founding Board Member, 2010
Chair, 2010-2014
Past Chair, 2014-2016
Director, 2016-present
Principal, Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Seattle, WA
Director, 2019-present
Retired
Seattle, WA
Director, 2014-2016
Vice Chair, 2016-2018
Chair, 2018-2020
Past Chair, 2020-present
Owner, MargaInk
Seattle, WA
Communications, 2014-2021
Director, 2021-present
Associate, ZGF Architects
Seattle, WA
Director, 2020-present
Associate, KPFF Consulting Engineers
Seattle, WA
Vice Chair, 2020-2021
Director, 2018-2020, 2021-present
Principal, Smith & Huston
Seattle, WA
Founding Board Member, 2010
Vice Chair, 2018-2020
Secretary/Treasurer, 2010-present
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Executive Director, 2012-present
Knife River
Spokane, WA
Director, 2021-present
Owner, Douglas Engineering
Seattle, WA
Director, 2016-present
Retired
Seattle, WA
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Vice Chair, xxx-xxx
Director, 2021-present
Principal, PCS Structural Solutions
Seattle, WA
Director, 2019-2021
Vice Chair, 2021-present
Principal, Degenkolb
Seattle, WA
Director, 2020-2021
Vice Chair, 2021-present
Vice President, Contech Solutions
Seattle, WA
Director, 2020-present
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