A Powerful Partnership

Leveraging the membership of Community Engineering Corps’ alliance partners – American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Water Works Association, and Engineers Without Borders USA – we bring more than 200,000 technical professionals and students together to serve communities across the United States. These individuals volunteer their time and expertise to assist communities that do not have the resources to access engineering services. With a strong commitment to community-driven projects, our volunteers work alongside community members to design solutions to identified problems.

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What Drives Us

Mission

Community Engineering Corps brings underserved communities and volunteers together to advance local engineering solutions.

Vision

All communities in the United States have the infrastructure they need to thrive.

Values

Community Centered

Develop projects collaboratively with communities and clients based on their requests that advance infrastructure solutions in an honest, transparent, and ethical way.

Sustainability

Provide solutions based on genuine community engagement that consider technical, managerial, and financial capacity along with environmental stewardship.

Knowledge Sharing

Foster an environment of learning, so volunteers, communities, and staff have the tools and training to address the challenges they face.

Social Responsibility

Promote solutions that improve equity in access to public infrastructure, consider the particular needs of diverse populations, and engage volunteers that reflect the communities they serve.

Elevate Awareness

Advocating strong volunteers and leaders to elevate the systemic issues of inadequate infrastructure to the attention of stakeholders and identify future leaders.

Our Commitment to Thriving Communities

As a program that addresses infrastructure needs in underserved communities, CECorps recognizes that systemic racism and infrastructure development are deeply interlinked. Infrastructure design has historically been a powerful tool to exclude and marginalize specific groups of people creating injustices in communities that still exist today. We are committed to building infrastructure that improves equity in access to resources and opportunity in our partner communities. 

CECorps continues to learn and grow in our efforts to support those that are marginalized by infrastructure inequities. We welcome your ideas, feedback, and comments. Please contact us here.

Our Staff

Clare Haas Cleveau, PE
Program Director

Clare leads the CECorps Program and looks to strategically grow and expand its impact through successful partnering and engaged volunteers.

Brooke Poppe, PE
Program Engineer

Brooke works with EWB-USA Chapters and individual members to help them engage in and make a difference through the CECorps Program.

Natalie Celmo, PE
Program Engineer

Natalie works with EWB-USA Chapters and individual members to help them engage in and make a difference through the CECorps Program.

Melissa Prelewicz, PE
Program Engineer

Melissa works with ASCE Sections and individual members to help them engage in and make a difference through the CECorps Program.

Molly Sullivan, PE
Program Engineer

Molly works with AWWA Sections and individual members to help them engage in and make a difference through the CECorps Program.

Ellie Carley
Program Manager

Ellie supports the partners, volunteers, and CECorps staff in reaching the full potential of the CECorp mission.

Scott Underhill, Engineer Specialist
Program Engineer

Scott works with communities and volunteers across the nation with technical request and project development and execution.

Tate Howes
Program Coordinator

Tate focuses on volunteer recruitment and retention, and matching volunteers with projects.

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