RWIEF BIOs

After retiring from the Federal Highway Administration with over 30 years of service, he served as the Director of Real Estate Services for TBE Group for 2 years. He is a Veteran of the United States Air Force serving from 1966 until 1969 and began his career in Right-of-Way with the Georgia Department of Transportation in 1973. He served in the Office of Real Estate Services, Washington Office from 1998 through 2002 and was responsible for FHWA’s National Training Program, the Highway Beautification Program and assisted in the Uniform Act compliance and re-write. He developed and presented FHWA’s Outdoor [...]

Noelle Wysocki, SR/WA, is a Senior Real Estate Services Agent for HDR, Inc. in Denver, Colorado. Ms. Wysocki has over 14 years of right of way acquisition and project management experience in the Energy Industry with both private and public entities. She has been an active member of the International Right of Way Association (IRWA) since 2016. Ms. Wysocki has been very active in serving the Denver Chapter of the IRWA and has held several committee and officer positions including Chapter President and International Director. Ms. Wysocki is a past Region 9, Young Professional Representative and has lead the [...]

Sharon Slauenwhite, SR/WA, is Supervisor of Roads and Rights of Way with the Department of Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy in Prince Edward Island, Canada. She has worked in real property law and public infrastructure for 30 years in both the private and public sectors. Sharon has been an IRWA member since 2003, and has enjoyed serving in leadership roles with Atlantic Canada Chapter 65, Region 8, the International Governing Council, and the Canadian Right of Way Education Foundation. She became a CLIMB certified instructor in 2016. Presently Sharon is the IRWA's 2020-2021 International President, and is honoured (yes, that's [...]

Carol A. Croft, SR/WA is a principal in Croft & Associates, a right of way consulting and real estate appraisal firm in Nashville, Tennessee. Carol has over 30 years of experience in right of way appraisal and acquisition work for local, state and federal agencies as well as utility companies. She has been an active member of the International Right of Way Association since 1979. In service to the Tennessee Chapter, she has held numerous committee and officer positions including President and Director. In 1985 she was the chairperson for the IR/WA's annual conference held in Nashville, Tennessee. Carol [...]

Joseph (Joe) B. Neighbors, SR/WA graduated University of Georgia 1965, Batchelor of Business Administration.  Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in U.S. Army in 1964, Two years active duty, twenty seven years as a Reservist, Retired 1993 with the rank of Colonel, two Meritorious Service Medals and Legion of Merit. Employed by Georgia Power from April 1968 until September 1996, Began as a Right of Way Agent in the Land Department, progressed up to Supervisor, Condemnation Appeals, Manager Land and Right of Way Acquisition, Manager Land Support Services, Assistant to Vice President, Governmental and Regulatory Affairs Joined the American Right of Way [...]

Charlie Nobles is the Chief Executive Officer of the International Right of Way Association in Gardena, California. Charlie Nobles brings over 20 years of both non-profit and for-profit senior management experience to IRWA, 17of which he spent growing membership-based associations. While serving as its executive director, he led the American Sailing Association to more than double both its revenue and its membership while overseeing dramatic improvements to its educational, marketing and customer service operations. Charlie is an active real estate investor and holds a California real estate broker license. He earned a physics degree from Stanford University and an MBA [...]

Aimie believes that the work we do as right of way professionals matters; we improve people’s quality of life through infrastructure development. As a Right of Way Manager at HDR, Aimie works to empower teams of right of way professionals and grow business through strategic marketing and delivery of high-quality project services. By building and mediating client-landowner relationships in a way that is fair and respectful to landowners, she helps secure necessary land rights to make successful projects possible. Maintaining a strong industry presence is important to Aimie and she is proud to currently be serving as President of [...]

Carmelita Delgado, R/W-NAC, RWA,  is a Real Estate Specialist for Electrical Consultants, Inc., based in Woods Cross, Utah. Ms. Delgado has over 16 years of right of way acquisition and project management experience in the Energy Industry with both private and public entities. She has been an active member of the International Right of Way Association (IRWA) since 2014. Ms. Delgado has been very active in serving the Salt Lake City Chapter of the IRWA and has held several committee and officer positions including President-Elect and International Director. Ms. Delgado is a past Region 9, Young Professional Representative and [...]

Lara is a Lands & Right of Way Advisor for M&N Operating Co. (Enbridge), and she has worked for the company since 1991. She is currently responsible for a variety of right-of-way activities for approximately 300 miles of natural gas transmission pipeline in Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. Lara delights in spending time with family and friends and occasionally performing on bassoon with a few local groups. She also enjoys cooking, hiking, biking, and kayaking. Lara has a B.A. in Music, a B.S. in Business Administration, and a M.S. in Organizational Leadership.

Kelly Patton, Marketing Consultant, has provided marketing services to the right of way industry since 2015. Kelly creatively manages company marketing efforts to keep on the forefront of clients’ minds. She oversees conferences, events, social media, marketing activities, and coordinates and creates marketing materials to ensure her clients’ visibility. Despite being raised in the land of the Longhorns, Kelly found her collegiate home at Texas A&M University in College Station where she earned a BS in Agricultural Science in 2011. Kelly started her career in right of way as the Regional Coordinator for Paragon Partners in Houston, TX and [...]