The Gateway Branch serves the Metro-east area of St. Louis and surrounding counties. We have five regular meetings along with a golf scholarship outing each year. Regular meetings are held on the first Tuesday of even numbered months except in October. Mark your calendar and plan to attend. Please feel free to invite a guest who may be interested in the featured topic and/or might be interested in joining APWA.
The Gateway Branch requires a $30 membership fee in addition to the APWA membership fee. Two options are available for the membership form that includes instructions for submitting payment for the membership fee:
- Click here to view the 2026 online registration form.
- Click here to download a PDF of the 2026 membership form.
Gateway Branch Email: gatewaybranch.illinois.apwa@gmail.com
Upcoming Meetings
- 2/3/2026 from 11:30am until 1:00pm – Branch Meeting at Bella Milano Edwardsville – Guest Speaker will be ADS Stormtech
- 4/7/2026 from 11:30am until 1:00pm – Branch Meeting at Bella Milano O’Fallon
- 6/2/2026 from 11:30am until 1:00pm – Branch Meeting at Bella Milano Edwardsville
- 8/4/2026 from 11:30am until 1:00pm – Branch Meeting at Bella Milano O’Fallon
- 8/28/2026 11:30am Shotgun Start – Gateway Branch Golf Scramble at Belk Park
- 9/18/2026 from 10:am until 2:00pm – State Meeting at O’Fallon Aquatic Center
- 12/1/2026 from 11:30am until 1:00pm – Branch Meeting at Bella Milano Edwardsville
Newsletters
Meeting Minutes
Branch Officers
President
Troy Turner, PE
Director of Public Works
City of Collinsville
tturner@collinsvilleil.org
(618) 346-5211
Vice President
Amanda Dioneda, EI
Engineering Lead
Civil Design, Inc.
adioneda@civildesigninc.com
(314) 881-5480
Treasurer
Jon Nolan, CPII, CSM
Constructions & Facilities Manager
City of O’Fallon
jnolan@ofallon.org
(618) 624-4500 Ext. 3
Secretary
Luca Krug
Assistant City Engineer
City of Edwardsville, IL
lkrug@cityofedwardsville.com
(618) 692-7535
Past President
Brian Schmidt, PE, PTOE
Senior Transportation Manager
Volkert, Inc.
brian.schmidt@volkert.com
(618) 345-8918
Directors
Director (1-yr)
Rebbeca Tharp, PE, SE
Local Roads Engineer (Region 5/District 8)
Illinois Department of Transportation
Rebecca.Tharp@illinois.gov
(618) 346-3330
Director (1-yr)
Ryan Zwijack, PE
Public Works Director
City of Edwardsville, IL
rzwijack@cityofedwardsville.com
(618) 692-7535
Director (1-yr)
Tim Ahrens
Assistant City Engineer
City of Columbia, IL
tahrens@columbiail.gov
(618) 281-7144 Ext. 304
Director (2-yr)
Bob Hotz
Retired
Retired
rdhotz@yahoo.com
Director (2-yr)
Joe Gillespie
Public Works Director
City of Highland, IL
jgillespie@highlandil.gov
(618) 654-6823
Director (2-yr)
Tom Cissell, PE, PTOE, LEEP AP
Director
Oates Associates, Inc.
Tom.Cissell@oatesassociates.com
(618) 345-2200