Upcoming Meetings
October 17, 2025 – Effingham, Illinois
December 2025 – Danville, Illinois
Meeting Minutes
December 13, 2024
June 20, 2025
Branch Officers
Past President
Adam Groves
Transportation Team Lead for Central IL
Clark Dietz, Inc.
125 W. Church Street
Champaign, IL 61820
217-383-8938
adam.groves@clarkdietz.com
President
David Whitworth
Construction Engineer
City of Springfield
300 S. 7th Street, Room 203
Springfield, IL 62701
217-789-2255 x5227
david.whitworth@springfield.il.us
Vice President
Ryan Staley
Project Engineer
Farnsworth Group, Inc.
400 W. Jefferson Ave., Ste. A
Effingham, IL 62401
217-342-5668
rstaley@f-w.com
Secretary
Heidi Thomas, PE
Project Liaison
Lochmueller Group
319 East Madison Street, Suite 2E
Springfield, IL 62701
224.588.3703
HThomas@lochgroup.com
Treasurer
Tyler Borski
Public Works – Engineering
City of Springfield
Rm 203, Municipal Center West
Springfield, IL 62701
Office: 217-789-2255 x5231
tyler.borski@springfield.il.us
Directors
TJ Heavisides
City Traffic Engineer
City of Springfield, IL
300 S. 7th Street, Room 203
Springfield, IL 6270
217-789-22255
thomas.heavisides@springfield.il.us
Eric Childers
Assistant City Engineer
City of Danville
1155 East Voorhees Street
Danville, IL 61832
217-431-2321
echilders@cityofdanville.org
Paul Caswell
City Engineer
City of Decatur
1 Gary K Anderson Plaza
Decatur, IL 62523
217-424-2747
pcaswell@decaturil.gov
Gary LaForge
President
LaForge & Associates
1329 County Rd 1300 N
Lincoln, IL 62656
217-621-1036
618-345-2200
gary@LFAssociates.net