Willdan Group WLDN

Mr. Michael A. Bieber, ; CEO and Director since December 2023. President since November 2016. Senior Vice President, Corporate Development from 2014 to 2016 ; Vice President and other leadership roles at Tetra Tech, Inc. including managing mergers & acquisitions, investor relations, business development, and communications from 1996 to 2014 ; Strategic business consultant at CRC, Inc. to large defense, infrastructure, and environmental firms from 1995 to 1996 ; Project manager and engineer on government nuclear and commercial environmental projects at IT Corporation (now CB&I) from 1990 to 1995. Skills and Qualifications: ; B.S. Civil Engineering from the Tennessee Technological University.

Creighton K. Early was appointed Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, in April 2021, and was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in December 2023. Mr. Early previously served as Executive Vice President of Willdan Energy Solutions, a subsidiary of the Company, and as Chief Financial Officer of various subsidiaries of the Company from December 2015 until his appointment to Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Early also served as a member of the Board of Directors of H.W. Lochner, Inc., a private company, from April 2016 until H.W. Lochner, Inc. was sold in July 2021, and served as the Chairman of its audit committee from February 2021 to July 2021. Prior to joining us, Mr. Early served as Chief Financial Officer of both public and privately held companies, including three years with Infrastructure & Energy Alternatives LLC, a renewable energy construction company. He also previously spent 14 years at Earth Tech, Inc., a multinational infrastructure company, including serving as its Chief Financial Officer and as the President of its Global Water Management Division. Mr. Early holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Ohio State University and an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan.

Micah H. Chen was appointed General Counsel in March 2018, and was appointed Executive Vice President and General Counsel in December 2023. Previously, Mr. Chen was our Legal Counsel from July 2017 to March 2018. Prior to joining us, Mr. Chen held various management positions at Aon Corporation's Construction Services Group for nearly 10 years. From January 2016 to July 2017, Mr. Chen served as Managing Director and Senior Vice President of Aon Corporation. In this role, Mr. Chen was responsible for the group's Account Executive practice for the West Region. From November 2008 to January 2016, Mr. Chen served as Senior Vice President of Aon Corporation. In this role, he provided risk management consultation and assisted in the evaluation and development of comprehensive risk management programs to many Top 100 Engineering-News Record clients, general contractors and multibillion-dollar commercial construction projects. Mr. Chen received his B.A. in International Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles and his J.D. from Western State University, School of Law.

Dr. Thomas D. Brisbin,PhD, ; Director since 2007. Chairman since November 2016. CEO from April 2007 to December 2023. President from April 2007 to November 2016 ; Vice President and Consultant of AECOM Technology Corporation from 2004 to 2007 ; Chief Operating Officer and Executive VP at Tetra Tech, Inc. from 1999 to 2004 ; Co-founder and President of PRC Environmental Management, Inc. from 1978 to 1995 ; Research Associate at Argonne National Laboratory and Adjunct Professor - Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) prior to PRC . Skills and Qualifications: ; B.S. Northern Illinois University. Ph.D. Environmental Engineering Illinois Institute of Technology ; Completed Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program.

Dr. Steven A. Cohen, PhD, ; Senior Vice Dean and Chief Operating Officer of the School of Professional Studies at Columbia University (CU). Directs CU's Master of Sustainability Management Program. Professor in the Practice of Public Affairs at CU's School of International and Public Affairs. Director of CU's Master of Public Administration Program in Environmental Science and Policy ; Consultant to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for past three decades, most recently from 2005-2010 ; Served on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Advisory Council on environmental Policy and Technology from 2001-2004 ; Director of Columbia's Graduate Program in Public Policy and Administration from 1985 to 1998; Former policy analyst for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency before joining CU in 1981. Skills and Qualifications: B.A. Political Science from Franklin College; M.A. Political Science from University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY-Buffalo) ; Ph.D. Political Science from SUNY-Buffalo.

Ms. Cynthia A. Downes, President and CEO of Fide Professional Services, which she founded in 2017 ; Chief Financial Officer of Constant and Associates, Inc. from 2020 to 2022 ; Accounting & Finance leadership consulting services for Guidehouse, a $1B+ consulting firm, from 2018 to 2019 ; Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Versar, Inc. (NYSE:VSR) from 2011 to 2017 ; Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Environmental Design International Inc. from 2009 to 2011 and Vice President of Finance of GDI Advanced Protection Solutions from 2008 to 2009 ; Previously spent 15 years at Tetra Tech, Inc. (Nasdaq:TTEK), ultimately serving as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of its subsidiary, Tetra Tech, EM Inc. ; Current member of the Board of Trustees and Chair of the Audit Committee of Riverside Research. Skills and Qualifications: Active CPA and member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants ; B.S. Accounting and Business Management Purdue University ; M.B.A. Northwestern University ; NACD Directorship Certification (NACD.DC) .

Vice Admiral Dennis V. McGinn, U.S.N. (Ret.), Retired as Vice Admiral of United States Navy after 35 years. Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Requirements and Programs. Previously commanded United States Third Fleet ; Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment from September 2013 - January 2017 ; Former President of the American Council on Renewable Energy ; Past member of the Steering Committee of the Energy Future Coalition, past member of the U.S. Energy Security Council; and past member of the Bipartisan Center Energy Board ; Past Co-Chairman of the CNA Military Advisory Board ; Trustee at RMI (Rocky Mountain Institute) ; Past member of the Board of Directors at Electric Power Research Institute ; Past member of the Board of Directors at Customer First Renewables. Skills and Qualifications: B.S. Naval Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy ; Participant, National Security Program at Harvard University's Kennedy School.

Dr. Mohammad Shahidehpour, PhD, Former IIT Research Vice-President overseeing $80M in annual budget and over 200 technical projects ; Principal investigator of over $60 million in grants and contracts related to electricity and modernization technological advances, mostly funded by government agencies such as the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Department of Defense ; Founding chair of the IEEE Great Lakes Symposium on Smart Grid and the New Energy Economy ; Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid Journal since 2009 ; Elected Member of National Academy of Engineering in the U.S. ; Keynote speaker in 20 International Conferences since 2007 and counseled governments on electricity and grid modernization bills globally. Skills and Qualifications: IEEE Distinguished Lecturer; Delivered over 100 invited lecturers on electricity restructuring and smart grid issues ; Author of six books and 400 technical papers on electric power systems ; B.S. Electrical Engineering from Iran's Sharif University of Technology; M.S. in Electrical in Engineering; Ph.D. from the University of Missouri.

Ms. Wanda K. Reder, President/CEO of Reder Advisors, LLC. (formerly Grid-X Partners, LLC.) which she founded in 2018 for regulatory and technology advancement in the energy sector ; Past Member of the Electricity Advisory Committee of the U.S. Department of Energy finalizing term as Chair in 2024 ; Former Vice President of Power Systems Services and Chief Strategy Officer of S&C Electric Company ; Former Vice President of Asset Management and Vice President of Engineering & System Planning of Exelon Energy Delivery ; Board member of TechPro Power Group ; Former Vice President, Energy Sector of Davies Consulting, Inc. Skills and Qualifications: Elected Member of the National Academy of Engineering in the U.S. present and past member of Committees for Finance, Election and Membership ; Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE); IEEE Power & Energy Society Past President; IEEE Foundation Past Board Member and Audit Committee Chair ; B.S. Engineering South Dakota State University (SDSU) and SDSU Trustee ; M.B.A. University of St. Thomas.