

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces new committee chairs for two of its technical committees.
After serving as vice chair of the DFI-ADSC Joint Anchored Earth Retention Committee for 12 years, Vaughn J. Godet, P.E., is the new co-chair, succeeding Ed Laczynski, P.E., and joining Jeff Segar, P.E., S.E., GeoStabilization International, to lead this committee. Godet is a vice president with Berkel & Company Contractors and has over 20 years of experience in geotechnical engineering and design-build construction.Â
Richard D. Kalson, J.D., takes the helm of the Risk and Contracts Committee from Alex Filotti, P.E., Citnalta Construction. A member of Cozen O’Connor Construction Law Practice Group, Kalson has 30 years of experience in construction law. He is highly sought after for litigation and business consultation matters on all phases of the construction process on projects throughout the United States and Canada.