IRWA Three Rivers Chapter 88 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The International Right of Way Association is a professional member organization comprised of global infrastructure real estate practitioners.
For the advancement of Right-of-Way Professionals
Our November 12th Lunch and Learn!
Please join the IRWA Chapter 88 for our November 12th virtual Lunch and Learn.
Our November's Luncheon will be a virtual event from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (EST), and will be hosted via Zoom
This is a free event
Date and Time: Tuesday, November 12th at 11:30am est
November Topic: "Data Center 101" by guest speaker Chris Irwin
Chris Irwin is a seasoned Subregional Land Acquisition Lead with over a decade of experience in land acquisition, including fee purchases, site selection, easements, leases, proposals, and encroachments for datacenter development and natural gas midstream activities.
Based in Charleston, South Carolina, Chris spearheads the Microsoft Land Acquisition team across the US Central, US West, Central & South America regions for data center acquisitions.
At Microsoft, Chris initially piloted the easement acquisition program for the AMERs region, overseeing direct negotiations and managing brokers across the US, Canada, Mexico, Chile, and Brazil. Prior to this, Chris supervised ROW Acquisitions for natural gas
midstream capital projects, covering multiple states for DT Midstream (formerly DTE Energy) handling capital projects worth over $40 million across multiple states.
Chris holds a degree from Waynesburg University and is renowned for his efficient management and development of real estate transactions. He also boasts a distinguished military career in the US Army, having been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for his exceptional service during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2008-2009.
TopGolf event!
On September 28th, the Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the Appraisal Institute and the IRWA Three Rivers Chapter 88 held a fun event at TopGolf – Pittsburgh!
TOPGOLF, 400 Presto-Sygan Road, Bridgeville, PA 15017
Our IRWA Chapter 88 Sponsors!
We greatly appreciate the support of our newest sponsor Chicago Title for supporting Chapter 88's Membership Drive Social Event!
Thank You to all of our 2023 Sponsors!
Your Sponsorship is greatly appreciated!
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M.W. Gary and Associates LLC is our virtual sponsor of Chapter 88, and we appreciate their support.
IRWA Chapter 88 welcomes our 2022-2023 Officers!
(Please Note: Membership in the IRWA isn't required to participate in the group, but it is encouraged.
For more information on the IRWA, visit https://www.irwaonline.org and be sure to pick Chapter 88 "Three Rivers Chapter" as your home chapter!).
Our Original Officers are shown here!
Join IRWA Chapter 88
"Three Rivers Chapter"
We're excited that IRWA Chapter 88 is now a full IRWA Chapter!
Now is the time to switch from your current chapter or Member At-Large over to making 88 your main chapter.
IRWA HeadQuarters has provided the Membership Transfer Form which each member will need to complete and return. Please fill out, sign, and email to carrillo@irwaonline.org (if you won't mind please "CC" us at pitrowgroup@gmail.com when returning the form).
(Click on Membership Transfer Form to Download)
From the Executive Board of Chapter 88
Phone: 724-249-6190
Email: pitrowgroup@gmail.com - Website: www.IRWA88.org
International Right of Way Association - We improve people's quality of life through infrastructure development.
Please join the IRWA Chapter 88
"Three Rivers Chapter"
Here are the Current Officers and Committees for the chapter:
Officer Appointments:
President: Mark Smeltzer, Jr
Vice President: Lawrence Edelstein
Treasurer: Alex McElroy
Secretary: Grant Stetz, RPL
Directors:
Director 2 Year Term: Harry Heinbaugh, RPL
Director 1 Year Term: Jonny Garner, RWA
Committee Chairs:
Education Chair: Mark Smeltzer, Jr., w/Ryan Pankiewicz & Beth Minear
Elections Chair: Mark Acree w/Michele Martin & Bruce Dawley
Professional Development Chair: Phil Khoury w/Frank Domenico & ____________
Membership Chair: Travis Powell w/_____________ & ______________
Social Media Chair: Michele Martin
Webmaster: C. Zane Keslar
Group Founder: Ryan Pankiewicz
Want to be a Speaker at one our Monthly Luncheons? Please contact Aaron Rohlfing
We thank recent companies and individuals who recently made donations to help support Chapter 88.
Thanks to Lawrence Edelstein of MW Gary and Associates, LLC, our 2023 "Virtual Host" Sponsor!
Thanks to Crypto-Energy Summit, for being a 2023 Sponsor!
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Date: Thursday, May 11th, 2023
Time: 7:30am to 5:30pm
Location: Loft Conference Center
1000 Noble Energy Drive - Suite 100 - Canonsburg, PA
For more information and to register for this event click this link https://cryptoenergysummit.com
Events Calendar Sponsor:
Shawn Forbes of OG Directory is now assisting us with updating the calendar of industry events.
Interested in being a Sponsor of IRWA 88 - Three Rivers Chapter (formerly PIT ROW Group)?
Please Contact Aaron Rohlfing to discuss sponsorship opportunities!
The Pittsburgh Right of Way Group (formerly PIT ROW Group, now the IRWA Chapter 88, Three Rivers Chapter) is a network of land professionals, for those in the tri-state area working in Oil & Gas, Electric & Utilities, Telecommunications and Transportation. This includes, but not limited to, Acquisition, Construction, Engineering, Environmental, GIS Mapping, Inspection, Legal, Permitting, Production, Safety, Survey & Title. We believe having a greater understanding of each component involved in a project will deliver a better product. Come share your knowledge and experience, network with others across the different specialist and enjoy a good lunch.
Our History: The group was established in August of 2017, our goal is to have IRWA presence in the Pittsburgh region. Membership in the IRWA isn't required to participate in the group, but it is encouraged (for more information on the IRWA visit https://www.irwaonline.org)
The PIT ROW Group meets the second Tuesday of each for a lunch and learn, featuring a monthly guest speaker. Speakers typically present a topic for about 15-20 minutes and then we open up the floor for questions and discussion. Luncheons are held in the Southpointe area, from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm.
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Upcoming Event Dates, Topics, and Speakers for 2025:
- March 21 & 22, 2025 - Region 5 - Spring Forum (Chicago, IL)" hosted by Chapter 12
- June 1st to 4th 2025 - IRWA's 71st Annual International Education Conference (Virginia Beach)
Keeping in the Know - Calendar Listings:
Click here for Comprehensive Calendar:
ONG MarketPlace and PITROW Group have put together a comprehensive list of industry events is a google calendar, we hope this will assist you to stay in the know and network with others https://tinyurl.com/y8fwz75c. If we missed an event please let us know, we would be happy to add them.
Funding:
If anyone is willing to help mitigate future costs by donating $5, $10 or $20, it would be greatly appreciated. Any donations will help with planning future seminars, IRWA courses and other educational events. We know it is a tough time for many of us given the state of the industries in which we are involved so by no means is anyone obligated to pay anything. If you would like to donate via PayPal [CLICK HERE]
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