
DFI Staff
DFI Executive Director

Working in collaboration with the DFI Board, Theresa has spearheaded significant growth at DFI including new members, technical committees, educational events, publications, and regional chapters in Europe, India and the Middle East. Theresa is actively involved in the deep foundations industry and represents DFI at conferences and seminars worldwide. She attended Fairfield University and serves on the Board of Trustees of the Academy of Geo-Professionals. She is also a member of the American Society of Association Executives as well as its New Jersey and New York Chapters and a member of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC). In 2015, Theresa was unanimously elected to membership in The Moles, a fraternal organization of the heavy construction industry.
DFI Headquarters Staff
Theresa Engler | (Executive Director) |
Mimi Marinkovic | (Executive Assistant) |
Mary Ellen (Bruce) Large, P.E., D.GE | (Director of Technical Activities) |
Emilio Fandino, J.D. | (Director of Administration) |
Angie Gibble | (Meetings & Events Specialist) |
Jaime Cettina | (Professional Development Coordinator) |
Alexandra Damon | (Social Media Manager) |
KC Christie | (Database and Membership Coordinator) |
Lisa Rayment | (Accounting) |
Marlo Pontes | (Assistant Bookkeeper) |
Carol Planitzer | (Administrative Assistant, Technical Activities) |
Barbra Rodriguez | (Editor, Deep Foundations magazine) |
Karol Paltsios | (DFI Marketing Consultant, Managing Editor and Advertising Manager, Deep Foundations magazine) |
Lorraine Engelman | (Travel Coordinator) |
Publications/Orders | Please email shipping@dfi.org or call 973.423.4030 |