The Geo-Institute is pleased to announce that Georgette Hlepas, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, has been elected to the Board of Governors.

Her term officially began on October 9, 2026.

Georgette Hlepas, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, leads the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Geotechnical, Geology, and Materials Community of Practice and is the proponent for USACE Instrumentation and Performance Monitoring. She has 17 years of experience working as a geotechnical engineer on a variety of large projects, including dams, levees, and confined disposal facilities.

Dr. Hlepas has focused much of her career on advancing the instrumentation and performance monitoring state of practice, including updating engineering guidance, performing reviews of Instrumentation and Monitoring Programs, and leading the effort to implement an enterprise-level instrumentation data management system.

She has developed and taught multiple instrumentation and performance monitoring courses and workshops and has authored numerous papers on both geotechnical investigations and instrumentation topics.

Dr. Hlepas served as chairperson of the U.S. Society on Dams (USSD) Monitoring of Dams and Their Foundations Committee for several years and is a member of multiple professional organizations. She holds a master’s degree in civil engineering from Columbia University and a doctoral degree in civil engineering from the University of Illinois Chicago. She is a licensed Professional Engineer in Illinois.