Executive Board
Peggy Barnes
President Best Best & Krieger LLP Peggy Barnes is a paralegal in BBK's Municipal Law practice group. She works primarily on transportation and public works projects, with a focus on eminent domain. She assists attorneys with client work which includes pre-condemnation procedural matters, including drafting resolution of necessity documents, preparing and filing eminent domain actions and managing ongoing litigation. Peggy also assists with settlements by negotiated purchase or acquisition through the condemnation (court) process. |
President-Elect |
Matt Nusenow, P.E.
Acting President-Elect & Treasurer Farallon Consulting, LLC Matt has more than 30 years of experience in construction and remediation projects for industrial and government clients. He has expertise in the characterization, evaluation, selection, design, and implementation of remedial systems for large and small Sites. Matt has a long history of preparing, implementing, and critiquing cost-to-closure estimates for environmental remediation. |
Robbie Hechanova, R/W-RAC
Secretary Overland Pacific & Cutler Robbie is a senior project manager at OPC. |
Kim Bibolet, SR/WA, R/W-NAC
Immediate Past President/Parliamentarian Epic Land Solutions Kim Bibolet is the manager of Epic’s Inland Empire regional office in Riverside, CA. As a senior right of way professional, Kim has expertise in real estate transaction and property management. In her 10 years in the right of way industry, Kim has worked closely with numerous local governments, public agencies, and private companies on transportation, housing, and utility projects. She has been involved in all aspects of right of way work, including appraisals, title review, environmental assessments, acquisition, escrow coordination, eminent domain support, relocation assistance, encroachment mitigation, and lease and license agreements. She is growing a team of right of way professionals that specialize in delivering Caltrans Certification, FHWA- and FTA-funded projects. |
Sheryn Smay, SR/WA
Professional Development (3rd Year) City of Riverside Sheryn Smay is the Supervising Real Property Agent for the City of Riverside. She earned her BA and MA in Business Management at the University of Redlands. Go Bulldogs! Sheryn has worked in real estate for 17 years and has enjoyed the journey thus far. She has been an active member of IRWA since 2004 and earned her Senior Right of Way Agent (SR/WA) designation in 2017. Sheryn has held the positions of Education Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, President-Elect, President, and is the current Newsletter Chair and Professional Development 2nd Year for Chapter 57. Being a member of IRWA has been a great experience for her. Sheryn has met a lot of wonderful people whom she is proud to call friends. In addition, she learned this industry is filled with diverse fields of expertise and how we all work together towards a common goal. Sheryn is excited for the future and can’t wait to see the innovative changes in the industry. |