Kelly Cranford, PE, ENV SP, FES Fellow
President, Florida Engineering Society

Ms. Cranford is a Senior Vice President and Principal Engineer with Culpepper & Terpening, Inc., serving clients throughout central Florida and the Treasure Coast. Kelly has over 30 years of engineering and leadership experience in Florida.

In addition to serving as the Florida Engineering Society President, she is a Florida Engineering Society Fellow, a Florida Engineering Leadership Institute Alumni, a Florida Engineering Foundation (FEF) Trustee, and a member of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida (ACEC Florida) Board and University of Florida Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment (ESSIE) Advisory Board.

She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida.

President’s Message: April 2023

A Message From FES President Kelly Cranford Hello FES Members, As we traveled home from Professional Engineers Days, a friend and I reminisced about former FES President Mark Mongeau’s memorable mantra, “If not us, who? If not now, when?” We were much younger when we first heard the call for engineers to take action, and…

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President’s Message: March 2023

A Message From FES President Kelly Cranford Hello FES Members, I’m starting my message to you with a question. What’s the difference between laws and rules? As engineering professionals, you may not have thought about this particular question, but certainly, the answer and the implications could have an impact on each of us every day.…

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President’s Message: February 2023

A Message From FES President Kelly Cranford Hello FES Members, Recently, I spent a few days at my alma mater, the University of Florida, meeting with current students and walking around campus. While the student union and most of the campus have been updated in the 30+ years since I was a student, the vibrancy…

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President’s Message: January 2023

A Message From FES President Kelly Cranford Hello FES Members, Every year, I make resolutions to spend more time relaxing and doing things I enjoy. Since I enjoy working, that part is fairly easy to keep. Relaxing is more difficult – there are so many interesting things out there to do. This year, I plan to start setting…

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