The Missouri Society of Professional Engineers is excited to announce Anika Careaga, P.E is serving as president of the association, effective July 1. Ms. Careaga, owner of EnviroProof, LLC in Jefferson City, was installed as president during the MSPE annual convention on June 6 in Kansas City.

Ms. Careaga succeeds Kelsie Clark, P.E., who served as president of the society since July 2023. Michael Buechter, P.E. of the St. Louis Chapter was installed as President-Elect, with Charles Loughman, P.E. of the Western Chapter as Vice President.  Tim Quinn, P.E., of the St. Louis Chapter, serves as Treasurer.

Ms. Careaga graduated with honors from the University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR, now MO S&T) in 1998 with a B.S. is Civil Engineering with an emphasis in environmental and has been a registered professional engineer in Missouri since 2005. She is a registered professional engineer in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia.

Ms. Careaga started her own company EnviroProof, LLC in April 2024 that specializes in providing environmental compliance services for vertically integrated developers in the Midwest.  She was previously employed at Midwest Environmental Consultants (MEC) since 2002.

Anika and her husband Jacob, who is also a 1998 UMR graduate, live in Jefferson City. Jacob Careaga is the Chief Engineer for the Missouri Department of Conservation.