Jefferson City Chapter - November Membership Lunch

WHO:  Chris Yarnell, PE

TOPIC:  Foundations and Home Deck Repair

WHEN: Tuesday, November 17, 2026 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

WHERE: Jefferson City Hall

Boone Bancroft Room

320 E McCarty Street

Jefferson City, MO 65101

All members and guests are invited.

Lunch (pizza) $12 per person

RSVP Requested via Registration Form

Chris joined the Jefferson City office of Engineering Surveys and Services in 2013 as a Project Manager. He became Office Manager in 2017, bringing with him a breadth of experience with public infrastructure planning, design, construction and maintenance. He is responsible for client relations, day-to-day office management and special projects for the company as a whole.

In previous roles, with both a private sector consultant and as Cole County’s director of public works, Chris has engaged in project delivery of improvements to roadways, storm water management systems, and public works facilities. His most recent experience with a regional paving contractor allowed Chris to gain skills in a variety of pavement management methods, including deep involvement with several composite pavement projects utilizing roller-compacted concrete (RCC). He has written articles for APWA and ASCE publications as well as manuals for APWA, MU Fire Rescue, and the Missouri's LTAP.

Chris graduated in 1984 from University of Missouri-Rolla with a degree in civil engineering. Chris has been active in APWA (Past State President), Transportation Engineers of Missouri (Past State President) Missouri AGC and Missouri Asphalt Pavement Association (Past Executive Boards), and Missouri SAVE Coalition. He is a member of the miner Academy of Civil Engineers (2005). Chris has four grown children and is happily married (37 years) to Debbie (Manley) Yarnell, Econ'84, who he met at UMR. He lives outside of Jefferson City, MO.